Okay, so this is me again Berry White and today we're gonna be reviewing the HiSenor FE3U

Specifications:
3BAs Sonion
40ohms but easily driven by LG V50
15hz to 20khz

Pros
Great midcentric and highs for an IEM
Rigid shells
Great aesthetics
Recessed .78pins
Generous accesories
Great musicality

Cons
Not too technical
Can be borderline shouty for sensitive listeners

Bass ★
Mids ★
Trebles ★
Imaging ★★
Layering ★★
Micro Details ★
Soundstage ★★
Spatial Panning ★★
Timbre ★
Tonality ★
Affordability ★★
Overall rating ★

okay so they sent us two of their iems actually but I'll be reviewing the FE3U for now since I've already tried and listened to it for quite some time and this is basically the tour unit which they sent for the Philippine review circle and for FE3U they actually provided us the whole packaging so just to describe the packaging, it's a black, matte black, black matte box (lol thats quite a twister) and it's a booktype box and when you open it, you're going to be greeted by the pair of Iem inside and the hard case.

So but it's pretty much plain and simple.

When you take off the rubber mat where the items are plugged into. You'll see immediately the ear tips provided and it has an IEM cleaner too and I guess two pairs of foam tips and 123 I guess six pairs of wide bore rubber tips which is very much similar with the GSaudio accessories also there's a cleaning cloth inside to keep the IEM and shells clean and shiny.

So pretty much that's what's in the box of FE3U

is a resin resin type shell and it has thre Sonion BAs inside, you can definitely see it because it's transparent and the faceplate it's glittery with different shades of purple, pink and blue.

purple, purplish or pink, which gradients itself to and it has a lot of glitters inside and pretty much that's it.

It's the shape of the Iem is almost like custom I am but it's universal.

fits me well.

Gives me a snug fit, proper isolation. Very good.

And what else the cable that came along with it is a 3.5 millimeter jack and has .78 pins

And

after listening to the FE3U

I can tell that it's balanced mid centric that has a good base response and somewhat a shimmery trebles as well.

First off let's let's talk about the bass. The bass is quite good.

Coming from an all ba Iem

The bass is quite similar sounding to the typical dynamic drivers.

It has quite a natural timbre on it timber on it, and

the bass can be warm in times but it's good.

I really like it. The bass can can actually perform good on EDMS in my in my preference also, it's good in new metal screamo are emails. A bit slow but still quantifies.

Also it's quite good in terms of textures.

The Iem itself has good micro detail retrieval.

So in terms of the mids, I find the mids really revealing although there are some tracks when it tends to be more it's almost like rubbing into my ears.

Since I find the FE3U mid centric whenever I try mid centric tracks. The vocal seems to be too close or it seems to be rubbing in my ears. But it's not shouty at all. Not sibilant as well. Very good.

Although I just find it too, too much mid centric on mid century tracks.

What else? The male vocals it's really textured. I really like how the male characteristics are actually revealed. Also for female vocals, I find it really pleasuring to listen to

The female vocals are smooth and lush and it actually has a lot of textures into it as well just like the male vocals.

So that's it for the mids section.

Oh and also the instruments such as guitars.

FE3U was able to capture the natural timbre of the guitar instruments also saxophones as well.

And even pianos.

In terms of the mid bass mid bass is actually quite good as well.

It doesn't go muddy.

In terms of the trebles I find the treble really good as well.There's a shimmer to it. The cymbals and maracas seem fairly close. it actually invites your attention if that's how you put it

the only issue that I actually faced for this Iem is that for an all ba set up. The imaging and layering seem to be lacking. the instruments are quite near you

Also to me it doesn't have the widest sound stage and that's that's actually one of my preference.
it has to have a wide and tall soundstage.

For this price range. I expect that so also see imaging and layering isn't I mean it's it's it's the sounds are apart from each other but there's not much of a clear space in between.

If I have to put it into words, so those are the only weakness that I actually found in the HiSenior FE3U I like the design. Although it's glittery and has pink to it. I think I can still wear it outside.

The cables.

I can't

I don't know.

I can't give you any cons for now because they just got it

I'll be able to tell you more about the cable probably as as time goes by.

But I like the idea that they actually used recessed .78 pins because that way it will provide more stability. the cables doesn't get disconnected easily. So I like that part too.

And what else?

I believe? Hisenior fe3u deserves to be in my collection as well.

It's like how it actually sounds. Although in most cases I would prefer my iems to have a wide and tall soundstage especially at this price point.

But the overall tonality of this iem is quite very good. And I would recommend it to people who doesn't really require too much of technicalities for an iem and yes, the overall tonality is actually great. I like how it's balanced and has an emphasis towards the mids section.

The mids are really lean and clean. I like it. The bass can be punchy and it has a weight to it. I really like it. It's very good. The sub base is also good. Alright. It doesn't rumble as much as the dynamic drivers out there but

just because it's having a Sounion bas definitely it will provide you better bass especially compared to those generic bas out there into some of the old knowles BAs too such as the the ones inside my tone King t4. don't get me wrong that the bass from my tone t4 is actually quite good as well although it's not the best sounding ones. It doesn't really resembles the effect, but it's good. It has a punch to it as well.

And since I'm not really a bass fan myself, so I find the bass from my t4 just the right amount.

So for for HiSenior FE3U I think the bass can be suitable for the new generation who typically looks for an IEM that has a good bass reproduction.

also I really like how the shells fit to my ears as well.

The nozzles have a somewhat a lip to it, which prevents the tips from coming off so that's another good point.

And what else So, so far, that's all I can tell regarding the hi Senor FE3U I've waited long enough to review this I am actually I almost bought it last year.

But unfortunately I had to prioritize other things.

But luckily, Garrett was able to give us a pair so at least he we can actually review it here in the Philippines for other audiophiles out there internationally. So then again, thank you very much Garrett and I hope to review more of your products and I hope to see you soon. Thanks again. And you guys stay safe

Hi there so it's me again Berry White. Today we're going to be reviewing the knowledge ZEX.

So I was lucky enough to get a review unit from KZ and it's been quite a while or it's been a long time since I actually wanted to try another kz unit. The last one I actually reviewed was KZ EDX.

SPECIFICATION
Model KZ ZEX
Wear In-ear
Resistance 25Ω
Sensitivity 103dB
Frequency 20Hz-40kHz
Plug Type 3.5mm
Pin Type QDC 0.75mm
Line Length120±5cm
Cable Double line silver-plated cable

WHAT'S INCLUDED
IEMS
Cable
4pairs of ear tips
paperwork

PROS
Matured treble response.
Fast Bass response.
Good instrument tonality
Good for punk, grunge, ska, reggae
Tangle free cable
No Sibilance
Easily driven
Has a HUGE potential to get better with modification

CONS
Recessed Mids
Poor detail retrieval
requires ear tip rolling
Scratch magnet
QDC ports
Plastic shell and nozzles
Intimate staging
Poor layering and imaging

Bass ★
Mids ★★
Trebles ★
Imaging ★★
Layering ★★
Micro Details ★★
Soundstage ★★
Spatial Panning ★★
Timbre ★★
Tonality ★★
Affordability ★★
Overall rating ★★

and, by the way, right now, I'm using the Otter application for Android it transcribes the words that you're saying into text. So far, it's actually doing a good job.

Now going back to my review kz ZEX is one of their newest IEMs and it uses a hybrid setup that uses one dynamic driver and another Magneto magneto static driver.

Anyway, it's sold at $20 and to me at that price point, it it can be better.

So, right off the bat, it's not really hard to drive using my LG V 50.
Although, I usually listen to music in mid level but I'm always looking for better mids and better micro details. And apparently those are the weak points of ZEX. So I would tend to Max up my volume just to get what I want.

