Reviews by ICYGENIUS

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
LETSHUOER S15 review of dynamic iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Absolute planar king
Rich package with excellent cable with replaceable plugs
Fit and comfort are excellent
Super adult and neutral tuning
Very warm and neat not tiresome tone
No pseudo-detailing and only super natural timbres
Correct Ear Gain, and suitable for all genres
Bass is massive with good texture and excellent saturation texture
Mid bass with good punch and insane control
The mids are very warm and smooth, enjoy those vocals and rich tones
High frequencies, my respects, super correct, not bright
Transients and attacks at height
Technically, in my opinion, this is better than the S12, even if it doesn’t sound so obvious due to the more correct frequency response.
Cons: Absolutely not.
Introduction!
Hello friends, I'm ICYGENIUS and today we're going to talk about the absolute amazing $330 planar headphones from Letshuoer!
And they come in a weighty, pleasantly designed medium-sized box, there is the company logo, and the name of this new model S15, and of course there is the high-res audio logo, where would we be without it!

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Well, the technical specifications are indicated at the back, and a 14.8 mm planar driver and a 6 mm R-Sonic passive radiator are responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 106dB and they have a 30ohm impedance, and I’ll say right away that they are not very hard to drive.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing that greets us here is this envelope, inside which there is a warranty card, a product certificate, and this poster, you can hang it on the wall as an option and look at it and immerse yourself even more in the world of hi-fi when listening to headphones, but humor aside, here at the back there is simply a large instruction manual in 3 languages on how to use and operate the headphones.
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And here the headphones themselves are neatly secured, which in my opinion look great, the body here is made of very nice matte plastic and on the front panel there is an insert with an interesting pattern, and next to it there is a 2-pin connector that runs exactly flush with the body, and next to this is where the first acoustic hole is located.
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And two more are located on the inside of the earphone where there is the inscription LETSHUOER S15 and the right and left channels are indicated, and the nozzle here is not too elongated but quite wide and has a protrusion due to which the ear pads do not fly off anywhere and cling very tightly.

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Well, with the fit and ergonomics, everything is in order here, they fit perfectly in the ears, very tightly and provide excellent sound insulation.
Accessories!
Well, now we smoothly move on to accessories and the first thing we are greeted with is this dense round box made of pleasant soft-touch plastic!
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And inside it there is such a new and updated cable, a little similar to the one that went to the Shuoer S12, and I really liked it, it is flexible, weighty, has excellent formed earhooks, and received 2-pin connectors for connecting to headphones and the ability to change the plug to any of three, both standard 3.5jack and balanced 4.4jack and 2.5jack, and they are all angular.
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Well, the final touch is this set of excellent ear pads in a convenient organizer!

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How do these headphones sound?
Well, I could talk about the sound of these new and, in my opinion, best planars of this year for hours, but for you I tried to present everything as briefly as accurately and clearly as possible because this super neutral and warm presentation makes you fall in love with it literally from the first listen, this that case when I was really hooked on listening to music and just day after day I couldn’t help but pass by and listen to them.
This is what their frequency response graph looks like and they are tuned perfectly, everything is literally the way I like it, an excellent rise in low frequencies and a neat, albeit slightly shifted peak in the upper middle at 2 kHz, which I liked as a solution, and of course, all this is very complementary long and detailed treble, with a small hole for compensation at 12 kHz.
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Low Frequencies:
And I’ll say right away that the sub-bass area in these headphones is very dense and massive, it is well accentuated and the sub-bass here has excellent depth and weight and is in no way inferior in its development to top-end hybrids at this price, and texture reproduction is at an excellent level in terms of transparency , that is, the bass does not sound booming and monotonous.
The mid-bass region here is generally excellent, it is even more thoroughly emphasized than the sub-bass, and despite the slight approach to the middle, it is perfectly controlled and does not give any muddy vocal effect as happens in other headphones, and I think that this is precisely because of the planar emitter, based on my experience, if there were a dynamic emitter here it would be more audible.
Well, that very frisky speed with a super emphasized attack and characteristic impulse is, of course, in place here, and the super smooth and neat decays from the letshuoer s12 have not disappeared, but only improved.

Mid Frequencies:
The mid frequencies here are presented exactly the way I like them, neutrally with good additional mass in guitars and instruments, and with some kind of unrealistic natural elaboration of timbres in both instruments and vocals without synthetics, and therefore I immediately liked how the midrange is presented here due to its incredibly pleasant feeling of warmth and almost excellent transparency, which is not in abundance here as in other planars, but exactly as much as is needed so that the area does not sound overly monitory and analytical, but on the contrary, the drive and musicality that many are looking for are preserved here.
What about male or female vocals in these headphones sounds very clean and smooth and understandably without sibilants, and in terms of location it is not very forward, and as for me it is at the absolutely correct distance in order to sound more pleasant and not tire you with its excessive forward importunity.
Well, as for the snare drums and the drum part in general, they are perfectly and correctly emphasized in the mix, just the way I like them, they don’t try to take a lot of attention and are simply presented warmly and neutrally pleasant to the ear with excellent emphasized transients and transition processes.

High Frequencies:
But at high frequencies, in my opinion, there is an absolutely correctly implemented approach to tuning, there is also technicality, which is why we fell in love with those same letshuoer s12, and excellent detail, but I am especially pleased with the even more mature and correct from the point of view of audiophile sound, finally completed, here now there is no excessive brightness and sharpness of the plates and some kind of metallic coloration,and all the percussion and cymbals now sound more accurate and correct and of course pleasant to the ear, this area does not tire at all, and simply allows us to enjoy the music playback, without any resonances and super tough analytics as was the case in s12, so I can now more calmly listen to heavier genres with a bunch of instruments overloaded with distortion, and these headphones easily deliver this area almost as safely as possible, not allowing you to pay attention to any recording problems in the composition you are listening to.
Well, it’s also worth noting the generally excellent bias in micro and macro details, so all the different after-sounds of percussion will be in the palm of your hand and they won’t evaporate anywhere, and very long tails from reverberation will sound as extended and accurate as possible.

Stage and stereo panorama:
The sound stage here turned out to be excellent in width, in my opinion, this is exactly the correct and familiar and familiar construction of the stage, without excessive stretching of the images and their blurring, and at the same time there is a good stereo panorama and its elaboration, and everything in the end sounds very accurately verified and clear by its location.
My conclusion on these headphones:
Letshuoer S15, without any doubt, for me, turned out to be the most pleasantly tuned planar headphones of this year, with a very warm, neat and moderately technical presentation, there are very dense and attacking low frequencies complemented by pleasant mids, and all this is complemented by neat without any harshness and pseudo high-frequency detail and are great for all genres.
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Link where you can buy them!
Letshuoer Official Website:
https://letshuoer.net/products/lets...ve-filtering-module-hifi-wired-in-ear-monitor
Aliexpress Letshuoer Official Store: https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005006156571806.html

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ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
ZiiGaat Nuo review of dynamic iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Great technical sound
Bass quality and texture reproduction are good
Mids are transparent and light
The upper mids sound restrained and not overly bright
High frequencies are very detailed and transparent
The sound stage is well built in width and has good depth
Cons: A little bright tone at high frequencies, but that's a matter of taste
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today in our review we’ll talk about budget headphones from ZiiGaat Nuo!
And this model comes in a nicely designed small box on the front there is a Zigaat company logo, and at the bottom the name of this model Nuo is written in large letters.

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Well, the technical characteristics are indicated on the side and a 10mm dynamic driver is responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity is 117dB and this model has a standard 32ohm impedance, I’ll say right away that the headphones are quite easy to drive.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And first of all, we are immediately greeted by the headphones, and they have a purely black design.
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And on the front part on the right earphone there is the ZiiGaat company logo and on the left the name of the Nuo model!
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And of course, it’s good that they received a standard 2-pin connector that fits exactly in line with the body, and the headphones received two compensation holes, one next to the 2-pin connector, and the other located on the inside of the headphone next to the nozzle.
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Well, the diameter of the sound guide here is 0.5 cm and the nozzle here is quite elongated, which improves the fit in the ear, so they personally fit in my ears perfectly there are no problems with the fit.
Accessories!
And yes, of course, there are accessories, the headphones come with this standard black copper cable with a 3.5 jack plug and 2-pin connectors for connecting to the headphones it is almost tangle-free and convenient.
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And there are also ear tips, there are not many of them and these are standard black silicone tips.
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How do these headphones sound?
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Well, now we come to the most interesting part, namely the comparison of two budget headphones with a very similar setup,I propose to compare them with the 7hz Zero 2.
This is what their frequency response graphs look like compared together, as you can see and by ear you can immediately feel that the Zero 2 has more low frequencies, namely an emphasis on the sub-bass, and the Nuo will be a little brighter at high frequencies, but first things first.

Low Frequencies:
Out of the box, the Zero 2 immediately notices a more substantial and elevated amount of bass, the subwoofer effect here is clearly more pronounced than that of the Nuo, but in terms of mid bass they will already be on par because its amount is the same, but in any case, for lovers of deeper ear-massaging sub bass It's definitely worth looking at Zero 2.
But with regards to the texture and overall clarity of bass tones, they are practically on par.
Yes, and the speed and attack processing of the Nuo is quite good, it is not a planar super high-speed driver, but nevertheless the dynamic driver shows itself well here.

Mid Frequencies:
If in zero 2 we have a neutral and restrained correct tone without unnecessary obvious emphasis on the upper middle area.
Well, on the contrary, the presentation is more transparent and light, but here it will be purely a matter of taste as to who prefers which option for serving the middle.
Well, the delivery of vocals in the Nuo is more rich and energetic but is still within the norm, but in general in this area both models do not emphasize sibilances and various hisses in the voice, which I think is very important for many, and the drums have quite confident emphasized transients and don't take much attention.

High Frequencies:
These two models have a fairly similar approach to tuning at high frequencies, only 7Hz sounds more pleasant to me personally due to the fact that there is no such rise from 8kHz to 14 as in Nuo, because by ear, when comparing these headphones, the difference is immediately obvious in favor of 7Hz since they may be a little more neutral with subdued distant highs, but at the same time they will not lose their detail on the plates, and with technicality in these models everything is quite good!
Although I’m sure that even a slightly more accentuated presentation of cymbals in the Nuo will suit some people more, this could also be the case, since due to this rise there appears even more air and a possible feeling of increased detail, but it’s also worth saying that because of this, 7Hz Ziro 2 are less critical to the quality of the recording, since they play for the most part as it is, and don’t really try to add anything of their own in this area, whereas in well, this emphasis on the highs will really draw out some nuances and micro-details in the music, perhaps this will be more for someone The important thing here is to decide for yourself what is closer to you.
Stage and stereo panorama:

The scene and visualization in the ZiiGaat Nuo turned out to be well-developed in width, of course, without any record space, but I wouldn’t say that everything feels crumpled and squeezed, no, on the contrary, we have good and, most importantly, legible drawing and construction of plans.
My conclusion on these headphones:
ZiiGaat Nuo provided us with a lighter and more energetic presentation of mid and high frequencies but with slightly less sub-bass, so I hope everyone will choose something suitable for themselves, and as usual, I tried to describe the sound of these models as accurately and in detail as possible and how it really is in fact.
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Link where you can buy them!
Linsoul : https://www.linsoul.com/products/ziigaat-nuo
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ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
7Hz X Crinacle: Zero 2 review of dynamic iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Nice neutral and neat tone
The amount of low frequencies is optimal
Sub bass is deep and massive
Mid bass has excellent punch and control
Textural bass development is excellent for a dynamic driver
The mids are not bright and have a smooth tone
The upper mids are neutral and have excellent transients highlighted by the drums
High frequencies are neat and do not hide details in the music
The sound stage is very wide and the depth is good
Cons: I would like to get more transparent and long-lasting high frequencies
Introduction!
Hello, friends!
Today in the review we will talk about the budget dynamic new product 7Hz.
This model comes in a small but nicely designed box, on the front there is a picture of the headphones themselves in the blue color I chose, and the model name here at the top - Zero 2.
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Well, the technical specifications, as usual, are indicated on the back, and a 10mm dynamic driver is responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the Zero 2 is 108dB and they received a standard 32ohm impedance, I’ll say right away that the headphones are quite easy to drive.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And first of all, we are immediately greeted by the headphones, and as for me, the 7Hz ones look very good, especially in this color!
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And on the front part of the 7Hz there is a metal insert with the inscription Zero 2 and of course, I’m glad that they got a standard 2-pin connector that fits exactly in line with the case.
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And on the inside of the 7Hz there is a transparent panel and you can even see the driver itself next to which there is a compensation hole.
Well, the diameter of the sound guide is the standard 0.5 centimeters!
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Accessories!
And yes, of course, there are accessories, the 7Hz comes with this fairly standard and thin copper cable with a 3.5 jack plug and 2-pin connectors for connecting to headphones.
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And there are also these multi-colored ear tips of different sizes, I think you can easily choose the ones that suit you.
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How do these headphones sound?
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Well, now we come to the most interesting part, namely the analysis of the sound of the 7hz Zero 2 headphones.
This is what their frequency response graph looks like.

