Campfire Audio Solaris Review – An Expansive Pinnacle Of Audio
Solaris
$1499
Pros
- Huge Grand Scale Expansive Staging, Dynamic sound signature.
- Solid build quality, high quality elegant jaw dropping design
- Litz cable and luxury leather carry case
Cons
- Large Shell size and Nozzle width may not suit smaller ears
- MMCX connection, some people don't like this type of connector
- Only one colour style choice
Build Quality/Design/Ergonomics
We thought the best way to show off how these look from all sides would be with the rotating video below.
As is apparent these earphones have a beautiful design style of Matt Gold (24K Gold Plated), Black Gloss and Silver Sheen balance.
Their size is fairly large in comparison to some other earphones but worked well with our fit experience.
Each pair is hand assembled, great care is taken to ensure a high degree of finish and quality.
The shells are marked with large left and right wording, that makes selection easy for identifying which side they are for.
As you can see there are black groves ‘carved’ into the shells which give a further design elegance, reflecting the light along the crafted contours for and extra refined effect.
The classic CA logo letters are shown on the matt gold style front shell plates.
As with the Atlas and the Comet the nozzle features the steampunk vent style openings for ensuring the musical air waves get to you uninterrupted.
As can be seen the channel ‘Stainless Steel Spout’ leading to the end nozzle is fairly large and means that when worn you may not get a flush fit in your ear without the correct tip selection.
So take time to pick the correct tip that suits you signature preference and comfort choice.
The size of the shells, even though a little on the large side are not as big as the JH Audio Layla and Roxanne FMJ range.
Once a good fit is found, the shells stay in place securely and I did not feel self conscious or have any discomfort.
More details about fit, accessories and specification can be found in the booklet which I have scanned to share with the earphonia.com followers.
As can be shown the colour and design perfectly matches the Sony NW-WM1Z Walkman, a portable audio player.