Luckily ZEX doesn't have that much of sibilance like ZSN Pro so I can handle it within my threshold.

Regarding the bass, the bass is actually fast. It leans more towards quantity rather than quality. Again, it lacks details it lacks texture, but it has the speed that one would need. Okay. The bass has the THU-- but not the THUMP.

It's actually okay with genres like ska, punk, grunge, thrash metal and even metal with fast beats.

However, going to the mids uhm I have a lot of reservations regarding the mids because just like what I mentioned(and will mention over and over), the mids is very recessed.
That's why I tend to max up the volume just to get what I want.

Also, again, it lacks texture and micro details. So you wouldn't expect texturing when when you're listening to midcentric songs

what else regarding the troubles the troubles is actually tamed unlike unlike in ZSN pro the trebles is more matured in ZEX.
It has the right amount of shimmer that I prefer, so all right.
it's good. I mean it. I like the trebles.

I like the bass, I mean it's OK. I like the treble but I don't like the mids

Regarding micro details, ZEX actually failed that segment too

again, I had to max up the volume just to get the necessary details actually even if even if I max up the volume, the micro detail seem lacking so let's move on to soundstage, the sound stage is pretty much intimate.

It lacks imaging as well.

So will not expect ZEX to to give you fast transitions or any bineural effects that much.

If you're the type of listener that needs, micro details, mids or technicalities, ZEX is not the one for you ZEX is for me it's like buds. Alright. It's like an earbud that you can wear as in ears. because for me most most of the buds I have actually tried lacks imaging and layering. And that's what ZEX is actually missing.

Let's let's go to the tangible parts. I like the aesthetics, although it doesn't fit my ear that well.

It actually required lots of hours of tips rolling until I ended up with spinfits, the small ones. Because since since ZEX is lacking mids and micro details in the imaging, I had to insert it real deep in my ears. That's why I had to have to choose the small size for spinfits.
Somehow it increased the details that I'm getting from it.

Also about the cable. The cable is it's not the typical kz cable that you would get years ago. You know the brown ones.
Right now they're using a different style. It's it's not braided anymore. Alright. It actually resembles the typical Christmas light cable. But, but, but I love it compared to the older kz cables.
And like the fact that it's not it's not easy to get tangled.

Also, it has a good microphone in it. It registers clean vocal recordings.

What else also kz ZEX still using the QDC terminals, which I don't really prefer because back when I was using the Ks ZSN pro, it didn't even last a year. Especially if it's going to be your daily driver. QDC pins will most likely break on its own. it'll get brittle, and will break in a few months leaving you with exposed terminals.
So I don't I really don't like the part where kz have to choose QDC pins the I would advise them to use point 78 pins instead. I would also prefer recessed point 78 pins instead because it provides more stability for the connectors.

What else the face plate it's actually made of I think it's made of aluminium

although the paint gets easily scratched, if let's say you're not putting it in its own container or in its own case. If it gets mixed up with coins or keys, you would expect the face plate to get scratched in just minutes.

Also the shell they I don't know why they decided to use plastic shells with plastic nozzles

I'm actually worried that the nozzles might break if you sleep on it because it's made of plastic and the angle doesn't fit my ear canal.
that's the reason why I really had a hard time tip rolling also apart apart from using the typical kz starline tips, this time they're actually using a different tips. it's almost the same shape as the reversed kz starline tips and I can tell that they actually tried to please the people but for me it lacks proper sealing. Somehow it's actually thin. It's thinner than the black ones that they used to provide in their other IEMs. It's like sealing is depriving most of the details to reach your your eardrums.

So there you go. I tested it for two weeks straight.

I had to make sure that I'm able to absorb everything that ZEX actually offers. So you can expect that I've basically tried almost all genres within that two weeks of testing. mostly MQA Tracks from Tidal thru UAPP.

I listened to classical, musical, unfortunately, did not give justice in the technical side but I like how I like how ZEX portrayed the tonality of the instruments. Alright. In this review, you would notice that I actually focused on the cons or I would say the room for improvements.

Because I believe that ZEX actually has a HUGE potential of being a good IEM if they actually used different shells maybe a resin or it may be if they use metal nozzles. It may actually contribute on how the acoustic chamber is performing. So I would say the plastic shell may have contributed to lessen its technicalities, mids and micro details.

I also tested other genres like pop 90s music at music and metal even electronic music actually sounds good because of the fast bass and it doesn't require much of being mid centric

but the again, it it missed the side of being technical

what else Oh, I also tried lots of female artists. It can be a hit or miss. Alright. So yeah, but again, if they will be changing the shells were how it was actually implemented.

I would assume that ZEX would perform a lot better.
There's a plastic casing inside, which separates the two drivers.
I think that's the main purpose of it to avoid the two magnets from pulling each other.

I think that plastic casing can have an upgrade or it can be modified that way more details can be absorbed by our ears.

What else? So if you ask me $20 For this, I am I think it's actually cheap considering that it's using a different type of drivers but again, it can be improved.

I don't have any IEMs that I want to compare with ZEX, but rather I would compare it with by the budget and I would compare it with GIRFTU's graphene flatheads. It lacks imaging in mids. But those flat heads are cheaper like 50% cheaper than ZEX and that it's semi open as well.

What else if I would compare this to snow Lotus. Snow Lotus have better mids Section, but it lacks the speed for the bass
but it's also cheaper. It's like 70% cheaper than ZEX. Well, because these buds only have one pair of drivers. Again ZEX uses two types of drivers drivers per side.

And if I would recommend ZEX i would recommend ZEX for punk listeners. Ska listeners. Grunge listeners or any other genres that doesn't require technicalities nor mids

also, I want to highlight that if you use ZEX on Zen DAC
it will provide you more texture, more details but the mids are still recessed.

I don't recommend maxing up the volume because there's a tendency for the drivers to flex and it can damage your hearing senses.

So this is my review of kz ZEX and I hope you all were able to get
some nice information from my review.

Thank you again, Jeff, for sending me these
and I wish to review more kz products for my budget conscious audience.

thanks again and keep it rolling.

You can buy it here:
https://kz-audio.com/kz-zex.html

ADV M5 6D

"My Ferrari of IEMs"($999.99)





SPECIFICATION

Driver unit 4 BA + 2 EST hybrid driver with active crossover

Impedance 13ohm+/-15%

Sensitivity 107dB+/-3dB at 1kHz

Frequency response Ultra Wideband 10Hz – 40kHz

THD <0.2% at 1kHz

Input power 5mW

Cable composition Silver-plated copper

Cable length (SPC) 1.5M

IEM connector 2-pin (0.78mm)

Plug 3.5mm gold plated


WHAT'S INCLUDED

1 pair of M5-6D IEM

1 2-pin silver-plated copper quad-braided cable

3 pairs of black foam tips

3 pairs of black single-flange silicone tips

3 pairs of black dual-flange silicone tips

1 CNC-machined aluminum carrying case

1 leather cable tie

1 microfiber cleaning cloth

1 cleaning brush





PROS

Excellent treble response.



Very snappy and holographic.



Bass can be big! Fast attacks! Punchy!



Mids are very prominent in both male and female vocals



Generously textured details.



Natural timbre!



Realistic instruments



Great on edm


Is it worth investing $999.99 for an IEM? Yes for me, but only M5 6D! I'll discuss it even further.


To begin with I was sent 4 of their best selling IEMs as mentioned in my M5 12D review. M5 12D, M5 6D, BA3 and BA2. Although they were sent without boxes to unbox, at least they sent it with some of the corresponding freebies. I am reviewing these with no directives, incentives or anything that would influence my reviews hence you shall get nothing but honesty from me. Also I don't read reviews from other reviewers to prevent myself from being influenced too. Call my reviews nothing but subjective but I truly don't mind where you're coming from it's not stopping me from telling my experiences.