Low Frequencies:
Out of the box, the Zero 2 solid and sublime amount of bass is immediately noticeable, the subwoofer effect here is quite pronounced, and the midbass has good punch and control.
But with regards to the texture and overall clarity of bass tones, everything is pretty good for a dynamic driver.
And the speed and execution of attacks here is good in this price category.

Mid Frequencies:
In Zero 2 we have a neutral and restrained correct tone without any unnecessary obvious emphasis on the upper middle area, that is, I would definitely not call them flashy.
The vocals do not sound thin and have a lot of weight and good filling of space, and I am pleased that in this area they do not emphasize sibilants and various hisses in the voice, which is very important, I think for many, and the drums have quite confident emphasized transients and do not take on too much attention.

High Frequencies:
7Hz sound very pleasant to me, quite neutral and neat without excessive brightness and sparkle on cymbals with slightly muffled distant highs, but at the same time they do not lose their detail on the cymbals, and with technicality in this model everything is quite good.
But it’s also worth saying that the 7Hz Zero 2 are less critical to the recording quality, since they play mostly as is, and don’t really try to add something of their own in this area and highlight cymbals and percussion above all else.

Stage and stereo panorama:
The scene and visualization in 7Hz Zero 2 turned out to be well-developed in width, of course, without any record space, but I wouldn’t say that everything feels crumpled and squeezed, no, on the contrary, we have good and, most importantly, legible drawing and construction of plans.
My conclusion on these headphones:
7Hz Zero 2 turned out to be more neutral headphones with an excellent emphasis on sub-bass and a neat, non-tiring, smooth presentation without a clear emphasis on analytics, so they are perfect for calm, leisurely listening.
Link where you can buy them!
Linsoul : https://www.linsoul.com/products/7hz-x-crinacle-zero-2
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ICYGENIUS
ICYGENIUS
@bithalver there is enough of it, but these are still not basshead model, if this is not enough for you, then they respond perfectly to the equalizer and even then they sound even more interesting, you can try 120hz 5db and 0.7 Q
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Question is not if sub bass is enough for me but saying it is massive can make a feeling about the Zero2 being a basshead IEM (which is not).
ICYGENIUS
ICYGENIUS
@bithalver massive bass does not mean basshead, the zero 2 has a good weight, if it were a basshead set I would definitely write this, this is the optimal starting point in bass which should be enough for you everywhere if you are not a super basshead, also pay attention to my target for understanding.

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
SIVGA SPT1 by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Excellent product quality and workmanship
Very convenient and comfortable
Bluetooth 5.3
Informative case with two displays
Surprisingly good sound for headphones of this form factor
Excellent massive and textured bass
Pleasant and neutral mids
Very neat detailed high frequencies
Wide soundstage and excellent depiction of instrument plans and depth development
Cons: For this price 35-40$ does not have, everything is fine!
Hello friends!
Today in the review we will look at wireless sports headphones from the company SIVGA and they come in a small box with a very simple design, on the front there are the headphones themselves and the model name SPT1.
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Well, at the back are the technical characteristics of the headphones - one 10 mm dynamic driver is responsible for the sound,there is support for the latest Bluetooth 5.3 the headphones can work with both Android and Apple devices and have support for the AAC and SBC codecs,and the sensitivity of the headphones is 105dB and they have 16ohm impedance, the maximum operating time is also indicated here, namely 8 hours at medium volume, and they charge in about 2 hours!
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Let's take a look at what's included!

And the first thing that greets us is a very large and detailed instruction manual for use and configuration in different languages - everything is described clearly and in detail.
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Well, this is what this excellent weighty case looks like, weighing 98 grams, it has the inscription sivga and on the back there is a port for charging usb type c with this black included cable, or you can use wireless charging with a power of 5watts.
And what made me very happy inside the case is the presence of two digital displays, the first one on the left displays the charge level of the case itself as a percentage, and the one on the right shows the charging of the left and right earbuds, which I think is very convenient, if only all manufacturers started doing this, it would be great!
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Well, in my opinion, the headphones look very good they have a white body color, which I chose with orange inserts, and on the front there is the Sivga company logo.

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And it’s worth saying that the headphones are quite light and the plastic is matte, so they don’t collect fingerprints, and on the inside of the headphone there is a barely noticeable marking of the right and left channels, and the nozzle here is very small and very slightly elongated!
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I also tried to put different ear pads here, but in the end I settled on these standard white ear pads with them and the fit is all right and the noise insulation is excellent, and the hook here just does its job perfectly, so your headphones don’t fly off, for example, when running, and you will hardly feel them when wearing them.
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The headphones connect to the smartphone very quickly without any delays, just open the case and turn on bluetooth on your smartphone and take out the headphones, and then open your favorite music streaming service, for example, I use Qobuz, and to increase the volume of the track you need to make one touch on the right earphone here and to turn it down, we touch the left earphone once.
Well, double-tapping on both headphones pauses the track and then plays it back, and of course, by tapping twice you can accept the call or hang up, and to turn on the next track you need to tap three times, and to call the voice assistant if you, for example If you use it, you need to touch any earphone and hold for 3 seconds.

Accessories!
In a box labeled accessories, we receive a USB-Type C cable and a set of ear tips of different sizes.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now, friends, we come to the most interesting thing, namely the sound of these sporty and very comfortable SIVGA SPT1 headphones, of course I couldn’t find their frequency response, so I’ll try to describe their sound as detailed and accurately as possible.
And the first thing that immediately strikes you when listening is the very warm neutral tone of the mid and high frequencies, the headphones turned out to be not bright, they don’t go into some kind of loudness, they don’t accentuate any sibilance in the voice, and the cymbals are just slightly correctly emphasized, so when you listen to them with their presentation not tiring at all.

Low Frequencies:
Well, the way low frequencies are transmitted generally surprised me, the bass is massive, elastic with good textural elaboration, and already at a volume above average it is noticeably so dominant that it will be especially important when using them somewhere on the street or in the metro,but if you plan to use them in the training, then it’s generally great because everything is at a good level with depth and volume, here you have a clearly highlighted, non-hidden sub bass and additional punch from the mid bass which has a very good emphasized attack and it doesn’t It sounds too relaxed and boomy, and the kick here does its job perfectly in conjunction with the bass.
Mid Frequencies:
Well, the mid frequencies here are presented just the way I like them, neutrally evenly and neatly, and at the same time, where necessary, there is both drive and emotionality in the same guitars, that is, they do not sound boring and have quite retained their energy for a more exciting and daring presentation in heavy genres.
And for headphones of this form factor, I immediately liked this familiar midrange presentation, which has a good feeling of warmth and quite moderate transparency.
But both male and female vocals are transmitted with good saturation and the right, not excessive amount of air, which had a very good effect on this range and significantly helped to open up the vocal part and instruments so as not to sound dull, closed and dark, but on the contrary, more clear and airy.

High Frequencies:
At high frequencies the SIVGA SPT1 immediately notices a very neutral, smooth, calm tone and approach to tuning with good detail and resolution, and quite moderate technicality.
And it’s definitely worth saying that you won’t find any resonances in these headphones, since they are not very demanding on recording quality and obviously don’t go into hard analytics like in expensive audiophile iems, where you are literally listening to every sound and overtone, so even in heavy metal or rock music with a bunch of instruments overloaded with distortion, these headphones deliver this area very accurately and pleasantly to the ear.

Stage and stereo panorama:
With the sound stage as for headphones of this form factor, everything here is quite good; the instruments sound separately and do not merge into one, and the depth is okay.
My conclusion on these headphones:
SIVGA SPT1 turned out to be excellent headphones with a very pleasant and neutral bass and pleasant presentation for this form factor, and are even more suitable for sports for listening to audiobooks, music and any podcasts.
Link where you can buy them!
SIVGA OFFICIAL STORE: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006132526594.html
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ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
ZiiGaat Cinno review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Super neutral set this year
Very musical warm tuning
Excellent massive and textured bass
Clear and refined attack and good mid-bass punch
Mids are smooth and neat
The upper middle is not tiring and correct
High frequencies are quite detailed
Cons: Not the most transparent and airy timbre
Not the widest soundstage, but depth is excellent
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today in our review we’ll talk about hybrid headphones from Ziigaat.

And they come in a very small, neat box with a rather bright design, and on the front there is the company logo and the name of this model, Cinno.
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The sound here is responsible for 1 dynamic driver 10mm, two reinforcement drivers for mid frequencies and two drivers for high frequencies, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 107dB, and they have a 32ohm impedance for the build-up, they are quite light.
Let's take a look at what's included!

And first of all, here we are immediately greeted by the headphones, neatly fixed here and they look pretty good, very miniature, made of smooth medical resin, they have the company logo on the front part, but as for me, the front panel still needed to be decorated somehow, otherwise they look too rustic.
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Well, according to the standard, they have a 2-pin connector installed, running exactly flush with the body, and next to it there is the first acoustic hole, and the second is located on the inside of the earphone next to this very small nozzle!
But what pleased me was the fit, it’s very good since the headphones are small and are fixed in the ears very tightly and the sound insulation here is excellent.
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Accessories!
Well, the kit also includes, surprisingly, this rather beautiful and convenient cable that does not get tangled, it has a 3.5 jack plug and 2 pin connectors for connecting to headphones, and there is also a very small bag with good quality black ear pads, and here There is a card with warranty information.
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How do these headphones sound?

Well, now let's talk about the sound of these headphones
and this is what the graph of their frequency response looks like, and I haven’t seen such a coherent, smooth picture exactly in my target for a long time, even on more expensive models, and here are headphones costing $100.
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Low Frequencies:
And let’s start, as usual, with low frequencies, where this model shows a very familiar, accurate, smooth picture that doesn’t go into fierce bassheadness, the bass here is very collected, has good weight and volume, and doesn’t interfere with the mids, and I’m also glad that it doesn’t feel overly relaxed on the attack, of course, it’s not a planar super accurate strike like in the same Kiwiears Melody, but it’s not a loose slap either, and the textural elaboration here is quite good; it’s certainly not super transparent like in the same melodies, but nevertheless it’s not hiding anywhere and where it’s needed shows itself on the good side, and the small emphasized punch on the mid bass just neatly does its job!
Mid Frequencies:
But the mid-range feels very neutral in them, after bright headphones this is literally what you need, but the only thing worth saying is that for me it is not super transparent and airy, so the vocal part with the drum part sounds quite close in its location and is slightly pushed forward, Yes, of course the presentation is familiar to me, but I would like to get a little more separation and distance between the vocals and the instruments so that everything sounds less concentrated in the center and more separate.
Otherwise, everything is fine, the vocals themselves sound very calm, a little relaxed, they don’t have excessive saturation, much less brightness, and this applies to both male and female vocals, so the sibilants are in perfect order here, you won’t find them here, just like the drum part is not will cut out your brain when the snare drum hits, which sounds very neutral and calm here without undue emphasis on itself

High Frequencies:
Well, now let’s talk about the high frequencies, which are presented here very neutrally, there is no excessive brightness and additional accents on the cymbals and there is no obvious stretching of the percussion here, the presentation here is very neat and the cymbals themselves are presented as smooth with fairly good resolution and detail with the pure character of hybrids where reinforcement is present emitter, there is no planar clarity and intelligibility with a lot of air as in the same melodies and this model does not go much into obvious technicality but rather has such a warm and neutral tone.
Yes, and the presentation here is a little less airy and not as critical of recordings as in melody headphones, where they can sometimes pull out some unnecessary accents in the music, but the presentation turned out to be more musical, and these headphones are more suitable for relaxed and not tiring listening when you don’t need to look for different details and nuances in music and simply enjoy it without paying attention to unnecessary unnecessary accents or problems, for example in mixing music

Stage and stereo panorama:
The sound stage and visualization in ZiiGaat Cinno turned out to be not super wide and stretched in width, but they build up and draw all the images in depth quite well, that is, they don’t merge all the instruments into a mess, and try to keep them separate, but keep in mind that they sound right in your head, this is especially noticeable on vocals, they don’t have the sound coming out, on the contrary, it creates the feeling of a small room inside you.
My conclusion on these headphones:
ZiiGaat Cinno turned out to be the most super neutral and calm headphones for relaxed and very long, non-tiring listening, there is a very neat and accurate bass, and neutral rich mids, and all this is complemented by very neat detailed high frequencies.
Link where you can buy them!
Linsoul : https://www.linsoul.com/products/ziigaat-cinno
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nice review bro!

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
EPZ K5 review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Excellent quality and workmanship
Rich equipment
Textured and controlled bass
Mids natural and layered
Rich vocal delivery
Very musical and captivating presentation
Cons: Slightly bright presentation at high frequencies
Not the widest soundstage, but excellent depth development.
Not the most technical but more musical and fun set
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today in our review we’ll talk about hybrid headphones
which come in a medium-sized box with a rather pleasant golden design and here on the front there is a drawing of the headphones themselves, the model name K5 and the EPZ company logo.
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Well, at the back, as always, the technical specifications are indicated and here you can even see the frequency response graph of this model 1 dynamic driver and as many as 4 armatures are responsible for the sound here, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 114dB and they have a 30ohm impedance.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
Well, the first thing that greets us here are very miniature headphones made of transparent resin on the inside of the case, and on the front part they use stabilized wood with a rather interesting pattern and an inscription EPZ on both headphones!
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They look good to me, well, I’m glad that they put a 2-pin connector here that goes exactly flush with the body, and there is also a compensation hole that is retracted to the rear, like on the top models that I’ve seen.
Well, the nozzle here is slightly elongated and the diameter of the sound guide is 0.5 cm, which generally corresponds to the usual standard on many headphones, so the fit here is excellent the headphones sit in the ears quite tightly and reliably.

