Rating: 8.4 Sound: 8.3 Intro The TIN HIFI P1 split opinions. It delivers a quite unique sound that I have never heard before in any other IEM. Especially in the midrange where it shows excellent transparency, separation and resolution. Also the airy and detailed highs convinced me. But you have to do without bassimpact and it is certainly not the most musical IEM. There are also some technical flaws. The P2 is now the long awaited successor of the P1, which also uses a planar driver. Can it bring the "modern classic" to a new level? Handling...

Rating: 7.1 Sound: 7 Intro Keep your wallet handy, KZ has two new models on the market (ASF & ASX) and is ready to help you spend money. For that KZ doesn't feel too bad to do questionable marketing. Besides the whole "everything is new and better" thing, they advertise in their renderings with an upgrade of the drivers by displaying them in black and gold instead of silver and adding an "s" to the BA driver number. Aha and what exactly should sound better now? I'm aware that this is supposed to have more of a symbolic character, but that's a bit...

QUICK VIEW: SENNHEISER H400S Explanation: In contrast to the full review, the QUICK VIEW only provides a brief tonal and functional overview. This does not mean that I have not tested the headphones extensively, but that I personally do not attach great importance to them and therefore want to be brief. The weighting of sound and handling is 2:1. frequency range: 18 - 20000 Hz | sound pressure level: 120 dB | impedance: 18 Ohm | dynamic Sound: 6.9 Bass Mids Trebles Stage Imaging 8 5.5 6.5 7 7.5 Handling: 8 Processing Comfort Earpads...

Rating: 7.1 Sound: 7 Intro What is going on at Knowledge Zenith. I can basically copy the review from the ASF here, since both IEMs are only marginally different. The company's excursions into a more expensive price segment are always adventurous. Cobbler stick to your last. KZs budget models often represent a really good price-performance ratio, but as soon as it exceeds the 50 € mark, one asks not only about the added value, but also about the tuning philosophy. Handling I have actually already said everything at the ASF. The ASX is also a very...

Rating: 8.5 Sound 8.5 Whoever wants a little more liveliness from the HD6XX besides a balanced sound, can risk an ear and gets an absolute price-performance hit. Sound: 8.5 Bass Mids Trebles Stage Imaging 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 Handling: 8.5 Processing Comfort Earpads Headband Weight 9 8 8 8 260 grams Total: 8.5 Price: 145 € Intro In addition to the HD6XX, DROP also offers the HD58X Jubilee as a revised version of the HD580, the veteran of Sennheiser's dynamic high-end models, which was released almost 20 years ago and later...

Rating: 8.6 Sound 8.7 Life is not a rainbow-colored unicorn, so you can't really blame the HD6XX for trying to stay authentic. Sound: 8.7 Bass Mids Trebles Stage Imaging 8.5 9 9 8.5 8.5 Handling: 8.5 Processing Comfort Earpads Headband Weight 9 8 8 8 260 grams Total: 8.6 Price: 185 € Intro DROP (formerly Massdrop) is in the end nothing more than an online shop. But with the subtle difference that they also put their resources into product development with well-known big players. In most cases, the aim is to revise or reissue an...

Rate: 7.9 Sound: 7.8 Intro Slowly I am getting tired of reviewing KZ, or CCA-IEMs. Basically I can take any review of the last time (C12, ZSX, ZS10 Pro, C10 Pro ...) and adjust two or three little things. Done. Okay, this is perhaps a bit exaggerated, because if you take a closer look at the individual IEMs, you can see some small differences in sound, but these are more likely to be due to the different driver characteristics, because KZ has a house sound and they don't want to deviate from that. So they juggle with the number of drivers, as well...

Rating: 8.3 Sound: 8.2 Intro TRN brings out its first IEM over 100 € with the BA8. Since the past models were respectively are always extremely competitive in their price range, the BA8 can arouse quite justified expectations. Somewhat sobering is the design and the choice of drivers (not their number). I don't want to say that the BA drivers from TRN, or KZ are bad, but they are usually highly bred and are not always able to reproduce this technically. Or better said, correctly filtered and integrated into a potent crossover, they could certainly...

Rating: 9.2 Sound 9.3 It is remarkable how precisely the musical content can be located and how well separated it is. And the K812 sounds so easy and uncomplicated. Sound: 9.3 Bass Mids Trebles Stage Imaging 9 9 9 9.5 10 Handling: 9 Processing Comfort Earpads Headband Weight 10 8 8 8 390 grams Total: 9.2 Price: 870 € Intro A headphone with pure sound that inspires, an extraordinary stage extension and fantastic imaging. It is not for nothing that the K812 together with the K872 (closed version) are AKG's current flagship. With...

Rating: 8.1 Sound 8.4 Sound: 8.4 Bass Mids Trebles Stage Imaging 8 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 Handling: 7.5 Processing Comfort Earpads Headband Weight 9 6 8 4 235 grams Total: 8.1 Price: 150 € - 400 € I don't want to be heretical, but I suspect basically the same driver as in the K701/702 also in the Q701. The basic sound characteristics are too similar. Intro Quincy Jones should be a term to some and that with "name" products can be marketed well has not passed by AKG. Whether this now directly justifies the entrance price of...