M5 6D is ADV's Bassy entry for their M series. It is bassy but I don't know if it will please the hyper bassheads out there. I'm not a basshead myself so I'm not sure what pleases them, I like my IEMs to be more midcentric or balanced brightish or even flat for more versatility. Thus I find M5 6D to be balanced for getting quite impressive mids while having excellent extensions from both ends.





Shells are 3D printed and are huge. The biggest I have seen, same with M5 12D. Surprisingly I find it very comfortable to wear. It protrudes but it doesn't bother me, I even find it cool to see ADV peeking out from the side of the iem. After all it is a very confident IEM and you would want others to see that you're wearing ADVs. The shells are incredibly smooth and you won't feel any edges, not even where the faceplate is attached to.It has long semi aggressively angled nozzles which penetrate well and sits deep for more sealing and details just like M5 12D. The model and serial # are actually embedded on each pair too. No L and R markings but has color coded nozzles(black and red), that says Designed for Musicians. It is made of clear shells too that allows you to get mesmerized by the insides. The cables inside are not as neat as 12Ds but it brags about the EST tweeters.





SPC Cables included are pretty much bad.. It can be better. Feels a few steps classier than the typical chifi stock cable that has the ultimate similarity in requiring mental fitness in untangling them every single freaking time you need to use them. Seriously, I have seen mid tier IEMs where you can see the value even from the cables only. - this led me to use a Single crystal Copper cable that's included in BQEYZ Spring 2 and man the soundstage got even bigger and micro details are much more snappy.





Bass really responds quite well. Almost like listening to DDs. It sounds very impressive despite having a rather wide soundstage, no trade offs were placed. Bass is EQ sensitive and gets big only when required, the rest is just packed with a sweet lavish amount of details in every kick. Fast, realistic and punchy that serves almost all genres. Sub and mid bass can go really deep and still manage to be smooth.








Mids is 1 of its strengths too, giving off somewhat warm tonality for male vocals and smooth and airy quality for female vocals. Strings have tons of details to it and wind instruments lingers soulfully. Synthesizers sound impressive too, giving it a fuller body which makes it more realistic despite being electronically produced. I have been using this for 4days now and still haven't come across any issues with the mids. Even on tracks that have multiple singers, this IEM is still a beast.





Trebles on this IEM are also really damn good. It extends well enough that it leaves this overwhelming signature to anyone that listens to it. I have tested this IEM brutally in different levels of torture from RHCP's badly recorded album to MP3s and even to mere Youtube and facebook.. Damn even the ads sound so good! Trebles are mostly the weakness of badly recorded tracks and in this IEM it is never sibilant nor shouty, just well extended with natural timbre to every note it hits. Cow bells, cymbals, chimes, even thunder and gun clicks are very true to absorb.





Imaging is expected to perform well given its 4ba+2est set up and its price range but it even exceeded my expectations. Sounds resonate pretty fast and transition smoothly from 1 ear to another. The Placement of instruments is very realistic too. Forwarded micro details also help in stimulating the brain to create a world of different layers and depth giving you an intense holographic experience.








Soundstage works hand in hand with its imaging. Despite having penetrating details it still has the same borderless soundstage as M5 12D. There are tracks that don't seem to be recorded in a studio with 4 walls but rather seem like they were recorded in the middle of a battlefield with no boundaries to bounce the sounds. 1 thing a top of the line IEM should obtain in my opinion.





Bass

Mids

Trebles

Imaging

Layering

Micro Details

Soundstage

Spatial Panning

Timbre

Tonality

Affordability ★★


Overall rating





Set up used to test:

LG V50 - UAPP - TIDAL - stock IEM set up


PC - TIDAL MASTERS - ZEN DAC - 4.4 Hibiscus Balanced cable


LG V50 - UAPP - Local Flac - zen dac w/ power match ON - 30% volume - 4.4 balanced - BGVP W01/A08 tips


With BGVP W01 mids are airier and cymbals are brighter

With BGVP A08 Bass is marginally tighter. Mids leaner.


Additional Comparisons: based on similar set up, price range and tuning





ADV M5 12D - 12BA, In low impedance mode there's not much of a competition but in High Impedance mode on my V50, M5 6D won in every segment. It just scales way better. Best texture in micro details. Better and snappier spatial pannings. Better treble extension and leaner and airier mids. More accurate drum placing than 12D. For USD 300 less, I'd go for M5 6D instead.





Toneking T4. Both have 4 BA set up but M5 6D has 2 EST which basically drew the line to victory. T4 sells at 5x lower than M5 6D but the difference is all around. More natural sounding. Wider and more detailed soundstage. Imaging, layering and spatial pannings are more prominent in M5 6D. So if you have the means in buying a thousand dollar IEM, go ahead, but if not T4 should be a good IEM to settle in.





BQEYZ Spring 2 - I compared the 2 mainly for having almost similar sensitivity, both are clinical in most aspects and for being balanced and neutral. I usually recommend spring 2 for being a great sound engineer IEM but to have spring 2 capabilities and being able to cover your leisures too as an audiophiliac, go for M5 6D.





CVJ CSN - at a fraction of what M5 6D is currently sold at, CSN stands tall with its 1dd 5ba set that has quite the similar characteristics in terms of imaging but of course not at par. CSN is great for those who are coming from BQEYZ KC2 who are on a tight budget but needs upgrading. You get that fraction of the quality too from M5 6D, maybe a fraction but it's a good start rather than getting a Ferrari. You'd better start with a honda civic.





GSAudio GD3B - both have a lot of characteristics in common so if you'd ask me M5 6D would really be a TOTL upgrade from the GD3B modesty. Similar throughout the segment. Similar in experience too, prolly a sonion signature. GD3B also has a borderless soundstage too. Similarities doesn't mean exactly the same, for those who want to dissect my reviews.


Final say:

You know when you see a Ferrari car, you know you're never gonna be able to own 1 of those or even drive 1, but then someone sends you 1 to test drive..suddenly you get the instinct to strive harder and buy 1 someday. That's M5 6D!





Should I say more? It's literally the best IEM I have tried. My only caveat is its cable. I wish it was better given that it is USD 1K. I used to think that it's really silly for an IEM to cost this much but the M5 6D proved to me that top of the line IEMs provide a stellar experience that any mid range IEMs may not be able to give.


I am pleased that my LG V50 can drive it easily even in low impedance mode but sure makes it shine even more when in high impedance mode. Zen DAC makes the staging even wider and pops the details even more. Regarding tips, I recommend BGVP W01 or JVC Spiraldots.


You noticed there's no CONS? Yeah it's just the cable.





I'm happy to get a chance in trying this End Gamer IEM and I'm also saddened by the fact that the only take away I got are the good memories and level of standards I will be enforcing on my next reviews. I really wish I could hang on to these forever.


Thank you again PH Review Circle! Thanks Marlowe for letting us try ADV!


These are all my honest opinions and I only hope that my audience may find my reviews credible and somehow informative.




Watch my video reviews on YT

https://youtube.com/channel/UCnAYLTwl8G-8Sc4INfeZe1Q


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ADV M5 12D

The Thousand Dollar Shimmer($1,299.99)





This happens to be my first entry for the Top-of-the-line Tier In-Ear Monitors, I got the opportunity of trying out ADV products thanks to PH Review Circle. I am not reviewing under any form of directives, incentives nor any honorariums thus you can expect my utmost honesty in all of my reviews.


Welcome again to my reviews and this time we be talkin about ADV M5 12D. I'm freshly coming out from a quick hiatus from reviews and have prepared my ears for some critical listening.