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Accessories!
Well, there is also a branded leather case with the company logo, and inside it there is a pretty good copper 2-core cable that can be installed with any plug, both 4.4 and 2.5 balance, and a regular 3.5 jack, the cable, as for me, is good, very light, not tangles and has well formed ear hooks with 2 pin connectors.
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Well, there is also a very good set of ear pads of different colors and sizes, and there is also a brush for cleaning the headphones!
Well, what else surprised me was that there is even a branded white case, large instructions, and a certificate with the date of production of the headphones, as for me, the equipment here is really very good and has everything you need.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the sound of this model.
And this is what the frequency response graph of these headphones looks like!
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There is also a moderate amount of low frequencies with a quite good approach to the mid-range but a noticeable dip in this area, and here, of course, there is a slightly more tinted high-frequency region, which of course is a little out of my target, so this model goes a little to the bright side.

Low Frequencies:
Well, I'll start with analyzing the low frequencies.
which are conveyed here as quite textured and well controlled with good weight and volume, and the low frequencies are concentrated in the mid-bass with a noticeable increase in impact for better punch and giving more massiveness, but it feels more like a slightly softer and slightly smoothed attack blow, that is, it is not a super attacking technical dynamism and certainly not a planar, emphasized character.
But nevertheless, the bass itself turned out to be quite correct and collected with a good, quite long decay and detailed texture, and I am glad that it does not overshadow the midrange.

Mid Frequencies:
Well, the mids here are presented as quite natural and layered, well collected in space and correctly focused, but the vocals sound a little light due to the dip in the middle, and at the same time they have such a smooth timbre with a slightly dark tint in the sound, and it feels a little dry, although it doesn’t go much into some kind of fierce neutrality, but at least there are no special problems with transparency and separation of instruments in this range, and heavy genres sound dynamic with such a fat, energetic character in the guitars.
And the female vocals sound quite rich due to the emphasis on the upper middle, but at the same time they are still in the so-called safe zone and do not cut your brain out when listening, which is of course good.
Well, the drums here are also noticeably emphasized and brought forward along with the vocal part, and have quite good emphasized transients.

High Frequencies:
The high frequencies are tonally felt as very warm but with a slightly more noticeable lightness and sparkle due to the rise at 5 and 8 kHz, although on the other hand due to this there is a quite moderate amount of air and more pronounced clarity in the cymbals in some genres, this is quite appropriate but again, poorly recorded recordings will clearly reveal all the flaws to you.
Well, in general, the presentation of these headphones does not go too far in the direction of tough analytics and killer technicality where you need to directly sort all the music into pieces, but here, on the contrary, it is noticeable that these headphones are more musical and from the point of view of taste, I would call them mass-produced, that is the presentation here will be familiar to many and, on the whole, should appeal to most.

Stage and stereo panorama:
The scene and visualization in the Epz K5 headphones are not the most broad, of course, but quite detailed in plans and construction of images, there is depth and quite a good sufficient volume with a clear position of instruments and drums in space, I personally don’t have any obvious problems with separation discovered.
My conclusion on these headphones:
The Epz K5 turned out to be quite peppy hybrid headphones with good bass, but a little imposing in attack, with a fairly clean and transparent midrange and slightly more prominent detailed high frequencies.
Link where you can buy them!
Epz Official Store : https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005005279426276.html
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Many thanks for the helpful review. Just pressed "buy" hehehe 🤪 🤭
ICYGENIUS
ICYGENIUS
@innovated always happy to help, hope you'll be happy with them:beyersmile:

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
KIWIEARS MELODY review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Crazy planar technicality
Excellent extraction of micro and macro details
Attack detail and transients, they literally show it all to you
Very clean and energetic delivery
Drive and emotions right every listen
Very massive and attacking bass
The low frequency texture is very transparent and clean
Bass control is very good despite a slight extension into the mids
Mids are very transparent and clear
The tone of the upper mids is not tiring but very neat
High frequencies my respect, technical and precise sound of cymbals
The soundstage is very open and the framing is gorgeous
Cons: Doesn't have
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today we’ll talk about planar headphones from the company KiwiEars, the model is called Melody and their cost is $89!
And they come in a very small box with a nice design, on the front there are the headphones themselves and the company logo and model name here.
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Well, here on the side the technical characteristics are indicated a 12mm planar driver is responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 102db, and they have an 18ohm impedance, and I’ll say right away that they are not very heavy to drive.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And here we are immediately greeted first by the headphones, neatly fixed here.
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And they look very brutal, their body is made of pure black and the front panel is made of metal and has a large KiwiEars logo on both headphones!
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Well, it’s also good that there is a reliable 2-pin connector installed here that goes exactly in line with the body, and next to it there is one acoustic hole!
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And the second is located on the inside of the body next to this small nozzle under which there is a mesh and, as you can see, it has a protrusion, so the ear pads are held here very securely and its diameter is 0.5, and by the way, the inside of the body is already made of matte plastic.
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Ergonomics and convenience!
Absolute good fit!
Accessories!
Well, the kit includes two more types of ear pads: the black ones are wider, and the gray ones are narrower and denser, I recommend using them, and there are also instructions and a cable.
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This is a pretty good copper 4-core cable, which has 2pin connectors for connecting to headphones, and a straight 3.5 jack plug, the cable is pretty good and doesn’t get tangled much, so you can use it without problems.
How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the most important thing, namely the sound of this model!
And this is what their graph looks like!
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And it is immediately noticeable that the main emphasis here is on low frequencies, such a good and very noticeable emphasis is placed here on the mid-bass, bassheads and punch lovers will definitely be satisfied, and the approach to medium frequencies is done quite neatly, as is the transition to the upper middle area, which goes exactly according to my target, that is, there is exactly as much of it as it is necessary that it does not sound bright at least for me, but at high frequencies there is a complete order, we just stressed the plates quite a bit and added air at the very edges of the range, again, everything is like on my target.

Low Frequencies:
At low frequencies, the headphones demonstrate a very precise and powerful rise of the rolling bass with a clear emphasis on the mid-bass, which has an excellent and already, as for me, bass-heavy weight and volume, and surprisingly from this the bass control has not been lost anywhere, yes, it goes a little to the middle frequencies, but it is not as noticeable as it could be, especially if you look for other basehead models of the 7hz legato type, I think the regular viewers of my channel still remember them, and someone probably even uses them to this day.
Yes, and with the sub bass there is a complete order, the depth is excellent and the subwoofer effect is also very noticeable, and even in my opinion it is not at all inferior to dynamic headphones, and it is worth saying that of the advantages of the planar emitter there is a pronounced very emphasized attack and the same transparent texture, which is sometimes so lacking in dynamic headphones, therefore the bass doesn't sound monotonous here.

Mid Frequencies:
Well, the midrange frequencies in these headphones immediately from the first listening are noticeable that they are served as very transparent saturated and energetic with a bunch of emphasized attacks and transients in the drum part, the vocals are transmitted very pleasantly with good weight and filling of space, and does not sound closed and deaf, on the contrary, the overall presentation of this range is very clear and clean and without sibilants, even on female vocals!
Of the last planar headphones that I listened to, I would definitely put these ahead of everything, because here there is that very fervent and cheerful music transmission, that is, those who are tired of neutral calm feeds and you, for example, want to get more of those missing emotions when listening, then this will definitely be your choice.

High Frequencies:
Well, the high frequencies here are just my respect, unrealistically long with very long aftershocks and attenuations from reverberation, sometimes I haven't even met this in top hybrids, but here headphones cost only $89!
And of course, since these are planar headphones, there is also excellent obvious technicality and there is a good bias in analytics and there is a very large amount of air for a better separation of cymbals and percussion in this range and in general the cymbals are transmitted in super detail here, what surprised me more is that even the structure of the cymbal is literally audible, literally it can be disassembled!!!

And of course it's worth saying that the headphones are perfect for heavy and high-speed genres that require a good stressed attack and a very small pleasant-to-hear accentuation of plates without sibilants.
Stage and stereo panorama:
In KiwiEars Melody, everything is in perfect order here, the stage itself is wide enough and has an excellent slope in depth, that is, the space and instruments do not feel flat, but on the contrary have good weight and volume, and all images are drawn in great detail and separately from each other, therefore, with the separation of plans, there is complete order.
My conclusion on these headphones:
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KiwiEars Melody turned out to be excellent planar headphones with an emotional and insanely very energetic over-detailed presentation giving only real positive emotions, they are suitable both for basheads and for fans of technical and attacking sound, which is especially important for heavy genres, and for those who just want to literally disassemble the music into parts because analytics is here on a very high level.
Link where you can buy them!
Aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805908747099.html

Linsoul: https://www.linsoul.com/products/kiwi-ears-melody
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ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
QOA AVIATION review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Excellent ergonomics and comfort
Nice set of accessories
Great design
Bass speed and decay are excellent
The texture and elaboration of the bass are at a high level it sounds very transparent and clean
Mids are weighty and tonally very pleasant
The upper mids are not bright and not tiring
Vocal articulation is amazing
High frequencies do not tire, very smooth
The sound stage is wide and very detailed
Cons: I would like the roll-off at high frequencies to be a little later
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today we’ll talk about hybrid headphones from the Queen of Audio company, this is a subsidiary brand of Kinera and they come in a medium-sized box, with a very nice design in the best traditions of Kinera, and on the front there is the name of the model Aviation, and on top there is the company logo!
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Well, at the back, as always, the technical characteristics of the headphones are indicated and the sound here is answered by 3 armature drivers from Knowles and 1 dynamic driver of 8 mm, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 118dB, and they received 39ohm impedance, and they are quite easy to drive, and here you can see the frequency response graph!

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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing that greets us here are two cards, one with an advertisement for the manufacturer’s social networks, and the other with instructions for use, well, I think everything is clear, and on the back there is also a duplicated frequency response graph.
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Well, the headphones are very securely fixed here and they look very good!
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They have a smooth body made of resin which itself is dark but slightly translucent and you can see the drivers, and rightfully there is a very beautiful slightly iridescent front panel in my case in the style of the galaxy with such small stars on top and the inscription Aviation in the middle, but there is another option decoration in the mirage style, you can buy it if, for example, you liked it more.
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Well, what’s also pleasing is that there is a 2-pin connector installed here and it is slightly recessed into the body and not far from it you can see one acoustic hole!
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But the nozzle here is slightly elongated, has 3 holes, and the diameter of the nozzle is 0.5 tenths of a cm, and on the plus side I can note that it has a protrusion due to which the ear pads are held very securely and do not fly off haha!
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Ergonomics and convenience!
Well, the fit and ergonomics of the headphones are very good, they fit snugly to the ear and do not cause discomfort during prolonged use!
Accessories!
Well, here in this branded two-color protective storage case, there is such an excellent 4-core copper cable in an interesting color to match the headphones!

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And I liked it because it doesn’t get confused, it’s quite flexible and comfortable with good earhooks and it has 2-pin connectors for connecting to headphones, and of course it has the ability to replace the plug and we have two options to choose from, either a regular 3.5 jack or a balanced 4.4 jack, 2.5jack is not here, which I think is the right solution, I think very few people use it now.
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Well, here in the plastic organizer there is a pretty good set of high-quality ear pads of different colors, I especially liked these blue ones!
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now, friends, we come to the most interesting part, namely the sound of these headphones.
This is what their frequency response graph looks like and it’s surprising, but they are tuned very clearly according to my target, the only thing is that they have a small, slightly early roll-off at high frequencies, otherwise they are very good!

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Low Frequencies:
As we can see from the graph and from the ear, at low frequencies the headphones demonstrate a fairly smooth and neat elevation, with a slight emphasis on the mid-bass rather than on the sub-bass, but it has good depth and volume, but the headphones certainly do not fall into the basshead category, but There is plenty of bass here, just the way I like it.
And the mid-bass region here audibly feels more pronounced and with more emphasis on itself, and I was pleased with the excellent transparent texture with good mass and excellent control without leakage into the mid-range.
Regarding the speed and execution of attacks, everything is also quite good, the bass and kick are clear and focused on the attack, and the decays here are smooth and long!

Mid Frequencies:
There is both a clear noticeable presence of air especially highlighted in the vocal part, and additional transparency with an excellent and well-developed space in which the instruments are not lost and sound clearly and separately even in heavy overloaded genres.
Well, this model obviously doesn’t go into straight tough analytics and has more of a musical warm side, and I want to say that they really reminded me of Kinera Freya 2.0 from the last one I listened to.
Well, the vocals don’t sound thin and have excellent weight and energy with the correct and wide filling of space without the effect of deafness and darkness, and it is slightly pushed forward, that is, its production is already quite familiar, I think for many.
But the drums have well-emphasized transients and leave behind long trails of reverberation, and in general I liked the presentation of this area due to the preservation of its neutrality without obvious smoothed moments and excessive brightness in the upper middle area, as it could be, since I see that this is a trend now for bright headphones is quite high and I hope that models with a similar setting will appear as often as possible!

