PENON LIQUEUR SILICONE EAR-TIPS Redcarmoose Labs February 21, 2024 Penon: Penon started getting internet fame around 2013 with their retail set-up called Penon Audio, a place with hundreds of personal audio items for sale. At first Penon made cables only, yet in a short time they were making and selling their very own IEMs. Using additional IEM accessories like ear-tips to enhance sound into a new direction can be tricky as everyone has their own ideas as to what a perfect sound signature is. But beyond that we are taking a foreign object and...

The TINHIFI T2 MKII Redcarmoose Labs February 17th, 2023 You know I would like to say the T2 MKII brings back memories, or something remotely romantic, to find a way in, a way into liking it? I mean that is what TIN HIFI obviously is trying to do right, reintroducing a model of IEM that was popular in 2017? Hoping and betting on the chance that you may remember the T2 from way back when, before when the original T2 was famous, and carried that respect that comes from notoriety found amongst the in-ear world. In truth I have a long relationship with...

The PENON RENATA Cable Redcarmoose Labs February 16th, 2024 Penon has their roots in manufacturing and understanding the effects of cables. In fact back (starting) in 2013 Penon only sold self-made cables as well as other companies manufactured retail items on their website Penon Audio. And in many ways this past 10+ years has been a journey. Lucky somehow I was able to review more than my fair share of Penon/ISN cables. So even though I have only been involved with Penon/ISN manufacturing for a short time, since May of 2022, I have reviewed 23...

Penon/ISN If you don’t know who Penon/ISN is they are the neighborhood audio retailer who specializes in personal audio gear. They got their start retailers of other makers gear first, and made cables. Then they started to make IEMs, and Dongles etc, etc. Really they are probably most known now for their IEMs and cables, as well as superior service from their retail site. Every year Penon/ISN gets bigger and bigger, yet they seem to never forget where they came from, always being humble and never pulling-off the shenanigans other retailers do. No...

NiceHCK You know NiceHCK has been around the block a few times. Sure many of us have their cables, and really NiceHCK is best known as a cable maker. Yet last month NiceHCK did something crazy. Yep, they gave out a whole bunch of free samples of their $106.99 new NiceHCK F1 Pro 14.2 Planar Magnetic IEM. And in consequence flooded the inter-webs with video and written reviews. Now to have the confidence to pull all this off you have to 1) Believe in your product 2) Know others will after hearing it, believe in it too. So imagine with me downtown New...

SIMGOT EA500 LM Edition Who knows just how useful this review will be for folks? As typically reviews function to enlighten about a new or unknown IEM, enlightenment through a description of IEM character. So as readers we interface off the reviewer's opinion and come about a purchasing decision, based on how well we trust the reviewer's thoughts and how well we feel the IEM may blend with our listening. That buying decision can be at our own time or right away. Most people fall into a few categories of how they make buying decisions, and you fall...

The TINHIFI T5S Now this review will be arranged slightly backwards. Common we all know who TINHIFI is, at least most of us do. And sure just like all the reviews I’m going to talk about the original T5 released in early May of 2021. And you know when Linsoul contacted me about reviewing this new edition of the T5, the T5S….I was not really sure I wanted to review it. Yep, I gave the TINHIFI T5 flagship IEM a horrible score of 3 stars when I reviewed it! And if you do know anything about TINHIFI they kinda just keep putting out IEM after IEM, when at...

Rose Technics Ceramics HIFI TWS Bluetooth Earbuds True Wireless Earphone Are they for you? Rose Technics Ceramics 2 HD microphones with ENC noise canceling Game mode utilizing LLR (Lighting Gaming Latency) can be as low as 60 milliseconds Up to 2 hours playback from a 10 minute quick-charge when in a bind Up to 7 hours playback from a full-charge Accessing case charges enables up to 28 hours playback 10mm DLC Diaphragm 3 EQ modes of Pop, HIFI and Rock Released on December 18th, 2023 the Rose Technics Ceramics offers the consumer a range of...

Penon Quattro Review Redcarmoose Labs January 28th, 2024 Penon If you don’t know who Penon is they are the neighborhood audio retailer who specializes in personal audio gear. They got their start retailers of other makers gear first, and made cables. Then they started to make IEMs, and Dongles etc, etc. Really they are probably most known now for their IEMs and cables, as well as superior service from their retail site. Every year Penon gets bigger and bigger, yet they seem to never forget where they came from, always being humble and never...

SIMGOT AUDIO DEW4X Dongle: Redcarmoose Labs January 25th, 2024 Simgot, Simgot....such offerings get to the very core of why we are here. Besides a great audiophile modular plug cable............the Simgot LC7, they also make the IEMs everyone is talking about. The EA1000, the EA500, the EA500LM, the EW100DSP, the SIMGOT EM6L, the EW200.....the EW100P and the EN2R, to name just a few. I have to have all this IEM stuff written down as I can't remember just how they are all named. But one thing I do know is SIMGOT is on a roll.....they have made...

