Introduction

Future Sonics is a brand that has a different approach to in-ears. Using only one dynamic driver in their in-ears and emphasizing their strong bass performance these in-ears cater to those who want the ultimate bass experience from an IEM design. The in-ears we will be taking a look at today is called the Future Sonics Atrio M8 which are universal styled in-ears that use mg5pro dynamic drivers made by Future Sonics. The Atrio line of IEMs are soon available in four different colors, the ones I got for review were the M8 version which are cobalt blue. It is clear that Future Sonics have tried to distinguish themselves from the rest of the in-ear manufacturers, their design is curvy and quite complex compared to the average earphone.

Specifications

Future Sonics Atrio product specifications:

• Driver: Future Sonics proprietary mg5pro dynamic
• Frequency response: 18 Hz - 20,000 Hz truetimbre response
• Impedance: 32 ohm
• Sensitivity: 112 dB @ 30 Hz / 1 mW
• Rejection (noise attenuation): 26 dB +/- ambient noise rejection (A.N.R.)
• Cable: 1.3 m Quietcables II with reduced microphonics
• Connector: standard 3.5mm (1/8") stereo mini-plug (gold)

The Package

The Future Sonics Atrio box was mangled a bit during shipping from the States, but fortunately the earphones arrived without a scratch on them.


With each set of Atrios you get a fake leather carrying case and five sets of tips and a cleaning tool. The cleaning tool is the usual scraper you can use to get ear wax out of the sound tube. During the course of my testing I found that the Atrios are much less prone to scooping up ear wax because the sound tube stops about two millimeters before the tip’s end. This means that you only have to clean the tip which is much easier than fiddling around with the scraper.