Ksearphone "temperament" db1e

Let's start with the packaging and delivery of the headphones to the consumer - the box is presentable and does not look like the middle segment, but rather something near the top (as far as I understand the box and packaging are the same as the flagship db1). The kit includes the headphones themselves, modular cable, 2 sets of ear cushions, a bag for the headphones, and separately, I received additional Balanced cable 4.4.

The headphones themselves are made at the highest level in terms of material and processing, plugging the plugs 0.78 is much more comfortable than mmcx - no scrolling and changing the position of the headphone: this is nice. Separate praise deserves the soft, light, not tangled cable with excellent fittings, modular system is convenient and practical.
My choice was originally the model db1e for several reasons - impedance, which has a beneficial effect on the frequency characteristics and minimum distortion, the location of the holes in the driver cover reminiscent of the legendary pk series yuin.

The sound
It is important to warm up the headphones for 20 to 50 hours to get the best sound experience and open the full potential.
They are without a doubt the most equal in frequency characteristics headphones that I listened, but I listened a lot, which makes them genre-independent and hardly dependent on the nature of the source (they will only highlight its strong and weak sides), 80 ohm resistance love good current and gain so a quality powerful source will give you the best experience, with low gain a little brighter sound character is possible.
The lower frequencies - a well-defined sub and midbass with punch density, mass, damping, at the same time fast enough for quality playback of such genres as death metal, black metal , as well as the creativity of my favorites lorna shore . I prefer to use donat ear muffs for bass lovers, they increase mass and volume, and also give warmth to the sound on all spectrum (in something the influence of ear muffs on sound is similar to shozy stardust bk).
The medium frequencies - excellent detail on the whole spectrum, it's the case when you hear the nuances of vocals axel rudi pell, the fullness of sound of keyboards, double bass, cello, violin. If you are tired of the same sound and want to listen to a new audio library, then this is what will give a new experience from familiar songs. It's worth mentioning that there are no peaks in the medium frequencies, and the quality and completeness of their playback is comparable only with moondrop chaconne (however chaconne has the lower frequencies as a weak point).
The high frequencies - high clarity and detailing with a few soft pitch that gets rid of problems with sibilants, a wide sound range has a positive effect on the reproduction of the nuances of vocals, percussion sound, very tasty play in them electronic genres (high immersion), the level is slightly worse than in chaconne and much better ve asura fe 3.0, and in general db1e on two heads above asura with similar in many ways character.
Scene - excellent depth and elaboration of the plans with good separation and positioning in space, the width of the scene is average.
Genre compatibility - thanks to the even frequency response all genres are played with maximum verisimilitude and involvement. Perhaps they do not give such a powerful bass as fiio em5, but he is not needed everywhere. Universal headphones are good for basic, and the rest as a delicacy in special cases.
Verdict - excellent choice for $ 120 in sound quality and quality of performance. More recently, this level we were offered for $ 200-300.