As per ADV, M5 12D is their Neutral entry in their M-series. Offering 12 Balance Armatures on each side with an Active Crossover technology for near perfect harmony(I said it). 1 of the most uncolored IEMs that really wants to show transparency and perfect notes from the artists' masterpiece.





Is it worth investing $1,299.99 for an IEM? Yes and No for me. I will tell you more about it in random order cause my train of thought isn't working quite well right now. It's caused by this TOTL IEM in my ears now..


To start with, I remember inquiring about the M5 12D last year because of its appearance but got disappointed for its value, like you saw something in the mall and realized your wallet will never be prepared for it unless you're playing with stocks and futures. So much about that, 4 ADV best selling models were sent to me all with no boxes to unbox but came with their respective inclusion from water tight cases, tips, brush cleaners and clothes.


SPECIFICATION

Driver unit 12 BA with active crossover

Impedance 9ohm+/-15%

Sensitivity 109dB+/-3dB at 1kHz

Frequency response Ultra Wideband 10Hz – 40kHz

THD <0.2% at 1kHz

Input power 5mW

Cable composition Silver-plated copper

Cable length (SPC) 1.5M

IEM connector 2-pin (0.78mm)

Plug 3.5mm gold plated






WHAT'S INCLUDED

1 pair of M5-12D IEM

1 2-pin silver-plated copper quad-braided cable

3 pairs of black foam tips

3 pairs of black single-flange silicone tips

3 pairs of black dual-flange silicone tips

1 CNC-machined aluminum carrying case

1 leather cable tie

1 microfiber cleaning cloth

1 cleaning brush


PROS:

design

Freebies

Clean Neutral Tonality

Natural timbre

Good bass

Good mids

Great treble extensions


CONS:

Drum placing

Potentially Scratch Magnet requires a thousand dollar caring

Mid bass bloat on some badly recorded new metal tracks

Pricing

Not quite an all rounder



The IEM shells use recessed .78pins 2 pins which I love the most btw. Shells are made with high end 3D printed shells. One that would make you rethink how IEMs should be built, solid, smooth and weighty. It has this rigidity that you would get from a real gem. Meticulously handcrafted with high class taste. It's like witnessing a McLaren F1 showroom unveiling their newest engine type of feeling, like you can actually see how neat the cables inside are laid out despite its small size. Like engine valves. The shells are extravagantly huge but doesn't bother but could be decreased for more comfort. Furthermore I am truly satisfied with its obsession to please the eyes.





It has long semi aggressively angled nozzles which penetrate well and sits deep for more sealing and details. The model and serial # are actually embedded on each pair. No L and R markings but has this cool writing wrapped around the nozzles that says Designed for Musicians, one cool way to tell the disclaimer haha. Cause it is mainly for musicians and not for those wanna be ones. Some parts of the whole experience does not suggest it for easy listening where you'll find yourself being lectured by everything around you almost like watching motivational videos to keep positively high for 6hours but at some point you would feel being nagged on or just left baffled with all the questions you formulate in your head.


SPC Cables are pretty much bad.. It can be better. Feels a few steps classier than the typical chifi stock cable that has the ultimate similarity in requiring mental fitness in untangling them every single freaking time you need to use them. Seriously, I have seen mid tier IEMs where you can see the value even from the cables only.





Freebies compensate for how bad the cables can be. Fresh bright colored water tight cases.. And some premium tips like Sedna Xelastic clear tacky tips that I find bad since day 1, you can see my review on that from an old post, it just lacks sealing and makes harsh and congested quality. Despite that I am pleased with their intentions to please the upper level audiophiles spot on for the iem cleaners and cloth too which are important in taking care of your iem and to prolong its life.


Moving on to the real deal about how it sounds.





Bass has the weight and punchiness of a finely tuned Dynamic driver. Its neutral tonality comprises clean and fast attacks with quite an excellent texture, considering it's built with purely BAs. Bass is properly tamed to release heavy rumbles when required but doesn't go overboard bassy. It almost sound like real DDs and I guess that's where most your money will go for making BAs sound like DDs, that's enough to brag about.





Mids on the other hand sounded great at first or so in male vocals. But for vocals that hit the upper mids, that's where all the questions start popping up. That's where you notice a little bit of ghosting where you can tell some BAs aren't harmoniously blending with each other. After all 12BAs are notoriously hard to tune, more drivers, more chances to miss. But it's not my biggest caveat yet. Still mids are totally enjoyable, big, lean and clean despite my observations. Acoustics will make you feel you're inside the chambers.





Trebles are its main selling point. For me it has the best treble extension so far. It can be bright at times but never harsh. Strings, wind and cymbals are true to the tone making it feels like you're in the actual record. It really makes everything for this IEM really. It makes your listening experience with M5 12D really soulful in every note the treble hits, it hits it in the right spot! Perfect micro detail performance.





Imaging can be better. Prolly my 2nd most concerning caveat on this IEM next to its stock cable. Imaging is finely laid out evenly but the drums… cymbals extend behind the ears but floor toms, snares and kicks and mid and high toms seem compressed in the middle for some cosmic reason. To compare with, I can tell Toneking T4 and CVJ CSN wins that part of the segment giving off truly holographic feeling. Speaking of which it also has the Sonion signature of having subtle and smooth transitions from 1 channel to another. It can be good or bad depending on the listener's preference.





Soundstage. It is noticeably 1 of the biggest I've heard. It creates this illusion of making things easy to conceptualize a music video. It helps you lay out images in your head for story telling. The images consist of well separated layers of big sounds, this mostly leaves me in awe but sometimes I find it awkward for some genres like new metal where things remain big and get on top of each other creating bloats and congestion.. Nevertheless, the soundstage is truly what this IEM is trying to sell.





Bass

Mids ★

Trebles

Imaging ★★

Layering ★

Microdetails

Soundstage

Spatial Panning ★★

Timbre ★

Tonality ★

Affordability ★★


Overall rating ★


Additional Comparisons: based on similar set up, price range and tuning


ADV M5 6D - 4BA + 2 EST. In low impedance mode there's not much of a competition but in High Impedance mode on my V50, M5 6D won in every segment. It just scales way better. Best texture in micro details. Better and snappier spatial pannings. Better treble extension and leaner and airier mids. More accurate drum placing than 12D. For USD 300 less, I'd go for this instead.





Toneking T4. Both all BA set up. Sells at 200usd. M5 12D makes everything big and overwhelming compared to T4 which makes sounds more like needles that are well spaced from each other but penetrates quite well in laying out the imaging compared to M5 12D.

T4 has its metallic timbre vs a DD quite like experience from M5 12D.


BQEYZ Spring 2 - similar sensitivity and both are clinical in all aspects of being neutral. Spring 2 has better technicality for me which I will still recommend for hard core sound engineers. I would recommend this over 12D and have a thousand dollar more to invest on other sound engineer gear instead.





CVJ CSN - at a fraction of what M5 12D is currently sold at, CSN stands tall with its 1dd 5ba set up that has quite the similar characteristics but of course not at par. CSN excelled on drum placing for 1 and has more visual spatial pannings. M5 12D sounds so much more realistic tho.


Tested on LG V50 Quad Dac, UAPP with some local DSDs and Flacs and Tidal Masters on iFi Zen Dac


Final say:

First of course thanks ADV for letting us test their products. Marlowe you're the man! Well this Top of the line IEM will truly leave a mark in my preference once I send it back to ADV. It holds the best treble performance for me. It gets really clinical at some point making it feels so natural but not in the extent of coloring the sounds. Also the bass performance from an All BA set up truly sets the standards on any IEM I will be trying out.


This is truly easy to drive but scales even better with more power where the noise floor remains low while making the details pop even more.


