Repost from reddit:
I bought these a month ago and have listened to these quite a bit but haven’t had time to write down my full thoughts into any review format, but since folks have been bugging me about putting something out, here’s some quick thoughts on these great in-ears:
- They are not cheap
- They are much larger than I would have thought. Comparable in size to Solaris and Z1R, however the fit is really good for my bad fitting ears. I use the smallest possible tip I could find, and then deeply insert these. They look and feel like custom IEMs now
- The box it comes in is pretty nice and comes with a blue jewelry box travel case which is nice to use
- It’s a 10 Balanced Armature set-up - no hybrid no dynamics, etc.
- It has 3 dip switches that can alter sound settings (Bass, Mids, Treble)
- The sound stock is fantastic. Warm balanced sound that’s just a bit warmer than neutral. Has a small dip in upper-mids that helps improve depth and staging. Has a 3D-ish sound like Solaris, but even wider.
- The bass is fast and well controlled, but has better “bass” decay and power than most BAs. It’s not Z1R bass, but its cleaner and yet more layered and just as powerful as Solaris bass.
- Solaris is less coherent than these are. Muddier in comparison.
- Treble on these is perfect for me. It has good extension, and never sibilant. I found the Z1R to be a little hot at times in my very limited listening, and Solaris to be a little shouty and fatiguing, but these do not have that issue.
- The mids are nice. Can be a tad hollow at times with female vocals but still great in all regards.
- The dip switches make things worse, even combos. The only switch I like is to turn on mids, which helps with female vocals and enhancing strings.
- These are detail monsters. Resolution is excellent. I tried these with bluetooth adapter like the TRN BT20 and it sounded bad though because I just loss the best part of this IEM and that’s the outstanding resolution and depth.
- These are just really nice IEMs for me. They cost a ton, so I can’t recommend these for everyone.
- I partner these with my Samsung Galaxy Buds and they are a great 1-2 combo for in-ears.