So its three hits in three attempts for DUNU for me then, and it would be fair to say I am a DUNU fan now given the positive experiences I've had with DUNU IEMs at $80, $220, and even $900 now. Every single product, including separately available accessories such as the cables, and modular plugs for said cables, has been impressive while scaling well with cost, which is more than I have been able say of most other brands in the audio space.

I was curious about what exactly the TITAN S would bring to the table, and when the pre-production version was here late last year, I had mixed feelings. For one, I was expecting it to be a $100–120 IEM, and the listening experience with the then-provided ear tips was downright shouty in places. Then I learned that DUNU was targeting the likes of the MOONDROP Aria at the $80 price point, and the ear tips issue was solved well before the retail launch. The reason I thought the TITAN S would be more expensive was because of the build quality and relatively excellent cable it ships with, while knowing that DUNU is a smaller brand that can't quite use economies of scale to lower the MSRP as well as larger brands, such as FiiO. As the list above shows, at $80, I have very little to complain about and lots to recommend.

You still need to be aware of the tuning of the TITAN S, as it's not mainstream-favoring necessarily courtesy the mild bass boost paired with a more treble-focused response. As such, it plays well with other music genres than those the vast majority of $50–100 IEMs cater to. If this is alright with you, and you don't go in expecting magic in the technical department, the DUNU TITAN S will be an excellent first, and last for many, audiophile set of IEMs.