PENON RIVAL - 12 Drivers Hybrid All-rounder TOTL Flagship Audiophile IEM
Sep 25, 2024 at 6:32 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 12

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PENON RIVAL 2DD + 2BCD + 4BA + 4EST All-rounder TOTL Flagship Audiophile 2Pin 0.78mm In-Ear Earphone IEM with Tuning Knob & Replacement Tuning Damper


Ergonomic Design

3D printed resin shell,lightweight ,durable and comfortable for long-term listening without fatigue.


Driver configuration

12 Drivers, 4 Electrostatic + 4 Balanced Armature + 2 Dynamic Driver + 2 Sonion Bone Conduction Driver

Low frequency: 2 x 8.2mm coaxial dynamic driver

Mid-frequency: 2 x Knowles Balanced Armature

High frequency: 2 x Sonion Balanced Armature

Ultra-high frequency: 4 x Sonion Electrostatic



Technical details:

Knob low-frequency control system, which can infinitely adjust the low-frequency energy and change the overall sound style

Factory standard tuning: The low-frequency knob is at 10 o'clock

The low frequency can be increased or decreased by rotating the switch angle with a tool

Counterclockwise rotation increases the low frequency, clockwise rotation reduces the low frequency, and the left and right ears must be the same



Bone conduction enhanced conduction technology

Which can directly play the role of the bone conduction driver more obviously through the ear cartilage

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Sound Overview:

Low frequency:
2pcs 8mm coaxial dynamic drivers, achieves deeper sound dive, low frequency is more elastic, clean and full, full of atmosphere.

Middle frequency: 2 Knowles mid-frequency Balanced Armature, more delicately reflect the mid-frequency emotion and rich details, and the layering of the sound is better.

High frequency: 2 Sonion high-frequency Balanced Armature, achieves smooth high-frequency performance, which is beautiful but not irritating.

Ultra-high frequency: 4 electrostatic Sonion drivers, further enhanced the airy and spatial feeling of the Ultra-high frequency, which greatly beautifies the sound details.

Full frequency: 2 Sonion bone conduction drivers, the full frequency sound space sense is compensated, and the vocal performance and overall layering are further improved



Interchangeable acoustic damper fine-tuning design for mid-frequency and high-frequency , higher sound plasticity.

(In standard mode, the mid-frequency uses brown and the high frequency uses white)

Different colors of damper produce different effects

The order from weak to strong is: gray < white < brown < green

Example: The standard high frequency is white

If you want to increase the high frequency, you can change it to gray

If you want to decrease the high frequency, you can change it to brown

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Knob tuning for RIVAL low frequency

Knob control low-frequency system, which can infinitely adjust the low-frequency energy and change the overall sound style

Standard tuning: The low-frequency knob is at 10 o'clock

The low frequency can be increased or decreased by rotating the switch angle with a tool

Counterclockwise rotation increases the low frequency, clockwise rotation decreases the low frequency, and the left and right ears must be the same

We have made 6 tuning graphs for reference:

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PENON Flagship Earphone Cable - PENON Totem

Gold Silver Copper Palladium Coaxial IEM Cable with 3 Detachable Plugs

Material:

Single crystal copper silver-plated Litz type-6

Palladium-plated pure silver

Single crystal copper plated with pure gold

2 shares, 334 cores per share

Transparent PVC skin

Carbon fiber metal splitter and CNC integrated slider

Outer diameter: 2.8mm

Plug: 3-in-1 modular (3.5/2.5/4.4mm gold-plated copper plug, 3.5/4.4mm rhodium-plated plug)

Specification

Brand: PENON

Model: Rival

Driver: 2DD+2BCD+4BA+4EST hybrid

5-way crossover, 6 channels (including 2 bone conduction channels)

Impedance: 11ohm

Sensitivity: 102dB

Frequency response: 5~80kHz

Connector: 2pin 0.78mm

https://penonaudio.com/PENON-RIVAL

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Sep 25, 2024 at 6:21 PM Post #4 of 12
Wow, really interesting - that is a LOT of tunability! I see how this could really be the last IEM you ever need.

Do we know what frequencies the BCDs cover?
 
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Sep 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM Post #6 of 12
They are the latest full range Sonion BC drivers, two of them in unison. It makes a big difference for a Totl level IEMs.
Wow, nice! I've owned both MEST and Legend EVO, so I am well aware of the benefits of well implemented BCDs. And full range, no less. I really hope someone brings these to CanJam NYC in a few months - I will be looking for them. :)
 
Sep 25, 2024 at 9:53 PM Post #7 of 12
Wow, nice! I've owned both MEST and Legend EVO, so I am well aware of the benefits of well implemented BCDs. And full range, no less. I really hope someone brings these to CanJam NYC in a few months - I will be looking for them. :)
Rival is a new product but it is gonna pick up steam. Very good chance someone there will have them on hand for others to check out.
 
Oct 9, 2024 at 10:49 PM Post #11 of 12
I have been listening to them for a couple of months! They are the bomb! They are conquering every other TOTL I have or am trying! One of 2024's top iems!
 
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