Astell&Kern Pathfinder IEMs Video Review & Comparison

SARA SCHWEIGER | MOON AUDIO STAFF/

The PATHFINDER is a collaboration between Astell&Kern and the IEM manufacturer Campfire Audio. Astell&Kern is known primarily for its digital audio players, but they have dabbled in in-ear monitors. Campfire Audio, meanwhile only makes IEMs. It's not the first time A&K has joined forces with Campfire; they released the AK Solaris X back in 2021. It's also not the first joint effort for AK, having paired up previously with Beyerdynamic. The PATHFINDER is a hybrid balanced armature and dynamic driver design, and it costs $1,899. If it sounds as good as it looks, I'm all in!