Tripowin TP10 (70 USD)
Purchase Link (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Linsoul-Tripowin-Armatures-Earphones-Faceplate/dp/B07S3644M3
Purchase Link (Linsoul): https://www.linsoul.com/products/tripowin-tp10
How about a Knowledge Zenith Clone that brings almost nothing new to the table, but is 70 USD in price. Really, that is the only thing that separates it from KZ, the price being just slightly different, otherwise, it is a very very precise clone of KZ in general. Okay, the design is smoother and looks cooler, but still, KZ clone.
Starting with the package, TP 10 has pretty much the same package, and I mean even the outer package, as the KZ ZS10for example. It also sports ten drivers as its main feature, and well, they did implement five drivers for each ear. Of course, this is nothing like a proper flagship, like Da Vinci X, which actually has ten BA drivers per each ear.
I also made a Youtube Video about TP10, which you can find here:
That being said, the build quality of TP 10 is not that bad, with an enormous metallic plate, a large plastic shell, a metallic bore tube, with a lip, and with a 2-Pin connector for the cable. The cable is detachable, and this is actually quite great, but as I mention in my reviews of other chifi IEMs that are really entry in terms of price, it isn't all that useful.
It isolates well from the outside noise, but leaks a lot more than you'd expect. Furthermore, the comfort is terrible, they are way too large to make sense for the number and for the drivers inside. The trick here is that the 5 BA drivers did not need that space, they do not have a proper acoustic chamber, and TP relies on configuring the driver directly, not on creating an acoustic chamber, so the IEM is large just for the sake of being a clone of KZ. On their bright side, though, the midrange drivers are different from KZ, so you can expect better overall clarity.
The actual sonic performance is poor, they have a shouty midrange, with good clarity, but poor overall balance. In fact, this is one of the worst sounding IEM I've heard, now that I had some time to let it sink in, the bass is thin, and rolls off in the lower regions, the midrange is detailed, but shouty and too forward, spikey and quite uneven, and the treble congested, rolled off, lacking definition and details.
You could call it revealing and textured, because it is very quick and dry, and it has that Balanced Armature sound that people were either fans of, or feared, but this is not necessarily a compliment, when the IEM relies on this sound to create the sensation of detail.
With what they had, they could have made a great IEM, but the entire sound rolls off at both ends way early, and is aggressive, in a way that makes it really hard to enjoy, unless you like grindcore, or really aggressive music which you may enjoy like this. And this is the point of TP-10, if it matches your music preferences, it is great, if you wanted a pretty detailed, aggressive IEM with a pretty colored signature, it is great.
I know I cannot recommend it as easily as a more natural sounding IEM though, and please take into account that there are other offerings, from Linsoul, the same shop, within this same list, if you're looking for a different signature.
Full Playlist used for this review
While we listened to considerably more songs than those named in this playlist, those are excellent for identifying certain aspects of the sound, like PRaT, Texturization, Detail, Resolution, Dynamics, Impact, and overall tonality. We recommend trying most of the songs from this playlist, especially if you're searching for new most, most of them being rather catchy.
Youtube Playlist
Tidal Playlist
https://listen.tidal.com/playlist/64555551-ec3c-4279-ae44-248fdfcf6c4b
Song List
Bats - Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date
Eskimo Callboy - Frances
Incubus - Summer Romance
Electric Six - Dager! High Voltage
Kishida Cult - High School Of The Dead
Dimmu Borgir - Dimmu Borgir
Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow
Thousand Foot Krutch - The Flame In All Of Us
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Infected Mushroom - Song Pong
Attack Attack - Kissed A Girl
Doctor P - Bulletproof
Maximum The Hormone - Rock n Roll Chainsaw
Rob Zombie - Werewolf, Baby!
Escape The Fate - Gorgeous Nightmare
SOAD - Chop Suey
Ken Ashcorp - Absolute Territory
Machinae Supremacy - Need For Steve
Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Wanna Stop
Crow'sclaw - Loudness War
Eminem - Rap God
Stromae - Humain À L'eau
Sonata Arctica - My Selene
Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back
Metallica - Fuel
Veil Of Maya - Unbreakable
Masa Works - Golden Japang
REOL - Luvoratorrrrry
Dope - Addiction
Korn - Word Up!
Papa Roach - ... To be Loved
Fever The Ghost - Source
Fall Out Boy - Immortals
Green Day - Know The Enemy
Mindless Self Indulgence - London Bridge
A static Lullaby - Toxic
Royal Republic - Addictive
Astronautalis - The River, The Woods
We Came As Romans - My Love
Skillet - What I Believe
Man With A Mission - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Yasuda Rei - Mirror
Mojo Juju - Must Be Desire
Falling Up - Falling In Love
Manafest - Retro Love
Rodrigo Y Grabriela - Paris
Zomboy - Lights Out
Muse - Resistance
T.A.T.U & Rammstein - Mosaku
Grey Daze - Anything, Anything
Katy Perry - Who Am I Living For
Maroon 5 - Lucky Strike
Machinae Supremacy - Killer Instinct
Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
Sirenia - Lithium And A Lover
Saving Abel - Addicted
Hollywood Undead - Levitate
The Offspring - Special Delivery
Escape The Fate - Smooth
Samsara Blues Experiment - One With The Universe
Dope - Rebel Yell
Crazy Town - Butterfly
Silverstein - My Heroine
Memphis May Fire - Not Over Yet
I hope my review is helpful to you!