Also, I noticed that the black tips are somehow taming the mids in an unusual way so I would highly recommend wide bored tips like those cheapo bgvp w01 to retain as much details as possible. Replacing the cable with any upgrade cable would be required too, not to alter the sound but to avoid ruining your listening experience even before plugging it in your ears. I really hate the untangling part.





So for $1300 is it a yes? Yes only if you're the type of that well off to prove that BAs should sound this way. But No in most practical situations like not putting your eggs in 1 basket. I would invest on Spring 2 for clinical listening and buy a Tforce YL for musicality then invest the rest on more professional gear for audio mixing. It sounds very analogue on my LG V50 and that's truly something anyone would enjoy.


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TForce Audio "Yuan Li" Single DLC Dynamic Driver - The Silver Emperor
(Part 1 of 3 parts)

TForce Audio is a new player in the ChiFi in ear monitor scene but dont fret as their tuners and engineers have been in business for as long as 3 decades giving them the full advantage of experience, accuracy and consistency. They also chose to embrace their Asian culture by commemorating their Emperors of Tang Dynasty for their debut IEMs. It is confirmed that they will be rolling out a trilogy which consists of a tribrid and hybrid set up, so better watch out!

Their "Yuan Li" is their debut IEM packed with a Single 10mm DLC Dynamic Driver which is by far double the price of a typical LCP DD and that explains its SRP at $119 but don't fret cause this is an insane single DD that competes with my Hybrid and multi BA IEMs at $180-200 price segments.

The box wasnt sent to me yet due to the fact that it's still in verge of mass production but they were able to show me whats inside it and how it will be presented. The box is intricately designed well enough it would please any emperors. Combination of matt black finish with embossed glossy details.

Inside is where you will find the ff:
Pair of IEMs
6N Litz OCC cable
3pairs of black tips(highly recommended)
3pairs of white tips(sounds thin and metallic due to lack of sealing)
Carrying leather pouch
Instructions and warranty card

The IEM shells uses .78pins and are made with ultra reflective super shiny futuristic George Michael accessory like shells made of aliluminum. Need I say more? It's super shiny and very challenging to take photos cause I always end up seeing myself in the reflection or even if I managed to take some photos without me in the reflection, I'd always end up capturing unwanted smudges all over it. But it's inevitable i guess.. In order to wear Jordans you have to be prepared for creases. It also have a subtle L and R markings thru its Blue and Red dots(which apparently will be their trademark, some future models might have diamond studs as dots too, cool). Also has a bit of weight to it knowing that it only has 1 DD, prolly the shells made it heavy. Nozzles filter is a fine mesh and is black so thats new.

2core 6N Litz OCC cable is lit asf too! Just looks so gorgeous you wont replace it.

Specs:
103.5 DB ± 1DB sensitivity
32 Ohms Impedance
.78 6N Litz OCC cable
20Hz - 20KHz frequency range
Sports a Harmanish target tuning

When I got it from the courier's office I didnt even hesitate to try it on. I was riding a local motorcycle utility vehicle that makes an unforgivable noise specially when going uphill.. The IEM has the white tips installed already so I went on and used it as is. Turned the volume up to max and inserted it in my ears as deep as I could to ensure proper isolation. It sounded great but there's a huge amount of tinny quality across the highs and mids. Not shouty even at max volume but the metalluc timbre is very prominent. My testing went on till I got home and that's when I decided to check on the other ear tip, i noticed that it virtually looks similar to BGVP A08 same texture, size, shape even how it weighs just in a different color. Good vibes goin on already since thats literally my favorite tips. Immediately I noticed the proper sealing I was looking for and the tonality changed significantly on the mids section, loosing its metallic timbre leaving it full bodied, warm and lean.

The magic has started and it revealed quite a lot for 1 to take in. So I pretty much started making my impressions by comparing it with different IEMs segment by segment in countless Flacs, I literally listened to it for consecutive days in the extent of fault finding. That being said, I found only.. 1 and that is that it killed all genres I fed to it, had a hard time looking for a genre that it would show it's shortcomings and found 1 from Leprous, The sky is red. It managed to pull it off quite well with excellent kicks and mids and even trebles, pretty much every part of the spectrum but I noticed CVJ CSN and BQEYZ Spring 2 were able to deal with the busy parts quite more impressive but these are multi driver IEMs that Im comparing with a single DD. So..

Moving on to the bass, it performs fluidly by giving off just the right amount of bass for every genre. If the genre requires more, it doesn't fail to be confident by giving off the right thumpyness and boost. Shows the right amount of speed and goes really low if needed. Any basshead would even like this too. Best I have for EDM, Hiphop, world and Lowfi.

Mids on this one is also impressive, I compared it with Yume simply because its graph showed some similarity but I knew right then and there, Yuan Li's Bass and Trebles already won over Yume, I just needed to confirm its vocal performance. To my surprise, YL performed better by sounding more natural than of Yume. It sounded more airy and more ear pleasing. So just like that it won over my Yume. Tested on Mike Francis, Let me in.

Trebles are excellently tuned with great extensions and very pleasing tonality It also has some good emphasis on micro details too. All in all it's never harsh nor sibilant, it just goes by really smooth. Also it sounds so very natural that water sounds wet ans metals sounds real metal. Prolly my most natural sounding IEM so far. It's highly euphoric and is really mind blowing at times. sounds more like my $200 Toneking T4(4 Knowles BA)

Imaging is decent with separation and layering Performing quite well on most tracks. Although like I mentioned above, there are multi driver IEMs that outperforms YL in terms of busy tracks, it's not even bad at all there's just better ones for that specific department.

Soundstage is exceptional giving off both depth and wideness with a lot of clarity goin on.

Needless to say this IEM may seem expensive for a single DD set up but as long as its quality competes with $180±20 multi driver IEMs.. Im definitely recommending this to anyone who's up for a surprise!

PROS:
design
Cable
Black tips
Packaging
Leather case
Tonality
Natural timbre
Good bass
Good mids

CONS:
smudge magnet
Good on busy tracks but has competition
Potentially scratch/dent magnet too

Bass
Mids
Trebles ★
Imaging ★
Layering ★
Microdetails
Soundstage
Spatial Panning ★
Timbre
Tonality
Affordability ★

Overall rating

Additional Comparisons: based on price range and tuning, unfortunately the only single DD IEMs I have belongs to the budget segment and are lightyears behind this Emperor so I'm comparing it to the ones I have instead. Here are all my IEMs and buds, feel free to DM me for more comparisons.


Queen of Audio Adonis - Yuan Li sounds cleaner. Tighter and deeper bass. Smoother mids and trebles. Sounds more natural. Scales better when amped. Doesnt have driver flexes. $119 vs $180.

BQEYZ Spring 1 - similar sensitivity and both scales better when amped. Similarly balanced throughout but YL has better bigger and deeper bass. That metallic timbre is quite a unique feature that sets it apart from my IEMs. Similar price and power scaling.

Tested on LG V30 Quad Dac and Tidal Masters on iFi ZEN DAC

Final say:
First of course I wanna thank TForce for sending me my own unit and Philippine Review Circle for tagging me along their Audio journey to be the most comprehensive and reliable reviewers in the country. So yes I often try my best to shuffle IEMs from time to time to reset my ears basically but after owning YL, I often find myself prefering YL over any of my IEMs for 3 main reasons, 1 musicality and technicalities are both present, 2 most natural sounding iem i own and 3 its versatility in portraying almost any genre.

So yes! For $119, this is totally the next big step up for anyone who doesnt own any $100 iem.

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See Audio Yume ~ "A pleasant depression"

I'll tell you why!

