[bixby]

Thanks for sharing your impressions. How's it for medium-paced old school thrash like Metallica, Megadeth etc?

Couldn't say since I do not listen to that genre. The Clash is more my jam.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

No Kinera Skuld? Is it discontinued? I own it and very happy with the SQ. Even sold my EJ07M KL, they are very competent but Skuld won on the vocals.

Confirmed with my Kinera contact that the Skuld has not been discontinued. It is being shown now at CanJam London and will be shown at SoCal.

 

[AndreRitter]

Well I did it, jinxed myself when I said Mangird Tea 2 were my endgame.
Soon to arrive are my Kinera Baldr. The latest endgame.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Well I did it, jinxed myself when I said Mangird Tea 2 were my endgame.
Soon to arrive are my Kinera Baldr. The latest endgame.

What do you like about the Baldr that made you upgrade to it?

 

[AndreRitter]

Price and potential. A blind (silent?) purchase as I've not heard them but the price was good.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Price and potential. A blind (silent?) purchase as I've not heard them but the price was good.

Keep us posted ok thoughts when you get them.

 

[AndreRitter]

Well, unboxing is like opening a box of expensive chocolates.

So far the hearing is gradually revealing more and more of a wonderful sound.
Definitely a case of diminishing returns but there are definitely improvements and differences over the Mangird Tea 2. Phew!

 

[AndreRitter]

More thoughts.
A nice short body on the 3.5mm plug and a functioning chin slider are very nice touches. Also the earhooks are both angled so that as the cable leaves the plug it aims behind your ear not in front, every cable I've had has had one side heading in the wrong direction.

Sound wise.
Rather than a huge general improvement over the Tea 2 it's an increase in depth and layers.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Well, unboxing is like opening a box of expensive chocolates.


So far the hearing is gradually revealing more and more of a wonderful sound.
Definitely a case of diminishing returns but there are definitely improvements and differences over the Mangird Tea 2. Phew!

More thoughts.
A nice short body on the 3.5mm plug and a functioning chin slider are very nice touches. Also the earhooks are both angled so that as the cable leaves the plug it aims behind your ear not in front, every cable I've had has had one side heading in the wrong direction.

Sound wise.
Rather than a huge general improvement over the Tea 2 it's an increase in depth and layers.

Awesome. Thanks so much.

Hopefully, some other Kinera owners drop their feedback here soon.

 

[armstrj2]

I've just published a review of the Loki Emerald if anyone is interested in having a read: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/kinera-imperial-loki-emerald.26881/reviews

 

[kibot]

Just bought Pandamon and its one of the best buget IEM i've ever heard!!!!

 

[mikeesb]

Hi Folks,

Thought i'd share my experience with the Kinera Loki.

Background:

I demoed the Kinera Loki at CanJam Dallas 2023. I left very impressed with the demo set even in show conditions. I didn't have all my source gear available but knew i'd likely end up purchasing based on my initial impressions. Well...

Purchased from Audio46 over the holidays:

I've spent the last couple weeks with the Loki, and I can confidently say it's become my favorite IEM I own.

My highly subjective take is Kinera really nailed it with this one.

• Plays my library (mainly hip-hop, edm, rock, soundtracks) very well.
• Strikes the right balance between "musical" and analytical.
• That bass *chefs kiss*
• Accessories are great

I've just scratched the surface of dialing it in. But so far i've landed on:

• Cayin RU7; also tried with L&P W4 and Questyle M15
• Kinera cable
• Soft brace tips (unknown brand, got them with another IEM, allows to insert pretty deep); also liked the included final type e, not so much the spinfits or azla's. Haven't tried the symbio's yet.

Looking forward to many more hours of enjoyment. Would love to hear any gear that paired well with your Loki.

 

[jmwant]

The Plutus Beast first impressions sounds quite positive, specially if you can't tolerate sibilance.

 

[alexwalec78]

Hi guys, has anyone had a chance to check out Kinera Verdandi?

 

[alexwalec78]

It appears that the Verdandi shares the drivers from the Loki, but has fewer of them. FR suggests that they are slightly darker. It might be interesting