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TRN ST1 Pro
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Berry108
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Pros: Working switches with working configurations
Good built
Multiple color choices
Low price
Bass is great on Xtra-bass mode
Balanced mode offers best of both worlds
Good built
Multiple color choices
Low price
Bass is great on Xtra-bass mode
Balanced mode offers best of both worlds
Cons: Bass-enhanced setting can sound muddy
Rough edges here and there
Sibilance still present especially on Treble-enhanced mode
Treble is acceptable but needs more polishing
Rough edges here and there
Sibilance still present especially on Treble-enhanced mode
Treble is acceptable but needs more polishing
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ: ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ
|| ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ||
Amidst all the recent releases of tuning switches on budget sets, TRN is back once again with an entry around the $20 range. The ST1 Pro is equipped by a trusty dynamic driver, a balanced armature driver, and 3 tuning switches on each earpiece.
TRN is no stranger in this budget segment for a long time now but I feel has been on the sidelines up until recently. After my review of the MT1 Max, I found myself to be optimistic in TRNโs comeback to the spotlight of the endless sea of budget IEMs.
|| ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ||
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๐๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ Linsoul Audio ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
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| ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด |
Most of you are familiar with this kind of packaging, especially those who are well-versed and informed in the budget segment of this hobby of ours.
It comes in a small white box with a render of the IEM earpieces along with a couple of text and branding all around the box. Nothing noteworthy to highlight as I assume most of you are familiar with this already.
| ๐จ๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ |
Opening the box will unravel the ST1 Pro earpieces encased in foam with all of the included accessories underneath along with paperwork. It comes with 3 pairs of normal-bore eartips, Stock QDC cable, a tuning pick, and a single pair of TRNโs very own T-Tips.
๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป:
Paperwork
ST1 Pro Earpieces(Green)
Stock 4-core SPC QDC L-shaped cable
3 sets of normal-bore ear tips(S/M/L)
1 pair of TRN T-Tips
Tuning pick/Sim ejector tool
Pretty bland inclusions take account that the ST1 Pro comes in at around $20. The quality of cable is pretty cheap, it tangles, and overall feeling doesnโt give off confidence but it is serviceable. The inclusion of their T-tips is a pretty nice addition despite only including one size as I find myself liking them.
| ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ & ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป |
They are primarily built with this transparent plastic for the most part with a segment in the faceplate that seems to be also plastic with a different coating similar to the recent MT1 Max. The circular part of the faceplate also acts as a vent with more holes compared to the MT1 Max. Two smaller vents are located on the inner side of the IEM. The nozzle is also plastic with very small ridges to help the ear tip stay in place also seen from the MT1 Max.
TRN offers the ST1 Pro in three color variants with green, white/clear, and smokey black, all of which have this transparent motif. The shape of it is universal, with no extreme protrusions/wings that may bother few people.
The design of the ST1 Pro is very similar with the MT1 Max and other TRN products. They look quite alright and I find the green variant to actually be quite beautiful. They are also equipped with both a dynamic driver and a balanced armature driver on each ear pierce
| ๐๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป |
Seeing as this has a huge vent outwards, sound from outside can easily disrupt your use case of the ST1 Pro without going for more volume. They do also leak a little bit of sound in return so using this on public transport is not preferred but can do well in a pinch.
| ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ |
Sporting a more rounded and universal fit, the ST1 Pro sits nice and comfortably in my ears. The open-back nature of it helps with pressure management and the
occlusion effect is experienced less on this set.
** ๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ฅ๐ก ๐ง-๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ | ๐ญ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ญ **
| ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ |
Efficient, and has a really low noise floor. It can be easily run with a modern smartphone but as always a cleaner dedicated device is recommended.
|| ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ||
TRN provided 4 official tuning configurations for the ST1 Pro. Iโve tried all four and picked which combination suits my taste which will then be the basis of the rest of the review. The provided configurations are straight-up the same as with the MT1 Pro as both have the same amount of switches on board.
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ
As the name suggests, it is the most balanced in the choices of configurations. It has a nice mix of warmth and rumble but not too muddy sounding. Unlike the MT1 Max, I do find this the best sounding configuration with the Xtra-bass coming close second.
๐๐น๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ(๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ)
Sounds more open and clearer. Lessened overall note weight, and mid bass hits are much less but are still present. Bass guitars can sound a bit behind on this configuration and sibilance and harshness are much more obvious.
๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด(๐๐ข๐ด๐ด-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ)
Makes the mid bass the star of the show. Better execution of the similar config on the MT1 Max. With the BA doing the lifting of the higher frequencies, it doesnโt sound as muffled as with the MT1 Max. Good for those wanting a bass oriented sound, it still does overshadow other frequencies but not to the point of sounding really dark.
๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข-๐๐ข๐ด๐ด
Increases the amount of both sub bass and mid bass with excellent execution. Doesnโt change the overall sound as much. Makes the sound really thick. The warmth this setting brings is similar to that of the MT1 Max but Iโd pick the Balanced setting more in this scenario probably due to the introduction of a balanced armature driver.
** ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ โ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ **
| ๐๐ฎ๐๐ |
Ample in amount and good in quality. There is a nice balance of both sub bass and mid bass in the ST1 Pro. The sub bass rumbles really well and has good texture whilst the mid bass hits are full, fast in attack and doesnโt bleed to the midrange.
| ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ |
Vocals have nice air and are full sounding. Sibilance is still present but is tolerable. Instruments sound energetic and shouty-ness isnโt a major issue. Crashing cymbals though can sound splashy at times.
| ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ |
Quite an improvement from the MT1 Max, better air and extension but is still average in terms of details. Harshness is still an issue on higher volumes, but suggest listening to this with a lower volume.
I have an inkling of a thought that it does have a plastic-y timbre, but I canโt conclude on that as I havenโt noticed it consistently during testing.
| ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ |
Staging is taller than wide but still has enough perceived space. Layering is decent as it can get congested along with imaging during busier passages. One can use the Treble-Enhanced mode to make the sound more clearer and analytical if need be and the Xtra-bass mode can be quiet and experience for immersion like watching movies or playing role-playing games.
|| ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ||
The TRN ST1 Pro is for all intents and purposes a more polished MT1 Max. I recommend buying this instead of its little sibling since the difference in price isnโt that big. Hence why all of the comparisons I stated on this review are quite abundant against the MT1 Max.
You can get a slightly better albeit still cheap feeling cable, a green color variant, and a more polished sound performance. Overall great output from TRN for an offering for the $20 price range.
|| ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ||
Amidst all the recent releases of tuning switches on budget sets, TRN is back once again with an entry around the $20 range. The ST1 Pro is equipped by a trusty dynamic driver, a balanced armature driver, and 3 tuning switches on each earpiece.
TRN is no stranger in this budget segment for a long time now but I feel has been on the sidelines up until recently. After my review of the MT1 Max, I found myself to be optimistic in TRNโs comeback to the spotlight of the endless sea of budget IEMs.
|| ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ||
- I donโt fancy confusing lingo, therefore, the reviews will be simple without too much confusing terminology.
- I am in no way, shape, or form affiliated with the brands I review and do not give out preview privileges.
- This set is sent in exchange for an honest review. There is no material or financial incentive for me to do this review and I guarantee no exchange has been done by both parties to influence or sway our opinions on this product.
- My thoughts and opinions are of my own. My experience will entirely differ from everybody else. The contents of this review should not be considered factual as this hobby heavily leans on subjectivity. YMMV.
- I donโt do rankings or tier lists as they can get outdated immediately as a reviewer can change their thoughts of a product to a certain extent. If you do want a recommendation then feel free to reach out so I can help out
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๐๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ Linsoul Audio ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
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| ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด |
Most of you are familiar with this kind of packaging, especially those who are well-versed and informed in the budget segment of this hobby of ours.
It comes in a small white box with a render of the IEM earpieces along with a couple of text and branding all around the box. Nothing noteworthy to highlight as I assume most of you are familiar with this already.
| ๐จ๐ป๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ |
Opening the box will unravel the ST1 Pro earpieces encased in foam with all of the included accessories underneath along with paperwork. It comes with 3 pairs of normal-bore eartips, Stock QDC cable, a tuning pick, and a single pair of TRNโs very own T-Tips.
๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป:
Paperwork
ST1 Pro Earpieces(Green)
Stock 4-core SPC QDC L-shaped cable
3 sets of normal-bore ear tips(S/M/L)
1 pair of TRN T-Tips
Tuning pick/Sim ejector tool
Pretty bland inclusions take account that the ST1 Pro comes in at around $20. The quality of cable is pretty cheap, it tangles, and overall feeling doesnโt give off confidence but it is serviceable. The inclusion of their T-tips is a pretty nice addition despite only including one size as I find myself liking them.
| ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ & ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป |
They are primarily built with this transparent plastic for the most part with a segment in the faceplate that seems to be also plastic with a different coating similar to the recent MT1 Max. The circular part of the faceplate also acts as a vent with more holes compared to the MT1 Max. Two smaller vents are located on the inner side of the IEM. The nozzle is also plastic with very small ridges to help the ear tip stay in place also seen from the MT1 Max.
