DISCLAIMER:
oriveti sent out the OD200 for review as part of an audio review tour in Australia, I have not been paid in any form for this review, any opinions are my own subjective opinions on the OD200.
WHAT YOU GET:
All metal CNC milled shell
9.8mm Exclusive Be-Coated dynamic driver.
Genuine leather (at least as far as I can tell, it definitely smells of genuine leather)
Modular cable
A pretty good selection of silicone tips.
SOURCES AND GEAR USED IN THIS REVIEW:
Xduoo XP2 BAL amp DAC
Hidizs S9 Pro Plus DAC dongle
Truthear Shio DAC dongle
Tips, Kbear 07 large tips, AZLA Xelastec large tips.
SOUND IMPRESSIONS:
The OD200 is dark, sometimes feeling a little veiled in the bass, mids and treble.
The sub bass does have some depth to it, the mids and treble are on the darker side, so resolution is darkened and not particularly engaging.
The OD200 may suit those who do like a darker leaning IEM.
The micro details aren't at all bad, just that dark presentation makes everything feel just slight veiled.
There is no sibilance though.
Female vocals are warm, and dark, they don't sound too bad to be honest.
Male vocal are a little more natural because male vocals are generally a little darker.
Suits metal, drum and Bass, Dubstep quite wall.
SUB BASS:
the sub bass on the OD200 hist a little deeper than it's little brother the OD100, it has average good depth and extension, some okay rumble and texture, the bass is reasonably fast and it's reasonably well controlled, doesn't seem to bleed into the mids much.
Base drums and base guitars sound okay, good speed, good attack, and good weight to kick drums, but I've heard better in the OD200's price range and less.
MIDS:
The mids of the OD200 are warm, slightly veiled, because of that dark leaning in the tuning, but for metal, it suits the dark vibe of metal.
The mids are reasonably natural, but with a dark lean, and vocals, especially male vocals sound fairly natural.
There's good resolution in base drums and guitars in the mids as well, and good presentation of the vocals.
Vocals do tend to sound a little distant though at times.
When compared to other current sets I've been listening to, for example the Simgot EA500LM, Binary Acoustics X Gizaudio Chopin, the mids could have more clarity on the OD200.
TREBLE:
The treble like the mids is also a little dark, resolution is decent though, but with a slight veiling of the treble.
The treble however does sound pleasant and fairly natural, it doesn't have any harshness or sibilance at all.
The mids and treble are reasonably smooth, though dark.
So it comes down to preference, if you like a dark leaning sound with a relaxed treble, you might just like the OD200, but if you're looking for a bit more spice I nthe treble, you might look at the OD100 or something like the Simgot EA500LM, Simgot EA1000 ,or Binary Acoustics X Gizaudio Chopin, or even the Ikko OH10, if you're looking to spend 300 odd dollars, personality I think you can do a little better.
But if you do like that darker leaning sound, with good resolution and decent micro details, then you may just like the OD200.
CONCLUSION:
Do I think the OD200 is worth 300 odd dollars, to me, personally not really, I've personally heard more engaging IEM's at around the same price and much less than the OD200, not to say it isn't a great IEM, and there's some out there who will love the darker sound, and for metal and Drum & Bass and Dubstep, I don't mind the OD200 either.
But I have found other IEM's more engaging, like the Simgot EA1000, EA500, EA500LM, ARTTI R1, Binary Acoustics X Gizaudio Chopin, Geek Wold GK100, just to name a few that I would pick over the OD200.
Thank you for reading my review and thank you to Oriveti who sent out the OD200 for my honest review.
And a shout out to my fellow audio review tour group members here in Australia,
David Haworth, who you can also find on HeadFi
Marco Patruno - (@marco_custom_cables on Instagram)
Ricky Scott
Lok Leung
Osman Nams Hashem - (
@sensoryexpanse on YouTube, he's a fantastic reviewer and glad to have him on my team)
Can't wait to see what is next in 2024
