Awesome review!

man, I really hate the TRI logo...it looks like something you'd draw with tracing tools in 4th grade. As a graphic designer, I cannot unsee that.

@RONJA MESCO Hi friend, this is Wendy from KBEAR official. KBEAR and TRI come from a same company. Thanks a lot for your attention! By the way, is there any suggestion that you can make for the Logo? We sincerely appreciate it if you can give some!

What does "analogue-like" even mean.......

Your preference, Starlight vs Starshine?

I love how you've structured your review with song links so we can follow along and try to pick out where our own IEMs may be deficient. It's fun, but painful on the wallet. Just dipped my toes into the TRI pool with their Starseas and I can see why people are in love with this brand's offerings. Based on your review, I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for a good deal on the Starshine in the future. Excellent writing. Thanks for your review!

@Krizit, I associate "analogue-like" sound to the sound signature which sounds less "digitised".

As you are probably aware, prior to digitised sound there existed sound which had no computerised influence or components, as you would find on a phono turntable, which plays vinyl records.

Analogue is defined by PC Magazine as follows:

"Recording audio in a format of continuous vibrations that are analogous to the original sound waves. Before audio recording became digital, sounds were "carved" into vinyl records or written to tape as magnetic waveforms."

I hope my explanation helps.

@Darkeye999H, the Starlights are entirely different set as they are more analytical in their presentation of sound. To me they compliment each other.

So you have to decide which presentation you want when listening to your music collection.

If I had to choose between the TRI Starlights and Starshines, I would get the Starshines because they evoke wonderful emotions, which is what music is all about for me.

Remember, your source has an influence on the sound signature presented to your ears. As I stated in the review the Starshines work very well for me using the Fiio BTR5, you may have a similar presentation using another source you own.

And what does "analogue-like" and "digitised" sound like?

@ChrisOc Interesting, and to think that Starshine is almost half the price of Starlight.

@Krizit, As it is a digital representation of the analogue sound, I can only describe the sound as I did in the review, which is an additional slight reverberation across the frequencies. Whereas, digitised sound to my ears has more abrupt, thus truncated notes.

If my description does not give you an indication, I would suggest you try and audition a high fidelity phone sound system from the 1960s, 1970s, unless you know of someone with an analogue sound system, to experience the sound.

@Darkeye999H, don't get me wrong, I really enjoy listening to the TRI Starlights, in fact when I first received my set, I hardly slept that night, because I was listening to one track after the other from my music collection, simply because the Starlights sound amazingly good. As I said, the Starlights are deservedly the jewel in the crown.

The choice is one of sound preference rather than sound quality or competence.

@ChrisOc Yeah. My only worry is about Starlights mids. It can be a decisive factor between those two IEMs. Which one has better mids, in your opinion? I have read very few people complaining about Starlights vocals and stuff. Some say it's too thin in general. Sure, I do prefer a mild V-shape sound, with endless treble and a tight punchy bass, but the mids still are the most important range, if it's screwed up, it ruins all the sound. I am also thinking about the Monarch, so one of those 3 IEMs will be my next purchase.

@Darkeye999H, I do not have my Starlights with me at the moment, so, in relation to the Starlights, this is from memory.

However, I listen to a lot instrumental music, in Jazz and Classical music. Clearly the low count of vocals in my music taste does not take away from my assessment of mid range, given saxophones, pianos and several other instruments are within that range much of the time.

I also do have vocal focused tracks and I can safely say I have never felt deprived of mid range performance. I will say mid range is not forward on either but both the Starlights and Starshines have more than adequate mid range presence in my view.

I would also suggest you post your thoughts on the TRI thread as a few of us have the Starlights now, you might want to hear others take on the performance of the Starlights' mid range.

Good luck choosing.

@Krizit

analog: wider dynamic range, warmer, spacious, sound notes has a "tail", shimmery sound in both ends

digital: more linear and compressed dynamics, louder, notes not so flexible, narrower soundstage, less noise, somewhat cold

@ChrisOc Did you get a chance to try the TRI Starshine against DUNU SA6... I believe they are similar priced and would be great comparison.

@Darkeye999H Describing sound as "analog" or "digital" is meaningless as earphones are analog devices. Literally every sound going to an earphone is analog. There is no such thing as "digital" sound.

@asifur, the answer is, "no" I have not heard the Dunu SA6 yet. Yes, the Dunu SA6 and more so, the Dunu 112 appear to be direct competitors to the TRI Starshines.

Have you heard either set?

@Krizit, you are perfectly correct that whether an analogue sound system or digital sound system is used, what goes to the earphones is analogue, if tge source is digital, we need a DAC.

However, just like we use descriptive terms such as warm and cold, despite the fact that no earphones have temperature, these are simply descriptive terms.

Specifically, analogue is used as a term to describe the sound attributed to vinyl by some, which harks back to days when turntables were commonly used.

@ChrisOc Though and didn't live in that time, I am fascinated by the sound of 70s and 80s synthesizers, it's so profound and alive...and that reverberation is what catches me the most, it goes deep into the soul, you can feel the sound waves. But today's electronic music and sound masterings are so compressed and artificial, like most of genres too, there is no feel to it.