Kiwi Ears Septet 1DD + 4BA + 1 Planar + 1 PZT Universal IEM

[Redcarmoose]

 

[absolutnie]

Got them and love them

 

[Redcarmoose]

Got them and love them

Photograph?

 

[absolutnie]

 

[avishifi]

Got them and love them

Would love to hear your impressions!

 

[Redcarmoose]

 

[IceIceberg]

Wow, that's really cool that you you’ve already received the Septet and we would be interested to see of your first impressions.

Unfortunately, it's hard to understand exactly what the video is talking about, but thank you for the comparison graph with the recently released models.
Here is the timecode

 

[absolutnie]

So, after 2 days, with only maybe an hour of listening I still can't find any major faults. Well, they are not that refined (smooth and textured at the same time) as Prestige LTD, don't have soundstage of MEST mk2 (not that it's bad by any means), and tuning is in a sense safe-ish and a bit clinical U, but, oh my, I've paid £250 for them and, at least for now, they are staying with me. The differences between all 3 are not night and day. YMMV tough. I'd have to pair them with something else then RU7 and try different tips, perhaps it'll bring more warmth and cool then down a tad.

Size wise, the former are better shaped and even bigger LTDs are more ergonomic but they are not uncomfortable.

Oh and they are power hungry

 

[passie42]

I almost ordered the Astral but, financial wise, it was better to wait at least a month because I already have a lot of stuff incoming.
Anyway I am happy I didn’t order them because I saw Timmy’s review and the amount of treble is really a dealbreaker for me cause I am a little treble sensitive.
I now bought the discount voucher for the Septet but I really hope for some reviews before I buy, especially how the treble compares to the Astral and maybe some other IEM’s.

 

[avishifi]

I almost ordered the Astral but, financial wise, it was better to wait at least a month because I already have a lot of stuff incoming.
Anyway I am happy I didn’t order them because I saw Timmy’s review and the amount of treble is really a dealbreaker for me cause I am a little treble sensitive.
I now bought the discount voucher for the Septet but I really hope for some reviews before I buy, especially how the treble compares to the Astral and maybe some other IEM’s.

We have at least a graph

Seems like the upper-treble is not going to have an issue but compared to the Astral, there's a lot more lower treble

 

[passie42]

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[sofakingpunk88]

Price?

 

[dbboy]

Price?

269

 

[DenverFi]

5 way crossover for $270 seems pretty wild. Really curious to see how these compare to way more expensive sets. I don’t think this has branded drivers, though?

 

[passie42]

So you can order them now but there aren’t any reviews to be found and to make matters worse there is again a new Kiwi, the Kiwi Ears Étude which has, hold on to your seat, the Kiwi Ears Vibration Transducer (KVT). Something what in my mind must be a “force feedback system for your ears
What will it cost? I can buy the Septet, or if it’s about the same price, the Étude. Not both.
I wished they send out some IEM’s to reviewers prior to their release.
The situation they create is not ideal for buyers, to say the least. Same goes for Ziigaat BTW.