Over-Ear
Campfire Audio Cascade
Not yet scored
$800
Full review dataCampfire Audio Cascade vs Verum 2: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Campfire Audio Cascade vs Verum 2, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Verum 2
85Outstanding
$500
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Verum 2 leads on 4 of 4 measures.
- Campfire Audio Cascade
- Verum 2
HearWiki score
-
85
Sound
-
8.9
Value
-
9.0
Price (USD)
$800
$500
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?
Same generation
The Verum 2 is 5 years newer, but it is 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. For 5 years between them, that is a thin return - treat this as a restyle rather than a new platform.
- Cascade2020
- 220255 yr newer
Specifications
Cascade2
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $800
- $500
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 85
- Released
- 2020
- 2025
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 42 mm dynamic
- 105 mm planar magnetic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- planar
- Driver size
- 42 mm
- 105 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 33 kHz
- -
- Sound signature
- warm
- -
- Impedance
- 38 Ω
- 8 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 100 dB/mW
- 96 dB/mW
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- No
- ANC type
- -
- none
- Transparency mode
- -
- No
- Companion app
- -
- No
- Custom EQ
- -
- No
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- none
- -
- Voice assistant
- -
- No
- Weight
- 383 g
- 450 g
- Foldable
- Yes
- -
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- Yes
- USB-C
- -
- No
- Pad material
- -
- fabric
- Connector
- 3.5 mm
- 3.5 mm
- Balanced connection
- -
- Yes
- Call noise reduction
- -
- No
What reviewers said
Campfire Audio Cascade
The Campfire Audio Cascade marks the brand's debut in the over-ear market, offering a closed-back, portable build with premium aluminum, steel, and leather materials. Its 42mm dynamic driver delivers a warm, V-shaped sound with powerful bass and a notably open soundstage for a sealed design. Wired-only and free of active noise cancellation, this 2018 model focuses on pure, engaging audio performance.
- Pro:Robust metal and leather construction
- Pro:Punchy, well-defined bass response
- Pro:Spacious soundstage for a closed-back
- Con:Heavy at 383 grams
- Con:No inline controls or ANC
- Con:Wired-only connectivity
Verum 2
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