Bought these secondhand and re-cabled (see picture below). They are subjectively my very favourite out of my collection of earphones, and the ones that I will have the hardest time parting with. But they have some issues that have brought them down to 3.5 stars. Let's see why: DAC/AMPs: Apple Dongle, Questyle M12 Source: iPhone 11 Pro, Macbook Pro (2020) Streaming from: Apple Music (Lossless) Cable: The model I bought had been re-cabled with a Noble Audio cable Fit, Soundstage & Timbre Fit - These are deep-insertion IEMs (as you can see from...

Got the Acoustune HS1650CU second hand for a very good price, and couldn't believe my luck. As this is my own purchase, I have no incentive to gas up these little earphones. But there is so much to be impressed by and gush about :) As most reviewers have already covered the packaging and so on, I'll jump straight into the fit and sound. DAC/AMPs: Apple Dongle, Questyle M12 Source: iPhone 11 Pro, Macbook Pro (2020) Streaming from: Apple Music (Lossless) Fit, Soundstage & Timbre Fit - A quick word on fit, these were some of the easiest IEMs to get...

These were purchased for SGD 150 (on sale). I believe the retail price is around USD 200. I have no incentive to say anything good about these besides soothing my conscience for spending the money that I did. Background The background to the purchase was that I have been going around on a quest to find a good closed back headphone that would satisfy the following requirements: non-fatiguing while sounding good, be easy to drive (from my Mac/phone), be portable, not cost an exorbitant amount of money. The trouble with the closed back headphones that...

Purchased with my own money (SGD 450). Listening was done on my MacBook Pro 3.35mm headphone jack, apple dongle on iPhone 11, and sometimes on the FiiO BTR3K (where the soundstage seemed to my ears a little wider but the sound a little muddier). I used Apple Music & Youtube Music depending but honestly my ears aren't so refined that lossless audio makes a big difference to me. I listen on lower volumes and mostly enjoy acoustic, pop, alt-rock, and jazz. Packaging & Fit Earlier reviewers have covered what comes with the packaging, so I will not...