GEEK WOLD GK10s Redcarmoose Labs January 22nd, 2024 Dsnuts Way back in mid-july of 2021 Dsnuts introduced the original GEEK WOLD GK10 to the world. At the very end of his review, after praising the GK10 to the sky he made a simple suggestion. He suggested that GEEK WOLD put the new MK2 model in a different shell, a more expensive shell. He knew that folks would pay for this new shell. I know why he asked for this………..because he used them at work his co-workers might wonder why Dsnuts has heart shaped IEMs in his ears. He definitely loved the sound...

The SIMGOT AUDIO LC7 High Performance Modular Cable Hi! Resident cable lunatic here…….and I always wasn’t this way. As of only the last few years I have come upon this malady of sorts…..call it a diversion, or a sickness, call it Head-Fi? It is the fact that I notice a very small difference from changing cables. This factor depends on the IEM in question, as well as the cable used…….if I hear a change or not and to what extent. Sure most of the time ear-tips make the most difference. And the rest of the world would view these tinkerers of...

Kiwi ears Forteza Kiwi ears Coming almost out of nowhere, the brand Kiwi ears made its mark in 2023. I reviewed the Kiwi ears Cadenza in January 2023, and then the Orchestra Lite next in March of 2023. There was a fever and a focus of intent present. While Kiwi ears produced a $499.00 original Orchestra in August of 2021, it truly has been overshadowed in popularity by the Orchestra Lite. Really the original Orchestra and the $109.00 USD Quartet are the only two Kiwi ears I haven’t received (for free) and reviewed. Kiwi ears Orchestra 8BA $499.00...

The 7Hz Salnotes X Crinacle Zero 2 Zero MK2 Many of you have maybe heard the name Zero before for an IEM. In fact Crinacle did the original tuning for the Zero MK1, but didn’t get credit for it till later on. It was the Truthear Zero which he proudly posted his name onto, as he felt it was a conflict of interest to have 2 Zero collaborations at the same time. Yep, both 7Hz and Truthhear had a boner for the word “Zero”. But the other reason you may have heard the word Zero is because (the original Zero) is possibly one of the best selling budget...

Reecho SG-01 Dawn Redcarmoose Labs January 9th, 2024 A new SG-01 Dawn So the Dawn comes in and I do what I normally do. I photograph an unopened box, then take the box and photographically create a box opening experience........like a little story. Funny, as I started looking at the box, it brought back memories of the original Reecho SG-01 “OVA”. I mean they are titled the same, which is very different from most IEMs I get that are named in continuing model number after model number, like new numbers signify improvement/advancement? :) Even...

NiceHCK F1 Pro Redcarmoose Labs January 3nd, 2024 To tell you the truth having the F1 Pro around has worn out my camera. There are way too many photos in this review……too many to count. As the look of the F1 Pro ended inspiring……almost like having a supermodel over for the weekend……..click, click….click…..a drink of water……click, click click. Here at Redcarmoose Labs we don’t often get supermodels dropping by for photos………so I guess the NiceHCK F1 Pro will have to do….it actually sounds nice too. In this review I compare the NiceHCK Cyan to the...

GEEK WOLD GK20 Redcarmoose Labs January 1st, 2024 While I have the latest GEEK WOLD GK10s in route to me, they haven't made it in time for comparisons. Yet I really am curious to hear them, as somehow GEEK WOLD has started to make their lesser priced IEMs sound pretty good? While I have only heard 2 GEEK WOLD examples, both the GK100 and GK20 sound both a little the same and a little different. So to let you understand the history of GEEK WOLD….. Sold today: GEEK WOLD GK80 1BA + 2 Piezoelectric + 1 Dynamic Driver $46.90 GEEK WOLD GK10s 1BA + 2...

Let me introduce the ZiiGaat Cinno Universal 5 Driver IEM Redcarmoose Labs December 29th, 2023 This first section is copypasta from my newly published ZiiGaat NUO review, as it is about the introduction of the ZiiGaat company. Head-Fi Laughably, Head-Fi is becoming more and more like a shopping mall all the time. Yep, it’s a place where you only have to park your car one time to take a guided tour of mankind’s IEM inventions. Each section is like a storefront, and goes to proclaim what offerings are for sale. You could even call it on-line mall...

ZiiGaat NUO Part of the ZiiPluse Series, whatever that means........... Head-Fi Laughably, Head-Fi is becoming more and more like a shopping mall all the time. Yep, it’s a place where you only have to park your car one time to take a guided tour of mankind’s IEM inventions. Each section is like a storefront, and goes to proclaim what offerings are for sale. You could even call it on-line mall culture. As an example of regular mall culture, there are special mall fashion shirts for sale. Often this style of shirt is designated by a marketing...

SuperTFZ Crown TOTL Flagship IEM The Fragrant Zither It seems that The Fragrant Zither company has slightly changed their focus and name. For many of us TFZ was the gateway to China made IEMs. While I did listen to many of the TFZ products back in the day 2018-2019, I never purchased any of them. The TFZ products were not bad to me, it was just that you can only own so many IEMs, and I guess others were more what I was into? With that said TFZ must have updated their name and style just to keep-up with the times. The other new SuperTFZ product I...