TRN offers the ST1 Pro in three color variants with green, white/clear, and smokey black, all of which have this transparent motif. The shape of it is universal, with no extreme protrusions/wings that may bother few people.
The design of the ST1 Pro is very similar with the MT1 Max and other TRN products. They look quite alright and I find the green variant to actually be quite beautiful. They are also equipped with both a dynamic driver and a balanced armature driver on each ear pierce
| ๐๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป |
Seeing as this has a huge vent outwards, sound from outside can easily disrupt your use case of the ST1 Pro without going for more volume. They do also leak a little bit of sound in return so using this on public transport is not preferred but can do well in a pinch.
| ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ |
Sporting a more rounded and universal fit, the ST1 Pro sits nice and comfortably in my ears. The open-back nature of it helps with pressure management and the
occlusion effect is experienced less on this set.
** ๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ฅ๐ก ๐ง-๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ | ๐ญ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ญ **
| ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ |
Efficient, and has a really low noise floor. It can be easily run with a modern smartphone but as always a cleaner dedicated device is recommended.
|| ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ||
TRN provided 4 official tuning configurations for the ST1 Pro. Iโve tried all four and picked which combination suits my taste which will then be the basis of the rest of the review. The provided configurations are straight-up the same as with the MT1 Pro as both have the same amount of switches on board.
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ
As the name suggests, it is the most balanced in the choices of configurations. It has a nice mix of warmth and rumble but not too muddy sounding. Unlike the MT1 Max, I do find this the best sounding configuration with the Xtra-bass coming close second.
๐๐น๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ(๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ)
Sounds more open and clearer. Lessened overall note weight, and mid bass hits are much less but are still present. Bass guitars can sound a bit behind on this configuration and sibilance and harshness are much more obvious.
๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ด(๐๐ข๐ด๐ด-๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ)
Makes the mid bass the star of the show. Better execution of the similar config on the MT1 Max. With the BA doing the lifting of the higher frequencies, it doesnโt sound as muffled as with the MT1 Max. Good for those wanting a bass oriented sound, it still does overshadow other frequencies but not to the point of sounding really dark.
๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข-๐๐ข๐ด๐ด
Increases the amount of both sub bass and mid bass with excellent execution. Doesnโt change the overall sound as much. Makes the sound really thick. The warmth this setting brings is similar to that of the MT1 Max but Iโd pick the Balanced setting more in this scenario probably due to the introduction of a balanced armature driver.
** ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ โ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ **
| ๐๐ฎ๐๐ |
Ample in amount and good in quality. There is a nice balance of both sub bass and mid bass in the ST1 Pro. The sub bass rumbles really well and has good texture whilst the mid bass hits are full, fast in attack and doesnโt bleed to the midrange.
| ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ |
Vocals have nice air and are full sounding. Sibilance is still present but is tolerable. Instruments sound energetic and shouty-ness isnโt a major issue. Crashing cymbals though can sound splashy at times.
| ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ |
Quite an improvement from the MT1 Max, better air and extension but is still average in terms of details. Harshness is still an issue on higher volumes, but suggest listening to this with a lower volume.
I have an inkling of a thought that it does have a plastic-y timbre, but I canโt conclude on that as I havenโt noticed it consistently during testing.
| ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ |
Staging is taller than wide but still has enough perceived space. Layering is decent as it can get congested along with imaging during busier passages. One can use the Treble-Enhanced mode to make the sound more clearer and analytical if need be and the Xtra-bass mode can be quiet and experience for immersion like watching movies or playing role-playing games.
|| ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ||
The TRN ST1 Pro is for all intents and purposes a more polished MT1 Max. I recommend buying this instead of its little sibling since the difference in price isnโt that big. Hence why all of the comparisons I stated on this review are quite abundant against the MT1 Max.
You can get a slightly better albeit still cheap feeling cable, a green color variant, and a more polished sound performance. Overall great output from TRN for an offering for the $20 price range.
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I would like to correct that Ms. Carina Chen was the one who helped me make this review possible and not Ms. Kareena Tang