The TANSIO MIRARI FEAT Preamble: This is probably one of the best turn-arounds found with any IEM I have reviewed this year. Meaning OTB the TSMR FEAT was good, but it wasn’t super-great. What took place after 7 days of burn-in and getting acquainted with the FEAT was nothing short of remarkable! Here are words to document the experience. TSMR short for TANSIO MIRAI: So anyway, here we are again smack-dab in the middle of another Redcarmoose Labs adventure. Yep, today we are looking at the TSMR FEAT IEM. Normally I will include a list of all...

LAVRiCABLES Redcarmoose Labs April 27th, 2024 "Go Into The Light" Storms and light................... There were thunderstorms and rain on the Wednesday the LAVRiCABLES sample arrived. In fact at 2PM returning home…………my Wife said “Why is it so dark out?” You know one of those questions married folks make that don’t need an answer. There it was, the slim box from LAVRiCABLES. As such there is not much to the opening experience, simply a felt carrying-case, the cable inside, a business card and a sticker…….you could put on your car window if...

The Kiwi ears Singolo Redcarmoose Labs April 17th, 2024 A clean tune What does that mean? It simply means it is an IEM which has been tuned free from nonsense. A stature belonging to both even and correctness……..maybe even completeness. As such this sounds easy, but like riding a bike for the first time, a zig can result in a zag and you can fall-over. As such Kiwi ears has collaborated with the luminary known as Crinacle in order to utilize his tuning ideas and expertise. The results, while not perfect, are a NOOB’s dream. Yep, this Singolo does...

GO link This was the easiest review to write so far this year. I mean somehow everything just seemed to flow and come together to actualize this whole write up? Seriously I’m not sure why this was so easy…….accept you know when things go too smoothly you get a little paranoid that something is left out, or that there is a blaring mistake somewhere……..You even end-up double checking yourself to almost add to the work load, or subdue your feelings of “did I just do this whole review….that easy?” Yep, it’s kinda like that at times, when stuff just falls...

The TSMR-X Redcarmoose Labs April 4th, 2024 Who is Tansio Mirai (TSMR)? Tansio Mirai is a Chinese manufacturer who currently makes a number of specialized IEMs. TSMR or TANSIO MIRAI was registered as an IEM maker in China by the Beijing Tang Song Bouyan Technology Company in 2016. The TSMR name is actually a play on words originating from the English language translation of “Tang Song era”. The Tang Dynasty and The Song Dynasty was an era of immense social change, scientific, agricultural and artistic progress. The Chinese invented gunpowder...

ifi: I have always seen ifi around, you know if you are browsing Head-Fi you really can’t miss them. Belonging to the group AMR (Abbingdon Music Research Group) one of the largest if not the largest audio manufacturer in the UK, ifi has made a notch here at Head-fi. Endlessly imaginative they have created one-of-a-kind products like the xDSD, the Nano iOne, the Nano iDSD Black Label, the ifi Blue and most recently the ifi iDSD Diablo II. https://ifi-audio.com The GO blu Now what grabbed my attention here was the multifunction knob. Sure it may be...

Jialai Carat (A sideband of NiceHCK) Redcarmoose Labs March 27th, 2024 Brand: Jialai Model: Carat Product Type: In-ear Driver Unit: 10mm DD Diaphragm: Titanium plated DLC Shell material: 5 Axis CNC Aluminum Sensitivity: 106dB/mW Impedance: 32 Ohm Frequency response 10-28kHz Cable material: High purity OFC Connector: 0.78mm 2Pin Plug type: 3.5mm Purchase link: https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/3256806473930702.html?pdp_npi=4@dis!USD!US $125.45!US...

The Penon Solid Copper Modular Cable Plug Review summery: "Sure if response is too spicy we can easily change cables, or choose a different DAP to bring about alignment. But what if we wanted to keep everything in place, only because the set-up works 80% of the time? Yet there may be the possibility of the OFC Copper Plug simply smoothing-out that last 20% of usage scenarios, plus being a great add to the extra 80% that already worked out? " Would such a sonic accomplishment be worth the asking price of $35.00? Penon Audio and their history...

QKZ x HBB Hades Review Redcarmoose Labs March 19th, 2024 As such we find a collaboration between HBB and QKZ. The YouTube luminary is sporting his tuning abilities and marketing power to use once again. HBB is a Youtube personality continuing to empower his sound ideas, and build an IEM for his personal library. Maybe much like a guy in the backroom at QKZ, only this HBB is more noticeable and exists as a high-profile entity which puts a name and a face onto the IEM tune. And not only the tune but HBB may have a say on how the Hades was named and/or...

Sound Rhyme SR5 "The Underdog" Redcarmoose Labs March 17th, 2024 Who is Sound Rhyme? Well they are a fairly new manufacture, at least a new one that has come to light in the last few months. You know, the latest big IEM thing..........with many local members getting into the brand and discovering products from the line. Sound Rhyme as of March 17th offers: $749.00 Sound Rhyme DTE900 4EST+ 4BA + 1DD Hybrid $369.00 Sound Rhyme SR7 1DD+6BA Hybrid $749.00 Sound Rhyme SR8 14BA $59.00 Sound Rhyme SR1 Bass 9.2mm (single full-range DD) $459.00 Sound...

