Navigation: Link to : another cross A-B test with SR5 / HEXA / Blessing 2 / Variations / Bravery / Performer 5 / SA6 / N5005 Main Contents: DTE500 extensive review and 30 hours critical listening time spent on A-B test with My Best IEMs. -About A-B test ▶︎ I performed this analytical A-B test in a pitch dark closet with following reasons: 1: Pseudo-double blind test | Trying to minimize psychoacoustic bias in analytical / critical listening, IEMs are picked up by hands blindly and tested without much visual pre-info. (this worked to a certain...

Disclosure: In regards to the See Audio Rinko driver speculation, I was contacted by HiFiGo. “Rinko’s 6mm driver is a newly patented planar, try it yourself, we are happy and open for a third party audit“ So I kindly accepted that third party appraisal offer. Here we go. Intro: *Knock* *Knock* —Who? Rinkos: 「Planar and Dynamic delivery service」 Me: 「Ok, come in.」 Chapter 0. SeeAudio Rinko controversy —the background —About SeeAudio Most of us would have already known who SeeAudio is, a relatively young IEM brand that initially caught...

—Did you know Moondrop CEO is actually an Etymotic Research fanboy? Yes, he is. He loved ER4, but due to ear canal surgery he had when he was young, a deep insertion was no longer an option. Since then as one of Ety fan, he had looked an alternative. Here comes Moondrop‘s answer to the question. ”What could possibly be achieved by a powerless single BA?” —About myself ===START OF INTRODUCTION === —Background Audio equipment reviewer with over 20year+ of experience in headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by: Sennheiser | AKG | Sony |...

Note: N400 is about to face its end of product life. Akg.com and Harmanaudio.com are already out of stocks, you still may find some leftovers from third-party retailers. This is a requiem and a lullaby for this very nice TWS set with high overall standards. I use following 2 wireless IEMs on a daily occasion. ◦AKG N400NC for any needs for noise cancelling and on the go ◦AKG N5005 for high-res Tidal /lossless streaming I’ve tried LDAC and Aptx Adaptive and found that I have no urgent needs for “ultimate” hi-res wireless quality especially at...

There is a hype about this Cadenza. I heard it, bought it myself, compared it with various sub$50. Here is TL;DR. My personal conclusion is, “Cadenza is not sub $50 king” as claimed by notable youtube reviewer. Actually it’s behind Tripowin Lea priced at $23, but not bad. If you are considering buying Tripowin Mele x HBB for $50, this is as good as Mele” I usually do not publish any “OK, not bad” level IEMs. The sole purpose is to provide point of view for a possible “oh..that’s it? I’ve spent my hard earned $35 on this” type disappointment...

Avoid don’t be faked by nice outlook, it is venomous.

—Do you know Monarch Butterfly? Monarch pupae hatch in approximately two weeks. Curiously, the green pupa only becomes transparent at night just before hatching. A natural made one night only gem. Now we have that one-night-only-gem readily available at your will. Thieaudio Monarch hatches —About myself ===START OF INTRODUCTION === —Background Audio equipment reviewer with over 20year+ of experience in headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by: Sennheiser | AKG | Sony | Bose | JVC | JBL. —Imprinted Instruments Timbre Drums...

—“Wu”? Who? —About myself ===START OF INTRODUCTION === —Background Audio equipment reviewer with over 20year+ of experience in headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by: Sennheiser | AKG | Westone| Sony | Bose | JVC | JBL —Imprinted instruments timbre Drums (TAMA & Zildjian cymbals) | Guitar (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall Amp) | Piano (Yamaha) —Bio After spending a decade with full-size headphones, and home audio speakers, I shifted my main listening environment to IEM. Of which, I have over 100 personal inventories —not loaner or...

Okay, I guess I’m the last very rare non-paid voluntary headphoneous spremus to leave a note for this. I hereby would like to put a RIP word and tomb markers: Nah…Just don’t waste your money, Rest In Peace. ZEX Pro , CRN 2022-2022 You know Crinacle is not a particular fan of KZ, and it was a bit of a surprise that Crin even accepted that offer. I was curious to see how that water and oil would blend, so I bought both ZEX Pro and CRN. And this is my last KZ purchase it may become. Crin x KZ chemistry doesn’t work on this planet Earth. For $20...

—About myself ===START OF INTRODUCTION === —Background Audio equipment reviewer with over 20year+ of experience in headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by: Sennheiser | AKG | Westone| Sony | Bose | JVC | JBL —Imprinted instruments timbre Drums (TAMA & Zildjian cymbals) | Guitar (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall Amp) | Piano (Yamaha) —Bio After spending a decade with full-size headphones, and home audio speakers, I shifted my main listening environment to IEM. Of which, I have over 100 personal inventories —not loaner or review...

—About myself ===START OF INTRODUCTION === —Background Audio equipment reviewer with over 20year+ of experience in headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by: Sennheiser | AKG | Westone | Sony | Bose | JVC | JBL —Imprinted instruments timbre Drums (TAMA & Zildjian cymbals) | Guitar (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall Amp) | Piano (Yamaha) —Bio After spending a decade with full-size headphones, and home audio speakers, I shifted my main listening environment to IEM. Of which, I have over 100 personal inventories —not loaner or review...

About myself: Audio enthusiastic over 20year+ with headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by Sennheiser/AKG. After spending a decade with full-size headphones, home audio speakers, I shifted my main listening environment to IEM (100+ personal inventories ) and on mobile, car audio (from Lexus’s Mark Levision system to Mercedes AMG’s Burmester System) Means of acquisition: I purchased Stellaris from Shenzhen Audio’s Amazon store at my own cost for my personal use. Not paid for review or given a review sample. My motivation to buy...

About myself: Audio enthusiastic over 20year+ with headphones/earphones/IEM/DAP, initially motivated by Sennheiser/AKG. After spending a decade with full-size headphones, home audio speakers, I shifted my main listening environment to IEM (100+ personal inventories ) and on mobile, car audio (from Lexus’s Mark Levision system to Mercedes AMG’s Burmester System) Sound Impression: At the beginning I wasn’t so impressed, the sound was a bit off tone and foggy. Then I noticed it was my sealing problem & high impedance mode on the DAP. After some...

Disclosure: This i3 Pro was provided as a review unit, I usually do not discriminate against any IEMs depending on the means of acquisition, however, you may still consider any positive bias as a result of this. Benchmark IEMs compared: -Softears RSV (TOTL positioning, natural timbre reference) -GeekWold GK10 (sound stage) -Moondrop Aria / Starfield / KXXS (direct rival at the same price range) -See Audio Yume (direct rival at the same price range) -TRI Starsea (different lineups of hybrids from the same brand) Initial Impression: i3 Pro is...