Oriveti OD200

Sound Analysis:
Note: The OD200 comes with an additional set of nozzles that alter the tuning. During brief testing, the black nozzle made the IEM sound shouty and just bad. (Not recommended).

Bass: The OD200 provides a warm, pulsating bass response with decent speed and separation. The low-end frequencies are well-articulated and extend comfortably without overpowering other frequencies.

Midrange: The midrange on the OD200 is warm and smooth. Male vocals resonate strongly and warmly, while female vocals could use a bit more airiness. Despite its decent technical performance, the OD200 is not ideal for orchestral or complex tracks. It’s more akin to a “jazz” IEM.

Treble: The treble of the OD200 extends well without being harsh. However, a touch more airiness and crispness would be welcome.

Natural Sound Signature: One of the standout features of the OD200 is its luscious and enjoyable vocals. If you’re seeking an IEM that excels in male vocals, this set is for you.

Conclusion: The Oriveti OD200 is a warm, enjoyable, vocal-centric IEM that is perfect for extended listening sessions. It’s a musical marvel under $300 that promises a delightful auditory experience.

Introduction

Oriveti. They are a Hifi company that’s founded in 2015, so they can be considered as an old player in the game. In the past, they’ve release several high quality iem like the OV800 (8BA) and O400 (4BA) yet they didn’t have much traction into the market. That is, until now.

At the end of 2023, they suddenly make a grand come back with 3 new back-to-back iem at three different price range: The OD100, OD200 and OV700. These iems, in such short amount of times, have received a lot of love and being talked about from many audiophiles accross the globe.

Today, i will talk about my experience with the OD200.


Packaging

The OD200 has one of the most thoughtful packaging i’ve ever seen. Unboxing this iem is such a fun experience.

Here’s the link to my unboxing video.



What included inside was even more impressive. I think it has almost everything you’re gonna need in order to use the iem. In total, the packaging consists of: a high quality leather case, the iem itself, a soft 8-core modular cable, 3 changeable terminations in total (2.5, 3.5 and 4.4mm), 2 pairs of replacement nozzles (black and silver), 9 pairs of tips in different types and sizes (foam tips, normal and wide bore silicone tips), and the cleaning brush to top it off.

I can’t think of another iem product that includes this many accessories into the total packaging for just $200. This is even better than some flagship iem out there.

Design/Build quality/Comfort

Oriveti didn’t stop there. With that many accessories, they did not cut back on the built quality of the iem whatsoever. The housing is made out of CNC aluminum with a matte anodized finish. It has a very ergonomic shape with the rear wing and a correct angled nozzle. I didn’t have any hotspot or discomfort in the ear when using this iem.



Judging from how the venting and accoustic chambers was designed, you can see that there were a lot of thoughts what were put in to this.

The thread to screw the nozzle in feels very smooth. The nozzle itself has many small ridges which make it easier for us to screw the nozzle on and off.

The included cable also has a high quality feel to it. It’s really soft, has no memory to it and it’s hard to tangle it too. The modular termination is a snug-to-fit type, not a screwing type like a few other modular cables.

So yeah, the OD200 has a 10/10 in build and comfort for me.

Sound impression:

*Test gear:

Source: Poco F3, Dell laptop

DAC/Amp: Chord Mojo, Ibasso DC04 Pro, E1DA 9038D
Source pairing: The OD200 is very easy to drive. I enjoy both the more bright and technical E1DA 9038D, as well as the slightly warmer and more colored Chord Mojo with the OD200.

Tonality: Warm, relaxed tuning.

Out of the 2 nozzles, i think more than 90% of people would enjoy the silver nozzles more than the black ones. The black nozzles shift the whole balance of the OD200 towards the uppermids, making it sound very shouty, bright and just simply harsh. The only good thing i can see from the black nozzles is that it can help you feel the depth of the iem better, simply because the vocal got so boosted in comparison to the other instruments. The silver nozzles on the other hand, sound way more balance and relaxing. It will be the one that i use the most during the review, along with my trusty Divinus Velvet tips.

