HIDIZS MP145

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HIDIZS MP145

SETUP. 14.5mm Ultra-large Planar Magnetic Driver
SEN & IMP. 104dB/mW | 30Ω
PRICE. 150€ at hidizs.net

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RATING B

Go ahead, the final note it's because on that price competition that exists today in the planar market, and the tuning selected for the MP145 perhaps the biggest handicap of this headset. It had everything to succeed, a groundbreaking design, a driver that at times invades you and transmits sensations that are difficult to achieve in this price segment.

Although it's a headphone designed and thought for enjoyment, even for a lover of electronic music, they are a better choice than the LETSHOUER S12, which is saying something. Problem is that the relaxed character in the upper zone weighs too much on some recordings. Add to that a booming character in the lower zone, and you end up with all the technical-loving audiophiles off your list of potential buyers. The HIDIZS MS3 was a much more aggressive tuning in that aspect, with a more defined and shorter bass; Of course with much more load at high frequencies.

The more headphones I review, the more I realize the tonal preferences and how personal they are... this headphone reminds me a lot of the FiiO FH7S and the ARTII R1 and they are much closer to my preferences than more HARMANIZED headphones. On some tracks, because of the imaging on, I could even compare to the LETSHOUER 07jm, for its warmth presentation without being excessively intimate.

At the end this is about where to put your money, and sadly I can't recommend them. Apart from the sound reasons that can turn away all those who are not looking for warm tones, it has 2 other problems: The fit is horrendous, wide and short, almost impossible to stick it to the shell of the ear (which would probably would give even better performance) and it is exhausting to have it on for hours; And then comes the issue of packaging, for €150 this cable and the box do not seem to me to be up to par, I can think of several headphones that make better use of our money.



A shame, HIDIZS, really, you had an incredible driver here, perhaps the following review will be the definitive one. I loved the HIDIZS MS3, and this planar its on the right track, but both the extension of the bass and the adjustment of the headphone itself need to be improved.

Strong bass, good Sub-bass performance
Presentation and natural image
Excellent construction, fragile paint
Voices and instruments sink into the scene easily
Some resolution is missing
Below price packaging. The cable is 3.5 mm.
Huge capsule, horrendous fit

An iem that works wonderfully with metal and rock, where those electric guitars can be a bit grating with bright iems. I had never enjoyed L.A. Woman by Doors or The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden as much as I did with these.

Thanks to Hidizs and gadgetgod for the review tour of the MP145.I know this is quite late in coming, but here it is.
Link to the site here

As always, the reviews are all mine, and am not compensated in any way by either cash or kind.

The MP145 is a special iem in that 1% of every MP145 order goes directly to supporting Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC).

Build

The MP145 is a fairly large iem with a full metal body with an interesting faceplate. The plate's grooves represents a whale's tail, in effect representing the Whale and Dolphin Conservation effort.

The Tin P1, in the picture is dwarfed by the iems. The MP145, still weighs in as much as the Tin P1! The nozzles are fairly large and I was able to find a fit with the Penon Liquer tips.

I have small ear canals and dont prefer large nozzles due to comfort issues. However, with the Liquer tips, the iems sat comfortably in the ears.

The stock cable is a nice braided litz cable and sport a 14.5mm planar driver to do the sound duties. The iems also come with replaceable nozzle filters, which I did play with during the review.

Sound impressions

For the review I used a Lotoo Paw S1 in High gain mode and was able to drive the iems well at 50 volume.

The filters dont seem to change the sound by much, from my A/B ing, and will continue the rest of the review with the Gold filters, for the sake of convenience.

Tuning

The MP145 is tuned against the Harman 2024 target and this shows very clearly, with a sort of pleasing V shaped signature with slightly boosted bass and treble.
The tuning is very reminiscent of the Tangzu Zetian Wu in terms of tonality and resolution.

Imaging is excellent with fast decays and excellent instrument placement. There is some mid thickness that borders on fuzziness in the vocals. Could be the tips or source, I am not sure.
There is a very little bit of treble sizzle on high hats that works for a lot of tracks, but could get fatiguing on poor recordings and bright tracks.

Bass is quick and thick, but not the same quality as a DD, but again not as short a decay with other planar iems. There is a little more sustain, adding to weight of percussion tracks.
The sustain almost has a little bit of influence on the lower mids, lending a little bit of weight to the mids.

Mids are quite decently done, but a tad bit recessed, especially male vocals. Female vocals benefit a bit more than the male vocals. A lot of the nuances are translated especially with female vocals.

Stage is wide, but quite 2D.

I did briefly watch the Joker: Folie à Deux trailer with the iems, and boy they sound good. Looks like a special usecase in addition to music with the iems.

Conclusions

While the review is fairly short, this summarizes the MP145 in a very crowded mid-budget market of excellent iems. The MP145 does hold out on its own and is a choice that could outlive other planars in its price range, eg, Tangzu Zetian Wu and the Hook X.

This is post the kickstarter and marketing controversies, therefore with an undiluted view of the iem with its competition