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Purchase Link (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Linsoul-Tripowin-Armatures-Earphones-Faceplate/dp/B07S3644M3
Purchase Link (Linsoul): https://www.linsoul.com/products/tripowin-tp10
How about a Knowledge Zenith Clone that brings almost nothing new to the table, but is 70 USD in price. Really, that is the only thing that separates it from KZ, the price being just slightly different, otherwise, it is a very very precise clone of KZ in general. Okay, the design is smoother and looks cooler, but still, KZ clone.
Starting with the package, TP 10 has pretty much the same package, and I mean even the outer package, as the KZ ZS10for example. It also sports ten drivers as its main feature, and well, they did implement five drivers for each ear. Of course, this is nothing like a proper flagship, like Da Vinci X, which actually has ten BA drivers per each ear.
I also made a Youtube Video about TP10, which you can find here:
That being said, the build quality of TP 10 is not that bad, with an enormous metallic plate, a large plastic shell, a metallic bore tube, with a lip, and with a 2-Pin connector for the cable. The cable is detachable, and this is actually quite great, but as I mention in my reviews of other chifi IEMs that are really entry in terms of price, it isn't all that useful.
It isolates well from the outside noise, but leaks a lot more than you'd expect. Furthermore, the comfort is terrible, they are way too large to make sense for the number and for the drivers inside. The trick here is that the 5 BA drivers did not need that space, they do not have a proper acoustic chamber, and TP relies on configuring the driver directly, not on creating an acoustic chamber, so the IEM is large just for the sake of being a clone of KZ. On their bright side, though, the midrange drivers are different from KZ, so you can expect better overall clarity.
The actual sonic performance is poor, they have a shouty midrange, with good clarity, but poor overall balance. In fact, this is one of the worst sounding IEM I've heard, now that I had some time to let it sink in, the bass is thin, and rolls off in the lower regions, the midrange is detailed, but shouty and too forward, spikey and quite uneven, and the treble congested, rolled off, lacking definition and details.
You could call it revealing and textured, because it is very quick and dry, and it has that Balanced Armature sound that people were either fans of, or feared, but this is not necessarily a compliment, when the IEM relies on this sound to create the sensation of detail.
With what they had, they could have made a great IEM, but the entire sound rolls off at both ends way early, and is aggressive, in a way that makes it really hard to enjoy, unless you like grindcore, or really aggressive music which you may enjoy like this. And this is the point of TP-10, if it matches your music preferences, it is great, if you wanted a pretty detailed, aggressive IEM with a pretty colored signature, it is great.
I know I cannot recommend it as easily as a more natural sounding IEM though, and please take into account that there are other offerings, from Linsoul, the same shop, within this same list, if you're looking for a different signature.
Full Playlist used for this review
While we listened to considerably more songs than those named in this playlist, those are excellent for identifying certain aspects of the sound, like PRaT, Texturization, Detail, Resolution, Dynamics, Impact, and overall tonality. We recommend trying most of the songs from this playlist, especially if you're searching for new most, most of them being rather catchy.
Youtube Playlist
Tidal Playlist
https://listen.tidal.com/playlist/64555551-ec3c-4279-ae44-248fdfcf6c4b
Song List
Bats - Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date
Eskimo Callboy - Frances
Incubus - Summer Romance
Electric Six - Dager! High Voltage
Kishida Cult - High School Of The Dead
Dimmu Borgir - Dimmu Borgir
Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow
Thousand Foot Krutch - The Flame In All Of Us
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Infected Mushroom - Song Pong
Attack Attack - Kissed A Girl
Doctor P - Bulletproof
Maximum The Hormone - Rock n Roll Chainsaw
Rob Zombie - Werewolf, Baby!
Escape The Fate - Gorgeous Nightmare
SOAD - Chop Suey
Ken Ashcorp - Absolute Territory
Machinae Supremacy - Need For Steve
Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Wanna Stop
Crow'sclaw - Loudness War
Eminem - Rap God
Stromae - Humain À L'eau
Sonata Arctica - My Selene
Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back
Metallica - Fuel
Veil Of Maya - Unbreakable
Masa Works - Golden Japang
REOL - Luvoratorrrrry
Dope - Addiction
Korn - Word Up!
Papa Roach - ... To be Loved
Fever The Ghost - Source
Fall Out Boy - Immortals
Green Day - Know The Enemy
Mindless Self Indulgence - London Bridge
A static Lullaby - Toxic
Royal Republic - Addictive
Astronautalis - The River, The Woods
We Came As Romans - My Love
Skillet - What I Believe
Man With A Mission - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Yasuda Rei - Mirror
Mojo Juju - Must Be Desire
Falling Up - Falling In Love
Manafest - Retro Love
Rodrigo Y Grabriela - Paris
Zomboy - Lights Out
Muse - Resistance
T.A.T.U & Rammstein - Mosaku
Grey Daze - Anything, Anything
Katy Perry - Who Am I Living For
Maroon 5 - Lucky Strike
Machinae Supremacy - Killer Instinct
Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
Sirenia - Lithium And A Lover
Saving Abel - Addicted
Hollywood Undead - Levitate
The Offspring - Special Delivery
Escape The Fate - Smooth
Samsara Blues Experiment - One With The Universe
Dope - Rebel Yell
Crazy Town - Butterfly
Silverstein - My Heroine
Memphis May Fire - Not Over Yet
I hope my review is helpful to you!
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