Seeaudio is a fairly new player in the chifi market, they started in custom IEMs then took the Universal market eventually providing very like Berry exceptional tuning at a competetive price point. Recently they have initiated to aggressively market their products here in PH starting with making Ian Tayao as their pioneering endorser. Kool strategy if you ask me. A metal hardcore vocalist being able to monitor his vocal performance despite the band's aggressive riffs and drum beats.

I was lucky enough to be reserved with a slice in the Philippine Reviewers Circle and because of that I'm able to try and have a chance to own different IEM brands, just like how I got my Yume. No monetary incentives and that will make my reviews tad more transparent. Nuff said lets's check on Yume!


Harman Target Curve@2020 (to provide more transparent and smoothness of sounds)
106 DB
32 Ohms
20 Hz - 20k Hz
1DD + 2BA (Liquid Silicone Diphragm + 2 Custom tuned Knowles BA: Mids/Highs)
LFC atechnology (Removes multi driver crossover distortion, cleaner and more precise sounds)
1.2m .78 2 pin 5N OCC Cable
$170 ± $5

They say when you're happy you tend to enjoy the music, and when you're sad that's the time you understand the lyrics, well YUME no matter how happy you are, you will enjoy the music while understanding the lyrics for its clarity and transparent representation. Hence, I claim it pleasantly depressing. ♥

Ian Tayao once mentioned that even when he's not feeling well he was still able to perform 4 songs just because he can hear himself really clear and that all he did was to texture his vocals and did not need to force his way through the songs.


Unboxing:
Typical packaging that consists of a printed jacket that has an anime girl which they named Rinku, inside the jacket is a black box that encases the following:
2 Rinku stickers
Instructions
Greeting card
4 pairs of silicone tips
4 pairs of foam tips
1 carrying case
Yume and its cable


Build:
High quality resin shell and face plate. Internals are half filled injected with resin too to provide stability and access for repairs. It has 1 vent hole for ear pressure and has metal nozzles with workable lips for ear tips stability. Cable is nicely braided and soft. 3.5mm jack looks really sick tho! Oh it's a bit tacky so it could be tangle prone sometimes. Better utilize the case to avoid it. Design varies per country.

Impressions:
Yume having claimed that it is Harman Target tuned, to me it is very Midcentric with great resolution and imaging. It delivers a transparently but yet very detailed rendition of vocal and guitar performances without any flaws at all. Can be lean, can be airy and can be well textured and emotive. Having said that, it is the IEM I have right now to have the best Mids representation among my collection. Buuuuut.... It's not an all rounder IEM you'll see why.

Bass can be heard slow with a bit of a punch and can be boomy at times but has a resolution to it making it not so bad at all. In fact, there are some tracks that the bass actually performs transparently which is my preferred kind of tuning. Im giving it 3/5 stars tho to consider the bassheads out there.

Mids on Yume is Rinku's main offering to consumers! It's by far the best mids yor $170 can buy for you! Transparent, clean, airy, excellent all throughout the mids section. Strings and percussions has this euphotic details that lingers deep in your head. Male vocals are strong and lean, female vocals are airy and detailed. Different vocalization methods are all rendered professionally Wind instruments are well accented with great details and airyness to it. This is clearly the best Yume can provide and man it's exceptionally great and it's addictive!

Trebles perform quite well but lacks a bit of shimmer to it. Cymbals still sounds realistic but a bit shy compared to other instreuments BUT it's fixable with JVC Spiraldots. Splashes are pleasant and never harsh generally smooth throughout the section.

Imaging is precise and very contrasted giving silence between the sounds. Sounds are layered gracefully while staging is intimate. Details are presented confidently.


Pros
Cool packaging
Great mids
Impressive design
Safe bass and trebles
Not fatiguing
Great fit
Minimal to zero flexing

Cons
cable can be tangle prone
Genre specific

Bass ★★
Mids
Trebles ★
Imaging ★
Layering ★
Microdetails ★
Soundstage ★★
Spatial Panning ★
Timbre ★
Tonality ★
Affordability ★

Overall rating ★

Tested on LG V30 Quad DAC/iFi Zen DAC
Collection of 16/24bit Flacs and Tidal Masters

Comparisons
TRN TA1 -simply for being midcentric. TA1 requires tips and cable rolling for it to perform well as I mentioned on my other review. Yume on the other hand sounds great right off the bat. TA1 can be shouty and harsh at times too.

QoA Adonis -I waited too long to compare these 2 just to find out that they sound far from each other. Adonis being well rounded but does not hold up to high power while Yume is midcentric and can be genre specific. But Yume if put in a right spot it will surely please anyone!

BQEYZ Spring2 -spring 2 has better bass and is brighter than Yume providing wider staging and more shimmer and sparkle to tracks. Mids are fairly similar Yume being a bit better. Imaging can be fairly weighed on both iems


Conclussion:
Yume can be classified as the top mid centric IEM at $170 giving decent bass and trebles while providing an excellent vocal monitoring capabilities. Excellent for acoustic, power house vocal tracks, blues, jazz, classical, alternative and world music and some RnB. Thus sounds inferior for Hiphop and EDM for having flaws on the bass region other than that it is a great IEM everyone should have specially for midcentric reference.

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BGVP NS9 - The Bass guitarists's choice


BGVP was generous enough to lend me NS9 for review. BGVP is quite known to have good tuned IEMs with great looking designs and and affordable prices. They are not new with tuning filters since theyve already released DMG back then which immediately got some good attention. NS9 on the other hand is yet another ambitous take on the IEM section wherein the filters were also made interchangable and has both Knowles and Sonion BAs.


BGVP NS9 offers a wide variety of options in tuning the sound from utilizing tips to filters. The packaging includes 3 pairs of A08 for vocals, 3pairs of clear A07 1 pair of foam tips and another stock black tip. It also came wjth 3 tuning filters, a beautifully made cable and a case.



First I used the NS9 without any filters and used A08 tips since that's my favorite ear tips. The bass was all over the place with recessed But clean mids, treble was struggling to be in effect on this set up.


Next I chose the red filter and still used the A08. Red filters are actually supposed to raise the bass, but having that said, it even tamed the bass rather than having no filters. It provided more detailed imaging somehow and gave some room for the treble to shine a bit. Mids are clean but not much accentuated.


Tried the silver ones with A08's but unfortunately I didnt quite notice any significant change on how it sounds. Its pretty similar to the red ones. Could be my ears but checking on Delta Fyre's FR I can tell that my ears may not really be able to notice such minimal changes.


So then I came to the last filter the Black 1 with A08s, the balanced one as per BGVP. This is actually my favorite set up providing a bit more room for other frequencies aside from the bass. It's still bass heavy but is now somehow more pleasing. Mids are still clean but lacks emotion. Trebles starts to appear on this set up but still lacks shimmer and sparkle.


The imaging shows less space in between sounds giving it a narrow hall way effect with tall sounds. The imaging is set up not too far from my shoulders to be precise. With its tuning it almost felt like riding on a Toyota Corrolla with some bassy stereo set up. The layering can be good too but lacks details or resolution to it.


Generally the bass can go very low, has a good rumble but speed is a bit slow making it not suitable for EDM and progressive metal. Aside from trying it on Hiphop genres wherein it's almost a giveaway, I can also tell that it's also good for Indie music, giving it more color on the lower frequencies without having required to produce great trebles. NS9 can be great for Kpop, Hiphop, some alternative, indie, and lofi tracks.


PROS:
Beautifully crafted shells
Interesting tuning filters
Bass quality
Great looking stock cable
Generous tips with different tunings
Case included
Easy to drive
Potentially a great IEM for monitoring Bass guitars on/off stage


CONS:
Recessed mids
Treble shy
Genre specific
Filters do not make night and day difference



Bass ★
Mids ★★
Trebles ★★★
Imaging ★★
Layering ★★
Microdetails ★★
Soundstage ★★
Spatial Panning ★★
Timbre ★★
Tonality ★★
Affordability ★★


Overall rating ★★


Comparisons: based on price range and tuning
Pai Audio Dr2 - NS9 has better bass, slightly better mids although Dr2 excelled on the trebles and soundstage
BQEYZ Summer - NS9 has more bass, while summer has smoother faster bass with great mids and sparkle 1 would look for.


