I bought Audio Ehhiku before AP5 and my only question to Pritam/TAS was, is there another set that can match or beat Ehhiku's sonic brilliance. Pritam recommended AP5 as a worthy side grade to Ehhiku. And AP5's lush, relaxed and premium tonality totally justifies this set's claim as one of the best bargain from a price to performance ratio in the 20 k price point. After significant burn-in, AP5 shines like a Diamond in the sky. Thanks Pritam and TAS for recommending this set. Cheers!!

Its great iem that I had in my bucket list. It sounds amazing. The vocal clarity and instrumentation separation is top notch.

After burning it for morethan 50 hrs its shows its output and capacity.

Really in love with this iem and also looking forward P8 soon.

Thanks The Audio Store🙏

After much deliberation between hidiz MP 145 and this i went ahead with it...and oh boy !! What should I say...I was right all along ...I mean these are fun IEM, a treat to your ears !! The sub bass and the lush vocals for desi genre music ...one word ..perfect !!!!

All i have to say is it like 300% better than my moondrop aira, and tangzu wan'er. Details in notes is just insane. I would say it worth it. It very comformtable in ear. My only nitpick is eartips which i dont find very comfy, I am currently looking for suitable eartips.

Listening for last 3 weeks after approx 150 hrs of burn in. Contrary to many online reviews which suggest that this is a bassy iem, I'm of the opinion that it sounds quite balanced (sometimes analytical) yet fun with boosted base.
Wide soundstage with accurate imaging and details.
Bass and treble very very good for the price, would have liked vocals to have little more body, still quite good (I'm really nitpicking here)..
Easy to drive with an good dongle dac (I'm using xduoo link 2 bal) , however a capable portable amp dac brings out the full potential out of these (using xduoo xd 5 plus here)
Thanks

The Aful Performer 5 is an excellent all rounder iem that suits multiple genres of music and strikes the balance between relaxed and detailed.

The Performer 5 is built extremely well and comes with a thick well-behaved cable. It is extremely light weight and has an ergonomic design that is comfortable for me even after using it for hours at a time. The eartips that come with it are excellent for seal and comfort.

The iem consists of a dynamic driver that handles bass frequencies and 4 balanced armature drivers for the mids and treble. The Performer 5 gives out a well balanced and slightly warm presentation of music while also having plenty of resolution, making it an ideal choice for music genres like pop, indie artists, kpop, and jazz. The bass is prominent, yet clean, however can be boomy for classical and instrumental music, however i found this to be fixable using a replacement cable as the default cable seems to boost the bass quite a bit. The mids are clean, not overbearing, providing accurate replays of vocals and string instruments like guitars holding more weight and being a pleasure to listen to. The lower treble is tastefully boosted, making it energetic and sparkly, while also not being fatiguing. Soundstage using the default cable felt average and a little closed in on certain tracks, however I found using a replacement cable to make it sound very wide and more airy. I find the timbre on these iems to be far superior to most planar iems at the price range, albeit at the cost of some treble microdetails. Eartips can make a difference too, personally the bigger eartips tend to have a better seal for me.

The Aful Performer 5 is a very delightful and relaxed presentation of music, almost therapeutic, making it a worthy upgrade from 10,000 rs iems. Would definitely recommend them to someone who would like to get a hybrid iem without worrying about losing the bass dynamics of a single or dual dynamic driver.