QoA Adonis New 1DD+2BA

Specifications:-

Driver – 9.2mm DD + Knowels BA + Custom BA

Impedance – 16 ohms

Sensitivity – 105dB

Frequency – 20Hz to 20KHz

Cable – 5N copper silver, 1.2 mtr, 2pin detachable,

Plug type – 3.5mm & 4.4mm detachable, 4pin

For detail please see – https://www.kineraaudio.com//product//qoa-adonis-new.

First Impression:--

As I took the IEMs out of the box, I was mesmerized by stunning jewel like 2 ear-pieces in my favorite Purple-Pink color. It’s look is very attractive. It’s light weight and fits comfortably in my ears.

In first hearing it feel very musical, engaging and immersive with excellent Bass and Sub Bass. It’s warm- neutral- musical. I found it’s Tuning totally different and unique; which puts it at very different level in ever growing IEMs market.



Build:--

Qoa has put the best efforts to make Adonis New, a stunning looking and very attractive purple-pink colored IEMs using pinecone and resin where each shel has different unique pattern. They have made it very light weight and of moderate size, and ergonomic, enough to fit comfortably to most. It has 9.2 mm titanium film DD, 1 Knowels BA for Mids and 1 Qoa-custom BA for highs to achieve unique tuning.

Cable is 2pin type also pink-blue colored enhancing shell’s beauty and aesthetics; made of 5N, 4 core SPC cable. This has modular detachable 4.4mm & 3.5mm – 4 pin fixing setup of jacks

Sound :--

Adonis-New is warm W-shape sounding with best clarity and good detail and transparency. I may say very good balanced in warmth and brightness. It has neutral tone and timber. It adjust with mostly with source, forgiving faults and better sounding with good, so versatile . The soundstage deep and enough specious in it’s price range.

Bass:-

The Bass is very nicely boosted, dynamic, sounds punchy ,and good textured, and never gets muddy. Sub – bass is fast and rumbles very good with extension. It’s accurate decay best layered delivery and texture is unique. Mid bass is fast , separated with great control , never interfering with Mids and vocals. Overall bass present is very impectfull , if source has it.

Mid :--

The Mids are presented in laid-back, relaxed. It’s smooth and has very good clarity, separation. Mids are not shouty but thick, textured, detailed. And tonality, timber are neutral sounding. Male and female vocals presented very precisely.

Treble :--

Adonis -new has a bit downside in this region, it slightly lacks extension-energy at upper treble frequency. Mostly it’s presentation is agile with good details, good sparkle, good separation in lower and mid treble. Overall treble is quite good rounded, smooth, sometime sparkling with precise instrument placement.

Imaging and stage :--

This has big – rounded stage , wide enough. Most vocals plays inside of Head , in front. And most instruments stays out of Head. It has good instruments separation and good air between them.

Final thoughts:_

This IEM is almost flawless musically, in it’s price range (US $180-). It’s fully engaging and immersive Musicality, along with robust, dynamic and impactful Bass, rumbled sub-bass, very good Mids with clear vocals and pleasant treble; does not disappoint music lovers or audiophile. It’s unique , bold sound quality puts it at different level in the sea of IEMs. It only lacks precise presentation and synergy at Upper Treble Frequencies has force me to cut one star out of Five stars rating of it's performance.

But ultimately Musicality counts, and this IEM absolutely produce different level of Musicality

As beautifully as it’s look. It’s bold and beautiful.