Bass: 8.25/10

The bass of the OD200 can be describe as thick, warm, punchy and just overall satisfying.

Objectively, the bass of it can be considered as muddy. Yes, the bass of the OD200 is very fast, like it does not feel sluggish or anything, but since it doesn’t have the quick attack and decay as planar driver, you can feel the muddiness coming at you on certain songs. This right here can put someone off the OD200. It can push too much note weight into the vocal and instruments in the lower register, making it too weighty and not as clear.

Subjectively though, i enjoy it. The bass here was very much suitable for me, on those days that i just want to have fun. The bass is not too boosted by any means, it’s only around 7db on the graph. But it sounds very much satisfying and very well controlled. Drums and bass guitar in "Highway to Hell - AC/DC" are easily felt and sound natural. “Trentemøller:Chameleon” has amazing texture and a lot of air moving.

With the bass starting to roll off at 80hz, the midbass does stand out more than the subbass. That being said, the “Why so serious – Hans Zimmer” still has a very good and satisfying subbass rumble

Mids: 8/10

With the silver nozzles, we’d have a very balance and smooth midrange. The bass goes deep into the midrange till 800hz. Male vocal sounds rich and lush, although few of them can have this huskiness to it. Female vocal sounds forward, natural and just overall emotional. However, if you’re used to those Harman-ish tuned iem, you can find the vocal sound a bit too mellow and smooth.

Live instruments like piano, violin also sounds nice and natural, but it does have a darker edge to it. Trombone and trumpet sounds dense and weighty.

As for the black nozzles... No, just no.

It’s just so shouty. The “Hey” parts of “The Lumineers – Ho Hey” just sounds like it’s jumpscaring me everytime, and there’re a lot of it in the songs. Silver nozzles’ midrange is just way way better

Treble: 7.5/10

The treble of the OD200 is very smooth and non-fatiguing. There’s just enough sparkliness and shimmering to bring life to the percussion instruments. Also, there’s almost no sense of metallic and sibilants when listening to the OD200. There’s no discernable peak in the area above 10khz.

It’s just an overall very safe treble response. It serves more as a spice or supporting character to the bass and mid. Treble head may find the OD200 very lacking in the wow factor and excitement.

In “Caravan – John Wasson”, hi hats and cymbal strikes sounds natural and just stands out enough with quick decaying tail notes.

Tech 8.25/10

The thing that impressed me the most is the staging. I have many songs that have spacial cues that rely on how the bass and mid was done. With the OD200, i have so many goosebump and a “Huh?? Has that part always sound like that”-face with the OD200. This right here is the main reason why it took so long for me to write the reviews, because i just want to keep listening to the OD200. It is not impressively wide by any mean, but it does feel very holographic. With the black nozzle, the stage is way more cramp and kind of pointy.

“Swashers” and “Timbre” of Yosi Horikawa sounds very nice. The waves of Swashers is almost like it’s hitting at the back of your head. First minute of Timbre has many spacial cues that i mentioned, which was reproduced beautifully by the OD200

Layering is only above decent, as it still feels kind of blurry and not lazer cutted.

Timbre is very warm oriented, organic and natural. The dip at 6k does affect the definition of the notes and its clarity, but not too much.

Comparison

Vs Simgot EA1000

Both of these iem are in the same price bracket as each other, which is around 200$



These two are just so different from each other, yet both are still wildly good, to the point that i feel blessed to be able to try out these 2 iems. The EA1000 and the OD200 compliments each other beautifully.

The EA1000 has a more neutral bright tonality and more technically incline as oppose to a more warm and relaxing tuning of the OD200. The EA1000’s bass is tighter in its attack, with better layering and more subbass presence, where as the OD200’s bass is more bombastic, boomier, bolder with more body to it. Both of it sounds amazing.

The midrange on the other hand. The EA1000’s mid is way clearer and more energetic, “All by myself – Celine Dion”, sounds livelier. The OD200’s mid is more suitable for those who enjoy a lusher type of vocal. Note weight is heavier and denser on the OD200.

