JH Audio SHARONA
JH Audio’s flagship custom monitor pairs 16 balanced-armature drivers with proprietary RAU Quad Supertweeters and a four-way crossover, creating an ambitiously engineered platform. Headfonics identifies the flagship configuration, while companion coverage highlights a protective carbon-fiber and Diamondyzed-aluminum case with magnetic closure. Its 16-driver architecture and premium protective case make a striking first impression.
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Sound Quality
50/100
Fit Comfort Isolation
50/100
Build Accessories
58/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Flagship CIEM design built around 16 balanced-armature drivers and RAU Quad Supertweeters.
Protective premium carry case combines carbon fiber, Diamondyzed aluminum, an outer wrap, and a magnetic closure.
Cons
The available review excerpts do not provide listening impressions, fit feedback, or meaningful value comparisons.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 50/100
The supplied review excerpts do not provide listening impressions of the Sharona. They say little about its tonal balance, technical performance, or how the drivers integrate in practice.
Bass
50/100
The supplied excerpts contain no reviewer comments on sub-bass extension, mid-bass impact, control, or texture. Bass performance is therefore not established by the available evidence.
Midrange
50/100
Reviewers provide no comments on vocal presentation, timbre, midrange body, or upper-midrange emphasis. The available material does not support a more specific assessment.
Treble
50/100
Although the product information lists quad supertweeters, the review excerpts offer no listening evidence about treble extension, smoothness, air, or fatigue. No sonic conclusion can be drawn from the specifications alone.
Resolution Separation
50/100
The supplied material does not discuss detail retrieval, layering, or separation in busy recordings. There is no reviewer evidence to establish its resolving ability.
Soundstage Imaging
50/100
The review excerpts do not address stage dimensions, image placement, depth, or positional precision. Spatial performance remains undocumented.
Dynamics Coherence
50/100
No reviewer comments describe transient attack, dynamic expression, rhythmic drive, or crossover coherence. The available excerpts are silent on this aspect.
FIT COMFORT ISOLATION PERFORMANCE 50/100
The supplied review excerpts do not describe wearing comfort, seal consistency, or real-world passive attenuation. JH Audio lists -26 dB isolation, but this specification is not a substitute for reviewer experience.
Seal Stability
50/100
The excerpts do not discuss shell geometry, insertion, tip selection, or whether a reliable seal is easy to maintain. There is also no evidence on fit-related changes to bass or tonal balance.
Comfort
50/100
Reviewers provide no comments about shell pressure, nozzle fit, long-session fatigue, or ergonomics. Comfort cannot be assessed from the supplied material.
Isolation
50/100
JH Audio specifies -26 dB noise isolation, but the excerpts contain no real-world assessment of outside-noise attenuation. The available reviews do not establish how it compares in use.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Accessories
58/100
Headfonics describes the included carbon-fiber and black Diamondyzed aluminum case as protective, with an outer wrap and magnetic closure. The supplied excerpts say little about the earpieces, connectors, cable durability, or included fit accessories.
Value for Money
85/100
The Sharona is listed at $2,999, placing it in the flagship IEM segment. None of the supplied reviews comment on whether its performance, build, or package justifies that asking price against competing models.
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Specifications
- Drivers
- 16-Balanced Armature Drivers Per Side
- Crossover
- True 4-way Integrated Crossover (Passive)
- Supertweeter
- All-New Proprietary RAU Quad Supertweeter
- Technology
- Powered by Soundrive™ Technology
- Cable
- High Purity OFC 4N Silver-plated Litz Wire Cable
- Waveguide
- Freqphase™ Time & Phase Waveguide
- Sound Chamber
- Acoustic Sound Chamber™
- Input Connector
- 1/8" (3.5mm), Gold-Plated
- Frequency Response
- 10 Hz to 25 kHz
- Impedance
- 16 Ω
- Input Sensitivity
- 114 dB @ 1mW
- Noise Isolation
- -26 dB
Manufacturer's Description — JH Audio
JH Audio is proud to introduce a new flagship In-Ear Monitor, The Sharona™, our first-ever 16-Driver configuration with a true 4-way crossover. Sharona™ features the all-new Knowles RAU Quad Supertweeter, which produces an extended treble response starting where most balanced armature drivers roll off (12 kHz) and pushes out to 25 kHz. Sharona™ offers a highly accurate, well-rounded sound signature with the punchy low-end of the Layla™ and the smooth mid-range growl of the Roxanne™. The addition of the RAU delivers expansive stereo imagery full of depth and width while creating more air for high-range reproduction. Paired with Freqphase™ and Acoustic Sound Chamber™, Sharona™ is fully loaded with JH Audio's industry-leading technology and built for life on tour.
The current estimated lead time for printed solid and transparent shells is 4 - 6 weeks once payment and impressions have been received. Rush options are available, please contact customerservice@jhaudio.com for more details.
The current estimated lead time for milled sets is 4 - 6 weeks once payment and impressions have been received. Please note that this is an estimated lead time, we cannot guarantee ship dates on any milled sets. Rush options are not available.
Custom IEM sales are final sale, please read our Terms and Conditions for more details.
FREQPHASE WAVEGUIDE
Freq|phase™ Technology creates the most phase accurate IEMs on the market by correcting misalignment caused by low, mid, and high frequencies traveling to your ear at different speeds.
ACOUSTIC SOUND CHAMBER
Acoustic Sound Chamber™ is a 3D printed, recessed tubing system that is the first of its kind, keeping sweat at bay and alleviating the need for excessive cleaning.
UNBOXED
- Sharona™ Custom In-Ear Monitors
- Premium Litz Wire Cable
- A personalized JH Audio™ Carbon Fiber IEM Case
- Wax Tool
- Flygirl Sticker
- Owner's Manual
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