Ace Bee
Music has been a getaway for me since my school days. My father introduced me to Western music at a pretty early age, mainly country and folk music. As I grew up, my taste branched out in a wide variety of genres, and the desire to savor them better started budding.
Being from a middle-class Indian family, it was quite difficult to get introduced to audiophile-grade equipment. My first toe-dipping was with Audio-Technica ATH-SJ33 and Soundmagic E50C. Since opportunities to audition before purchasing were non-existent, I started browsing head-fi in 2015 to be able to make more informed decisions.
The journey in audiophilia has been wonderful since then. The continuous discovery of gears, music, preferences, and most importantly, new friends have helped me forge my audiophile self. Thankfully my taste in music varies quite widely - country, folk, rock (classic, hard, punk, alternative, progressive, indie, post), metal (heavy, gothic, melodic death, symphonic, progressive, folk), r&b, pop, instrumental, etc.; hence I am never out of worlds to explore!
I always have an inkling to unearth hidden treasures and have discovered many gems along the way. I do love to put my thoughts about what I am hearing into words, and that is how the reviewing stint started in 2020. Here’s hoping for more of them in the coming years.
Being from a middle-class Indian family, it was quite difficult to get introduced to audiophile-grade equipment. My first toe-dipping was with Audio-Technica ATH-SJ33 and Soundmagic E50C. Since opportunities to audition before purchasing were non-existent, I started browsing head-fi in 2015 to be able to make more informed decisions.
The journey in audiophilia has been wonderful since then. The continuous discovery of gears, music, preferences, and most importantly, new friends have helped me forge my audiophile self. Thankfully my taste in music varies quite widely - country, folk, rock (classic, hard, punk, alternative, progressive, indie, post), metal (heavy, gothic, melodic death, symphonic, progressive, folk), r&b, pop, instrumental, etc.; hence I am never out of worlds to explore!
I always have an inkling to unearth hidden treasures and have discovered many gems along the way. I do love to put my thoughts about what I am hearing into words, and that is how the reviewing stint started in 2020. Here’s hoping for more of them in the coming years.
- Birthday
- July 4
- Location
- India
- Headphone Inventory
- Earbud:
Venture Electronics Sun Copper
Kobe Audio Poseidon
LREY Portable Music Matia V2, W03, W03 Pro, W08
Dailysound Pipebud SP2-NF, Ventbud V3C Rhythm
Rikubuds Grand Rider 2, Alter Rider 3
Newbsound Newb50
TGXear Sunniva, Serratus Black Sand
Apollo Gold Story
All Ears Exo, Muse
Highersound Neptune, Erebus
PAC Earbud
EA Earbud
IEM:
Alpha Omega Ra
FAudio Dark Sky
Technics EAH-TZ700
Oriveti OD100, OD200
Neosound Ninlapat II
D's Audio First Heart, Lycane
634EARS LOAK2CL-C
Custom Art Go One
Azla Horizon
Hiby Lasya, Hela
Tanchjim OLA, One
NF Audio RA10
Shozy T1 Pro
Rose Technics Photon
Headphone:
JM Audio Editions XTC Closed (64 Ohm Beryllium drivers, detailed with tight bass tuning)
Little Dot Cu-KIS
AAW A3H+
Moondrop Chu
Gone:
Headphone:
Takstar Pro 82
JBL T450
Sony MDR ZX300s
Audio Technica ATH-SJ33
AKG K67 Tiesto (hinge broken)
Audio Technica PRO500MK-II
Earbud:
Rikubuds Rider 1
TGXear SS Bell Serratus
Newbsound Legend
Dailysound Pipebud LP1-PP
LREY Raijin Special
Kobe Audio Hades 130 Ohm, Marshmallow
IEM:
Oriveti OH700VB
Night Oblivion Butastur
634EARS MIROAK-II
Raptgo Bridge
Letshuoer DZ4
IMR Elan
Penon Vortex
Custom Art FIBAE 3
Tin Hifi T3 Plus (sold)
IMR Splash Of Red (sold)
Yanyin Aladdin (Sold)
Unique Melody 3DT (sold)
TSMR Land (sold)
Unique Melody Mirage (sold)
ISN D02 (sold)
AKG N40 (sold)
BGVP Artmagic DH3 (sold)
TFZ Secret Garden 3 (sold)
Simgot EN700 Pro (sold)
Sony MH755 (recabled) (sold)
BGVP Artmagic VG4 (broken)
1Custom Junior (sold)
Sony MDR EX220LP
Skullcandy Ink'D (broke)
Soundmagic ES18S (broke)
Meelctronics M-Duo (broke)
Soundmagic E50c
Signature Acoustics C12 V2 (sold)
Jays a-Jays Five (sold)
Focal Sense (sold)
Fiio FH-1 (sold)
TFZ Tequila 1 (sold)
Blon BL-03 (sold)
LZ A6 mini (sold)
- Source Inventory
- DAP:
Shanling M7
Tempotec Variations V6
Portable DAC-Amp:
iFi XDSD Gryphon
Dongle DAC-Amp:
iBasso DC04Pro
Fosi Audio DS1
Fiio KA5
Bluetooth Dongle:
Gone:
DAP:
Fiio X1
Dongle DAC-Amp:
Earmen Sparrow
Shanling UA3
Hiby FC4
- Cable Inventory
- PW Audio: SE Ultra Copper, Anniversary No.10
Effect Audio: Cadmus
Headgear Audio: Litsa Silver, Athena II
EarAudio: Sauca
Satin Audio: Gaia II, Theia II
Empire Ears: Alpha-IV
ISN Audio: C2, H2, S4
XINHS: Graphene 4 core, 7N Alloy Copper 4 core, 4N Pure Silver
- Other Audio Equipment
- Bluetooth Speaker:
JBL Flip 4
UE Mini Boom
gone:
Bluetooth Speaker:
JBL Clip
- Music Preferences
- https://www.youtube.com/@AceBee51/playlists
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Mechanical Engineer
Signature
Favourite IEMs: Simgot EA1000 | Pula PA02 | Oriveti OD100 | 634EARS LOAK2-TX01 (incoming) | FAudio Dark Sky | Technics EAH-TZ700 | Alpha Omega Ra | D's Audio Phoenix Moon (incoming)
Favourite Earbuds: LREY W03, W03 Pro, W08, Proteus, Aurora, Nebula (incoming) | Newbsound Newb50 | All Ears Muse, Exo | TGXear Serratus Black Sand | Venture Electronics Sun Copper
Favourite Sources: Shanling M7 | iFi XDSD Gryphon | Tempotec Variations V6 | Fiio KA5 | Moondrop Moonriver2 Ti | Colorfly CDA-M2 | Hiby R3 II
Favourite Earbuds: LREY W03, W03 Pro, W08, Proteus, Aurora, Nebula (incoming) | Newbsound Newb50 | All Ears Muse, Exo | TGXear Serratus Black Sand | Venture Electronics Sun Copper
Favourite Sources: Shanling M7 | iFi XDSD Gryphon | Tempotec Variations V6 | Fiio KA5 | Moondrop Moonriver2 Ti | Colorfly CDA-M2 | Hiby R3 II