Treble wise, OD200 is not lacking by anymeans, but EA1000 has way more energy on the high treble area. Cymbals and hi hats of “Caravan – John Wasson” sounds natural with a softer roll off on OD200, where as EA1000’s sounds more splashy, more spicy and more unforgiving.

EA1000 is has better layering and detail retrieval, where as the OD200 has more satisfying stage.

Vs Oriveti OD100

Brother from the same house. How do these two sound compared to each other?

The bass of OD100 is fine, but it’s lighter in body compared to the OD200. Midrange sounds 10 times better on the OD200. It’s way more natural in tone and timbre, more forgiving than on the more shouty and nasally midrange of the OD100. Treble of the OD100 is more enegetic than the OD200.

Tech wise, it’s no comparison. The OD200 just excels in the staging, the timbre and the overall presentation.

So yea, overall the OD200 is just better. I think it's worth paying more for the OD200 instead of the OD100.

Vs BQEYZ Wind

The OD200 is simply a better Wind, or what the Wind should have been in my opinion. Sure the Wind does have a very unique bone conduction bass drivers, but even in the best fit that i manage to get from the Wind, the bass of the OD200 was everything i want from it. The OD200 just shows its superiority in its control over the bass even with just a single 9.8mm driver.

The midrange is lusher, more relaxing with better layering with the OD200. Treble is smoother on the OD200. Stage wise, the Wind sounds more open than the OD200.

Conclusion

If it has not been evident to you, i adore the OD200. It’s been such a fun experience listening to this iem. I had a hard time writing this review because i just want to keep listening and keep enjoying the iem without having to think about writing anything.

It is not for everyone though. I’m a basshead at heart, so i can enjoy this easily. If you’re looking for an iem that has a clean bass shelf, clean and lively female vocal with high treble detail, this iem is NOT for you. I think this is for those that love a warm tuning iem, those that loves to just sit back and relax and let the music flow through them without thinking about analyzing anything. That is what the OD200 made for.

So yeah, the Oriveti OD200 gets my recommendation.

Thank you for reading.

Some of the best unboxing experience, Oriveti seems pretty generous with accessory (-1 points for no magnetic box tho )



The review was done using Oriveti OD200 (Stock - Divinus Velvet)

If you're interested in frequency respond comparision, here's the link

Disclamer:
+ i'm a normal asian dude with some music producing background
+ i like clean balanced sound signature with focus on sub bass and lower treble, especially looking for a good dynamism and harmonic playthrough
+ i like vocal, not necessary mid dominant, can consider myself as treblehead
+ 60-68db listening session
+ 4/10 is average (moondrop quarks), 6/10 is good realm (Tanchjim Kara)

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*** Need a good source to play it to it's full potential

- Bass (6/10): A bold bass with lot of air, the bass roll off around 80hz, quite relaxing (which i like), depend on the source it might improve bass detail
- Mid (6,5/10): Unagressive mid with just enough pinna gain, lack of texture and sound a little dull/dry (when listen to electric instrument) but quite expressive in tone and timbre (when it come to natural instrument / orchestra)
- Vocal (7,5/10): Lack of body/chest voice, natural in tune and positioning. **Can easily trick and trap you if you're vocal lover!
- Treble (6/10): Sound a little similar to Oxygen, lack of excitement, good detail but not much **Can improve with good source but still, not much
- Detail (5,3/10): Macro detail (5,5/10), Micro detail (5/10)
- Soundstage (9/10): 3D staging, middle of the "Square" staging, more height would be welcome
- Imaging (5,5/10): Overall blurry, good height placement but everything else just blurry
Bias (10/10): Warm "relax" neutral
Overall: 6,5/10
Me as a vocal lover was captured right at the first listening, the expressive nature of OD200 gave me chills whenever i listen to some good vocal focus song. I would wholeheartedly recommend these to anyone who have vocal based library like mine. Well 200$ spent! Also nice accessary to boost.