The entering of the ASOS Plus Era: Redcarmoose Labs March 14th, 2024 So when I found out Penon was planning to make a + version of the original ASOS cable I was surprised. At least I was surprised a little, because the best part of winning is to run-with-it. That’s right when you get a window to success, why not find an opportunity to make it one step better? Meaning the groundwork has already been set-up to go to that next level. Now the ASOS and ASOS+ cables look very much the same, but I can promise you the two are very different. I mean first...

THE EPZ G10 Universal IEM Redcarmoose Labs March 9th, 2024 10MM PU + LCP Dynamic Driver Sonion IEM in Ear Monitor $55.78 USD without USB $62.52 USD with USB https://www.linsoul.com/products/epz-g10 Dynamic unit: 10MM dual cavity dual magnetic circuit, PU+LCP liquid crystal molecular sphere top diaphragm Sensitivity: 100db (± 3dB) Frequency range from 20Hz to: 20KHz Impedance: 32 Ω Plug diameter: 3.5MM Earphone plug type: 0.78MM dual pin Wire: 4-core single crystal copper silver plated Cable length: 1.2M Microphone: Yes Carbon fiber fluorescent...

The EPZ Q5 Universal IEM Redcarmoose Labs March 9th, 2024 Manufacturer Specification: Brand: EPZ Model: Q5 Driver: 10mm self-developed dual-magnetic circuit, dual-cavity ceramic carbon nano-composite diaphragm IEM Weight: 4.17g IEM Dimensions: 18mm (height) x 20.3mm (width) x 20.3mm (max depth) Shell: 3D printed resin shell & acoustic cavity Impedance: 26Ω±15%(@1kHz) Sensitivity: 109dB/Vrms(@1kHz) Frequency Response Range: 10Hz-50kHz Effective Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz Cable: 1.2m 4-core single crystal copper silver plated cable Connector...

SHOZY P20 14.5MM PLANAR MAGNETIC DRIVER IEM Redcarmoose Labs March 5th, 2024 SHOZY is one of the oldest manufacturers of IEMs in Asia. Though I previously reviewed three SHOZY IEMs, I like them very much. One is the SHOZY B2, a 10mm Dynamic Driver which is so thick and just a warm musical sound that separates it from everything? The B2 somehow does its magic by having good pace besides being thick sounding and ultimately fun. Also there is the ultra-budget IEM called the SHOZY T1, that once again shows us that warm replay can in-fact be our friend...

ifi GO bar Redcarmoose Labs February 29th, 2024 An amount of difference: Using simple logic, you would think someone would eventually make an extra powerful Dongle, and add more features than ever existed in the Dongle realm. As such, ifi has created a product that not only acts and looks the part, meaning the shape and options match the rest of the ifi product line. But have made a device which transcends the sound you normally associate with portable Dongles. ifi: So I was approached by the ifi Company and strangely they told me I could review...

The HIMALAYA: The flagship 10mm CNT DD, CNC Titanium Alloy from NiceHCK Audio Preamble: IEMs are a lot like cars. The fact that there are new models coming out with some of the same technology as previous models, only at times offering refinements and advancements. There is a cost hierarchy where you need to pay for more engine horsepower/more drivers, or advanced shell construction in design. There are the interiors that can offer comfort, like the back-side of the semi-custom IEM fitment. You know when you sit in a car and go ahhhh. When you put...

The Penon USB OS133 Type-C Dongle Reviews: You know I get sent stuff to review all the time, but every once in a while something super cool comes along. Now this item is one that I would have least expected to be writing about at this place in time. Why? Well I have about 7 other reviews in sequence to tell about. Yet, this little, yet big OS133 Dongle has jumped to the start of the line. Why, sound of course silly. We often judge stuff by price or by looks……..and normally bigger is better. Bigger TOTL Flagship IEMs, bigger more expensive desktops...

PENON LIQUEUR SILICONE EAR-TIPS Redcarmoose Labs February 21, 2024 Penon: Penon started getting internet fame around 2013 with their retail set-up called Penon Audio, a place with hundreds of personal audio items for sale. At first Penon made cables only, yet in a short time they were making and selling their very own IEMs. Using additional IEM accessories like ear-tips to enhance sound into a new direction can be tricky as everyone has their own ideas as to what a perfect sound signature is. But beyond that we are taking a foreign object and...

The TINHIFI T2 MKII Redcarmoose Labs February 17th, 2023 You know I would like to say the T2 MKII brings back memories, or something remotely romantic, to find a way in, a way into liking it? I mean that is what TIN HIFI obviously is trying to do right, reintroducing a model of IEM that was popular in 2017? Hoping and betting on the chance that you may remember the T2 from way back when, before when the original T2 was famous, and carried that respect that comes from notoriety found amongst the in-ear world. In truth I have a long relationship with...

The PENON RENATA Cable Redcarmoose Labs February 16th, 2024 Penon has their roots in manufacturing and understanding the effects of cables. In fact back (starting) in 2013 Penon only sold self-made cables as well as other companies manufactured retail items on their website Penon Audio. And in many ways this past 10+ years has been a journey. Lucky somehow I was able to review more than my fair share of Penon/ISN cables. So even though I have only been involved with Penon/ISN manufacturing for a short time, since May of 2022, I have reviewed 23...