Dunu ZEN - Flagship Single DD IEM
Dec 31, 2020 at 3:00 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 21

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Hey guys! Feel free to share some informations about this flagship single DD iem from Dunu.

Specs, reviews, graphs, anything else.

Maybe this will be a great iem and i think its looking beautiful.

Here are some pics of it.

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Dec 31, 2020 at 3:02 AM Post #2 of 21
Specs:

BRAND: DUNU
MODEL: ZEN (禪)

NET WEIGHT: 21 g

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 5 Hz – 40 kHz
SENSITIVITY: 112 ± 1 dB at 1 kHz
IMPEDANCE: 16 Ω at 1 kHz
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: < 0.2% at 1 kHz


DRIVE MODULE

DIAPHRAGM: Magnesium-Aluminum alloy dome with nanoporous amorphous carbon coating (nanoDLC)
and fully independent suspension surround

MAGNET ASSEMBLY: > 1.8 T External Ring-Type Neodymium Magnet


HOUSING

MATERIAL: 316 Stainless Steel
INTEGRATION(S): Patented Air Control Impedance System (ACIS)


INCLUDED CABLE

LENGTH: 1.2 ± 0.1 m

MATERIAL: 8 Core, High-Purity Monocrystalline Silver-Plated Copper Litz Wire, Concentrically Arranged

CABLE CONNECTOR: Patented Catch-Hold® MMCX Connector

PLUG CONNECTOR: Patented DUNU Quick-Switch Modular Plug System

INCLUDED PLUG TERMINATION(S):

4.4 mm TRRRS Balanced
3.5 mm TRS Single-Ended
2.5 mm TRRS Balanced
 
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Jan 7, 2021 at 1:51 PM Post #4 of 21
Just got the ZEN in yesterday and took a bunch of photos for anyone who's interested. Nice stuff! Mine was a pre-order so I also got a free case and USB-C quick-switch connector. Here are some of the quick pics I took yesterday while opening everything up:

So, let's ignore the fact that I went straight for the USB-C connector and opened that up first. (Heh).

Lets get the plastic off the box and take a look inside:
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And behold!
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Under the ZEN, you'll find your quick-switch connectors, a nice plastic container for tips (labelled S/M/L too!), and a black box, containing more goodies:
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Black box contains the case, inside of which you will find additional accessories shown below (including some additional eartips):
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Interesting foam tips, I'm not familiar with these. Also, a nice touch for the plastic eartip case to have the S/M/L indents on it!
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Some additional photos of the body, including the bore length:
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The ZEN is actually quite shiny - note the flash creating a little effect here (and the fact that my macro lens shows my fingers smudging up things slightly). Since this is a pretty close-up macro lens, I wouldn't worry too much about the ZEN looking smudged later on, but I appreciate the reasoning behind including the soft cloth for wiping the ZEN down - it's very high quality and a nice touch.
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With eartips on, and a picture of the USB-C quickswitch connector:
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And with my custom eartips on - getting ready for a listen!
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IMO the ZEN is really pretty - it feels very well made, of high quality materials, and the finish is quite nice. I think the pictures I saw before didn't quite do it justice.

Time for me to do some listening to see what the ZEN is all about : ).

Cheers all!
 
Jan 7, 2021 at 2:14 PM Post #6 of 21
Superb pics I am desperate to get them... I need to be patient it has been stuck in Amsterdam for a few days now... keep'em coming!
 
Jan 7, 2021 at 4:45 PM Post #9 of 21
I appreciate DUNU's build quality (a characteristic I am constantly surprised many enthusiasts can be pretty casual about). I care about design and fit & finish; call me shallow, LOL.

design, fit, and finish are usually highly correlated with reliability.
 
Jan 8, 2021 at 3:14 AM Post #10 of 21
Superb pics I am desperate to get them... I need to be patient it has been stuck in Amsterdam for a few days now... keep'em coming!
Interested to compare notes with you on the ZEN vs. the Luna.

I also got a camo green case as an extra- it has some neat color shifting (?) qualities that I didn’t quite notice as much before until I put it under camera/light:

Quick video of how it looks as I rotate it with some direct overhead light:
https://m.imgur.com/a/BnX1IdS

Neato!
 
Jan 8, 2021 at 10:58 PM Post #12 of 21
I pop the Zen in my ears, before an overnight seasoning session tonight and Zen has caught my attention.

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