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Pawsu1

New Head-Fier
Pros: +Natural and organic
+Uncolored
+Transparent
+Wide and open soundstage
+Excellent detail retrieval
+Excellent dynamics
+Good separation and imaging
+Excellent features
+High power output
+Excellent build quality
Cons: -Can drain your source battery fast
-No UAC Application access to IOS and windows
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iBasso is a Chinese company that is innovative in creating Portable Audio products such like Digital Audio Players (DAP), Portable Amplifiers...
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kesobie

100+ Head-Fier
Pros: Bountiful package and inclusions
Superbly built
Great fit and comfort
Modular cable
Tuning nozzles
Very fun yet inoffensive sound signature
Lush yet impactful and engaging bass
Very natural sounding midrange
Smooth yet detailed treble
Fantastic coherency
Cons: MMCX connector (biased)
Build is very scratch and fingerprint-prone
Modular cable is a little stiff and tangle prone
A little too smooth and safe for my tastes
Bass lacks tactility
Not the cleanest separation

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mars chan

New Head-Fier
Pros: .
+ spherical sound stage
+ imaging and holography
+ high-power handing
+ high sensitivity
+ high volume capability
+ excellent vocals
+ shell design
Cons: .
- perhaps the MMCX connectors...
- Sonically, none that I can think of for the price.
Dunu Falcon Ultra Titanium review and comparisons.

I would like to thank Dunu for sending me these beautiful in-ear monitor (IEM) earphones for a review. Dunu never told me what I could or...
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jotaerre
jotaerre
A very honest review with good comparisons, which give good guidance to those who, like me, have been thinking about these DUNU Falcons for 2 months. But before purchasing them I need an opinion on the Letshuoer S12 Pro or Z12, which is the same. And I say this, because I have a pair of the S12 Pro in which the left earphone began to fail in the first days of its useful life. The sound is interrupted, now if not now. But of course, sending them to China... well no.

Thank you and have a happy day.👍🏻
mars chan
mars chan
Hi Jotaerre, I have the S12 pro too, the Falcon Ultra is more neutral and more natural sounding than the S12pro. I never liked the s12pro much, I find the Hidizs MP145 to be much better in sound quality when it comes to planar IEMs.
jotaerre
jotaerre
Thank @mars chan. The Falcon in titanium are already on their way. I'm sure I will enjoy them a lot and they will become essential in my small collection. The MP145 is huge!🤗 Thanks for your great review.

Lots of health.✌🏻

VLAYAR

New Head-Fier
Pros: Design
Quality
Presentation
Materials
Cogerent drivers
Sound
Cons: Non for this budget
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DZ4 the first model of its kind from this manufacturer. In this case, I'm talking about the layout and material of the shell
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BielakP

New Head-Fier
Pros: - nice styling (subjective ... duh!)
- good bass (when ear tips have seal)
- holographic sound
- exceptional tonal presentation - forward midrange
- Instruments such as cello, drums, and bongos, but also male and female vocals sound superb
- without a trace of sibilants
Cons: - the cable has a very twisted ear hook, making it simply very uncomfortable
- forward midrange and close presentation of sound will not appeal to everyone (subjective)
- a little lack of sparkle in the high registers
- this is not the king of natural sound
- it is not a super clean sound, but let’s not exaggerate: it is clear, but not crystal clear
Let me start with a confession:

As soon as I saw them I immediately fell in love with them.

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Wuzhishan
Great review! Thanks for capturing the unique character of the DZ4!

RunWithOne

Head-Fier
Pros: Pleasant musical presentation
Excellent details despite
Very good separation and instrument positioning in this price range
Above-average soundstage in this price range
Cable without microphonics
Tuning system allows extremely variable sound (from audiophile to basshead)
Cons: (Turbo) Bass switch may not be suitable for audiophile preferences
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SamTan

Head-Fier
Pros: Light and comfortable fit
Responds very well to tip-rolling
Warm, musical, and cohesive
Total absence of BA timbre for me
Meaningful tuning swicthes
Cons: Slight absence of treble (nit-pick)
4-May-24

Penon Turbo – brief sound impressions, by Sameer Tangri



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Mesteves77

New Head-Fier
Pros: Insane Technicalities: Detail Retrieval and Layering
Dynamically Intense W Shape Sound Signature
Texture Extravaganza
Holographic Experience
Stunning Aesthetics
Top Tier Cable and Accessories
Cons: Slightly Dipped Lower Mids
Cosier Soundstage (not really a Con)
Price ? - I have no comparison in this price bracket
I'm getting it immediately out of my chest - what an enlightening experience, I'm both overwhelmed as well as amazingly surprised by this set.