Tested on LG V30 Quad Dac


Final say:
NS9 is a uniquely tuned IEM that should be focusing its market on musicians specifically bass guitarists rather than audiophiliac listeners. NS9 offers a tuning that most listeners might find odd but its key strengths should not be taken for granted. Fishes arent meant to fly and this fish is already mighty in its territory. I really had fun with NS9's creativeness despite lacking a night and say change in tuning. Good job BGVP!


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TRN TA1 initial impressions (UPDATED)

TA1 is TRN's attempt to reach the budget conscious market while providing a generous combo of 1DD + 1BA (Knowles) per ear. Knowles BA drivers are known internationally to be an excellent choice for BAs and are not cheap but TRN pulled it off quite well!

Specs
3.5mm jack
107 db sensitivity
10Hz-40000Hz Frequency response
16 Ohms Impedance
Weight 30gms
Cable length 1.2m

Not your usual Midcentric tuning.. Some details were missing while some are added which made things totally interesting for TA1!

TRN has been around for quite some time selling IEMs ranging from Ultra budget single DDs to Ultra high end IEMs made of gold or made with 30 BAs.. While and most of their IEMs are well known to have the typical Vshaped signature TA1 surfaced as Midcentric in the ears of international reviewers.

Pros
Excellent design and rigidness
Extravagantly affordable for having Knowles
Good cable and tips included
1 of the cheapest Midcentric IEM out there
No microphonics nor driver flexing
Mmcx terminated

Cons
3/10 tracks are congested specially on busy tracks
Mids and trebles are borderline shouty and can be metallic
Midbass bleeds are present as well in some busy tracks

Bass is there and have no complains at all. Quantity and quality well balanced and well textured. Bass is also EQ sensitive which is good. Can reach quite deep and still has good rumble but not much and that's just right for my taste.

Mids well they should be meaty and lean and they are. Male vocals and female vocals are presented clearly and has a touch of emotions through its texture. It's almost as if you're in a small bar and the vocal monitors were facing the audience. Strings and wind instruments are well textured making their details stand out as I mentioned above. Great as in super great for tracks that displays acoustic performance! That's where it truly shines!

Trebles, Knowles territory.. Percussions and simbals are well controlled only borderline shouty without EQs. Initially I thought by having knowles branding it should have a good extension, imaging, wide soundstage, and excellent spatial panning just like my other IEMs that have knowles, I was wrong.
TA1 creates an echo that resonates in my brain pleasingly but ends abruptly, It's as if when you're about to get high asf someone pulls of the cop prank! Bummer!

Its Imaging and soundstage can be described in 1 paragraph. Details are set nicely and in an unorthodox manner just like in a small bar that fits 50 people with speaker set up everywhere with no startegic spacing and placing with vocal monitors facing the audience. I'm not saying it's bad-bad, but being in a small town music scene, I'm used to it and I enjoy any music at any form. It's just not something for OC listeners, and I'm not 1 of them.

Bass ★★
Mids ★
Trebles ★
Imaging ★★
Layering ★★
Microdetails ★
Soundstage ★★★
Spatial Panning ★★★★
Timbre ★★
Tonality ★★
Affordability ★

Overall rating ★★

Comparisons

TRN MT1, IF MT1 was worth 1k and I got this at Php707.. Id still choose MT1. Spatial panning is better on MT1 and it's only Php285.

BGVP DN2, both 1dd 1ba hybrids. It has extra resolution on instruments that enhances your imaginations. it's almost present here in TA1 but its uncommon tuning blends in and pushes out some details. DN2 is twice its price here in PH.

BQEYZ KC2, another hybrid. TA1 has better bass performance but KC2 wins on all other spectrums. Not even borderline shouty. KC2 is just a bit more expensive for Php1.7k but has 2dd and 2ba

Conclussion:
This is a good IEM to try and own. Good for casual listening and aesthetically eye catching! Like wearing jewelries! Despite my observations above, I would still recommend these specially for its price range. Its tuning can be a love and hate relationship with other reviewers but for me TA1 passed most of my test tracks and for its excellent build and finish, this is trully a headturner. Sometimes different sounding IEMs can be appealing too and this is 1 of them and has a great synergy with my LG V30 Quad DAC phone. Midcentric and warm.

Update: after 2days I was able to resolve the missing frequency that belongs to the lower treble section which was pointed out by BGGAR, I used a cheap Beats Powerbeats 2/3 double flange tips. Its a wide bore tip that sits deep in your ears almost like an etty.. Now its a treble galore factory and I can confidently say that there's no more missing sounds nor congestions, just raised mids, micro details, airiness and treble sparkles. It almost sound like spring 2 with way lesser spundstage for a fraction of the value.

Here's my new rating after using the mentioned tips

Bass ★
Mids
Trebles
Imaging ★
Layering
Microdetails ★
Soundstage ★★
Spatial Panning ★★
Timbre ★
Tonality ★
Affordability ★

Overall rating ★

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CAN I RECOMMEND CVJ CSN AT $60?! HELL YEAH I WOULD! EVEN AT $120 I WOULD!
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It's safe to say CVJ has less attention than any brands out there but mind me, they deserve more attention for tuning CSN and Mirror quite well. Let me tell you why.

Got it at 10 am and here I am now still listening to it. It literally got burned in inside my ears, nothing much has changed but was performing excellently right off the bat.

PROS:
Heavily engaging(im a 35 yo metalhead and found myself dancing on hiphop beats)
Highly textured sounds (some are eargasmic)
Wide staged (bar with 300 pax mosh pit)
Above average imaging
Fast transients
Deep and punchy bass
Highly holographic
Drilling micro details
Airy mids
Very good layering
Good sealing/fitting
Weighty metal shells
Zero flexing
Stock cable thats better than any other black budget stock cables out there
Tips that doesnt need to be replaced
EQ sensitive
Very easy to drive, even bt20s pro did not struggle
Design is quite neutral and can go for any fashion
Very affordable, which is why the unboxing is straight forward nothing is included unecessarily

CONS:
Mildly U shaped, like slightly.. Just because the bass is prominent and sometimes get warm but the mids and trebles are performing quite well.
2/10 mids test tracks had recessed character
Sometimes lacks sizzle but it's there when needed
Since the IEM is heavy, it gets dented quite easily when dropped
The mic buttons are sticky
Could have been available in other colors

Bass ★
Mids ★
Trebles ★
Imaging ★
Layering ★
Microdetails ★
Soundstage ★
Spatial Panning ★
Timbre ★
Tonality ★
Affordability

Overall rating ★

Comparisons:
Kc2 - has the same holographic sense but wins in most aspects specially on the bass reach
Ta1 - performed better than knowles in this iem. Even mids is better on csn than ta1
Summer - summer has the deepest and smoothest bass i have right now. Slightly better mids and trebles but lack the texture and detail that csn has. Csn also has faster transients giving it more holographic sense than summer.
Toneking t4 - t4 has knowles ba, csa dont but they sound similar. Especially in making badly recorded albums sound great!
Adonis - adonis feels like youre wearing a helmet of sounds..great sounds! While csn feels like youre listening to full ranged monitors with the same great sounds. Its even more holographic!

