Glad to know that you are enjoying your budget collection just as much as I am! They are a steal for the price and the majority can hang with my more expensive collection, too!Just received KBEar KS1, having time with KS1 with BTR5, and will do a quick turn around for sub$30 segments beasts DQ6/Lark/KS1/EDX/CSN.
KZs ZSN/ZAX/DQ6. Folks even like TRN TA1.
Your description tallies well with my experience, I recently tested and reviewed the HE01 and the transients and technical qualities stood out for me as well. Soundstage and imaging were also above average. The HE01 holds up well against the Smabat NCO, Tin T4 and KBEAR Diamond which are three of my best single DDs.YJust got a Whizzer HE01 IEM.
OOTB, very nice packaging and shell design, I think it is very elegant looking compared to the usual metal shelled IEMs. My wife who is usually anti earphones and was gonna scold me for getting another IEM, came over to check out the damage. Then she went silent for a minute. Her next grudgingly spoken words were along the line that this is not a bad looking set, and that she wouldn't mind having it LOL.
Accessories are rather generous for a budget set - comes with a round metal hard case, silicone eartips (both narrow and wide bore), cleaning tool and a nice braided cable. I find the narrow bore eartips tend to boost bass, the wider bore ones tend to boost the upper mids/treble, YMMV as we have different ear anatomies.
Isolation is above average for a single DD vented set, fit wise, it is very light and comfortable. I liked that the Whizzer HE01 features a 2 pin connector, I've had my fair share of issues with budget CHIFI MMCX which spun like a helicopter after repeated cable changes (cough cough urbanfun, actually it isn't urban nor fun when that happens). Only thing to note though is that the 2 pin connector here is protruding and may not fit all aftermarket cables, so just a point to note.
At a sensitivity of 112dB/mW, the Whizzer HE01 is easy to drive, but like most other single DD types, it scales with amping.
But of course, accessories and looks are secondary to sound. Now on to the sound, OOTB impressions: The Whizzer HE01 is a mild V shaped set, timbral accuracy is good as per its single DD roots. Note weight is about average. Technicalities are very good for a budget single DD, soundstage is definitely above average to good in height, depth and width. Clarity, imaging, instrument separation and details are really quite good considering it is a single DD set. One thing that stands out immediately are the very fast transients. Music never sounded congested. Would have to do some A/B testing against some well regarded single DD budget sets like the BLON BL-05S, HZSound Heart Mirror, iBasso IT00 over the next few days to see who is the technicalities king though.
For more sound impressions, this set is not a basshead set in terms of quantity, but bass is definitely north of neutral with a great punch in the midbass. Midbass is more accented than the subbass, but this set can still extend quite well in subbass extension. Bass quality wise, while there isn't marked midbass bleed, the bass isn't the most textured and can be one noted at time, but that's something I can close one eye considering the rest of the tonality is quite good. Lower mids are midly recessed, not overly so. Upper mids are at the borderline of spiciness for me for some songs, but otherwise, it doesn't really get into very banshee shouty territory (cough cough Moondrop SSR) unless one jacks up the volume a lot (Fletcher Munson curve), or on some poorly recorded materials. Treble is moderately extended, though there's mild instances of sibilance. Microdetails are quite well captured and cymbals ain't splashy or unnatural.
I think due to the tuning, this set can be quite all rounded for most music genres. I'm a budget single DD fanboy and this set is really quite good, it seems to do well in most areas OOTB. Will do more A/B testing this coming week and report back soon!
Just got a Whizzer HE01 IEM.
OOTB, very nice packaging and shell design, I think it is very elegant looking compared to the usual metal shelled IEMs. My wife who is usually anti earphones and was gonna scold me for getting another IEM, came over to check out the damage. Then she went silent for a minute. Her next grudgingly spoken words were along the line that this is not a bad looking set, and that she wouldn't mind having it LOL.
Accessories are rather generous for a budget set - comes with a round metal hard case, silicone eartips (both narrow and wide bore), cleaning tool and a nice braided cable. I find the narrow bore eartips tend to boost bass, the wider bore ones tend to boost the upper mids/treble, YMMV as we have different ear anatomies.
Isolation is above average for a single DD vented set, fit wise, it is very light and comfortable. I liked that the Whizzer HE01 features a 2 pin connector, I've had my fair share of issues with budget CHIFI MMCX which spun like a helicopter after repeated cable changes (cough cough urbanfun, actually it isn't urban nor fun when that happens). Only thing to note though is that the 2 pin connector here is protruding and may not fit all aftermarket cables, so just a point to note.
At a sensitivity of 112dB/mW, the Whizzer HE01 is easy to drive, but like most other single DD types, it scales with amping.
But of course, accessories and looks are secondary to sound. Now on to the sound, OOTB impressions: The Whizzer HE01 is a mild V shaped set, timbral accuracy is good as per its single DD roots. Note weight is about average. Technicalities are very good for a budget single DD, soundstage is definitely above average to good in height, depth and width. Clarity, imaging, instrument separation and details are really quite good considering it is a single DD set. One thing that stands out immediately are the very fast transients. Music never sounded congested. Would have to do some A/B testing against some well regarded single DD budget sets like the BLON BL-05S, HZSound Heart Mirror, iBasso IT00 over the next few days to see who is the technicalities king though.
For more sound impressions, this set is not a basshead set in terms of quantity, but bass is definitely north of neutral with a great punch in the midbass. Midbass is more accented than the subbass, but this set can still extend quite well in subbass extension. Bass quality wise, while there isn't marked midbass bleed, the bass isn't the most textured and can be one noted at time, but that's something I can close one eye considering the rest of the tonality is quite good. Lower mids are midly recessed, not overly so. Upper mids are at the borderline of spiciness for me for some songs, but otherwise, it doesn't really get into very banshee shouty territory (cough cough Moondrop SSR) unless one jacks up the volume a lot (Fletcher Munson curve), or on some poorly recorded materials. Treble is moderately extended, though there's mild instances of sibilance. Microdetails are quite well captured and cymbals ain't splashy or unnatural.
I think due to the tuning, this set can be quite all rounded for most music genres. I'm a budget single DD fanboy and this set is really quite good, it seems to do well in most areas OOTB. Will do more A/B testing this coming week and report back soon!
I agree with you about the similarity to the Starsea, especially the soundstage and separation. In my review I mentioned Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, the detail retrieval there on the HE01 is really good. HE01 is a good choice for classical music.
I would suggest to get KBear KS1, very good out of the box. You don't need to replace cable or eartips, it's just perfect for $20 IEM, sounded better than some $50 and $100 IEMs. Also if you use higher powered source, the resolution is amazing for $20 IEM.
awaiting for your impressions...Just received KBEar KS1, having time with KS1 with BTR5, and will do a quick turn around for sub$30 segments beasts DQ6/Lark/KS1/EDX/CSN.
Well I do have a couple of amps including BTR5. I think it all depends on user's preference whether they need an amp or not, but I agree most IEM scale beautifully with amp with exception to some low impedance and BA/BA hybrids with high sensitivity
