Gemtune Urbanfun Hifi Dual-driver In-ear Headphones,Hybrid Balanced Armature Dynamic Earbuds

Shipping 5/5:

After ordering from Ali express, It reached at my place in Germany in 8 days. Fastest so far from China !

Build /accesories / features! 5/5:
It feels /looks much more premium than what we normally get from Amazon at the price I paid for it: 16€
My beoplay h6 headphones stock wire connectors and this earphones 3.5mm jack feels of the same quality. Even though the beoplay's wire isnt the best, the point is the quality of plugs for better or worse is something which is present on higher priced gear. Also, cable feels strong.

The graphics looks cheap on the box but that's something Noone should bother after day 1. The carry case is strong and does the purpose well.

Mic is usable without distortions on the other end. The play pause button works on iOS and Android. With hibymusic on Android double click skips the tracks. There is no volume control.

Sound 5/5
In simple words
1.Neutral /flat than se 215(shure)
2. Wide. On angling it a bit it sounds deep. So I assume some folks with ear canal shape different than mine may find it deep too
3. Bass: present, fast, flat(in my ears they do sound boomy, I tried the middle small sized tip. With mid sized somehow squeezing it sounded boomy! ! ) 4. Treble. I can hear everything. Again flat. Tonally a cymbal sounds like it. But not very loud like real life.
5. Mids : life like. Not like someone is singing from a box. Not sibilant, not clinical, not thin. Just right.

MOD:
Removed the metal grill and foam in the canal, added a longer FOAM eartip (the cheap ANJIRUI from aliexpress,)so that the driver stays further away from the ear canal. This was done to tame down the brightness due to removal of the grill and the acoustic foam inside. Secondly it avoids earwax to enter the earphone.

RESULT:
Neutral to dynamic:
Orginally without removing the grill, the foam tip gave more body to everything, every instruments started sounding full bodied. But the problem there was a decrease in speed since the sound reaches the eardrum after another set of absorption by the foam tip. The grill+foam in the nozzle is originally taming the sound, keeping the speed.

Who is it for:
For those who felt UrbanFun HiFi boring. (who wants it to be more dynamic) its more coloured, but a beautiful colour, I hope someone who are about to throw this out can definitely try it out.

Source used Samsung Galaxy s8, Astell & Kern AK 70, JDS labs c5d, iPhone 5, 5s, SE, iPad Air 2, iPod nano 7th gen.

This is absolutely a hidden gem! On a journey searching for earphones that are providing the highest value, the Urbanfun Hifi absolutely blew my mind away. Finding these earphones is feeling as a reward for my search journey. At some point, you get rewarded, with a beautiful gem, the Urbanfun Hifi. Say Hi to the New King in town. Find out more below about in this Urbanfun Hifi review why these are the New King!

Sound
The sound the Urbanfun Hifi’s are delivering is amazing. They are delivering a ‘studio-monitor’ sound, that provide the most accurate and un-colored representation of sound as possible. The accuracy of the sound you can find back in all the frequency levels in the sound. The bass is really punchy and detailed, providing a very good representation of the intended bass in a song. As other earphones, can be bassy and over-represent the bass, the Urbanfun Hifi is focused on delivering an accurate bass as possible. The part that I love the most about the Urbanfun Hifi’s is the delivering of the mid’s and high’s. The frequency range between the mid’s and the high’s is being delivered on such a high level, it sound’s like all details between these ranges are delivered to accurate, without leaving any sounds on a certain frequency level. It provides instruments and vocals, really detailed and smooth. In vocals you are able to hear the mid’s and high’s at the same time, whereas other earphones may only be producing the mid’s of a vocal. The high’s are of a great level, able to deliver the high’s really crispy, without being sibilance. The mid’s and high’s are one of the best, if it isn’t the best, I heard in earphones.

Build Quality & Design
The overall build quality of the Urbanfun Hifi earphones is good. The earbuds are made of plastic, but are feeling solid. The earphone buds looks more standard, however in combination with the green/black design (which provides them look like Razer earphones), they look stylish to me. The material is the cable kinda feels like a clothing line, it makes it feel really strong. It has a metal pattern in it, which provides in combination with the grey colour, looking them as metal cable. It provides them a nice premium look. The headphone jack is straight, which is a downside, I really prefer the L-shaped headphone jacks, since they are usually more sustainable.

