I ordered this 2 months ago and I hope one day I will get it from China to USA- long slow boat during Covid19 - peace yall

Just got them today- used them all day and breaking them in overnight now. First impressions are very very positive- musical and precise. Bass mids and tremble are very much to my taste- smooth yet revealing. Articulate instruments and vocals on both male and female excellent. I am comparing these to my beloved Etymotic ER4Pro and a handful of other IEM. The Etymotic definely isolate better and fit my ear more easily- the nozzles dont fit as deep in my ear as I would like. Will keep whoever is interested posted.

Maybe that's his weak point, the insertion is superficial. You have to find tips that fit well and get a great seal. If you can see, in my last photos, I used some silicone tips, which interior I filled with foam tips, to which I previously removed the inner tube, getting some homemade mandarin tips, but bigger.
On the other hand, I'm glad you like them. They're one of my favorite IEMS.

Greetings John & cqtek: Have either of you had any more comparisons yet? What other iems do you have or heard that you believe their sound signature would compare to? Looking forward jot your impressions and comparisons...Thanks
Cheers

Of course I have many other IEMS, but I can't find anything similar to these NS5 MKIIs, in that price range, unless I own them. But I'm sure there must be more.

I have compared so many IEMs but honestly I keep coming back to the Etymotics so thats my two cents.

Thanks! I’ll keep watch.
Cheers

I wound up getting Penon Orb and feel they meet all my needs more so - I returned the NS Audios and rest

cqtek,

do you know any contact from NS Audio (website, Facebook, etc)? I'd like to get the FR for the balanced version.

Not really. I got them through Penon Audio.

@cqtek Are these still good at around the 120 euro mark, or have they been surpassed by cheaper sets?

The Penon orb is much better in my opinion

For me, the NS5s are still among my favourites and at that price even more so. But I can't say anything about Penon Orb, because I haven't tried them.

I understand I did try both and if u find one used grab it

Thank you for your advice.

@cqtek alright then, thanks