High Frequencies:
A very good and correct approach to tuning is noticeable here, this range is felt as a slightly warm and neat presentation that is pleasant to the ear and has good resolution in the cymbals without their obvious over-amplification, as happens in other models when they try to enhance the high range to artificially improve detail,
in fact, this is not necessary and it is correct that the manufacturer did not do this, if everything is in order with your hearing, then you will have plenty of high frequencies here, exactly as much as you need, the only thing that, in my opinion, would not hurt to tighten this decline a little after 10 kHz because there is still a sufficient amount of necessary information there.
But despite this, there is a good feeling of airiness and quite distinct technicality, which is enough for heavier genres, since the headphones do not merge the sound into a single whole and try to work out each hit on the cymbal clearly and separately.

Stage and stereo panorama:
Well, the scene and visualization of the Queen of Audio Aviation headphones turned out to be well-developed in width; there is no effect of artificially stretched images, and in the end we have a fairly optimal and quite wide constructed canvas, and a good slope in depth is also pleasing.
My conclusion on these headphones:
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Queen of Audio Aviation turned out to be excellent headphones for a calm and musical journey with music literally across the galaxy, there is a good confident amount of bass with a transparent texture, and weighty neutral mids without excessive unnecessary brightness, which are simply well complemented by neat, detailed highs!
Link where you can buy them!
Aliexpress Queen Of Audio Official Store: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805743432769.html
Icygenius was with you, I will be glad if you subscribe to my YouTube channel and watch this full review on QOA AVIATION !
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another great review bro you're just doing it keep going

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
AFUL MAGICONE review of 1 armature iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Excellent quality and workmanship
Cool 4-wire cable
Interesting and unique design
High technicality
Quite a wide soundstage with good separation of planes
Bass quality and texture reproduction are excellent for 1 armature driver
Emphasized bass attack with smooth decay
Mids are very transparent and clean
The upper mids are not bright, they do not tire.
High frequencies are very long and neat
Not critical to recording quality
Cons: Very difficult to drive, you need a very powerful source for them!
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today we’ll talk about headphones from the company AFUL and I’m sure that it’s already on the lips of many, and this time they decided to do something interesting and move away from the theme of the usual hybrid headphones and release headphones with 1 armature driver that provides full sound at all frequencies and you will find out today in this review whether they managed to do it or not, but the cost of the headphones is $139.
And they come in a very small box with a picture of the headphones on the front, the model name MagicOne, and the Aful company logo is also there.
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And at the back, as always, the technical characteristics are indicated, and here, as I said earlier, 1 armature driver is responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 103dB and they received a 38ohm impedance, and I’ll immediately say that they are quite hard for to drive!
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing that greets us is a black box with AFUL logo!
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And the headphones themselves are fixed here, and they look quite interesting, they have a transparent white finish inspired by the beauty of falling snowflakes, which are present here on the front of the earphone next to the AFUL inscription on the left earphone and MagicOne on the right!
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And according to the standard, they have a reliable 2-pin connector installed that goes exactly in line with the body, and on the inside of the earphone you can see how everything inside is made and wired, and in fact, next to this rather elongated nozzle you can see that very small reinforcement driver on which there is the inscription AFUL!
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And by the way, the diameter of the nozzle is 0.4 centimeters, so the fit here is generally excellent and I think the headphones will suit everyone.

Accessories!
Well, in this good case with the brand logo on the front, there is an excellent 4-wire cable and two sets of regular silicone ear tips!
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The cable has 2pin connectors for connecting to headphones and a 4.4 jack plug in my case for connecting to an amplifier, you can also choose a 3.5 jack when purchasing if you need it, the cable here is really good and I wouldn’t change it, since it has comfortable ear hooks and it doesn't get tangled!
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the most important thing, namely the sound of this model!
And this is what their frequency response graph looks like and they are tuned very well, there is a very confident bass shelf, right under my target, and fairly smooth mids with a neat transition to the upper mid area which received a slight emphasis, and surprisingly for just one armature The emitter here has very long high frequencies, but where else have you seen this?
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Low Frequencies:
Well, now, as always, I begin a detailed analysis with their low frequencies.
I think this is what most of you are primarily concerned about:
And the sub-bass area in these headphones is quite clearly accentuated and has excellent mass and volume with good filling of space with its depth, and the textural elaboration is at a very good level and is definitely no worse than dynamic drivers. Of course, this is not a super basshead model, but there is a subwoofer effect here there is and it is very obvious.
And the midbass in them received additional emphasis and especially clearly stands out in electronic compositions due to its pronounced attack, which allows the kick to open up well and not get lost along with the bass, well, the attack does not feel somehow relaxed, on the contrary, we have a blow quite concentrated on the attack , with good and clearly long-lasting attenuation due to a slight approach to the mid-range, but everything is within the normal range.

Mid Frequencies:
Well, the mid frequencies in these headphones are very detailed in overtones with a clear highlighted attack of the instruments and with good construction of plans and correct focusing in the sound field, and they sound very emotional and dynamic with good forward emphasis on the vocal part and drums that is, for everyone who is tired of neutral headphones with a calm, relaxed presentation, then this will clearly be your choice, here you will find rich vocals and In general, a cheerful musical rendering of this range, and I note with good transparency and air and with an optimal and correct amount.
And it is especially worth highlighting the way in which these headphones present the vocal part and instruments in general; the vocals themselves are very articulate, intelligible and clear, and do not sound closed and dull, do not have any excessive brightness, on the contrary, they are quite well advanced forward and wide in space along with the percussion part, which is what I like.

High Frequencies:
Well, the high frequencies here are presented as quite neat but sparkling and emphasized, with a small but correct, not excessive emphasis on cymbals and percussion, and have good detail with no less hidden technicality, so in my opinion there are no restrictions on genres here
and the headphones cope perfectly and without problems with various music with heavy genres and electronics and they reproduce everything without losing details during playback, which is especially important since the analytics here is at a very good level, while I note that they do not pull out recording problems and various unnecessary nuances in music that distract you, which in my opinion is especially important when listening and enjoying music, rather than working with it.

Stage and stereo panorama:
In the Aful MagicOne headphones it turned out to be quite wide, they perfectly draw images and various plans in depth and at the same time do not blur or lose the images of instruments and drum parts in space!
My conclusion on these headphones:
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Aful MAGICONE turned out to be amazing, excellent headphones with only 1 armature driver and yes, friends, they really managed to do it the first time and very accurately, for emotional and fun listening with a very comfortable and correct presentation complemented by a weighty textured and dense bass, smooth and weighty mid frequencies and very comfortable technical highs.
Link where you can buy them!
AFUL MagicOne on HiFiGo: https://hifigo.com/products/aful-magicone
AFUL MagicOne on Aliexpress HiFiGo Store: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006184207746.html
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The outside diameter of the MagicOne nozzles is 5.65mm, not 0.4cm or 4mm.

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
HISENIOR OKAVANGO review of 7-hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: High-quality made headphones, no problems with assembly
Excellent and rich equipment
Great fit and comfort
Very nice neutral tone
There are two tuning modes, more cheerful and bassy, and calm neutral
High-quality textured bass
Highlighted attack and long decay in the bass
Mid frequencies are not fatiguing and are delivered very neatly
Excellent vocal richness
High frequencies are long lasting and very smooth
Has no sibilants, is not critical to the quality of music recording
Suitable for bassheads and those who don’t like bright presentation
Cons: Not the most technical, rather more musical tuning
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today we’ll talk about very cool headphones from the company Hisenior Audio, called Okavango, and they come in a medium-sized and heavy box with a nice design
and on the front side the headphones themselves are depicted!
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And here at the back are the technical characteristics of the headphones, and 1 dynamic driver and as many as 6 armature drivers are responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 112dB and they have a 20ohm impedance,and here the address of the manufacturer is also written and what is included in the package!
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing that greets us is a black box!
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And inside it there is a cool case that I personally have never seen anywhere before and a separate box with accessories, which we will look at later.

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And there are headphones in it, very neatly arranged, and they come in these bags, and in my opinion they look really very good and this design is not often found, medical resin is used here so they are very smooth, and the front panel is like this an additional wooden insert and a rather large Okavango inscription on both headphones!
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And there are also two switches nearby, the first one is responsible for low frequencies and it boosts them so noticeably and later I will show you this on the graph, but the second one is responsible for high frequencies and the upper middle and it also has a very noticeable effect!
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Well, there’s also one acoustic hole nearby, and according to the standard they got a 2-pin connector that goes exactly flush with the body like this!
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And on the inside of the earphone there is a serial number of the model and a marking indicating that this is a right or left earphone, but their nozzle is not the smallest and not the largest, it is quite standard and its diameter is 0.5cm, also one of the advantages I liked is that there are ear pads they cling very tightly due to the fact that the nozzle has this protrusion.
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Ergonomics and convenience!
And with the ergonomic fit, of course, everything is excellent here, they fit very tightly in the ears and provide good sound insulation
Accessories!
And of course, where would we be without a cable, it’s a pretty good 4-wire one and practically doesn’t get tangled, it has 2-pin connectors with comfortable earhooks, and the ability to replace the plug, which is important, with any jack 3.5, 2.5 and 4.4!
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It’s also worth saying that the manufacturer did not forget about additional accessories,
and here, as you can see, there is everything you need and will be useful, these are two good sets of silicone ear pads, and one set of foam tips, maybe some of you still use them, and there is also a clothespin and an ejector for switching switches on the headphones, and two branded company stickers, and a very smooth branded cloth.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the most important thing, namely the sound of this model!
And this is what their frequency response graph looks like without using switches, and they are configured
it is very familiar and there is a quite confident amount of bass with a light and neat entry into the mid range and a smooth transition to the upper mid range, in addition to quite long and not bright high frequencies!
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And I immediately want to answer the question whether it’s worth using switches or not, and in the end we get such an interesting picture that on the one hand, without using switches, we have a fairly familiar and neutral tuning without obvious dominance of the bass, and on the other hand, when using switches we have a very fun, fun and bass-heavy tuning with insanely booming bass and a more emotional presentation!
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And I think it’s cool that there is such an opportunity to just switch and choose something suitable for yourself, I personally liked both options, especially for electronic pop and hip-hop music with switches, this is exactly what you need, but for everything else you can listen and without them, but if you are a basshead, be sure to turn on at least the first switch.

Low Frequencies:
The sub-bass region in these headphones has excellent depth and density, and the midbass complements it well with its weight and mass, and when using the switch, the low frequencies more clearly and noticeably draw attention to themselves and make us immediately understand who is in charge here, it is worth saying that they extend a little into the midrange, but this does not spoil the overall big picture at all, since the bass control is quite good, as well as very long decays, which become especially more noticeable when using the first switch!
Well, of course, there are no problems with textural elaboration here, and the bass may not sound as transparent as in the Simgot EA1000 headphones from the previous review, but nevertheless it is presented as warm and perfectly reproduces and reveals the saturation and distortion of guitars due to this good approaching the lower middle, and it’s worth saying that the kick sounds very emphasized with such a good kick and therefore it doesn’t get lost at all when hit simultaneously with the bass

Mid Frequencies:
Well, the mid frequencies, friends, are what you need, from the first listen I noticed that they are very neutral, have a calm, non-screaming smooth tone, and they are very warm and simply pleasant to the ear, and I liked that finally someone cleaned up the upper mids, so you won’t need to use various filters for the nozzle, so just connect your headphones and listen and enjoy!
And of course, due to this, the female vocals will not let you get tired of their shrillness and brightness, and the drums will simply neatly do their job without obvious and unnecessary emphasis on themselves, as is often the case.
But the instruments sound very sophisticated and natural, with a good and noticeable emphasized attack on the piano and excellent natural timbres with high resolution and the transparency and detail necessary to reveal the range.

High Frequencies:
Well, at the high frequencies of the Okavango, a very familiar and also quite neutral but slightly more musical approach to tuning with moderate, not excessive detail is immediately noticeable if we talk about the sound with the switch turned off, and as a result we have such a warm, neat presentation with moderate, albeit not clearly highlighted, for example, like Simgot EA1000 technicality,but excellent but correct, not excessive shine and an emphasis on hi-hats and crashes with a switch, the situation quite clearly changes; this will be heard on the vocal part and even on the cymbals themselves, since they will be more forward towards you due to their amplification!
And the most important thing that is probably worth saying is that when listening you will not find any sibilance in these headphones, since they are not super demanding on recording quality and do not go too far into hard analytics like the same simgots, so even in heavy metal or rock music with a ton of dirty, distortion-heavy instruments, these headphones still deliver this area very safely on the ear, preventing you from paying attention to any recording problems in the song you're listening to, even with the switches turned on.
Well, it is also worth noting a very good bias in micro and macro details and very noticeable obvious long-lasting tails from reverberation effects that do not end very abruptly but, on the contrary, have a fairly long continuation due to a very good expansion of high frequencies.