Rating: 7.9 Sound 8.1 It requires either a full head of hair, or some other headgear if you want to use the K702 longer. Sound: 8.1 Bass Mids Trebles Stage Imaging 8 8 8 8.5 8 Handling: 7.5 Processing Comfort Earpads Headband Weight 9 6 8 4 235 grams Total: 7.9 Price: 130 € Intro With the K702, AKG has a reference handset for studio and mixing that is not only affordable, but also lives up to its ambitions. It is neutral with a warm tone and sounds very authentic, especially in voices, but also a bit sober. Handling...

Rating: 8.7 Sound: 8.5 Intro The BGVP EST8 (6*BA & 2*EST) is the smaller brother of the EST12 and tries to hold its own despite the almost halved price. We get the basic features of the EST12 also with the EST8, especially the relaxed music presentation. The EST12 has the greater technical potential and also has the more balanced tuning, but for audiophile music enjoyment the EST8 is definitely suitable and also brings a fun component. Considering the equally priced MOONDROP S8, the price tag is a bit too steep, even compared to the alternatives...

Rating: 8.6 Sound: 8.5 Intro 12 Points for BGVP. Okay, I don't know if there is an Asian pendant to the Eurovision Song Contest and the entry is also a bit misleading, because the V12 can't get the full score. It only refers to the number of drivers used, which the V12 shares with the second flagship in the ArtMagic series (EST12). However, the V12 is a pure BA configuration and tries to get the best out of the respective drivers from Knowles and Sonion by using a crossover. For me, the V12 is more of a tool than an audiophile companion when it...

Rating: 9.1 Sound: 9 Intro The MOONDROP S8 is the successor to the A8 and with its accurate, natural sound reproduction has long since ceased to be an insider tip. You don't often come across IEMs that manage to make a neutral tuning sound musical and authentic without slipping into sterility. The S8 is a very mature IEM, which has a lot in common with the BLESSING 2, but does not sound quite as technical, but is more full-bodied and natural. An audiophile IEM through and through with stage qualities, also due to its high efficiency. Handling The...

Rating: 8.9 Sound: 8.8 Intro The MOONDROP BLESSING 2 is more or less a benchmark if you are looking for neutral sound under 300€, as well as a compromise between analytical and natural sound. Technically, the B2 is really not to be blamed for anything, as it doesn't allow itself any real weaknesses and can outdo far more expensive models. Soundwise you definitely have to be aware of what you are getting into, otherwise this could lead to disappointment. The BLESSING 2 does have studio monitor qualities, but for the street it might not always be...

Rating: 7.8 Sound: 7.7 Intro It has recently become a popular game in the circle of KZ & CCA to re-release older products as Pro versions. Sometimes we even get an added value, like with the ZS10 (PRO), but rarely this justifies a completely new product. The CCA C10 was the door opener of the daughter company of KZ and was even rated "Okay" by very critical and "opinion-forming" reviewers, which is something to be proud of. Not surprisingly, this model deserves a pro version. However, the C10 PRO has rather become a descendant of the C12 than to...

Rating: 7.1 Sound: 7 Intro I would be lying if I said QKZ is one of my favorite companies and there are several reasons for that. First of all they like to use products from KZ, or TRN and release them under their own name, but with worse sound quality and different driver configuration (TRN V20 - 1*DD & 1*BA / V60 - 2*DD & 1*BA VS. QKZ VK2 - 1*DD / VK6 - 2*DD). It cannot be excluded that QKZ is even the OEM manufacturer of KZ, TRN etc., but why damage the image in that form, because the own products cannot keep up. On the other hand, they...

Rating: 7.6 Sound: 7.5 Intro To be honest, I find KZ has been making it a little easy for themselves lately with their wired IEMs. You take a good selling product, put an "X" on the name and sell it again with a new cable and different faceplate colors. Then I write in the description some hair-raising improvements to the predecessor and the new bestseller is ready. Visually, sonically and technically (for the most part) I have a KZ ZSN PRO in my hands and wonder what exactly the world really needed in the KZ ZSN PRO X. Handling Black, blue, gold...

Rating: 8.5 Sound: 8.3 Intro I am happy to have the opportunity to present you the new IEM products from LITTLE DOT, which were kindly made available to me for review as a loan unit. The company is specialized in headphone amplifiers, loudspeaker AMPs and DACs. They are less known for their IEMs, in which they also invested years of development. Not only one model, but four of them, where each model should appeal to a certain target group and this in different price ranges CU RAD - audiophile entry-level | 70 € CU WYN - Basshead | 170 CU CEN -...

Rating: 7.6 Sound: 7.5 Intro The CSN was a slight disappointment for me, because although it looked quite good on the paper and on the visual side and had an interesting tuning approach in the budget area, it could not implement it properly. At least not as far as my taste is concerned. The CS8 now has the heavy burden to turn the wheel again. 4 drivers for under 30 €? Doesn't sound too bad, right? But that doesn't mean much, especially in this price range. Handling Same procedure as every year CVJ. Okay, the brand is not that old yet, but I have...