Comfort
The earbuds are sitting really comfortable, thanks to the design and the weight of the earbuds, since you barely feel them sitting in your ears. The cable is feeling smooth, in comparison to many stiff wires, what I really like. When your working out for example, or walk, it’s nicer to have a smooth cable that prevents you from pulling out your earbuds. The sound is also really pleasant for longer listening sessions, in the beginning the clear mid’s and high’s may be a bit harsh, but after you burn-in the earphones well, they sound really comfortable.

Conclusion
We can conclude in this Urbanfun Hifi review, that these earphones are absolutely today’s winners. The accuracy and detailed sounds it’s able to deliver are of outstanding quality. In combination with its low price (about $17), these are the best deal there is out there. It leaves its competition like the Rock Zircon’s and the Tennmak Pro far behind, where it beats them in terms of sounds, on all levels. I’m using these earphones as my main earphones now, and really enjoying the amazing sound quality re-listening songs with these earphones. I can’t get around these earphones, just buy them, it’s the new King.

AliExpress link: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/EUZvbm2

This review was originally posted on Earphoneking.com.

These have been on the market for over a year, now, and several companies have marketed them at widely divergent prices. Mine are **** iems and are priced for old guys like me and college students. The cash challenged...

These are perhaps the most comfortable iems I've tried in a long, long time. After inserting them in your ears, you may find that you forget about them being there. You can sleep with these babies, or at least I can. My N3 DAP played all night the first time I wore them to bed, as I normally listen to music for awhile and then shut everything off. Next night, I set the timer... Good thing, too.

These are mellow, mellow, mellow! You can listen to them with almost no fatigue issues for hours. The downside to this is the top end is not pronounced. These are tuned for the middle to low end and are very warm sounding. I was listening to Boston's "Foreplay/Long Time," and the wailing guitar solo as the piece transitions to "Long Time" didn't wail all that much. I'm used to to it being shrill enough to make you grind your teeth. The high end is adequate, but you won't be excited by it. It can be enhanced by EQ...

Urbanfun is for the morning train; the lunchtime crowd and the afternoon rush hour. The isolation is amazing. These are definitely iems that will cause you to step into traffic if you don't pay attention and you have them cranked. The mic is decent for the typical things where you would use it.

No one better call me when I wear them to bed, though...

Neutral, very detailed and adult sound. And well balanced through whole frequency range.

Bass goes deep, but upper bass is in front a little, so electronic rhytms can sound more punchy. It can be solved by using smaller eartips.
Mids are full and clear. No complains about that
Heighs are clear and in balance with mids. Can be in front a little in some songs, but no sibilances or peircing.
Soundstage is bigger for in-ears with U shape around head and real 3D feeling. Instruments separation is excelent.

GREAT earphones. It beats much more expensive brands.

Yes, i'm quite lazy these days, and don't write lot of review but I feel I need to talk about these not-so-secret audio JOY!

I finally buy the Urbanfun out of the blue 4 month ago, because I read two or tree good reviews using virtual translator cause it was either in chinese or russian....the review were utterly positive, like, really excited, wich can sometime be a consumer trap....cause the ''sporty'' look wasn't really my type I wait to buy them at lower cost on Aliexpress cause on Amazon they were sold for about 40$, wich, to be honnest, is a very accurate price for such earphones with Dual drivers that include a Balanced one, but i'm a cheap person and this is why it became one of the most Exciting earphones I ever bought.

Urbanfun are a no-brainer ultimately cheap HIFI beast. How can an hifi beast cost less than 20$ is impossible to understand. These earphones should not exist but they are and permit for people with less money to really enjoy music with audiophile sound, cause they sound serious, not mass market bassy serious, they keep the fun out of the seriousness if we can say without playing the pop card.

I listen to the Urbanfun especially with my Ibasso DX90 and DX80 and my Xduoo X3, but they are quite versatile earphones and sound excellent with my Xduoo X1, Benjie S5 and Samsung Galaxy too. Anyway, because of their excellent transparency, the source you use will help to extend their full potential, wich will perhaps be the endgame for normal music enthusiast. Ah, and some burn in could be necessarry, as with every hybrid drivers earphones.

So, let's talk about...

CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN

I guess the design is very humble for what it hide inside, but must of all: it look and feel solid and made to have a long life. The housing look like to be made of metal and plastic, no even sure, but is well glued and look solid. Because I use them near everyday and i'm not particularly gentle with earphones at this price I can say they are not fragile earphones and can be treat as portable iem should be, wich mean: everywhere, without fancy care. Cable look of good quality too but have a cheap mic made of plastic that I don't use and if a version of these earphones could exist without it it would be a plus. Either way, for 20$ the construction is very meticulous an well made.

SPECS:
Specification:
Driver: 8mm Exclusive Dynamic & Balanced Armature Drivers
Frequency Range: 5-40,000 Hz.
Impedance: 20ohm.
Sensitivity:110dB.
Distortion:<1% .
Cable:1.3 m.
Package Includes:
URBANFUN HIFI Dual-Driver Hybrid Earphones
Medical grade silicone earbuds * 3 pairs (S M L).
Memory Foam Ear Plug * 3 pairs (red, green and black).
Headphone storage bag * 1.
Earmuffs storage metal pack * 1.
Details Description: Dual-Driver Hybrid Technology with Premium Dual-Balanced Armature & Exclusive Dynamic Drivers.
Excellent Divider & 3D Acoustic Chamber Design for Best Combination of Armature & Dynamic.
Cable with high pureness core ensures efficient transfer of signal and minimum interference.
Low impedance makes the headphones be easily driven by portable gears.

SOUND SOUND SOUND

LOW:
When I use the ''audiophile'' term its most of the time to qualify earphones that sound musical and detailed without an exaggerated bass. These urbanfun DO have bass, and a well rounded one, very detailed but not super boomy at all, and even if it dig low, for some bass head it will not be enough. But basshead do not need this type of full spectrum musicality, jazz lover will consider this earphones as ''bassy'' tough, cause it really have a beefy lively bass presentation, and because of the excellent instrument separation you can enjoy every details of a bass line, be sure to use the right eartip to get the better out of it tough. Listening to new Lydia Ainsworth album right now, to prove to myself i'm not wrong about what I write, I'm more than convince that this earphones have plenty of bass, a punchy, meaty and dynamic bass that extend very low without interfering with wonderfull mids and highs, it is HD bass if I can say. Perhaps the bass could feel too tigh or cold for some, but it feel well rendered and dynamic to me.

MIDS:
Taking all frequencies range appart is strange with the Urbanfun because it feel so naturally blend all togheter! The musicality is very elegant and nothing feel tweaked, this is the miracle about this earphones, nothing feel forced or too much emphased, and it isn't boring at all! Vocals are in the middle and not in front, but in a clean middle as it should be when well mixed, it have lot of texture and clarity too, and an organic feel to it, wich is far from a cold sound as well as a warm one. With the urbanfun you will heard everything with a hint of sparkle, and it make the music very precious.

HIGH:
Balanced armature earphones are very good with high and to the risk of being ''cliché'' I will say the Urbanfun high are the masterpiece of their soundsignature. The reason is because they are not ''sensationalist'' but very realist and musical. They do not feel as ''look at me'' details trow in a song to make you wow, but as musical gifts come out of a clear listening experience. Your ears can pick lot of details with this earphone, because of a flat perceived soundstage that permit to ear every details of every sound range.The miracle about highs, its the fact they feel smooth and never harsh even if they can easily be perceive, surely more than your normal earing range. So, the Urbanfun surely sound more like they have 3 drivers instead of 2, in the sens that every frequencies are clearly presented and enjoyed, wich make them the perfect all-arounder!

SOUNDSTAGE & SOUND SEPARATION:
Just incredible how the fluidity of this miracle feel natural and vastly presented! Really, nothing at this price range can compete with this type of dynamic airy soundstage, airy with an autoritative approach. The Urbanfun are even more excited than you to show the anatomy of their soundstage! It's popcorn for the ears, but in a elegant way. Best way to test this it with very complex track, they will deal with it easily for sure, but without exagerating anything as I said.


CONCLUSION:
Conclusion is just buy them, no brainer as I said, even if you are from India or New Guinea, just buy them and a Benjie S5 or a okay music player so you could enjoy audio even at the must absurd price possible. This Dual Drivers hybrid earphones kick the ass of 100$ earphones I already try (alot) and now it's no secret for real so.....even if my review is clumsy because I did not write in english alot these days, well, try to understand the meaning of it, like, yes, God Exist for Cheap.

