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My review of the 2021 New Hana:
A lot of Starfield owners out there ask me about a good "upgrade," and while I usually avoid the "upgrade talk" since a lot of audio is tradeoffs, I do think the New Hana is a good answer to that question. New Hana is similar tuning, with similar bass presence, but IMO much stronger technical performance. Which is more than I could say for the KXXX/KXXS.
- Is it an Oxygen on a budget? As best I can tell, yes. Measures the same as the Oxygen I heard, and sounds the same... based on memory. About two months in between unfortunately.
- vs. OG Hana, the New Hana is a somewhat warmer tune and notably more bass emphasis.
- Is that better or worse? Up to personal take, you probably know who you are. (I personally prefer the OG Hana's more open midrange sound.)
- Imaging performance is still stellar.
My review of the 2021 New Hana:
A lot of Starfield owners out there ask me about a good "upgrade," and while I usually avoid the "upgrade talk" since a lot of audio is tradeoffs, I do think the New Hana is a good answer to that question. New Hana is similar tuning, with similar bass presence, but IMO much stronger technical performance. Which is more than I could say for the KXXX/KXXS.
- Is it an Oxygen on a budget? As best I can tell, yes. Measures the same as the Oxygen I heard, and sounds the same... based on memory. About two months in between unfortunately.
- vs. OG Hana, the New Hana is a somewhat warmer tune and notably more bass emphasis.
- Is that better or worse? Up to personal take, you probably know who you are. (I personally prefer the OG Hana's more open midrange sound.)
- Imaging performance is still stellar.
A pair of Sony EP-EX11 should chop those off effectively, without taking away a lot of trebles we'd like to hear...Thanks for the graphs. The 3 kHz mountain looks fierce for sure, might be shouty, especially like another Moondrop SSR/SSP kind of peak. But of course graphs don't tell the full story, and perhaps some filters/foam can damp this area, or playing at softer volumes (Fletcher Munson curve).
uhhh should I just buy Tanya for fun then?? sounds like a good beater to toss around or gifts...hmmmTanya is my pick for anything under about 200 right now. It's presentation is just plain fun and awesome for all genres of music. It has amazing soundstage and 3D. Excellent bass though definitely boosted a bit.. which works really well for badly recorded 70s rock and metal.. which other sets cannot play in an enjoyable way. Reggae is amazing on them. The things that are less amazing are probably just the lack of treble shimmers and such that most folks put a massive emphasis on. I value other metrics much more.
Depending on what you mean by "beater", they might not be the best choice, as they are a bit flimsy feeling, and the cable tends to hold shape if it's been stored with the cable in a kinked/coiled manner. Like, I wouldn't trust repeatedly shoving them in and out of pants pockets while commuting, for example.uhhh should I just buy Tanya for fun then?? sounds like a good beater to toss around or gifts...hmmm
Thats my pick for exactly that.. and I really enjoy listening to them! The fit and no nonsense fixed cables are kind of nice...?! oddly enough. I can shove these things in in seconds and off I go. No worrying about anything. Shove in a pocket.. whatever. If they break no big deal. Cables with no attached iems are more expensive after all.uhhh should I just buy Tanya for fun then?? sounds like a good beater to toss around or gifts...hmmm
did you guys get with mic or no mic? wonder if I can use this for work as well
oh .. hmmm .. so my phone won't play it well? maybe ill pass thenThe tanya has excellent timbre and tonality, though technicalities are not class leading.
One issue other than the non detachable cable is that it needs amping. Tanya sounds meh from a low powered source and the midbass is a bit flabby when underpowered.
I really like my set a lot, but for the amping reason, if you don't have an amp at work, it might be a consideration to check out other less power hungry iems.
oh .. hmmm .. so my phone won't play it well? maybe ill pass then
I got mine with a mic, so I could use it for video meetings at work. Totally acceptable mic performance. I would guess that the mic cable is more prone to failure compared to the one without the mic, I've had cheap hard wired IEM sets with mics fail on the side with the microphone twice over the years. However as redrol noted, they're incredibly cheap, so if they crap out it's not that big of a deal.did you guys get with mic or no mic? wonder if I can use this for work as well