Reviews by Kaorichi
First and foremost, I bought the Viento-B CIEM directly from Hidition.
The whole story is available here.
So I'll only put the TL;DR on this review.
All communication was done by email.
Paid for on September 11th, 2023
Received on November 27th, 2023
About 5 weeks lead time, standard.
I unboxed them when I got home, and they looked good at first glance.
Cable and accessories:
I put that silver cable, with 4.4mm termination, not gonna bother with the wimpy black cable they shipped it with.
That's the first minus point. Quite a standard issued cable for stage used, good length tho. About 140cm.
They come with that blue box, good when you need to ship them back as it's sturdy, I guess (see later).
There is also a small white microfiber and a cleaning tool, which is to be expected at this price point.
2/5, that's the bare minimum.
I put them in my ears to listen to them, because that's what matters most, right?
Tight fit at first, my CIEM Fearless Roland are way loser fit. I like it though, I can open my mouth wide and I don't lose the seal, unlike the Roland.
That's a 5/5 for fit and seal.
The sound:
Plugged into my DX160, I lowered the volume and disabled my pEQ used for the Roland.
Oh, that's good, I like it. it's bright, it's coherent.
4/5 to me.
Way better than the Roland that just sounds dark and muffled without EQ.
Could be a little hot in the 9k area on some genres, lacking a little in the 11k.
If I really want to be picky, I can do that pEQ to sound even better. (DX1600 doesn't do 0.1 dB increment, not even half one lol) Turning on/off the bass depending on what I'm listening to.
I'm not a professional reviewer, just a customer who paid full price for those.
If you want a detailed sound impression, just look at the other reviews.
The build quality:
When I unboxed them, I noticed something off with the left faceplate, but I was in a hurry to listen to them.
The right earpiece was mint, but the left faceplate was cracked on the edge and it looked like the coating was pealing off from the mother-of-pearl.
Here is one of the videos I sent to Hiditon as well as more pictures, you can find them all on the first link I shared.
Back they go to Hiditon in Korea, at my charge. Shipped November 1st, 2023.
(Unlike when I had to RMA something from Linsoul who sent me a return label, ah good time when companies do that.)
They came back to me on December 6th, 2023. That took a long time for one faceplate to repair.
Of course, I'm excited to be able to enjoy listening to them again. But upon opening the package, I saw right away that they re-did both earpieces. Odd
That's what they look like now. The mother-of-pearl doesn't have a white background anymore, you can almost see through it. Not a bad look in my opinion.
But, yes there is a but.
The right earpiece faceplate is showing some delamination and the clear coat on the shell is cracked all over. WHAT THE HELL?!
Now they won't honor their warranty!
That's a 0/5.
You can see all the pictures and the full story on the other thread.
I'll stop the review here, and I'm giving the Viento-B a 2/5.
Simply because it doesn't matter how good an IEM sounds if the quality is not there. And it's especially worse if the company that produces it doesn't honor the warranty on their product.
Perhaps I'll edit back with more sound-related part to this review, if I find someone to fix them. Which I'm going to look for now...
The whole story is available here.
So I'll only put the TL;DR on this review.
All communication was done by email.
Paid for on September 11th, 2023
Received on November 27th, 2023
About 5 weeks lead time, standard.
I unboxed them when I got home, and they looked good at first glance.
Cable and accessories:
I put that silver cable, with 4.4mm termination, not gonna bother with the wimpy black cable they shipped it with.
That's the first minus point. Quite a standard issued cable for stage used, good length tho. About 140cm.
They come with that blue box, good when you need to ship them back as it's sturdy, I guess (see later).
There is also a small white microfiber and a cleaning tool, which is to be expected at this price point.
2/5, that's the bare minimum.
I put them in my ears to listen to them, because that's what matters most, right?
Tight fit at first, my CIEM Fearless Roland are way loser fit. I like it though, I can open my mouth wide and I don't lose the seal, unlike the Roland.
That's a 5/5 for fit and seal.
The sound:
Plugged into my DX160, I lowered the volume and disabled my pEQ used for the Roland.
Oh, that's good, I like it. it's bright, it's coherent.
4/5 to me.
Way better than the Roland that just sounds dark and muffled without EQ.
Could be a little hot in the 9k area on some genres, lacking a little in the 11k.
If I really want to be picky, I can do that pEQ to sound even better. (DX1600 doesn't do 0.1 dB increment, not even half one lol) Turning on/off the bass depending on what I'm listening to.
I'm not a professional reviewer, just a customer who paid full price for those.
If you want a detailed sound impression, just look at the other reviews.
The build quality:
When I unboxed them, I noticed something off with the left faceplate, but I was in a hurry to listen to them.
The right earpiece was mint, but the left faceplate was cracked on the edge and it looked like the coating was pealing off from the mother-of-pearl.
Here is one of the videos I sent to Hiditon as well as more pictures, you can find them all on the first link I shared.
Back they go to Hiditon in Korea, at my charge. Shipped November 1st, 2023.
(Unlike when I had to RMA something from Linsoul who sent me a return label, ah good time when companies do that.)
They came back to me on December 6th, 2023. That took a long time for one faceplate to repair.
Of course, I'm excited to be able to enjoy listening to them again. But upon opening the package, I saw right away that they re-did both earpieces. Odd
That's what they look like now. The mother-of-pearl doesn't have a white background anymore, you can almost see through it. Not a bad look in my opinion.
But, yes there is a but.
The right earpiece faceplate is showing some delamination and the clear coat on the shell is cracked all over. WHAT THE HELL?!
Now they won't honor their warranty!
That's a 0/5.
You can see all the pictures and the full story on the other thread.
I'll stop the review here, and I'm giving the Viento-B a 2/5.
Simply because it doesn't matter how good an IEM sounds if the quality is not there. And it's especially worse if the company that produces it doesn't honor the warranty on their product.
Perhaps I'll edit back with more sound-related part to this review, if I find someone to fix them. Which I'm going to look for now...
