Disclaimer Tangzu provided me with this IEM for an audio tour, organized by Indranil Mitra. I will be borrowing this IEM for a week and passing it on to the next person. Just to clarify, I am not being compensated to share my thoughts on this product - all opinions are my own. Price Competition The current price on Linsoul is $597, while HiFiGO is selling them for $649. Today is 08/05/2014, and at this moment, it is competing very competitively in terms of price. It's important to note that the IE600 is still relevant even to this day. If you're...

Brand’s house sound Studio 4 might be one of the top rising stars of Softears till date. Softears is a very well-known brand for it’s philosophy towards neutrality. They always provided music with out most honesty in their IEMs. Not only that but they managed to make this tuning very enjoyable throughout the years they are in the business. They discarded the thought that “Neutrality is boring”. What I like about the brand The best thing I like about this brand is its commitment to the research and development of each of their products. They don’t...

Literally Hype Train with 3 Coaches The ThieAudio Hype series is the newest and mid-budget-centric IEM series that is mainly focused on producing the fun signature. Their new Impact 2 technology is in the use with each contender of the hype line. Right now there are three IEMs in the line, Hype 2 which comes at $299, Hype 4 which comes at $399 and the top end variant Hype 10 which comes at $799. History Class When it comes to ThieAudio, the first thing that comes to my mind is “Mature Tuning”. Be it Monarch MKII or Oracle, most of the ThieAudio...

Disclaimer I received INTUAURA SPLENDOR 2 from ConceptKart. But they didn't pay or influence me to write anything good or bad about this IEM. All thoughts and opinions are mine. I am not using affiliated links to stay away from any bias. About Intuaura Intuaura is a relatively unknown brand in the audiophile world. I was surprised to learn about the brand before it came to my doorstep. By talking to a few of my friends I get to know that these are selling well in local markets (China) but somehow they stayed an underdog in the rest of the...

I bought Simgot EA500LM with my own money, so all thoughts and opinions are mine and no one influenced me to write anything good or bad about the product. Disclaimer This IEM is reviewed with no-foam nozzles since they sounded the best to me. This IEM is reviewed with Flat Sources. So expect no colouration. Tip Rolling Before beginning the review, I must warn you about the tip sensitivity of Simgot EA500LM. This IEM is extremely sensitive to tips and wrong tips might break its tuning for you. This is one of the most tip-sensitive IEMs I...

Sennheiser IE600 was a groundbreaking release for Sennheiser. They restored their position in the IEM market which Chi-Fi saturated. In 2024, do they still hold the place to challenge other IEMs with a heavy year-long discount? Let’s see Sennheiser as an IEM Company Sennheiser is the most reputed audio brand in the world. But they always struggled with their IEMs. Their mid-tier IE300 was good enough for its time but struggled in the Chi-Fi-dominated market. Their flagship IE900 recently became popular among audiophiles worldwide for its technical...

AFUL as an Audio Company AFUL is a relatively new Audio Brand that placed itself as the new block in the kid by releasing exceptional releases like Performer 5/8 and the mysterious MagicOne which is truly a work of Magic. Basically, they pioneered the engineering aspect of acoustics very promisingly. Certainly, I always look forward to this company and what it offers next. As they dipped their toe for the first time in the DAC-AMP market, they must go right otherwise there is a lot of competition in this section that would demolish the product’s...

RSV Review As an audiophile, I have come across some in-ear monitors (IEMs) that make me question my listening abilities. The RSV is one of those IEMs. Not only is it difficult to review, but it is also hard to recommend at its current price without knowing the listener's taste in detail. I don't believe this IEM is a "blind buy" worthy purchase, yet you should take the opportunity to audition if possible. However, I will provide you with a framework to decide for yourself. Instead of listing the pros and cons, I will explain my experience. So...

Aful Performer 8 (Chinese Edition) - Review First of all, I will give you a warning. I always review stuff according to my preference and my target is similar to "Tanchjhim Oxygen". Transparency is the key to my reviews and I always feel I should review something according to my taste. If I try to generalise stuff it will do more harm than good. Audio is subjective and everyone should give their subjective impressions while reviewing stuff, it's up to the viewer to filter out his preferred reviewers. Again I am very transparent about my opinion and...

Dongles are very easy to review. They are not as complex as something like DCS Vivaldi or Holo May. So here is my short take on Moondrop Dawn Pro after using it for 2 months. Positives - 🟢 Very Big Soundstage - If you compare the soundstage to even Questyle M15 it is fairly big if not more than that. It's way more than its competition like Tanchjim - SPACE or Ibasso DC03 Pro. I used RU6 and it is bigger than that one too. It does not stretch the songs to fake the stage but will provide you with a very good 3D representation of the music. 🟢...

AFUL and @gadgetgod, thanks for providing me with the unit. No one paid/influenced me to write this review. This IEM changes drastically with EQ. And without EQ, you will miss a lot of what this IEM have to offer. I can't export all the features I had with DSP, so tweak it as per your preference. The review below is done with my applied EQ and vanilla form. ✍️ This review is written ignoring the fact that this is a One BA IEM, with the only thing in mind that it costs $140. I will talk about its configuration at the end. Pros - ✅ Very...