Head Gear Reviews by jenkinsontherun
  1. Shozy BK Stardust

    3.50 star(s)
    This is a fun earbud, but I agree with the other reviews that it's a little overpriced. The signature is not dark, but what's nice is that there's very little treble peak that allows these to be enjoyed for a long listen. However, it lacks a lot of detail, even without making the jump from iem's to earbuds. These are simply not detailed, nor is staging/position all that impressive. The timbre is also somewhat dry. For the price, if you are truly looking for something solidly balanced, and don't want to risk money on other earbuds which, for...
  2. qdc Balanced armature type (BA type) 3SH (QDC-4024)

    4.50 star(s)
    TL;DR Highly recommend. Does not get enough attention. This iem has a great level of transparency. Now, what is transparency. In my eyes, it's the amount of black space between the notes. And in that sense, the 3SH provides gobs of transparency without losing detail or note texture. Separation between the mids and treble is great, because the pinna gain is lower than average, which suits my needs in a sea of high treble gain, thin sounding iems. 3SH manages to pull this off without a nasally midrange, and without sounding veiled. Subbass digs...
  3. Etymotic ER4XR

    3.50 star(s)
    These iems are definitely unique. With the deep insertion, the BA driver indeed presents more details than any other iem that I have heard. However, there are dealbreakers that led me to return them. The first dealbreaker, and perhaps the most noticeable one, is that the iems lack a crispness to the sound. With every hit of a note, the decay smears with the background/silence that comes after the sound. This is hard to explain, because I don't want to use the word smooth, as the iems present good amount of texture on the notes. It's just that...
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