Just recently one of my friends (Geoff in case you were wondering) bought a pair of Brainwavz M3 IEMs (In ear monitors) to my skepticism. When he first mentioned the brand, I was quick to dismiss it as some bass-heavy earphone that would generally squash anything that isn’t bass. In fact, I had never heard of the brand before, and thought the name was incredibly cheesy, and similar to another mainstream bass-heavy brand “Skullcandy”. As it turns out, “Brainwavz” is one of many Chinese brands, along with “SoundMagic” and “Fiio”, that are pushing into the market with what are being presented as cheap-high-quality audio solutions for the average consumer. So, I was curious to try them anyway, to see whether or not they are real competitors to the well established brands such as Sennheiser and Ultimate Ears.