Austin Morrow
Headphoneus Supremus
Got my Meelectronics CC51P's in the mail today. My first impressions are below. You can purchase these for $79.99 (excluding mic and remote) or $89.99 (with mic and remote) on Meelectronics website. They come with four sets of ear tips and a hard carrying case.
I will allow a few days burn in (a solid 96 -168 hours or 4-7 days). Here are my initial impressions of the audio and the design of the CC51P's
Specifics
•Driver: 6.0 mm micro-drivers
•Housing: Ceramic housing with aluminum nozzle
•Frequency Response: 18Hz – 20KHz
•Sensitivity: 98 dB
•Impedance: 16 ohms
•Maximum Power Input: 5 mW
•Connector: 4 pin 3.5mm gold plated 90° plug
•Cable: Solid color 130 cm cable (51 in) with attached shirt clip
•Microphone/Remote: Metal housed inline microphone and single button remote
•Accessories: 4 sets of silicone ear tips (small/medium/large; bi-flange), clamshell zipper case
•Compatible Accessories:
•Warranty: 1 year
•Dimension: 0.25 in. H x 0.3 in. W x 0.7 in. L
•Ship Weight: 0.75 lb
Pretty good design. Since it is made entirely composed of ceramic (the actual earphone portion), it should be very durable. The white version that I have is very bright and I haven't had much problem thus far when it comes to tangling.
You get four sets of ear tips (the double flange tips fit me the best) and come with a very nice hard carrying case. The carrying case had a nice little slot to keep your ear tips in.
This was arguably the most impressive part of the CC51P's, at least from my perspective. The earphones were very comfortable and I felt no fatigue or uncomfortableness when using these for about an hour or so. If you take the time to find the right ear tips that are included, they will block out about 80% of ambient noise. Then again, I do have very small ears, and it may not work for everyone.
Although not the most bass heavy IEM's I have experienced, they provide a good amount of bass although not too much to overpower the midrange and the highs. Also, I happened to notice that the midrange bass seems to be a little bit on the small side, as it is not very apparent when listening to rap and hip/hop songs. The bass is there when it needs to be and backs off when it doesn't.
Just like the bass, the midrange is not the main attraction here. The midrange, on the positive side, is pretty warm depending on the type/genre of music that you are listening to, however, some other genres, particular alternative and rock, don't generate enough midrange for me to be fully satisfied.
This is definitely the high point of these IEM's. When listening to rock music and other very "electric" (electric being very energetic and strong) I found that the highs where very clear and apparent and did not at any time become muddy or tinny. Another great thing is the fact that the highs do not overpower the bass and the midrange. Just like the bass, it's there when it needs to be and is not there when it's not supposed to be. I also found that when listing to the treble that high powered instrumentals (Disturbed and Dragonforce) were very very clear and added a very good amount of energy to the song.
So far for $90, these are pretty good. While the bass and the midrange aren't the focal points in these IEM's the highs are where they shine. I will have a full review up in about a week after some initial burn in, tested songs/genres, and overall listening experience.
I will allow a few days burn in (a solid 96 -168 hours or 4-7 days). Here are my initial impressions of the audio and the design of the CC51P's
Specifics
•Driver: 6.0 mm micro-drivers
•Housing: Ceramic housing with aluminum nozzle
•Frequency Response: 18Hz – 20KHz
•Sensitivity: 98 dB
•Impedance: 16 ohms
•Maximum Power Input: 5 mW
•Connector: 4 pin 3.5mm gold plated 90° plug
•Cable: Solid color 130 cm cable (51 in) with attached shirt clip
•Microphone/Remote: Metal housed inline microphone and single button remote
•Accessories: 4 sets of silicone ear tips (small/medium/large; bi-flange), clamshell zipper case
•Compatible Accessories:
•Warranty: 1 year
•Dimension: 0.25 in. H x 0.3 in. W x 0.7 in. L
•Ship Weight: 0.75 lb
Pretty good design. Since it is made entirely composed of ceramic (the actual earphone portion), it should be very durable. The white version that I have is very bright and I haven't had much problem thus far when it comes to tangling.
You get four sets of ear tips (the double flange tips fit me the best) and come with a very nice hard carrying case. The carrying case had a nice little slot to keep your ear tips in.
This was arguably the most impressive part of the CC51P's, at least from my perspective. The earphones were very comfortable and I felt no fatigue or uncomfortableness when using these for about an hour or so. If you take the time to find the right ear tips that are included, they will block out about 80% of ambient noise. Then again, I do have very small ears, and it may not work for everyone.
Although not the most bass heavy IEM's I have experienced, they provide a good amount of bass although not too much to overpower the midrange and the highs. Also, I happened to notice that the midrange bass seems to be a little bit on the small side, as it is not very apparent when listening to rap and hip/hop songs. The bass is there when it needs to be and backs off when it doesn't.
Just like the bass, the midrange is not the main attraction here. The midrange, on the positive side, is pretty warm depending on the type/genre of music that you are listening to, however, some other genres, particular alternative and rock, don't generate enough midrange for me to be fully satisfied.
This is definitely the high point of these IEM's. When listening to rock music and other very "electric" (electric being very energetic and strong) I found that the highs where very clear and apparent and did not at any time become muddy or tinny. Another great thing is the fact that the highs do not overpower the bass and the midrange. Just like the bass, it's there when it needs to be and is not there when it's not supposed to be. I also found that when listing to the treble that high powered instrumentals (Disturbed and Dragonforce) were very very clear and added a very good amount of energy to the song.
So far for $90, these are pretty good. While the bass and the midrange aren't the focal points in these IEM's the highs are where they shine. I will have a full review up in about a week after some initial burn in, tested songs/genres, and overall listening experience.
