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FIR Audio Electron 12 Review

The E12’s shell is made out of aluminum, which is always a great choice in my opinion. Aluminum is resistant and hard to destroy. By today’s standard I’d say the size of the E12 is medium. It fits my ears perfectly, but smaller sized ears could potentially have problem with fitting these. My girlfriend for example (which is a fan of FiR’s sound) can’t use these due to their size.

Overall the build quality is very good, as we are used to from FiR Audio. But one thing has left me a bit surprised, and that’s the lack of wax protection screens. The Electron 12’s nozzle is fully open and there is no mesh screen whatsoever to protect the internals from debris or ear-wax. Sure, the dynamic driver is not in danger (according to FiR) for that, but as a customer I’d want the extra security knowing that there is protection in place.

The opening for the ATOM venting is also not protected by any means. But this opening is a lot smaller compared to the one on the nozzle. On second thought, this could also be the driver vent. Still, there should be some protection.

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