With the detailed pros and cons above, I will try to expand on them briefly and provide some comparisons and perceived synergy with several IEMs, rather than going through all features already described in other reviews. First, I have purchased KA17 entirely with my own money for ca. $135 in the recent AE sales, so the subjective opinion is entirely my own. Fiio in part started me in my audiophile journey: with Q1 first, then Q1-II with the 2.5-mm outputs engineered to push consumers to the world of balanced cables (perhaps, Fiio can request its...

A short review. There are a lot of reviews out there, so just a different perspective of not a "reviewer" and no "unbiased opinions of free samples" (I purchase all items in this hobby with my own funds, driven by curiousity, and express my personal opinion that is only personally biased; as in no BS, such as proclaiming "no BS" by some self-delusional courtesans of this hobby...) My motivations for getting the Plutus were the following: 1) To experience a BC driver with their deep bass; 2) To enjoy great beatiful art and aesthetics of Kinera; 3)...

A brief opinion (well, at least I tried to keep it short while reflecting on key points) to share my very positive impressions of this less-known DAC. About the manufacturer: Kuang Pai is a Taiwanese company that does not seem to make much efforts to sell their products in the West, so their do not have much published materials in English. I bought mine Plus4 from AE, and interestingly, the name of the company is not mentioned in the text (only in images), perhaps due to their Taiwanese origin. Disclaimer: I bought Plus4 with my own funds (and no...

To be brief, I am really surprised that FD11 can be considered a competitive IEM (I do understand that Fiio supports a lot of reviewers to cheer them (Fiio) up, I am not one of them, I wasted my money with this purchase to be blunt and to the point). I got FD11 only because of the $25 offer. It is definitely not worth much more than $20 to me, if to compare FD11 to Hola, D-Fi, TangZu Princess Le, and even Linlong, Chu, etc - all of these IEMs I prefer by sound and build. FD11 sounds OK with its bass emphasized for the masses and some semblance to...

Build and appearance: BHD pro offers a very nice solid build of the beatifully machined and finished full aluminum enclosure. The bottom panel can be unscrewed for more in-depth endeavours including potential modifications (I did not go that far yet...) The top panel has a nice window with a nice view of the insides, similar to Tanchjim Space. There are some general similarities in appearance with Space, so a direct comparison can be instructively made. First, points to Space being lighter and smaller (though the larger BHD pro is not much of a...

A very short review. I hope I reasonably summarized most in pros and cons. Tips: perhaps, the foams are the best (and nice and sturdy foams are supplied), but I really can't stand the tactile feeling, so no foams for me. Then, luckily, my favourite TRI Clarions seem to do a very good job for me. Fit and isolation are great with Clarion - very small and not pulling, as often the case with the bullet shape factor. Sound: great out of a single BA, but "processed/modified" would be a part of overall perception. Bass - on the margin of...

Preamble: I have acquired Muse M3 based on advice/recommendations of Andy (while taking full adultish responsibility, and being grateful for his detailed description and guidance; using my own funds, saving for the disclaimer). Despite several glaring functional deficiencies (and venting them here), musically, M3 fullfilled exactly (or very close) to what I was looking for in a DAC: gentle and capable interpretation of the ESS sound rendering. Given the great Andy's review below, and mostly agreeing with his description, I made my "opinion piece" to...

A very concise one. I bought this IEM with my own funds, and my opinion is biased only by my subjective preferences that are plentiful, but promotion/hype-independent. (~$43 US, $56 Cdn) Actually, the main motivation to get this IEM was due to controversial reviews. Also, I did find more fun and "milage" buying older favourites rather than newly hyped ones. As a preview, my opinion is 75-80% with the positive reviews and 20-25% the limitations described by the one-star review were experienced and can be attested/confirmed to be an issue. For the...

A brief review. Most important points are already summarized in Pros & Cons. I have purchased TRI I3 entirely with my own money, so really my own opinion, not a "quasy-nonbiased" one. The purchase price was ~$120 ($150 Cad) on AE, without any extra coupons, while the price as low as $103-$105 was reported here - a really great deal for I3 given its overall capabilities, in my opinion. Box/accesories: nothing impressive or very useful for me. The tips were tossed away, I use wide bores. The pouch, while nice, is hardly practically useful. The cable...

NX7 pro captivated me sufficiently to spend some time to put together this review. I bought NX7 pro for ~$95 (2.5 balanced) and offer my unsolicited & unbiased subjective opinion. My universe of IEMs is under $150 (and at the moment, instead of "moving up", rapidly improving ChiFi moves my way:)). My current quest was for more treble-rich IEMs, given treble limitations of C16 and AS12 and looking for more than C12. Packaging/accessories A very nice black box with all the colours of prints and images. It conveniently opens on a side and locks...