Stage and stereo panorama:
And here is the sound stage and visualization:
in the high-senior okavango headphones, it turned out to be not the widest and most stretched out, but rather optimal and correct; there is a fairly good stereo panorama and not a hidden depiction of plans and various images

My conclusion on these headphones:
Hisenior Okavango turned out to be very good headphones with a non-tiring, moderately emotional presentation that is pleasant to the ear, without any sibilance or harsh analytics, where you don’t need to listen to the problems of the recorded material, but just enjoy it, you are also offered two settings to choose from, one for basshead themes who wants to get a clear pumping effect and such a booming bass, and the second option without using switches is a familiar setting for everyone, with a moderate amount of textured bass, and very pleasant, non-tiring mid and high frequencies, and I’m sure everyone will choose the right option for themselves.
Link where you can buy them!
Aliexpress: https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005005980090666.html
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audiophilius
this iem looks amazing haha

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
SIMGOT EA1000 review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: The quality and workmanship is excellent
The cable is good and does not need to be replaced
Fit and comfort are excellent
The most technical headphones I've ever listened to, it's pure madness
Very emotional and detailed sound
Very transparent and airy flow
Soundstage has excellent depth and width
Bass has insanely good control and attack
Texture processing is transparent, and bass saturation and distortion are reproduced at an excellent high level
High frequencies are quite analytical and airy and do not have sibilants
Crazy analytical, the music is literally in your possession.
Cons: For me the tone is a little bright without using a nozzle filter, use 300mesh to fix that.
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today we’ll talk about new hybrid headphones from SIMGOT, the model is called EA1000 and their cost is $219!

And they come in a very attractive, well-designed medium-sized box, and on the front here in the frame there is the inscription the last theorem of Fermat!
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Well, here at the back there are three frequency response graphs of headphones with different replaceable complete nozzles, the first is Target Simgot 2023 with a gold nozzle, the second red is the already familiar Target Harman 2019 with a silver nozzle and a red silicone rubber band, and the third blue is a classic Simgot Target using a silver nozzle with a black silicone rubber band, and as always, the technical characteristics are immediately indicated and 1 dynamic driver 1 and a passive radiator are responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 127dB and they received 16ohm impedance!
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Let's take a look at what's included!
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The headphones themselves are very securely fixed here, and they look very good. Let's look at them in more detail.
They have a metal body that still collects prints, of course, but nevertheless literally attracts the eye to itself, because they really look very elegant and tasteful, and as you probably noticed there is a logo of the company Simgot on the front part, and the hidden inscription Fermat here below.

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And of course they got a good and time-tested 2pin connector that is slightly recessed into the case, and on the inside of the earphone there is a marking of the right and left channels, and a metal mesh is visible, and there are also two acoustic holes, one of which is quite close to this nozzle, which can be unscrewed and changed to either of the other two.
Ergonomics and convenience!
The fit of these headphones is excellent, quite tight and they fit well to the ear, so there are no problems with sound insulation!

Accessories!
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In the smallest box there are replaceable nozzles, one of them is gold and has a transparent elastic band, and the other is silver and has a black elastic band and spongy material inside, personally I used a complete nozzle with a red elastic band, but I pasted an additional black filter on top of it, and I'll explain later why I did it.
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In the box with the inscription storage box is of course, here is a really very good and strong case inside which there is an excellent cable that received a 3.5 jack connector and 2pins for connecting to headphones,i really liked it very much.
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And in the last slightly larger box, there is a very good set of ear pads that can be used without problems, and additional elastic bands for use with nozzles, and here are such large instructions.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the most important thing, namely the sound of this model!
And this is what their frequency response graph looks like: there is a moderate amount of bass with a good entry into the mid-range, and a smooth transition to the upper mid-range with high frequencies that received a little emphasis, and upon first listening you immediately notice detail, attacks, transients, a lot of air, and a very transparent and ultra-analytical presentation that I have not seen for a long time, and these headphones literally pull out all the nuances in the music.
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Low Frequencies:
Well, let's start with an analysis of the low frequencies, where the headphones demonstrate a very precise and accurate and correct rise with a slight emphasis on the sub-bass, which has excellent weight and volume filling the space, and I was very pleased with the smooth and clearly controlled transition to mid-bass, due to which the bass is perfectly controlled and literally allows the mid frequencies to breathe and open up without interfering with them at all.
The midbass here is presented as quite dense and collected and with a very clearly defined attack and good textural elaboration, and it’s worth saying that despite the fact that this is not a basshead model, I was very pleased to listen to electronic music and hip-hop genres, where first of all you need a good and pumping low end, of course, without obvious dominance over other frequencies, as this is especially happens in basshead models.

Mid Frequencies:
Well, the mids in these headphones are literally what you need, they are very transparent and clearly focused in space, but they feel a little light, but nevertheless I would say that this is literally their calling card, there is a great airiness here that makes everything sound clear separate and detailed on overtones, there is no box effect or closed dark space,and this entire range literally breathes, and despite the fact that it is quite smooth, it did not get excessive obvious monitoring and dryness because of this, but on the contrary, everything sounds quite emotional and exciting.
But the vocal part, both male and female vocals, is presented to us as very clean and incredibly transparent and clear, and of course it’s worth saying that it’s immediately noticeable that the vocals focus attention on themselves and are brought forward along with the drum part and everything sounds literally next to you and this gives very nice immersive effect
but what I have to tell you is that the upper middle area is quite bright for me out of the box, so I used an additional filter that weakened this excessive emphasis, but for example, I can’t know exactly how it will be in your case since perhaps someone will not even have to glue a filter here and will be satisfied with such a brighter presentation, since I know for sure that there are many such fans.
High Frequencies:
Well, as for high frequencies, they have a very good and correct approach to tuning, there is also a very pronounced technicality and there is an insane bias towards analytics due to which we have excellent separation of cymbals and percussion in this range, and of course it’s worth to say that the headphones are perfect for heavy and high-speed genres that require a good dedicated attack and a small but pleasant-to-hear underscore of the cymbals and I’m glad that they don’t merge the sound into a single whole, but on the contrary, all the cymbals at the top and each long aftersound sounds very detailed and separate, that is, the images are not lost in the mix and are drawn very accurately and legibly, the analytics here are really at their best, fans of this kind of presentation they will definitely be pleased.
Stage and stereo panorama:

In Simgot Ea1000 everything is in perfect order here, the stage itself is quite wide and optimal, it does not have artificial stretch, it is exactly correct and at the same time has an excellent slope in depth, that is, the space and instruments do not feel flat, but on the contrary, they have good weight and volume , and all the images are drawn in great detail and separately from each other.
My conclusion on these headphones:
SIMGOT EA1000 turned out to be excellent attacking, detailed and incredibly technical headphones that you will definitely remember for a long time, that truly amazing new product.
Link where you can buy them!
Aliexpress: https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005006163441706.html
LINSOUL: https://www.linsoul.com/products/simgot-ea1000-fermat

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Thanks for another review mate, I like how you approach this case and do it in such detail.

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
Sivga Luan review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Excellent quality and workmanship
Very analytical and transparent tone
Wide soundstage and excellent depth development
Bass is accurate with good attack
Mid frequencies are quite transparent and pleasant to the ear
High frequencies are very detailed and have high resolution
Good for audio work, literally everything in the palm of your hand
Cons: Not for bassheads but this is normal for open-size headphones
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today in review we’ll talk about full-size headphones from Sivga.
The headphones are currently priced at $359.
And they come in this huge box with a minimalist design with the brand name on the front, and a large drawing of the headphones themselves.
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And at the back, as always, the technical characteristics of the headphones are indicated, a 50mm dynamic driver is responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 100dB, and they have a 38ohm impedance.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing we are greeted with here is this hard leather case for storing headphones with the inscription Sivga, and you will agree that it has a rather unusual shape haha!
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And inside it are the actual headphones themselves, which in my opinion look quite strict and feel just like audiophile expensive and here, metal and leather and wood and even plastic were used in production, the outer part of the headband is made of metal and has good adjustment, so you can adjust the fit to yourself without any problems, but this comfortable strap is made of artificial leather and has the Sivga logo on top, and the inside is corduroy material, which is quite nice.
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Well, the cups themselves have a dark shade in my case, and are made of wood, so they are polished, sanded and varnished, I think that if you handle them carefully, nothing will happen, you also probably noticed this large black grille here and it is there for a reason, so as these are open-type headphones, so keep in mind that the music you will listen to will play loud enough outward, and all the people next to you will also hear it very clearly and intelligibly.
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Well, here at the bottom of the cup there is a connector for connecting the cable like this.
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And you’re probably wondering how good these hybrid memory foam ear pads are, made in an oval shape, and I liked them, they are very comfortable and soft, when putting on the headphones, the ears literally sink into them and nothing presses anywhere, and due to the perforation inside, everything is literally it breathes, so even if you sit in them for a couple of hours, you won’t get any fatigue since the headphones themselves are very light, weighing only 354 grams.
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Ergonomics and convenience.
Well, to sum up the convenience and comfort, I can say that everything is in order, the headphones are very comfortable!
Accessories.
And this is what the complete cable looks like with a 3.5 jack connector and an additional 6.3 jack plug for connecting to the source, overall it’s pretty good, it doesn’t get confused, in my opinion it is. A fairly ordinary cable that simply does its job.
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How do these headphones sound?
Let's start by analyzing the frequency response graph of these headphones and you can even notice that they are quite close to my target especially at mid and high frequencies, and it’s probably worth saying that for listening to music I like a little more low frequencies, especially for listening to hip-hop genres and electronic music.
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And here they are immediately noticeable that they are not very accentuated and even have a slight roll-off in the sub-bass, and they feel quite smooth and have a small stereo image since they do not have much bass, and a slightly drier presentation in comparison with the Zeus Elite, but the mid frequencies they are quite even, not too intrusive and have a pleasant and, I would say, smooth and slightly warmer tone,
but the high frequencies here have been pulled up so well; they are presented as very transparent and airy, and it’s worth saying that they go more into explicit analytics and pull out quite a lot of nuances from the music, this will be especially good for working with sound, and in general, in my opinion this model is quite suitable for these purposes, and I’ll say right away that I did not use any equalizer and listened to these headphones as they are, in order to share with you an accurate and reliable reproduction of their sound.

Low Frequencies :
Let's start with the low frequencies, which, as I said earlier, are delivered very smoothly without any bassheading, and without excessive dominance over the mids, there is a good depth of sub-bass, and a mid-bass that complements its basis with a slightly more prominent punch and impact, in most musical compositions and especially instrumental and classical music there is enough weight and fullness of the bass,but in electronic and even more so hip-hop music, I personally would like to get a little more low frequencies and tighten up the kick, but since the headphones are open-type, so this is a normal situation here you obviously shouldn’t expect a bassy presentation of the lower range here, and in this case you An equalizer can be very helpful.
Mid Frequencies :
Well, the mid frequencies in them are noticeably and thoroughly emphasized, the vocals occupy a wide position of the image in space and, together with the drums, are pushed forward towards us, and this is a fairly familiar and standard presentation in open full-size headphones, and I have already gotten used to it, and the timbre of the vocals is conveyed quite warmly and pleasantly to the ear there is both sufficient transparency and good intelligibility and clarity of transmission of various overtones, and the vocals do not sound dull and suppressed, on the contrary, they are very clear and clean, both female and male, and the drums have well-defined transients and do not sound smoothed out to hit due to a really good attack.
High Frequencies :
But the high frequencies have received excellent technicality, very clearly highlighted transparency and airiness due to the strengthening of the 15 kHz region, and yes, this is really felt, due to which the cymbals here have very long long aftersounds, and they themselves are not lost in the mix and sound quite emphasized but without excessive sharpness and obvious metallic color and in general, the presentation of this area is also quite analytical and critical of bad recordings, since all the mistakes and nuances in the music are literally in the palm of your hand, so friends, carefully select the material you listen to, since headphones will not hide all these details and nuances from you at the expense which, of course, can be really good at mixing and controlling the material for professional purposes.
Stage and stereo panorama :
But with regards to the sound stage and panorama in the Sivga Luan headphones, it turned out to be really very wide and open, there is a gorgeous stereo panorama and its elaboration and an equally wonderful depth of immersion and a rightfully fascinating depiction of each individual instrument, that is, it will not be difficult to sort everything out on the shelves for you!
My conclusion on these headphones :
Sivga Luan - in my opinion, have a very good design, light weight, and most importantly, excellent, smooth and pleasant sound that does not tire the ear!
Link where you can buy them!
https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005005665207402.html
Icygenius was with you, I will be glad if you subscribe to my YouTube channel and watch this full review on Sivga Luan:
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Kinera Freya 2.0 review of hybrid iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Amazing design and rich equipment
Comfort and ergonomics are excellent
Great cable
Very nice accurate tone
Low frequencies are deep and accurate with good attack
Texture development at an excellent level
Mids very emotional and enticing
Vocals are presented richly with a lot of air
The drums have excellent transient response and leave a long aftersound from reverberation.
The instruments sound very full, rich and natural, with excellent, well-developed tones.
High frequencies are calm and literally relax you and do not distract you from being immersed in the music
Excellent detail without unnecessary analytics
Good bias in micro and macro details so all the percussion and different sounds will be like the palm of your hand
The sound stage is wide and has excellent depth
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today we’ll talk about beautiful and good-sounding headphones from the company Kinera, I think most of you are already familiar with it, and this is their new model called Freya 2.0 worth $269.
And they come in one of the best boxes that I have seen in terms of their design, it really looks very cool and it immediately becomes clear that the product in front of us is really worthwhile, on the front part there is a Kinera company logo at the top, and the name of the Freya 2.0 model is also written here, and there is the inscription love and beauty at my command, and yes, this phrase carries a really great meaning and you will find out why later!
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Well, at the back, as always, the technical specifications are indicated, and here it is also written what is included in the package, and there is also a QR-code here to verify the authenticity of the product, which is also important, and 3 armature drivers from Knowles and 1 dynamic driver 7mm are responsible for the sound here, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 105dB and they received an impedance of 20ohms.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing that greets us here is this very large manual!
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Here the story is told about the creation and inspiration of Freya 2.0 about the sound setup itself, and here there is also a graph of the frequency response of headphones and cable parameters.

