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.