Tested on LG V30 Quad Dac

Final say:
To be honest, I didn't expect much on these until I listened to them and I felt my mistake immediately. Despite all the good reviews im seeing I had to try em on my own to prove it and CVJ has all my respect specially in providing a fair price on such great sounding IEM. I can't even imagine myself comparin it on a sub $200 IEM. If there's anyone out there who wants to exceed what their $60 is worth, CSN is the answer! As far as my shuffled playlist is concerned, these are very versatile. Perfect for mood setting since it's very engaging.

It's nice to have IEMs that can squeeze your creative juices like these! Great Job CVJ and thank you dearly Janet Hu for sending me these!

#berrywhitegamingandreviews #cvj #12drivers #CSN #LGV30 #quaddac

CVJ CSA - Budget level 1DD+1BA Hybrid In Ear Monitors

The Mystery box of the IEM sector.

Here's my subjective review on CVJ CSA which was sent to me by CVJ along with CSN for my honest opinion on their products. To clear things up, I'm not affiliated nor being paid by any IEM companies out there that might influence my judgement on a certain product.

CVJ CSA was first released back in 2020 and immediately got the respect it deserved for having a quite blanced tuning with a natural timbre, however due to certain circumstances CSA apparently had to release 2 other variations wherein you could have a hard time determining which variant you're getting until you hear it. I learned that the 2nd variant had a quite an unusual tuning and it recieved less attention while the 3rd variant was somehow similar to the first 1, hence I named it The Mystery Box.

CVJ was generous enough to let me test 2 of their best selling IEMs CSA and CSN. I tried the CSN 1st and man it's totally a great IEM, which left my psychoacoustics craving for the same level of quality. Right off the bat CSA showed great detail on acoustic tracks and some 90's tracks but as my test tracks get busier CSA's flaws began to surface. Let me tell you more about it.

The packaging of my CSA is similar to my CSN's, covered up in a printed card board jacket and inside is a cardboard box unlike the 1st gen that's made of wood. It holds the IEM, 3 pairs of white tips, stock cable, brown carrying pouch, warranty, instructions and an authenticity card. No unecessesary stuff included. Very good on that.

The CSA I have seemed to want to achieve a balanced tonality in general although it prevails to be warm on most test tracks I have.

The Bass seem to lack both quantity and quality by being boomy and lacks speed. The bass drums on Leprous seemed far and showed weakness compared to other instruments. It also showed muddyness on most progressive and world music. But don't fret, as it performed pretty well on Hiphop and RnB like Maraiah Carey.

Mids on the other hand is quite well. Warm bodied and shows airiness on most tracks although there are some tracks from Rush that had mid bass bleeds. This section is fairly controlled and doesn't get shouty although in some busy tracks like the Mars Volta(progressive) it causes the mids to get congested with other instruments. But nevertheless both male and female vocals are very pleasing on easy tracks, infact they sound better than some similar hybrid iems out now.

Trebles often show meekness in terms of shimmer or being crisp. While on the other hand the upper mids and lower trebles perform quite well though for presenting a generous amount of space in some instruments. Violins and pianos show great detail. Wind instruments are also noticeably excellent. Rarely sibilant.

Imaging is quite accurate in most test tracks I have and has a fast transistion of sounds from left to right. And with its generous amount of space in between intruments it has a slighly above average soundstage. Great job on this part CVJ.

PROS:
Very affordable for having 1DD + 1BA set up
Stylish face plate
Cable that stands out among other stock cables
No flexing
Easy to drive
Good upper mids and lower treble performance
Great imaging for its price
Good color schemes

CONS:
Shells are made of plastic
May require EQ, tips and cable rolling
Not for busy tracks

Bass ★★
Mids ★★
Trebles ★★
Imaging ★
Layering ★★
Microdetails ★★
Soundstage ★
Spatial Panning ★
Timbre ★★
Tonality ★★
Affordability ★★

Overall rating ★★

Comparisons1DD+1BA)
TA1 -csa had better leaner male and female vocals, more affordable
DN2 -csa had larger staging, more than twice cheaper
LARK -csa had more controlled trebles, more affordable, better mids
ZSN PRO -csa had better dynamics and more controlled trebles, better mids

Tested on LG V30 Quad Dac

Final say:
I really wish the production of CSA was more consistent to which reviews would remain similar somehow in respect to being objective.
My CSA may not be for everybody who likes Bass heavy music, Metal, progressive, and world music but is certainly EXCELLENT for some EDM, hiphop, RnB, acoustic, Jazz, Classical, 90s alternative, 80s disco and powerhouse vocal performances. Still at its price range CSA is still a better choice than some overly hyped budget IEMs.

Thank you very much CVJ and Janet Hu for entrusting me 2 of your valued IEMs. Rock on!

Hi, you can call me is Berry White and im a new audio gear reviewer but has a quite a lengthy exposure on these kind of gear for a long time mainly for leisure and video editing.

I am not paid nor have any affiliations with BQEYZ but was lucky enough to be sent with both Spring 1 and Summer. I also own a Spring 2 to compare it with.

Im not gonna dwell mostly on the unboxing and specifications which are typically found on the internet and I would like to save them for my Youtube chanel which should be more informative.

I will focus mainly on my impressions instead and will do my best to be transparent and just in every way possible.

Summer is yet another budget tribrid set up from BQEYZ Flagship line. Uses 5 Layers of Piezoelectric + 13mm PU LCP Soft Diaphragm DD and a custom tuned BA, quite affordable for that set up, right?

Warm and clear just like the beaches you imagine. Sounds like the biggest party I remember. Fun sounding and still has a sense of being technical. Initially was impressed with how the bass responses to low frequencies. Its soft diaphragm does all the magic specially to Aimer's Even Heaven and Mercury: Retrogade by Ghostmane, 2 of the most insane bass tracks I have for testing. It smoothens the bass lines which can not be done by most IEMs in the market, at least in the ones I have.

Next thing that blew me off was the soundstage, to me it was wide and I even recall KC2 for being holographic. Spatial pannings are excellent and the imaging is well implemented by having quite accurate placing with a generous amount of distance between instruments. Timbre is quite good too specially with its good amount of treble extensions too.

Mids on the other hand showed potential even though for me it felt U or mildly V Shaped, they still managed to keep the mids on an acceptable level. Was able to pull off Stonesour, Suede, Robert Plant and even some newer artists like Adelle and Billie Eilish who doesn't use autotunes. But to me having a preference for mid centric to bright neutralish IEMs it felt that it lacks quantity or texture, do not get me wrong, Summer is excellently tuned but just didn't quite fit my genres and preference specially on the mids section.

To compare it with:
Spring 2 is neutral-bright and can be very clinical for its micro details which I use very well in editing videos

Spring 1 is quite balanced and has great Mids texture. Specially with a little bit of push using 4.4 balanced output, shows that it can hold more power into it while being a bit warm.

Pie Audio DR2 simply for the bass and soundstage initial reaction but Summer is far better considering its tribrid set up.

Toneking T4 all BA but has a great tonality. Fitting of T4 was superb to my ears comparing with Summer. Tuning in comparuson is night and day being bright and warm.

QoA Adonis same U or mild V shaped tuning with Summer although Adonis had better mids, better rumble and better timbre. Considering the price difference Adonis should win, although im holding some reservations as Adonis is notorious of having driver flexes and can not hold more power as it gets distorted and Summer on the other hand should be able to handle more power as its spring sisters.


My take...Im not really a basshead but I'm actually pleased by this on some tracks that does not require much bass like Lailakomo, View from the afternoon, and some Up Dharma Down tracks. It also showed excellent performance on the Hotel California Hell Freezes over album. Went well too on Leprous, but still lacked shimmer for me though im sure for the younger generations who enjoys jpop, kpop, hiphop, and edm Summer will most definitely prevail.

Gave it 4 stars cause of the fact that it's still a great IEM but was just not for my genres.