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The 8 lightest wired in-ear monitors of 2026 (ranked by maker-stated weight)

Ranked by maker-stated weight, these are the 8 wired in-ear monitors at the top of that metric. Every figure is checkable on the product page.

2026/10/7

Best Lists · Spec comparison

Product DB DriverImpedanceSensitivityFrequencyWeightBatteryANCYear Price
Sennheiser IE 200 Dynamic18 Ω119 dB6-200004 g—No2022 $149
Moondrop Chu II Dynamic16 Ω113 dB20-200004 g—No2023 $19
Sennheiser IE 300 Dynamic16 Ω119 dB6-200004 g—No2021 $299
Final Audio A5000 Dynamic18 Ω100 dB20-200004 g—No2022 $299
Tangzu Wan'er SG Dynamic32 Ω112 dB20-200004.5 g—No2023 $20
Truthear Gate Dynamic18 Ω113 dB20-200004.5 g—No2024 $25
Simgot EW100 Dynamic16 Ω123 dB10-500004.5 g—No2023 $25
Moondrop Aria 2 Dynamic20 Ω108 dB15-400005 g—No2024 $79
Weight↓ Sennheiser IE 200 · 4 g Price↓ Moondrop Chu II · $19

Headphone Reviews · Why this ranking

Ranking basis: maker-stated weight; ties broken by lower price.

One ranking basis only: maker-stated weight, lightest first. Weight is the one comfort proxy our database can verify across brands.

The list and its numbers

  • Sennheiser IE 200 — 4 g
  • Moondrop Chu II — 4 g
  • Sennheiser IE 300 — 4 g
  • Final Audio A5000 — 4 g
  • Tangzu Wan'er SG — 4.5 g
  • Truthear Gate — 4.5 g
  • Simgot EW100 — 4.5 g
  • Moondrop Aria 2 — 5 g

Data note: every figure comes from maker-published specs recorded in our database; models that do not publish this spec are excluded from the list.

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