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VLAYAR

New Head-Fier
Pros: Amazing sound for the price (georgeus female vocal)
Design
Build
Quality
Presentation
Materials
Cons: Non
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Zerstorer_GOhren

500+ Head-Fier
Pros: ● Unboxing experience on this one makes us feel exuberant on how its overall presentation is well-thought with attention to detail on it.
● Great workmanship of its shell chassis
● Despite of the shell size, it still gives a good fitting and excellent passive noise isolation
● Inclusion of different types of Sancai ear tips.
● High quality stock cable with modular features, it also feels quite well-balanced to hold and also flexible.
● Premium PU-leather IEM storage case.
● It has a balanced-neutral sound profile.
● Clean, precise and incisive bass response, it has a rumbly sub-bass presence.
● Almost immaculate, well-balanced and clear midrange presentation.
● Properly energetic, smooth well-articulate female vocals particularly on mezzo-sopranos and sopranos.
● Crisp and lively sound on strings, airy and silvery sound on woodwinds.
● It has a smooth yet shimmering treble response. Also sufficiently sparkly with excellent airy extension.
● Spaciously sound/speaker stage projection
● Impressive layering and separation on its atmospheric stereo imaging soundscape.
● Pretty resolving sounding set.
Cons: ● Definitely not for bass head as it doesn't have enough slam and whack on its bass response.
● Some male vocals appear to sound a bit lean and less natural sounding.
● Might be still energetic to some treble sensitive folks.
● Looking for a warm, analogue-ish and coloured sound profile for fun, engaging and musical factor, this set isn't the one you are looking for.
● As I praised its premium-feel when I unbox this one, its packaging box is a bit too large for all the contents inside but this is just my slight subjective nitpicking.
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josephpino07

New Head-Fier
Pros: - bass
- inoffensive treble
- rich sound
Cons: - not the best iem for recordings that are already rich in bass and poor in treble
An iem that works wonderfully with metal and rock, where those electric guitars can be a bit grating with bright iems. I had never enjoyed L.A. Woman by Doors or The Number of the Beast by Iron...
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jeromeoflaherty

New Head-Fier
Pros: Incredible cheap at $24
ANC and Transparency ( normally not available at this price point)
Mobile App for configuration
3 excellent sounding Profiles (Basshead especially is good)
Cons: ANC mode is ok but not great
Microphone was a bit poor
Case is open by design so might gather dust - Moondrop offer a separate case now
Treble is just average at this price point (if it was an IEM - still very good for a TWS)

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Redcarmoose

Headphoneus Supremus
Pros: Able to transparently reveal the exact nature of sources, cables........and even ear-tips
A great even/complete and correct tune
Showing BA IEMs are still going strong
A TOTL Flagship at a mid-fi price

Included triple-plug modular cable made from 6N single crystal copper in a Litz configuration

BRAS System
1) Prevents resonance from high frequencies
2) Discharges certain frequencies
3) Eliminates chance of high frequency ear-damage
4) Long-term wear without pressure build-up
5) Enhances lower mids and bass response though air pressure reserve

10 name brand drivers per side:
-Sonion AcuPass Vented Woofer (2BA)
-Knowles HODTEC (2BA)
-Knowles GR31653 x 2 (4BA)
-Knowles TWFK (2BA)

Emotionally involving tune while staying conservative and poised
Beautiful engaging vocals along with fully detailed midrange
Exciting, yet smooth as silk treble along with high-highs fully itemized into the stage
Nice rumble and fully formed bass response worthy of all genres
One of the singularly most well rounded IEMs I have ever encountered
2 fully usable DIP-Switches to adjust tone
A soundtrack lovers dream come true
A symphony lovers last IEM purchase
Cons: It could be argued at times there is not quite enough low-end authority for Rock, yet I love the Butastur for EDM, so go figure?
Night Oblivion Butastur Universal IEM
Redcarmoose Labs May 12th, 2024
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NymPHONOmaniac
NymPHONOmaniac
finaly Oblivion is getting more and more lovin. i feel less alone.
very detailed review mate.
i remember at the time i was into their review they stole so much time i cant review 64audio U18T loaner....in fact, i prefer Oblivion musicality (not talkin about skyhigh superior sound value too!)

ps: Oblivion are in my ears right now.
Redcarmoose
Redcarmoose
@NymPHONOmaniac,
Thank-you, yes they are truly special, I was using them last night not only to listen to music, but to figure out the personality of an amp. They have a microscope quality about them. Value is maybe the word that best describes them, and the bass was more than I remember (last night) than while doing this review? That bass could have been a property of the new amplifier, as that is how the Oblivion is in the end.......revealing of source. Cheers!
NymPHONOmaniac
NymPHONOmaniac
@Redcarmoose indeed, very revealing in non offensive way, these exract each sound layers in their full singularity, its not jsut about presence texture and grain which is in fact quite soft here...i mean lush. love female vocal so much with those but piano too and violin and cello so we are well serve in term of versatility (+2switchs) well when switch up their quite a good chunk of bass impact with nice bass line separation tx to 2 BA woofer to permit this. i think about your extra bass it indeed amp part, perhaps impedance output especially if above 1ohm, multi BA seem sensitive to this and it can mean extra mid bass around 80hz, in fact some people measure it so its 100% factual, for better or worst, good coloring....or bass distortion, which Oblivion isnt very prompt for. time to time i use in fact Penon Tail high gain to add this extra bass boom and warmth....but today it was Fiio KA17 (non deskop crazy power mode) what was your amp btw?