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Well, there is also this interesting letter from Cynthia, she is the artist and designer of this model Freya 2.0, and in her eyes these headphones are something more than just a product, Freya is the goddess of love and Scandinavian mythology associated with femininity and spring, so the color of this model was I chose blue to convey all this beauty to you.
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Well, this is what the headphones themselves look like and they are made of medical smooth resin, and you can really look at them for a very long time, and they were really very accurately described by Cynthia, they look very beautiful, such a pleasant blue shade complemented by such iridescent shiny particles made to look like gold.
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And on the left earphone they have the inscription Kinera and on the right one Freya, and they also got a standard 2-pin connector, and one acoustic hole that is located here, and as you noticed, the inside of the case is transparent so we can see absolutely the entire bunch of drivers, and the nozzle here is quite elongated and has three holes.
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Ergonomics and convenience.
Well, with the fit and ergonomics, everything is in order here, they fit perfectly in the ears, very tightly and provide good sound insulation.
Accessories.
Well, as you noticed, friends, there is really a very rich set here, let's start with this good set of ear pads that are fixed in such a convenient organizer, and here next to the right you can find a brush for cleaning the headphones, and an adapter for the cable to a balanced 4.4 connector!
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Well, that’s not all, friends, in a beautiful and strong case with the inscription kinera, there is such an excellent and rare set of ear pads final type E with their manual, and there are really ear pads for every taste and color and size, and I think you can choose them without any problems suitable for yourself.
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Well, this is what an excellent complete 4-core cable looks like, with 2-pin connectors for connecting to headphones and a removable connector from 3.5 to 4.4 jack, it is fixed very securely, and in general I liked the cable, and there is no point in changing it no, it has conveniently shaped hooks, it practically doesn’t get tangled, and, you see, it looks very good.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let’s talk about the most important thing, namely the sound of this model!
And here’s what their frequency response graph looks like and how they are configured in my opinion, it’s quite good and familiar, there is still a sufficient amount of bass with a light and neat entry into the mids and a smooth flow into the upper mids, with very neat highs.
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Low Frequencies :
Well, now let’s start with an analysis of their low frequencies, which are felt from the first listen as very solid, deep with good punch in the mid-bass, and smooth decay with moderately transparent textural elaboration, although it is worth saying that the bass in them is delivered quite warmly,and despite this, there are no problems with the transmission of harmonics, distortion in guitars and saturation in bass, there is no such thing that the bass sounds monotonous and homogeneous, on the contrary, I liked that kick is very clearly allocated to attack and is separated from the bass, which they can do and convey not every headphone.
Mid Frequencies :
Well, the mids in these headphones are presented as very smooth and neat, without excessive harshness and brightness in the vocal part, since the bass and upper mids are on par here, and I immediately liked this familiar presentation, which has a good feeling of warmth and good moderate transparency that is, tonally they are warm and even reminded me of the Canon 2 headphones, there is also the same drive and musicality that I liked and remembered there.
But both male and female vocals in Freya 2 sound very rich and well-developed with good resolution and with a sufficiently large amount of air, which definitely had a positive effect on this range and significantly helped to open up the vocal part and instruments so as not to sound dully closed and dark.
And the drums here are neatly emphasized in the mix, they don't come forward and don't try to take too much attention in the music, they're quite neat and neutral, with well-defined transients, and when they hit they don't have any sibilant emphasis that might irritate you.
And of course, the instruments included in this range also sound very full, rich and natural, with excellent well-developed timbres, with fairly high resolution and detail without any reinforcement overtones or problems.

High Frequencies :
Well, at high frequencies, the Kinera Freya 2.0 immediately notices a very neutral, calm and smooth approach to tuning with good moderate detail and with that same warm presentation, slightly softened at the edges, with correct technicality and excellent shine at the cymbals
they don’t take much attention here, but just carefully complement the composition without being too intrusive; they don’t have any harsh or metallic coloring.
And it’s definitely worth saying that you won’t find any resonances in these headphones, since one of the advantages is that they are not very demanding on recording quality and clearly do not go into harsh analytics and transparency, so even in heavy metal or rock music with a lot of dirty instruments overloaded with distortion, these headphones still produce this area very carefully and pleasantly to the ear, not allowing you to pay attention to any recording problems in the composition you are listening to.
Well, it’s also worth noting a fairly good bias in micro and macro details, so all the percussion and different sounds will be like the palm of your hand, and undoubtedly there are very long tails from reverberation effects that do not end very abruptly, on the contrary have a very long continuation.

Stage and stereo panorama :
With the sound stage and stereo panorama, everything is in perfect order here, the scene is formed correctly, and the images are drawn quite clearly and in detail, there are no problems with their localization, and the depth is at a good, vigorous level in terms of elaboration.
My conclusion on these headphones :
Kinera freya 2.0 turned out to be very beautiful headphones with a rich set of components, and no less beautiful sound with a very warm, neat, pleasant presentation that you will definitely remember for a long time.
Link where you can buy them!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006175898822.html
Kinera Official Website: https://www.kineraaudio.com/product/kinera-freya-2-0
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oh this freya looks amazing, i real want buy this iem for my collection bro:beyersmile::beyersmile::beyersmile:

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
Sivga Nightingale review of planar iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Unique and not the usual setting
Very neutral and neat tuning
Sounds natural
Very warm and musical sound presentation
Speed and bass attack are good
Mid frequencies are not fatiguing and are quite transparent
High frequencies smoothed and restrained
The sound stage good
Cons: Not for bassheads
Not the most technical set
Introduction!
Hello friends!
Today in our review we’ll talk about another planar headphones from Sivga worth $279!
The headphones come in a small box with a nice design and on the front there is the brand name Sivga, and the model name Nightgale.
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And as usual, the technical characteristics of the headphones are indicated at the back and one 14.5mm planar driver is responsible for the sound in this model, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 100dB and they have a 16ohm impedance.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And here we are immediately first greeted by the headphones, well fixed here, and they look quite interesting, they have such an oval shape with a wooden front panel, which in fact is rarely seen anywhere now, and there is an inscription Sivga right there.
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And according to the standard, they received a 2-pin connector, but it sticks out from the case, keep this in mind, so it is advisable to install a qdc cable here, the usual 2 pins will look strange in my opinion.
Well, on the inside of the case there are markings for the right and left earphones and 2 acoustic holes located here and one on top.
And the nozzle of the headphones is quite standard and has a diameter of 0 point five mm, and it’s good that it has a protrusion so the ear pads here won’t fly off anywhere and they are fixed very securely.

Ergonomics and convenience.
Well, the fit and ergonomics are all pretty good, with the included ear pads in the ears the headphones fit quite tightly, just as I like.
Accessories.
And of course, where without accessories, there is a fairly good case with the inscription Sivga, inside of which there is what, in my opinion, is an excellent copper cable in black braiding that practically does not get tangled, has correctly formed earhooks that are really comfortable, and QDC connectors for connection to headphones, and a 4.4 balanced connector for connecting to a player or amplifier,by the way, for additional protection against bending of the cable, there is such a spring that is rarely seen anywhere these days.
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And also, the manufacturer immediately took care of the ear tips, so here in the kit there is a really good set of tips, some are very similar to Sony for a long time, by the way, I haven’t seen such ear pads, but here they have respect for this, and also such soft silicone tips with such a leg, and it was with them that I listened to these headphones.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now let's talk about the sound of this planar model Sivga Nightingale.
And this is what their frequency response graph looks like, and immediately in contrast to the Kefine Klanar from the previous review, I think it’s noticeable here that there’s a completely different and not the most typical setting for planar headphones.
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At low frequencies, the first thing that catches your eye here is this kind of decline, and when listening it is really felt, so bassheads will probably pass by here, but lovers of neat, restrained low frequencies will definitely be pleased, and also pay attention to how these headphones play quite linearly right up to 2kHz and in general their tuning reminded me even more of full-size open-back headphones.
But the area of the upper middle, even for my target, was pressed down quite heavily, for which, of course, I don’t really understand, since I still think that a slight gain, at least like on my target, would be very useful here.
Well, then there are more advanced high frequencies, which were boosted well for us, I believe, to compensate for the upper midrange area so that everything sounds more holistic.
And I think that the manufacturer of Sivga decided to do something really very new among a bunch of other planar headphones with the same repeating V-shaped tuning, and they really succeeded,since these headphones sound quite dynamically holistic and natural for a planar driver.

Low Frequencies :
The low frequencies in them do not take on much attention, but simply try to carefully complement the mid and high frequencies with their low weight, but sufficient volume, and moderate attack with smooth decay and surprisingly moderately developed textural elaboration that does not take on much attention but It just neatly complements everything with its warm tone.
Mid Frequencies :
But the mid frequencies here have such a very neat smooth neutral tone and, for example, are perfect for lovers of a more dark sound, where there is no excessive brightness and the vocal part and drums are pushed ahead of everything else, because the vocals in them are presented very restrained and quite calmly with good preservation of neutrality and a very noticeable shade of warmth, that is, it is not shrill and at the same time has good resolution and elaboration of articulations.
And I also liked the fact that the female vocals will not let you get tired when listening to these headphones, so those who like this slightly smoother and calmer presentation will be pleased.
Well, the upper mids actually correspond to the graph; they don’t feel loud, so the mix sounds quite smooth and nothing comes out ahead of everything, although in comparison with headphones with Harman, of course you will think that something is wrong here because the presentation of mid frequencies here turned out to be not tiring, a little smoothed out but pleasant to the ear with such good fat in the lower middle, but for the first time for sure, you will need to get used to it, especially after bright headphones, to a new sound that you may not even have encountered anywhere before.

High Frequencies :
And friends, you are probably wondering how things are going with the high frequencies, which look quite strange on the graph, I agree, but in reality they turned out to be quite warm and not as technical as in other planar headphones, for example, the Kefine Klanar from the previous review, they have a noticeable gain at eight and fifteen kHz to give greater clarity and emphasis to the cymbals of various after-sounds and additional air.
But in fact, this range does not feel overly flashy and tiring if you listen at medium volume as I usually do, and it also does not go into some kind of strong darkness, although of course there is no super transparency and analyticality here, since these headphones have a bias towards more of that musicality and a bold structured canvas, so they don’t particularly need to show you all the nuances in the music and bring all the flaws forward in the recording, these accents will obviously be of no use here, so they just play this area comfortably by ear with good resolution and not too much hidden detail.

Stage and stereo panorama :
The scene and visualization in these headphones turned out to be well-developed in width, that is, the visual construction of such an optimal and correct scene, although a little intimate for the vocal part, but still they try to embrace and entice you with their deep elaboration of depth, brightening up this small nuance.
My conclusion on these headphones :
Sivga Nightingale turned out to be very interesting planar headphones with a rightfully rare and unique tuning, and a collected natural and holistic sound presentation without undue emphasis on the upper mids with a good, although not the most massive, even textured bass and long-lasting high frequencies.
Link where you can buy them!
https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005006032032567.html

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Wow that very nice review, thanks so much bro!
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abheybir
Good One!

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
Kefine Klanar review of planar iem by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Excellent planar headphones for the first acquaintance
Nice technicality
Detailed sound
Excellent bass control and attack
Great bass texture
Mids are transparent
Neat and not bright upper mids
High frequencies are detailed and restrained
A lot of air
Very wide sound stage
Cons: The mids are a little recessed, but this also happens in other planar headphones
Introduction!
Today we’ll talk about planar headphones from the company Kefine, costing $119, and probably many of you have a question about what this new brand is, and in short, this new company is closely related to Sivga, and this is their first new product, which is called Klanar.
And they come in a rather medium box with a picture of the headphones themselves on the front and the name of the brand and model here.
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And keep in mind that you will have the opportunity to choose a model with a balanced cable for 4.4jack, or a regular 3.5jack, as in my case, as evidenced by this green mark here.

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Well, at the back, as always, are the technical characteristics of the headphones.
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And the 14.5mm planar driver is responsible for the sound, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 105dB and their resistance is 16Ohms, according to the requirements for the amplifier, they are approximately at the level of Tangzu Zetian Wu or Shuoer S12, if any, or did you have these planar models, I think you already have a rough idea of what kind of amplifier they will need.

Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing we are immediately greeted with here are the headphones, which are very securely fixed, and they look quite good and are black in color and are completely made of aluminum alloy, so they are very light and have quite neat edges.
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And on the front panel here they have the name of the Kefine brand and of course, according to the standard, they have a 2-pin connector installed here, and on the inside there are markings for the right and left earphones, and two acoustic holes, and their nozzle is quite elongated and has an insert inside with an unusual pattern.
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And their nozzle is quite elongated and has an insert inside with an unusual pattern.

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Ergonomics and convenience.
Well, the fit and comfort of the headphones is generally excellent; they fit quite tightly to the ear and provide good sound insulation.
Accessories.
Well, in this miniature case with the inscription Kefine, there is a rightfully excellent 4-core copper cable that received 2-pin connectors for connecting to headphones and a 3.5jack plug in my case, the cable is really good, does not get tangled, and I personally have no questions about its convenience I wouldn't even change it.
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And of course, there is a good set of ear pads that you can use with headphones without problems.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now let's talk about the sound of these planar headphones Kefine Klanar.
I used and listened to them with a Topping G5 DAC.
This is what the frequency response graph of these headphones looks like and you can even see my target which I made just the other day and surprisingly the headphones are quite close to it, but in reality it is a very strong sounding headphone with a slightly more recessed middle due to which the vocals do not play close to us, as in many headphones, but a little distant.

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Low Frequencies :
The bass on these headphones has a distinctive planar signature, and feels very textured and well controlled, and it's worth saying that the low frequencies are noticeably so focused on the energy and depth of the sub-bass, complemented by a slight and proper boost to the mid-bass punch with good weight and mass.
And it feels like such an energetic and very dense attack blow, but with the textural elaboration and transmission of various harmonics at low frequencies, everything is in perfect order here, the distortion effects of the guitars are very clear and quite legible, and this is exactly what I expected to get from a planar driver.

Mid Frequencies :
Well, the mid-range sounds quite pleasant and I would characterize it as clean and transparent with the vocals correctly formed in space, although slightly moved away from us, and a really good amount of air to better separate the vocals from the instruments, due to which this area does not sound somehow dull and it’s dark and it’s not presented to you in a crumpled way, but on the contrary, everything is conveyed very accurately and separately.
Yes, and I liked that the vocals do not feel relaxed and blurry, on the contrary, they are quite well focused in such a wide space and sound rich and detailed.
Well, it’s also good that the headphones don’t merge the sound into mush and into one whole, even in overloaded and heavy tracks, and the planar clearly makes itself felt here.
And the upper middle is very slightly emphasized and presented quite neatly, and the female vocal remains quite restrained and does not become flashy, it has good saturation and excellent transmission of voice timbres.

High Frequencies :
Well, the high frequencies in the Kefine Klanar feel smoother and less warm than the midrange, and properly restrained, they do not go into some kind of excessive brightness and harshness with a metallic color on the cymbals, as can be found in other planar headphones.
I like that they retained the technicality and made exactly the right sustained bias in technique rather than in smoothed and warm musicality, and they try, first of all, to attract you with their resolution and elaboration of after-sounds and various tails from reverberations, which are very long here.
I also liked that they are devoid of sibilance and sharp peaks, and at the same time extract a fairly good amount of detail and have excellent analytics, due to which, of course, the headphones are a little critical of recordings, but in general they reproduce everything without problems.

Stage and stereo panorama :
Well, the sound stage actually surprised me in these headphones, that is, in all other planars of such depth and width, I really haven’t seen it. From the first listen, I noticed that the sound field here just reminded me of my open full-size headphones where everything goes beyond your head, and This is much more interesting and effectively immerses you in the music, in my opinion, and it sounds somehow more atmospheric.
My conclusion on these headphones :
Kefine Klanar turned out to be rightfully excellent planar headphones, with a detailed and technical sound with excellent attacking and textured bass and without unnecessary sharp accents at high frequencies, but a good focus on analytics with a reliable and detailed transmission of the mid-range makes them very advantageous in this price category for those who want to try planar headphones, I think they are perfect for a first acquaintance.
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Link where you can buy them!
https://www.linsoul.com/products/kefine-klanar
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audiophilius
New nice review, thanks so much mate!!!
ICYGENIUS
ICYGENIUS
RobertM98
RobertM98
These look quite interesting. My have to check these out soon

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
HarmonicDyne Zeus Elite review of full-size headphones by ICYGENIUS 🎧
Pros: Crazy technicality
Very mature sounding
Very accurate and detailed sound
Responds well to EQualizer
Excellent bass control
Amazing textured bass
Bass attack and decay are excellent
Weighty and transparent mids
Neat and not tiring upper mids
High frequencies are very detailed and not overly bright
Micro and macro details, real analytics right in front of you
Insane elaboration of soundstage width and depth
Very comfortable fit and comfort, I can use them for several hours without getting tired
Assembly and design at a high level
Cons: Not, literally everything about them is perfect.
Introduction!
Today in review we’ll talk about full-size headphones from HarmonicDyne worth $379!
These headphones come in a very large metal cool and reliable carrying case, which we will look at a little later, and here there is a drawing of the headphones themselves, the brand logo and the name of this model Zeus Elite!

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And here are the technical characteristics of the headphones and a 50mm dynamic driver is responsible for the sound their sensitivity is 105dB and they have an impedance of 32ohms.
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And here it is also written what is included in the package, which we will talk about now and, of course, consider the headphones.

Let's take a look at what's included!
The headphones come in a huge carrying case with a handle and a glass front panel.
And in general, I think it’s cool that the headphones come in this, and not in some ordinary simple box, as it protects them during transportation and adds more wow factor when unpacking.

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Well, now let's look at the headphones themselves, which are well fixed and protected here, and they look really chic and weigh 360g and have an open type design and I will say right away that they play loud enough outside, so everyone who is next to you will hear your music very clearly!
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The cup in these headphones is made of zebrawood wood, this is an exotic type of wood that has such a dark shade, the front panel has a very interesting shape!
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And the ear pads that are used here are exactly the same as those of the HarmonicDyne Athena headphones that I have been using all this time, and after a while I can say that the quality is excellent, very soft and velvety and made of suede, and I am pleased that the ears in them do not sweat due to The fact that they have perforated skin here inside, so there is no effect of vacuum and pressure, I calmly sat in these headphones for 3-4 hours.
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Well, the headband here is exactly the same as that of the Athena headphones with such a very soft insert, and the Zeus Elite has two more wooden inserts here, and here the right and left channels are labeled in exactly the same way on the sides, and in general, as you can see the entire design of the headphones is exactly the same as that of the Athena, so there are no problems with the comfort and fit of the headphones, and the headband is adjusted very easily with a characteristic click, so you can easily adjust it to suit you.
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Well, the connector for connecting the headphone cable is located here at the bottom of the cup, so let's not waste time and look at the two wonderful cables included in the kit, which really surprised me.
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Accessories.
In this little box labeled "Accessories" there are two cables here is also a small instruction manual for using the headphones.
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And this is what they look like, they are quite weighty to match these expensive headphones, very high quality 4-core silver plated copper wires, one of them has a 4.4 balanced plug for connecting to a DAC amplifier!

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But the second cable already has an XLR connector for connecting to powerful stationary amplifiers.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the sound of these headphones, and I used the Topping G5 DAC when listening to them.
When listening to the headphones, I immediately noticed very accurate and smooth low frequencies with a slight shift in emphasis to the midbass, and complementary smooth mids with a rather smooth but accentuated approach to the upper middle, which personally, to my ears, gives a slight brightness to the vocals and makes their production more forward,but I liked the high frequencies for their duration and good resolution!
And when I connected these headphones for the first time, I immediately noticed that they have an analytical presentation but with a shift towards the bright side, that is, the mid and high frequencies occupy a more dominant position than the bass.
Yes, out of the box, this setting will probably be perfect for working with sound, since the headphones do not hide the quality and various problems of recordings and mixing, that is, you can perfectly hear various problems of the tracks in them.

Low Frequencies :
The bass in these headphones has an excellent emphasized and precise attack, and quite transparent and very detailed textural elaboration, and a nice long decay, that is, it does not end abruptly, but leaves behind a nice and neat trail, and I definitely like how it fills the space with its weight thanks to excellent depth.
Mid Frequencies :
We have a very clean and transparent midrange without sibilance and excessive brightness, which is perfectly complemented by low frequencies, the presentation of this area is neat and smooth but does not go into unnecessary warmth, on the contrary, the tone of this area is quite cold and correct and the vocals fill the space well and are on the correct level and its image is felt approximately in the center, but at the same time it does not sound monotonous, tight or dull,but on the contrary, it tries to fill and cover as much space as possible with its depth, which is really good in these headphones, but the instruments here are not somewhat lost or hidden under the vocals, but simply complement it perfectly with their weight and good energy, especially the various synthesizers that have very clear and detailed timbres!
High Frequencies :
What I immediately liked was the technicality, which in these headphones is at a really excellent level, that is, the attacks here are in perfect order, the cymbals all sound restrained with good resolution and no hidden detail and elaboration of their after-sounds from reverberation, and this area does not sound bright and tiring therefore You can listen to the headphones for a really long time, and it’s worth saying that I listened to everything I could on them, various heavy genres of metal rock, various acoustic music, orchestral music, and guitars, riffs, strings and wings, everything sounds very really cool and natural and literally takes you to another level after in-ear headphones.
Stage and stereo panorama :
But it is especially worth noting the sound stage, which in these headphones is rightfully excellent, it goes beyond the headphones, you can immediately feel it, that is, a very cool effect is created that all the instruments and different sounds are playing around you and not inside you, and the drawing of the images themselves is very clear and detailed and the instruments are not blurred in space and are not lost at all, that is, you can determine what is playing where and from where without problems and you don’t even need to strain for this.
My conclusion on these headphones :
The HarmonicDyne Zeus Elite turned out to be excellent and very comfortable over-ear headphones with a more mature and correct sound, they reproduce all genres perfectly and have a really good package to match them.
Link where you can buy them!
https://www.linsoul.com/products/harmonicdyne-zeus-elite
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ICYGENIUS
ICYGENIUS
@Mannuu salute bro,this is my equalizer preset that I have been using for a long time, I think I got the most out of these headphones.
https://ibb.co/CMdtdjq
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Mannuu
i use Peter Equalizer APO for my EQ.

in that print screen.. are u using any specific software or something xD

thanks for the reply :)
ICYGENIUS
ICYGENIUS
@Mannuu yes bro, i use Kirchoff EQ with Audirvana,but you can use EQ Apo and not worry about it, by the way don't forget to set gain to -6

ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
TangZu Fudu hybrid headphone review 🎧 - With warm character!
Pros: Excellent warm and analogue tuning
Pleasant and smooth ba tone
The amount of bass is insanely good
Mids are very warm and accurate
Treble has plenty of air and sounds very smooth and neutral
The sound stage is wide and deep enough
Resolution and detail are good
Cons: Not the most technical set, but that's okay since Tangzu adhered to a different sound concept
Introduction!
Today in our review we’ll talk about the latest hybrid product from Tangzu worth $89!
The headphones are delivered in a medium-sized box with a rather pleasant and dark mystical design on the front there is the model name Fudu and the inscription Tangzu and Divinus since this is their collaboration.

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And as usual, the technical characteristics of the headphones are indicated at the back, and one dynamic and 2 armature drivers are responsible for the sound in this model, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 106 dB and they have a 16ohm impedance.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And here we are first greeted by a box with such a beautiful picture of headphones!
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And inside it there are headphones and accessories, let's take a look at the headphones first!
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And in my opinion, they look pretty good, they have a matte black color and their front panel is made of aluminum alloy, and it also has the inscription Divinius on the left earphone and the inscription Tangzu on the right there is also a letter marking the right and left earphones nearby!
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And according to the standard, they have a 2-pin connector here, and two acoustic holes on the inside of the earphone, which is very smooth and transparent, and you probably noticed this very elongated nozzle, and this is good because the headphones are submersible enough deep into the ear canal!
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Accessories.
And of course, friends, where without accessories and believe me, there is something to talk about here, Tangzu made a very right decision by collaborating with Divinius, since their ear pads are not so easy to get, but here, when buying these headphones, we get two excellent sets, branded Tangzu Sancai tips in three colors which are actually very comfortable and I really liked them, I’ve been wanting to try them for a long time.
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And of course, these are the divinius ear pads that completely surprised me, despite the narrower hole, they stretch perfectly and fit all my headphones, really cool and tactilely smooth ear pads, and they noticeably boost the low frequencies and the farthest highs.
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Well, that’s not all friends, the kit also comes with a leather case with a zipper!
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And inside this good case there is such a copper cable, it is 4-core, has black braided connectors, 2pins, and a balanced 4.4plug in my case, but you can also choose a standard 3.5, but it is worth saying that it is a little tangled, but it is very light and has excellent formed earhooks, so in terms of convenience there is complete order, but if you don’t like it, you can change it without any problems.

