Fantastic images, and fantastic write-up!

@domq422 thank you brother

great review! picked up this set at CanJam Singapore over the weekend. great sound, very lively!! not a fan of the cable's tho, flat cables are a pain in the ass to roll up nicely, already ordered cable's from Null Audio to replace the stock ones..

also, there's a fair bit of background hiss.. it's very prominent on my C7 and RS6 when there isn't any music playing... doesn't really bother me when the music is playing as long as I don't think about it.. it's near silent on my M17, very very faint hiss...

@Dsnuts I ordered the Himalaya today! So, tell me your opinion compared to the TSMR-X ?

For you I would have said the Himalya will be your thing, now there are a few things you have to do in order to get them to a different level. Something I didn't go over in the review. Look into the Simgot Tuning nozzles. Which cost a buck right now on simgot site on aliexpress. Those nozzle just fit better on the Himalaya. Several reasons why these nozzles are better. If you get that Simgot nozzle filter you can tune the upper mids and treble to your liking. I mentioned on my review that I wish there was a medium filter between the blue and the stock nozzle and that is what the Simgot nozzles will do for you. I dont think the stock cable is the best for the Himalaya but they are certainly not bad. I would get them first and burn them in and see how you like it and go from there.

TSMR-X is a level above the Himalya for bass has less lower mids presence so you will like vocals better on the Himalaya. Himalaya is not as dimensional sounding as the TSMR-X but its good in that regard. Its tonal and timbre character is more natural than the TSMR-X but TSMR-Xs bass switches makes them more versatile than the Himalaya when it comes to eclectic music listening. But the relatively well balanced Himalaya with excellent quality bass is not bad there either. Sound is not as airy as the TSMR-X and sound separation is not quite as good but again certainly not lacking in that department for the Himalaya. I think you did good by getting the Himalaya. Just know they can be better than what you will hear with them when you get them. It takes a good thicker upgraded cable and them Simgot nozzles with a foam piece underneath and you will get one of the best dynamic IEMs for the price in your ears.

Thank you for the great detailed review. I also purchased this recently but there is one mode i dont understand, it is the DAC-OM option what does it do changing from CL H to CL AB? Thank you.

@Redcarmoose OS849 is already thick and heavy. Would ASOS be twice as heavy? How do your ears do despite the weight?

@helloh3adfi,

The ASOS+/ASOS is thick, there is no denying that fact!

Where the RENATA is 60 grams in 4.4mm, the 4.4mm ASOS+ is 53 grams, yet it is more (to me) the flexibility that lands the ASOS+ the winner. As such a flexible cables somehow comes-off more light-weight? It is incredibly ergonomic, I mean I may have even forgot to concentrate on weight in the review, only because it was so easy going. Really it is nothing, though look at my cables, where if you are used to only thin cables there may be adjustment period.........but in the end it should totally work out, I don't see how it could not? Not familiar with the OS849?

why opened an new thread, when there is an existing one already?? https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/hiby-r8-ii.27046/reviews

this is a introduction, not review

@littlexx26 you missed the part where this is an introduction to the full review which is the youtube video

You have the best trifecta color way so jealous! XE6 owner too! Great review, I just found out about these and love that they exist. The EST50 from ISN is another sleeper evolution of the H40 that was also a Penon stocked unit in the bassy but has no business being this good territory.

Perhaps the Quattro would have benefitted with a single BA for the highs?

Great review! Do you have any plans on reviewing the Intuaura Purple iem you mentioned in this review?

I did review it in a couple of facebook groups. I have added the review in the link below :
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/intuaura-purple.27208/reviews

Thanks @emdeevee
I need to get myself on a meet or Canjam so I can try the Trifecta, have a feel I would like it also

If you like Bonneville, you will very likely love Trifecta (not with timestream!). Coming to Socal Canjam?

Wish I could, would be an expensive trip from Norway

I'm guessing this is an alternative to the forgotten Xenns Mangird Tea and Tea 2.

You don't have to spend $400 bucks to get a well done laid back signature, the Hexa is significantly cheaper.

Lastly, there seems to be some confusion with the EST driver, I think it's a magnetostatic or piezo driver because you never see EST IEMs with a single EST driver, only in twos and fours from what I've seen.

@WAON303 yep definitely you are right, this isn't the traditional "EST", but more of a magnetostat or electret.

Well written !

Great review!!!

Spectacular review!