news and resources from Campfire Audio
Welcome to the Campfire Audio Blog where curiosity meets craft. Here, you’ll find in-depth reviews, the latest product updates, and thoughtfully curated audio guides designed to deepen your listening experience. We also explore the human side of sound, sharing stories, insights, and inspirations that connect the art of music with the people who create and enjoy it.
Axion Source Pairing: The Simplest Setup in Our Range
Most guides to pairing an IEM with a source start with a decision tree: what driver configuration, what output impedance, what balanced connector. Axion skips...
Best In-Ear Monitors for Studio Monitoring
Studio monitoring demands accuracy, extended listening comfort, and enough resolution to catch the details that separate a good mix from a great one. Clara, Andromeda...
Best In-Ear Monitors for Stage Performance
Stage performance puts different demands on an IEM than a listening room ever will. Isolation has to hold up under a loud mix, fit has...
Best IEM Cables: A Complete Guide to Our Upgrade Cable Lineup
Choosing an IEM cable comes down to three questions: which connector your earphones use, which termination your source needs, and which wire material suits your...
Best IEMs (2026): Hand-Built, Tested, Campfire Audio
Choosing among the best IEMs means matching driver technology, tuning, and price to how you actually listen. Our range covers every tier, from Axion's everyday...
Hand-Built in Portland: How We Make Our IEMs
Every Campfire Audio IEM is designed and assembled by hand in Portland, Oregon. The same workshop, the same small team, and the same production process...
Andromeda Lineage: Ten Years of a Single IEM Identity
Andromeda has been in continuous production for close to a decade. In a market where most products are replaced within two or three years, that...
Ten Years of Campfire Audio
Campfire Audio has been building IEMs by hand in Portland, Oregon since 2015. Ten years is not a number this industry hands out easily. Products...
The Artists Behind Our IEMs
The IEMs we build in Portland are used by professional musicians on stage and in the studio. Some of those musicians have worked directly with...