I'd say its bright. Even airer and brighter than the Katana. I'd call the Katana neutral...leaning bright, but the Kodachi emphasises the high frequencies and details there even more.

Noble Audio Kodachi spotted in Hong Kong High End Audio Expo 8-)

Can't wait to say hi and see what's new with Noble !

Just curious James, what is the challenge with MMCX connectors for FiiO?

cables... there has been no science to prove that they make a difference. but some people will fight to the death defending their' experiences that they do make a difference. ultimately your own personal choice. you need to go try them out and see how you feel . eartips. I also like the foam...

Could be dark... subjectively. What are you comparing it to that you feel that the FH5 is dark @Koaunghi Un ? ?

You typed "forward midrange" as "forward bass"

Hey folks, Know eveyrone's excited - here's my review and some (hopefully you all agree as well) nice photos of this lovely pair of IEMS. https://accessibleaudio.co/2018/07/25/fiio-fh5-review-entering-the-big-leagues/ I will try my best to answer any questions and comparisons, but as you all...

welcome to the audiophile wallet breaking game ! the quads are still very solid, make no mistake about that haha. I just love the brighter, more defined mids and highs in the FH5. quad was a little dark for me. I should be finishing my review of the FH5 in a few days, if you want to wait for that ;)

Pretty much how I would describe their differences, although I would argue the thicker, slower bass and lower mid bloom compromises the Quad's layering a lot. The FH5 is much livelier to me, with slightly better separation and clarity.

the acoustune is way more all rounded than the Polaris which is somewhat shaped and has quite thin mids. acoustune is much warmer and frequency response much more flatter and balanced. Polaris is exciting for certain genres like rock though, and those highs are very crisp n snappy.

they're such different beasts it's kind of hard to compare. my personal preference is for warmer more musical signatures like the FH5 has. the B400 while it might bring out more subtle textural details, doesn't sound natural to me. I think you do get a little more high frequency details in the...

I found the Brainwavz to be much too clinical and dry sounding; the FH5 is way more preferable to me with its more robust bass and more shimmery highs.

Hey, I wouldn't say the Oriolus is really recessed in the highs, but everything is relative, right? The FiiO FH5's highs seem more prominent to me compared to the Oriolus, that's all! :)

Apologies for the late reply. I wanted to be able to give a proper response, so here are some quick impressions comparing the two. https://accessibleaudio.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/fiio-fh5-impressions-fiio-fh5-vs-oriolus-mk2/ I received the FiiO FH5 today, so I quickly got to work comparing...

The bass in the Forsteni is somewhat too loose, and IMO there is too much of a dip between bass and mids that results in too much emphasis in the mid highs - high frequencies. The coherence of the DD and BA drivers, as well as fullness of vocals seems to suffer as a result - I use the Oriolus...

I've reviewed it before, the difference between them is night and day

Forsteni is way brighter and thinner sounding. looser bass. FH5 is far superior imo.

Soooort of baby Oriolus, but not really. Oriolus is wider soundstage sounding, and a slightly brighter mid - high end. FH5 (at least the prototype i tried) was like, smoooth smooth and gentle. I might say it's somewhere between Oriolus and Acoustune HS1551 CU.

Always lucky to be an audiophile in Hong Kong! Is this the final iteration of the RAI Penta before release?

Yeah, when I heard them at CanJam I felt kind of the same. The Comets are very strong in terms of vocals - there's a certain smooth, natural clarity to them.

Yeah, I really enjoyed listening to them, and they;re great value for money!

If it is V shaped , it's a soft one, in my opinion . And yes, there is a bass boost but if you're looking for quantity but not boominess , I feel like the ES5 has less boom than the slightly sluggish dynamic driver bass in the oriolus.