
Campfire Audio Andromeda 10 vs KZ AS12: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Campfire Audio Andromeda 10 vs KZ AS12, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Campfire Audio Andromeda 10 leads on 4 of 4 measures.
- Campfire Audio Andromeda 10
- KZ AS12
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
These are the same generation of hardware - nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price.
- Andromeda 102026
- AS12Year unknown
Specifications
- Type
- Wired IEMs
- Wired IEMs
- Price (USD)
- $1,800
- -
- HearWiki score
- 84
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- -
- Driver
- 10× balanced armature
- 12× balanced armature
- Driver type
- balanced-armature
- balanced-armature
- Drivers per side
- 10
- 12
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 20 kHz
- 6 Hz - 47 kHz
- Impedance
- 8.5 Ω
- 16 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 94 dB/mW
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Weight
- -
- 34 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Connector
- 2-pin 0.78 mm
- 2-pin 0.78 mm
- Microphones
- -
- 1
What reviewers said
Campfire Audio Andromeda 10
The Andromeda 10 is a premium, easy-to-drive flagship IEM that prioritizes balance, detail, and spaciousness over heavy bass, offering a refined and comfortable listening experience. It features a modernized design with a modular cable system and updated ergonomics, though its sub-bass is a bit restrained and it can pick up source noise on some equipment. Overall, it's a musical and natural-sounding choice for enthusiasts who value texture and separation in their audio.
- Pro:Excellent detail retrieval and layering
- Pro:Spacious, well-separated soundstage
- Pro:Comfortable and modern ergonomics
- Con:Sub-bass depth is somewhat restrained
- Con:Moderate passive isolation
- Con:Can reveal noise from less clean sources
KZ AS12
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
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