Queen of Audio or QoA Adonis New review
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One of the best-looking IEMs with the most complete package set that I have come across; fortunately, the sound matches how good it looks.
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Queen of Audio, or QoA, sent the Adonis New (184 USD) to me for free in exchange for my honest review. You can rest assured that everything I say in this review is based on my own experience. Thank you, Queen of Audio.
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The packaging is simple, classy, and elegant. The included carrying case is purple and looks beautiful. The cable is modular, so you can change the plug between 3.5mm and 4.4mm; it is purple, and the build quality seems very high; it looks fantastic. The included eartips are also great; you can choose between a set of normal bore eartips and a set of wide bore eartips with a light purple-colored stem. The overall package is very complete; there is no need to change anything; it is perfect for the price. I couldn't ask for more.
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The IEMs themselves are made of 3D-printed resin with wood inlays; the design is amazing. They are medium in size and weight and fit my ears very well. The eartips seal easily and securely to my ear canals. They are very comfortable to wear for very long listening sessions.
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Power handling, sensitivity, drivability:
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Zero issues here; the Adonis New can take a lot of power and can go very loud without obvious distortion; your ears will be the limiting factor. The sensitivity is average, which is great, as I like my IEMs to have similar loudness when I switch between them. The Adonis New is surprisingly easy to drive; despite the fact that it is a very bassy IEM, it can be driven easily with any dongles that I have, including the small ones.
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Synergy:
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The Adonis New is not choosy with the source; its final sound can morph according to the sound signature of the source; it is forgiving about the faults of the source; it is very versatile in this area; but of course, the better the source, the better the sound.
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Sound signature:
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It has a warm V-shape, almost U-shape sound signature according to my perception.
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The bass is very boosted yet doesn't sound muddy; it sounds punchy with good texture, which is totally unexpected as the sub-bass is boosted by 15 Db based on the graph that I measured. The midbass is fast and doesn't bleed or interfere with the midrange and vocals; it sounds very separated with great control. The bass always has presence in most songs, adding a very pleasant tension and atmosphere to the musical experience.
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The midrange is slightly recessed in response; it has a laid-back presentation; the upper midrange has only a moderate pinna gain, making the overall midrange sound a little relaxed and smooth, but with good clarity, separation, and details. It is never shouty. It has an overall clean and musical-sounding midrange.
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The treble is detailed, airy, smooth, musical, and very extended. It has a good blend of crispness and gentleness.
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The overall impression I'm getting from the Adonis New is that it sounds dynamic, bassy, and bold, with a hint of gentleness and refinement in the upper frequencies at the same time.
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Technicalities:
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The soundstage is big, deep, and feels spacious. certainly above average for the price.
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The imaging has good placement, panning, and holography. It may not be as pinpoint or the edges as defined as the best I've heard but has good enough separation between instruments both side to side and front to back, giving the musical experience a good deal of palpability.
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The separation between bass and midrange is very good; I hear no bass bleeding to the midrange, and the vocals and other instruments sound very separated from the thundering bass.
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The instrument separation is very good; it performs near the level of the best neutrally tuned IEMs I've heard in this regard, which is excellent in my opinion, considering that this can produce high amounts of bass.
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Compared to Letshuoer Cadenza 4 (249 USD):
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The Cadenza 4 has similar driver complement with the Adonis New, but their tuning is very different. The Cadenza 4 is neutral and lighter on the bass and has more forward midrange and treble presence, while the Adonis New has a deeper and more full-bodied bass and a slightly darker upper midrange and treble. In terms of technicalities, the Cadenza 4 has a wider soundstage while the Adonis New has a deeper one; both of them have similar soundstage height. In terms of imaging, the Cadenza 4 has a more forward image presentation with more defined edges.
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Compared to BQEYZ FROST (179 USD):
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The BQEYZ FROST has near-neutral tuning, but both it and the Adonis New have excellent sound quality. The FROST has near-neutral bass, while the Adonis New is much more boosted in comparison. The FROST has more forward-sounding midrange and treble, while the Adonis New sounds more laid-back in this regard. They are similar in terms of technical performance, only the presentation differs; the Frost has a more forward presentation than the Adonis New. Which one to choose boils down to the preference or mood of the listener; personally, I'd like to keep both in my collection for different purposes.
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Compared to QoA Mimosa (99 USD):
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It seems to me that the Adonis New is a more mature version of the Mimosa. The Mimosa has a more V-shaped sound signature compared to the Adonis New. The Adonis New has more perceived sub-bass, while the Mimosa has more mid-bass response. The Mimosa has more recessed midrange. They are about equal in level in treble, but I feel that the Adonis New has a more gentle and seems to have a more refined sounding treble, while the Mimosa has a slightly more energetic treble. The main difference between the two is that the Mimosa has V-shape sound, while the Adonis New has bassier sound with a more neutral midrange and treble.
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Compared to Juzear Butterfly 61t (200 USD):
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The 61t is a 1 x DD and 6 x BA hybrid set. The 61t is very neutral, while the Adonis New sounds much more bassier. From lower midrange to upper treble, they sound very similar in tonality, with the 61t sounding slightly smoother at the expense of losing out on dynamics compared to the Adonis New. The 61t has slightly better technicalities but looses out on coherence between its drivers, as I heard the DD on the 61t cannot keep up with its BA driver at high volume with loud bass. Between the two, the 61t wins in smoothness, while the Adonis New wins in deep bass presence and overall dynamics. Both are excellent-sounding, BTW, and I love them both.
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Pros:
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Very good looking set; the whole package has excellent design and colors and looks cohesive together.
Excellent quality accessories; I didn't feel the need to change the eartips and the cable; they are perfect for the IEMs.
Excellent sound quality for people who like bassy-sounding IEMs.
The midrange and treble are near neutral in tuning, and are separated from the very boosted bass.
Excellent build and finish
The price-to-sound and material quality ratio is excellent.
Did I say it sounds great?
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Cons:
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Aside from whether you like the sound I described in this review or not, which depends on your preference, I find nothing to complain about, considering the price.