How do these headphones sound?
Well, now let's talk about the sound of this model, how these headphones sound!
Low Frequencies :
And let's start in order with the low frequencies, which in these headphones turned out to be quite weighty and massive,the sub-bass is deep, and the mid-bass is a little dominant over the lower mids, it doesn't sound excessively booming, but the lower mids are just a little tighter and it even suits some instruments and voices for good.
But the textural development is at a fairly good level, that is, various harmonics are quite clearly audible, it is also worth saying that the attack of the bass does not feel overly relaxed and imposing, on the contrary, we have a clear attack-focused blow with a more pronounced punch due to the obvious mid bass accent.
To some extent, these headphones can even be considered basshead headphones, since the bass here is really very good and you can feel it, so hip-hop and various dance genres where bass is really important are revealed as they should.

Mid Frequencies :
But the mid frequencies here rightfully turned out to be very warm neutral and analog, and despite such a very smooth and even presentation of this area, in fact it does not feel overly relaxed, there is good energy in the vocal part, and a sufficient amount of air and transparency due to which instruments and vocals sound separately and do not merge into a single whole!
Separately, it is worth praising Tanza for the fact that when tuning they did not overdo it with the upper middle area and made a very small accent due to which the drums do not come out ahead of everything else and sound very calm and unobtrusive, and the female vocals will not tire you when listening, and in the end we have a rather bold, emphasized presentation of this area with a very comfortable upper midrange.

High Frequencies :
Well, the high frequencies here, similar to the middle ones, have a very warm analog smooth presentation that is devoid of any sibilants and retains fairly good resolution, and as a result, all the percussion cymbals and various overtones are presented very smoothly and accurately, very slightly complementing and emphasizing the rhythm in the music.
And it’s worth saying that, first of all, the presentation of this area relates to the musical comfortable side, and the headphones don’t try to show you, look how technical and analytical we are and now we will show you all the details in this track and what you haven’t heard before, in my opinion this model does not have such a task and therefore these headphones are not particularly demanding on recording quality and even reproduce field recordings without problems, and yes, this kind of presentation in these headphones is not the most common in recent times but on the other hand, this is a rather interesting different experience and I know that many are looking for headphones that can play music just like that!

Stage and stereo panorama :
The sound stage is wide enough and has good depth.
My conclusion on these headphones :
Tangzu Fudu headphones costing $89 have an excellent package with really high-quality ear pads and a good cable, but the most important thing is their unique sound and tuning, which is actually rare now, very smooth, calm, not tiring, and rightfully analog presentation for lovers of casual, relaxed sound, but Of course, there will be enough competitors in this price category, but in any case, I think everyone will choose something to their liking without any problems!
Link where you can buy them!
https://www.linsoul.com/products/tangzu-fudu-verse-1
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ICYGENIUS

New Head-Fier
7hz Sonus hybrid headphone review 🎧 - New budget hit!
Pros: Bass speed and decay are excellent
The texture and elaboration of the bass are at a high level it sounds very transparent and clean
Mids are weighty and tonally very pleasant
The upper mids are not bright and not tiring
High frequencies are very transparent and clean
High-level technicality and resolution
This is a real hit in this price category
The sound stage is wide and very detailed, there are no problems with image separation; they are drawn clearly and correctly
Cons: I would like the nozzle to be a little longer
The amount of bass is not basshead, keep that in mind
Introduction!
Today in our review we’ll talk about a very interesting latest hybrid product from the company 7Hz worth $59!
The headphones come in a small box with a nice design and an image of the headphones on the front!
And there is also the 7hz brand logo and the name of this model SONUS in large letters vertically!

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And as usual, the technical characteristics of the headphones are indicated here and only 1 dynamic and 1 armature driver are responsible for the sound in this model, and the sensitivity of the headphones is 109dB and they have a 30ohm impedance.
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Let's take a look at what's included!
And the first thing that greets us is a thick and embossed cardboard bright orange box with the 7hz logo!
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Inside of which the headphones are neatly located!
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And they look pretty good, and in my case they have such a silver back part of the case made of aircraft aluminum with the 7Hz logo and the front part is made of medical material and it is transparent, so literally the entire filling of the headphones and drivers is you can see the armature driver and large dynamic driver here!
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Well, there is one acoustic hole located here on the inside of the earphone, but the nozzle of the headphones is quite short, but at least there is a protrusion on it, so the ear pads fit well and don’t fly off anywhere.
Ergonomics and convenience.
And it’s worth saying that the fit of these headphones is excellent, quite tight and they fit well to the ear, so there are no problems with sound insulation!
Accessories.
Well, there is also a black case that contains two bags, one of which has an excellent set of attachments of different sizes and colors, so you can choose one for yourself without any problems, and this one contains additional filters for headphones!
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And of course, friends, where would we be without the included cable, which is really good here, a silver-plated, fairly heavy 4-core conductor that looks rightfully cool, and also has very comfortable shaped earhooks with a 2-pin connector for headphones, and a standard 3.5 plug which looks quite unusual.
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Well, don’t forget about the manual for headphones!
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now let's talk about the sound of this model, how these headphones sound!
Friends, I was honestly shocked, I haven't seen anything like this in this price category for a long time!

Low Frequencies :
I’ll start, as always, with an analysis of the low frequencies, which, in comparison with the EM6L in the Sonus, are less accentuated and not so massive, but friends, despite this, the bass in the Sonus has excellent speed indicators and the texture and resolution are at a good level, in this price category it is really a find, and the emphasis here is noticeably shifted more to the sub-bass, which turned out to be quite deep and moderately elevated, and the midbass is a little bit distant, but nevertheless there is a good punch and a noticeably emphasized textured blow that leaves behind a very neat and smooth aftertone!
And although the amount of bass here is less than in the EM6L, its quality is really at a very high level, I was especially pleased with the fact that it does not interfere with the mid range and, on the contrary, perfectly helps to open up the vocal part without covering the lower middle with its weight.

Mid Frequencies :
But the mid frequencies here are just my respect, right from the first listen this range is felt as very clear and clean with a fairly deep well-developed space and insanely emphasized articulation in the vocals, and the weight and elaboration of the instruments simply perfectly complements the whole picture,and of course it’s worth saying that the upper mids here are not bright, and I definitely like this, since there is a very smooth and neat more neutral tone of the drums with a clear, stable transient.
And pretty drums just complement the whole picture well with their long trails of reverb, and the vocals sound a little closer to us, but don't feel at all closed and locked in one small room on the contrary, his image is very wide and tries to take up as much space as possible, and I certainly like this less intimate voice setting more!

High Frequencies :
Well, the high frequencies are just the icing on this very tasty cake.
There is also technicality here, if you want to listen to heavy genres of metal rock, yes please, if you want to analyze the music and listen to all the details and nuances and without any problems at all, if you want to have excellent detail and without sibilants then please get it.
And I’m really very surprised by the amount of air that is present in this range and how very defined and far this area is captured without any obvious pits, and the cymbals and percussion are simply a godsend, emphasized, with excellent resolution with excellent long trails and as a result we get a very balanced and monitor presentation of this area.

Stage and stereo panorama :
But the stage in these headphones turned out to be very wide with excellent immersion in depth and excellent depiction of the images of instruments and drums, everything really sounds very clear and verified in space, the images are not blurred or lost anywhere, you can separate everything from each other without any problems.
My conclusion on these headphones :
7hz Sonus headphones costing $59 which simply exceeded all my expectations, friends, these are really a godsend and in this review I tried to convey the pure emotions of what I felt when listening to these headphones, which have a very clear, clean and detailed sound without any sibilance with moderate but high-quality bass in addition to a chic and wide stage!
Link where you can buy them!
https://www.linsoul.com/products/7hz-sonus
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Sivga S01 headphone review 🎧 - Movement is life!
Pros: Excellent warm and neutral setting
Great fit and ergonomics
The controls are very simple and intuitive
Bass quality and texture are transparent and detailed
Mids are very smooth and neat
High frequencies without sibilance with excellent detail
Cons: The emphasis of low frequencies is shifted towards mid-bass, but this is normal for headphones of this type.
Introduction!
Today in the review we will look at wireless air conduction headphones from the well-known and reputable company SIVGA and this model is called S01, and in the official store on Aliexpress you can buy them for $70.
But you can get a 10% discount just use my promo code "NN8ME43ENIAH" !!!
The headphones come in a rather small and cute box, and here on the front there is a drawing of the headphones themselves and the model name.

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Well, at the back here are the technical characteristics of the headphones; one large dynamic driver of 16.2mm is responsible for the sound; there is support for the latest Bluetooth 5.3 and sensitivity of the headphones is 117dB and they have an 18ohm impedance,the maximum operating time is also indicated here namely 9hours at a volume of 50 %, and they charge in about 2 hours.
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Let's take a look at what's included !
And now let's see what is included in the package in more detail,the first thing that greets us is very large and detailed instructions for use and configuration in different languages, and everything is described clearly, understandably and in detail!
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And this is what this fairly good weighty case looks like, weighing 92grams. It has the inscription sivga and this white color indicator, and on the back there is a port for charging usb type c with this included cable.
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And what I was especially pleased with was the presence of a digital display inside the case that displays the charge level of the case itself as a percentage, and the charge of the headphones, by the way, the case supports wireless charging up to 5 watts.
And this is what the headphones look like, in my opinion they are quite good and have the pure black color that I chose, and a dedicated orange button to control the volume, rewind, voice assistant and everything like that.
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And it’s worth saying that they are quite light, matte plastic, so they don’t collect fingerprints, and here in front, next to the button, there is one small acoustic hole, and additional larger ones with a metal mesh for sound transmission.
And here they also have markings, so which one is the right and which one is the left earphone, I think you can determine without any problems.
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Ergonomics and convenience.
But what also pleased me here is that there is an adjustment of the hooks themselves, namely the pressing force to your ear, so these headphones can be adjusted to suit you without any problems and due to this I can say that they sit on the ears noticeably better and very tightly the fit here is probably as good as possible, since they don’t fall off your ears at all, you can run, jump, train in them without any problems at all, and for these purposes I think this is a more ideal option.
Accessories.
1x USB type c cable for charging.
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How do these headphones sound?
Well, now friends, let's talk about the most important thing, namely the sound of this model!
Low Frequencies :
Surely the first thing that interests you is how things are going here with low frequencies
and due to the design of the headphones, there will not be a huge wall of deep subwoofer bass and the pressure from it as in in-ear headphones, and this is normal.
Therefore, the emphasis of low frequencies is shifted more towards mid-bass, which is actually quite good in these headphones, there is good attack and speed, and the bass does not interfere with the mid-range and sounds quite natural and well-developed, and the textural detail is as good as for headphones of this shape factor is quite transparent and detailed.

Mid Frequencies :
Surprisingly, they sound quite transparent and airy, but the presentation itself is very warm and neutral, I like the neutral and calm sound in these headphones, that is, the Sivga sounds restrained and smooth with a sufficiently emphasized accent of transients on the drums, and no hidden weight from the instruments, although It is worth saying that the middle itself in space is presented in a rather unusual way due to the stereo images being more advanced.
High Frequencies :
Well, now let's talk about high frequencies which turned out to be quite balanced, moderately technical and detailed, there is no excessive harshness of loudness and any sibilant squeals, cymbals and percussion are slightly pushed forward and emphasized, but do not sound overly intrusive, that is, the presentation of this area turned out to be quite pleasant, warm and comfortable to the ear, and everything sounds quite restrained and smooth while maintaining a good amount of air for better image separation.
My conclusion on these headphones :
Sivga S01 turned out to be very good headphones with a pleasant and neat neural tuning for this form factor, and are excellent primarily for sports for listening to audiobooks and any podcasts and music.
Link where you can buy them!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005564726255.html

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Kinera Celest CD-1 dac Review by Icygenius!
Pros: Very compact
Inexpensive
Energy efficient
Has a neutral sound
Good quality and assembly
Cons: Not the greatest power
Introduction!
Today in this review we will talk about a new product from the company Kinera, or to be more precise, Celest decided to surprise us this time with a small and neat DAC costing $25 !
And it comes in this very tiny box with Celest written on the front.
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And at the back there is already a QR code to verify the authenticity of the product, and the parameters of this DAC adapter, the realtek ALC5686 is responsible for the sound here, it supports playback up to 32bits and 384kHz and its maximum output power is 30milliwatts at 32ohms.

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Let's take a look at what's included!
And now let's look at it, the DAC itself is quite miniature and made of aluminum and here on the front of it there is the inscription Celeste, and it received a standard connector for connecting a 3.5 jack cable, and a USB Type C connector for connecting to a smartphone, a tablet, players etc...
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What does it sound like?

When using it, it is noticeable that the sound supply is quite sterile, I would even say, monitor-like and dry, not tinted and honest, and as a result, this adapter does not contribute anything special to the signal, that is, it does not amplify or spoil your already clean signal, and all the emphasis will be placed only on your headphones that you need to choose according to your taste and preferences, and therefore he reproduce everything normally, but without any frills.
My conclusion on these dac!
In general, who likes this option of using all sorts of small dac adapters, this device will probably be useful, my smartphone has an output to a 3.5mm jack, so it doesn't make much sense for me to use it, but if you don't have it, you can take it and listen to it without problems since it is quite compact and energy efficient!
Link where you can buy them!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005879716116.html
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