o0genesis0o

Headphoneus Supremus
Pros: + Laser-sharp instrument separation and layering
+ Outstanding detail retrieval
+ Immersive and 3D soundstage and imaging
+ Snappy and exciting transient response
+ Subbass rumble and texture
+ Tonality is spot on
Cons: - Upper treble can become harsh with a shallow fit
- Stock tips might not provide the necessary deep fit to avoid treble harshness
- Can be demanding in terms of the DAC/amp to pair with it
There is an inherent beauty, a classical beauty, in doing things right. To optimise. To be efficient. To get the most out of the least.

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domq422
domq422
This better have ended up on the front page! This is a banger review.
o0genesis0o
o0genesis0o
@DAPpower I don’t have the crimson anymore, but happen to have an anni 2023 here, so this would be partially from memory. I would say the bass is just different. I’m surprised by how boomy and bloomy the bass of Anni 2023 is (in a good way). That bloom does not exist on Crimson. I think both IEM pack a subbass kick but due to the tuning, the subbassy nature of Crimson comes out more whilst Anni sounds more midbassy.

Anni has more treble quantity to me, but it’s not right there at the edge of treble comfort like Crimson. Maybe the feathery “ethereal” of EST treble helps here. Or maybe just because of the midbass masking.

Hope these help.
DAPpower
DAPpower
That helps a lot, hopefully I can trial a pair of Crimsons and A/B then with my Anni 2023

SherryLion

New Head-Fier
Pros: 1. Delightful and balanced sound
2. Musical and engaging response
3. Detailed and airy presentation
4. Expressive and well-bodied notes
5. Controlled yet impactful bass
Cons: 1. A nitpick actually, rarely sibilance surfaces and becomes noticeable on bright tracks or female vocals emphasised tracks.
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vineetkrshukla95
Nice one, comparison was great

briantbrain

New Head-Fier
Pros: The bass quality and quantity are unparalleled in its price bracket for all BA driver configurations.
The mids are rich, smooth, and spacious, with excellent vocals for both male and female voices.
The soundstage and imaging are exceptional.
The treble is sharp, according to my taste.
The cable quality is excellent.
Cons: Treble is not suitable for individuals sensitive to treble.
The metal IEM box is quite heavy and may be cumbersome when stored in a bag.
The IEM fitting, which falls into the large category, may not be suitable for everyone.

Double The U-Shape Become W-Shape.​

Still remember the first time auditioning the 64Audio U4s, which introduced me to a higher level of IEM, especially in terms of detail and...
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ZeroChad
ZeroChad
Thanks for the review! Appreciate it

Lexington99

New Head-Fier
Pros: Wide Open Headstage
Bone Conduction Adding Audible Tactility In Bass And Mids
Outstandingly Natural Timbre
Note Reverberation
Higher Notes Of Vocals
Midrange Transparency
All-Encompassing Bass Presence
Cons: Bright-Tilted Tone
Diffuse Imaging
Non-Articulate Treble
Needs A Nozzle Filter To Achieve Tone Balance & Bring Treble Peaks Down
+Wide Open Headstage:
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Asta GunaReview

New Head-Fier
Pros: Just WOW Factor. Unique and immersive experince
Cons: •Treble too safe for me, need little bit an airynest
•Vokal Not sweet enough
Firstly I want to say thank you to elle zhou aka Bqeyz for providing me a sample review.

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Asta GunaReview
Asta GunaReview
BCD driver configuration make it the iem soo much fun experience ngl..
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David Haworth
Super review, well explained.
Asta GunaReview
Asta GunaReview
thanks mate!

VLAYAR

New Head-Fier
Pros: Neutral balance sound
Design
Quality
Presentation
Accessories
Anatomic shell
Cons: Not
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ddHiFi Janus 3. Futurism is always in trend. Review

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nihalsharma

500+ Head-Fier
Pros: * Decent sound performance with nice tonality
* Loaded with features: gain, filters, bluetooth.
* A powerful output that can do justice to most of iems
* Sleek and compact design, lightweight, and extremely portable
* Decent Battery life
* Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
Cons: * Nothing much
Quloos, a well-known Chinese brand, is celebrated for its wide array of high-quality audio products. My introduction to the brand came through MUB1, a dac/amp unit. Prior to experiencing this...
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joydivisionnewdawnfades
joydivisionnewdawnfades
Great review, very curious about it compared to shanling H5/Fiio Q15 and DC elite (smaller format without battery)
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