This will be a (hopefully) short review of the GranVela Rbanfun Hifi hybrid IEM, which is marketed under various names sch as Urbanfun Color, Foxpic Urbanfun, Gemtune Urbanfun, etc.; to my actual knowledge these are all the same product. I bought mine from HCK for $19.99, although they seem to have been available for as low as $14 and Amazon sells 'em for $39.99. I tested them with my HTC 10 mobile and an Integra amp, which has a nice headphone section utilizing mostly 320kb Spotify, with a few FLAC files.
 
One of the significant developments in this obsession has been the warp-speed evolution of  Chinese hybrid designs, as manufacturers like **** and HLSX spit out <$50 models which outgun substantially pricier IEMs from just a few years ago. Many of these new hybrids have a similar tuning--energetic, V-shaped with a brightish, extended treble. The Urbanfun (whether by design or by fiat) goes in a different direction, towards a balanced, near-neutral signature which favors precision and accuracy over the more fun-oriented consumer sound. In this regard, it's quite extraordinary.
 
To dispense with the externalities: build is functional but unexceptional; unlike, say, the comparably-price DZAT or **** units nothing viscerally suggests that they're a more expensive piece. Unless you're a skatepunk, you'll probably find the logo and unnatural colors (mine are lime green)  a tad embarrassing. Comfort and fit are excellent--the metal casings are very light. Isolation is about average; both because of their vented design and their somewhat less than full-throated timbre they're not optimal for the gym or the subway. Microphonics are noticeable.
 
Soundwise, these are unexpectedly refined and neutral in the sense that no part of the spectrum is emphasized or colored; as such they more closely resemble the signature of megabuck BAs or even CIEMs than the customary bass-heavy or mid-centric consumer fare. Low end is very, very well articulated, tight and fast, if not especially deep or throbbing (just north of neutral)--it's extremely musical, though bassheads will stay away.. Midbasss is likewise articulate but not thick. Mids are very clear, not over-booosted and "natural," while the high end is well extended and detailed without the excessive brightness or sibilance that afflicts current raves like the Vivo XE800--treble-sensitive folks should not fear. Soundstage is wider than it is deep (there's an open, expansive feeling overall); there is very precise instrument placement. Drums, in particular, sound very lifelike and natural.
 
Because these favor accuracy over energy I found these less impressive at lower volumes--you need to crank 'em up to understand their singular qualities. Some comparos might be helpful:
 
vs. the HLSX 808--the 808 are more forward, with deeper (tho less quick) bass and a thicker note presentation; high end detail is comparable, but the Urbanfun sound less colored and more transparent overall. Soundstage is comparably-sized, but I found the imaging on the Urbanfun to be more precise.
 
vs. the Magaosi BK-50--the BK-50 is likewise bassier, richer and bigger sounding; also considerably warmer though without sacrificing detail to the Urbanfun. Again, the Urbanfun sounds more "audiophile" in the sense of being of a more accurate, less-smoothed over presentation. The Urbanfun is also somewhat airier, with a wider stage. Both the 808 and the BK50 are more V-shaped, with more emphasis on the ends of the spectrum.
 
vs. the LZA2s--, bass is actually very similar--extremely well-articulated and tight, while midbass on the A2S has more  texture. The A2S is much warmer overall and has less high end detail extension and detail; again the Urbanfun sounds more transparent and less colored and had better instrument separation.
 
Finally, compared to the fantastic **** DT2 hybrid, the Urbanfun has tighter (though less voluminous and deep) low end and less midrange texture; high end on the DT2 is significantly brighter but comparably detailed and extended, and the DT2 has more oomph and sizzle overall. Whether you prefer one to the other would largely depend on whether you crave a more lively presentation.
 
Inevitably, you can't evaluate these without reference to the giveaway price--to my ears, and aesthetics aside these really are competitive with much pricier Ostry, Sony, Yamaha, etc ; for most folks listening to less-than-lossless files on less-than-great sources, these are as much IEM as you'll need.

 
Cheers and happy Sunday.

This hybrid model. Earphones looks very simple, but have a surprisingly good sound. Even perfectly. It's the best sound for the price of what I heard. And I have heard of more than 150 models of earphones. Both drivers sounded holistically. It is very important. The boundary between dynamic and BA drivers can not be heard.
 
The build quality and materials is good. Excluding the cable. It memorizes form.
 
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