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A Review On: Frogbeats C4

Frogbeats C4

Rated # 17 in Custom
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23t23dS
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Pros: Neutral sound, crazily good soundstage and imaging, build quality

Cons: Frogbeat's customer service not at the top of the game at the moment

With the C4, Frogbeats has produced a truly excellent CIEM.

 

The entire frequency range is done very well from top to bottom. While there technically is a slight suckout in the upper mid-range, I only notice it when listening to frequency range sweeps. These were intended as studio monitors, and it clearly shows- the sound is clean, transparent and uncolored.

 

The true strength of these monitors lies in their soundstage and imaging capabilities. While they're still inferior to a good full-sized open back, they really don't miss out by much.

 

Build quality is excellent at the same time, with shells very nicely buffed, vivid colors and no bubbles or imperfections anywhere.

 

The only issue is the less than perfect customer service from Frogbeats at the moment as I believe they are rather overwhelmed with orders. Build times are fairly long, and emails take a while to be replied to. Hopefully once things on their side become less hectic, things will settle back down. IMHO, they deserve a chance.

 

All in all, very worth a look into if you're after a neutral monitor.

6 Comments

Neutral = Analytical?
sweden, neutral means equal amount of bass, mid, and treble, with nothing being over emphasized. analytical, usually people means that its treble elevated, bright overall presentation...
Thanks 23t23ds for the review. However I feel the statement "Build times are fairly long, and emails take a while to be replied to." could use some clarification. Based on my experience build times are VERY LONG. It's been over 8 weeks since Frogbeats received my impressions and still no word on when they will be shipped. Also it may take multiple emails and weeks wait to get a response, and then any build time mentioned won't be accurate. There are others on this forum who are also waiting like I am, one wonders about the viability of Frogbeats. I think people should know what they're getting themselves into if the choose to order from Frogbeats.
23t23dS, Omphalopsychite, thanks for your comments on this. Criticism like this is appreciated because we want to work on making the system better. I apologise for the problems you've encountered whilst you were waiting for your CIEMs. I'd like to direct you here, hopefully it will explain certain things:
http://customs.frogbeats.com/an-announcement
Thanks for coming out with this David, it really does go a long way in explaining things!
Thanks David for the announcement and your response here. As 23t23dS said it goes a long way in explaining things.
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