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Conclusion:
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The QoA Adonis New is a complete package; it has excellent build quality, design, color, accessories, and sound at a very reasonable price. The bass in the Adonis New is bass-head level but has very good texture, detail, and punch, which is not common. The midrange and treble are audiophile-grade in their refinement and musicality and are among the best sounding at its price range. Add to that the gorgeous looks, and it becomes the perfect IEM with bass boost for me at the price, and for that, the QoA Adonis New earns my highest recommendation.
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Happy listening! Cheers!
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Kinera
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Queen Of Audio
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Non-Affiliated purchase link:
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https://kineraaudio.com/collections...mm-plug-0-78-2pin-cable-kinera-hifi-headphone
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Disclaimer- The unit belongs to the brand which is given to me by Audio Geeks India, by the way these guys are just awesome and doing amazing work in our country, the unit was provided to me in return of my honest reviews, in doing so I am not biased towards the brand or the audio fraternity.



About the brand QOA- This brand is a sub brand from Kinera(China) mainly focusing on low cost or say budget Iems but the guys are doing great job and their Iems can go toe to toe with some higher priced Iems..



Technology- Driver: 1DD + 2 BA
Connector: 2-Pin, 0.78mm
Plugs: 4-pin detachable (4.4mm balanced & 3.5mm SE)
Cable length: 1.2 m
Price- 180US Dollars

Unboxing experience- Inside the box you will find the Iems itself, a cute purple coloured carrying case, good collection of ear tips, stock cable which is also purple in colour and is terminated to either 3.5 or 4.4 mm via interchangeable jack,the unboxing experience was generous considering the price.



Build and Fit- Adonis have very beautiful, stunning looking medical grade resin shells which are very comfortable and light weight, they have this wood effect on the face plates which I am not sure that every set will have because obviously they can’t make every set look identical, so there’s possibility of your set looking different from mine,but they look very elegant and cool. Fit on these are just fabulous, they provide good seal and almost blocks all the ambient noise, there are no hard edges so they sit inside ears very comfortably, nozzle length is also comfortable at least for my ears, so all in all pretty solid.



Gear used- Astell and kern Sp3000(dap)



Note- These sound impressions are completely mine, so your and mine hearing abilities may vary because everyone hears different.

Sound Impressions-
Overall sound- I found the sound to be slightly warm but in neutral side with boost in Sub Bass and Mid Bass, it is not a harsh iem but in very rare cases I have seen some harshness in vocals but very rarely.Detail retrieval is pretty good considering the price of the Iems.

Sub Bass- Sub Bass is very good, pretty satisfying but not in bass heads category, Sub Bass is clean without being muddy and doesn’t bleed into Mid bass. Sub Bass is punchy but at the same time it is fast with quick decay and control, in the song “Rasputin from Boney M” Adonis shows great control over Sub Bass and makes the song a delight to listen to.

Mid Bass- Adonis performs equally good here as well, no bleed from Sub Bass and no bleed from Mid Bass towards midrange and the best thing is the flow of music from Sub Bass to Mid Bass to Mids is very smooth as if the music is flowing from one frequency to other without any interference, great work from QoA team.



Midrange- Those dual BA drivers provide pretty accurate midrange that is full of details and clarity, here main focus is on detail retrieval which is on another level seeing the price at which these Iems are offered. Instrument separation is very good, but in some cases I found the vocals to be harsh but only in some recordings, to be frank most of those recordings were old song recordings from 70’s or 80’s. Generally vocals sounded neutrally warm with adequate weight. Tip rolling was very effective with these Iems, Adonis comes with wide bore tips which sounded outstanding out of the box, still I wanted to try something else so I swapped it with narrow bore ear tips from Effect Audio, and oh man I was so wrong, such a big mistake, with narrow bore sound became more intimate by decreasing the soundstage in both width and depth, the Bass became less impactful, treble became recessed as if there was no life in the song, less air between instruments, mids started feeling congusted, therefore stock cable and stock ear tips work great with these Iems.

Treble- Treble extended well at least for me because I am extra sensitive in this department, still there was no harshness. There is definitely less air between instruments but still they sound open and soundstage is pretty decent, A&K Sp 3000 is known for its neutral sound and massive soundstage that can be enjoyed with these Iems to the fullest. There are some harsh notes in Treble but occasionally which can be due to bad recordings, but with decent recordings the harshness just vanishes.

Conclusion- Adonis has been a great companion for me for the last two weeks in which I have paid almost no attention to the other Iems that I have, these are very enjoyable and engaging pair of Iems with decent soundstage, great detail retrieval, overall a satisfying listening experience to be honest. Anybody looking for decent pair of Iems in this price range should definitely consider these and give them a listen. The price at which they are offered is like a bargain, great job team QoA, looking forward to this brand and their new Iems.