Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat: 3D printed shells are not a bad thing. Yes, it is ABS plastic, which may have some dismiss these as just another set of cheap plastic IEMs, but there is nothing cheap about the Campfire Audio Honeydew, or inexpensive at $249. I was not sure what to expect going in, having only read the press release, and even in hand, these were so light and small that they surely could not be any good, right?

Wrong. The 3D printing has allowed Campfire Audio to individually manufacture left and right channels that sound basically identical. It's right in line with the company's history of using different materials and experimenting with various techniques, and the deliberately shaped ABS acoustic chamber contributes significantly to the tuning. It does not have to be large either, having a single full-range dynamic driver inside. The bottom line for you is that if you like a punchy bass, this is for you. The Honeydew's strength lies in its heavy—not detailed—bass and lower mids response, so much so that you will definitely be reminded if playing a punchy EDM tune. Heavy metal will get your ears vibrating at times. I personally found the sweet spot to be more in the hip hop and rock genres.

There are more technically competent IEMs available at this price range, in terms of the employed driver system. The recently reviewed Thieaudio Legacy 5 is one, which I do adore as well, but the tuning, consistent frequency response, and smoother transitions from one region to another of the Honeydew despite having a single driver make it hard to say whether the Legacy 5 is definitely the better device. The Campfire Audio Honeydew, as with the Satsuma, does what it was meant to very well indeed, and the 3D printing may make all samples equally consistent. I do wish the Honeydew would not look as much like the Satsuma, especially given the price hike, but I suspect more people will end up preferring it over the Satsuma that felt lower in energy than I'd like even in some places it should not. As such, I am going to recommend the Honeydew over the Satsuma even though I would personally prefer a combination of the two.