Just received Yume, listening into it right now, beautiful shell, one of best tuned tonality, technicalities ah, OK, no biggie.
[Edit] Although Yume sound signature is one of the best tuned, I already have the similar Dusk, and after reading below, I'm tempted to rip off acoustic filter to see if I can get the liquid silicon dynamic driver's real potential...it’s risky...but I do feel the “tactile” bass potential just like Moondrop Aria’s LCP driver...will decide after burn-in
Will do Full resin filled solid IEM comparison:
-Tri Starsea ($129)
-See Audio Yume ($169)
-Moondrop Blessing2 ($319)
-Moondrop Blessing2 Dusk ($329)
They are all sort of value-redefining beauty and beast.
[updates]
Yume (pre-burn-in) vs B2 OG & Dusk (post-burn in)
Yume and Dusk & Blessing 2: initial thoughts
-After a couple of my goto tips rolling, I found CP360 fits better with Yume, so my impression will be based on CP360. Stock tips were too mushy, not my taste.
-While being almost identical tonality, Dusk has an emphasis on 3khz pinna gain spot, it resonates upper mid-tones, such as guitar, snare drums, female vocals, better than Yume for individuals with 3khz gain spots, YMMV if it resonates, the resonance will fake as if you are experiencing real-world vibrations, the moment you feel your inner nose starts to "smell" the vibration, the opened mouth at the concerts with the vibration running through your throat into the lung, that kind of synergized resonance.
-Yume takes a more conservative course sticking on Harman-ish curve around 3khz, but the noticeable significant tuning difference is that while Yume takes an evasive approach going around 6khz concha gain spot, which may directly impact the sibilance of female vocals and cymbals, Dusk and B2 intentionally raised the spot for better clarify
-I like the 3khz spot hitter approach but not a fan of 6khz of Dusk and B2, as at some songs these 6khz peaks can be harsh with the BAs.
So I have to conclude for Tonality, I like Dusk's 3khz peak approach and Yume's 6khz compensation approach.
-From these tuning, I may refer Dusk / B2 as "Spot Hitter" and Yume as "Conservative" tuning, for the individual groups with 3khz /6khz / 12khz gain spots.
-Yume has a noticeable lack of air compared to B2 sisters when it comes to timbre-oriented songs this trend becomes more prominent
-Dusk has the most prominent bass quantify, yet the bass response is a typical dynamic driver's rather slow one. Yume has faster transients, and more focused on the sub-bass than B2 sisters.
-B2 original has a lower and more natural bass shelf, which matches better with the contrabass type acoustic instruments
Technicality:
-Disregarding the burn-in effect of Yume's dynamic driver, there is an undeniable cliff between B2 sisters and Yume, things may change after burn-in AND by removing the acoustic filters which B2 sisters do not have near the outlet bores.
TLDL;
Yume's advantage over B2 sisters
-Better bass responses, fast and controlled, yet not being boomy/mushy
-Better handling over 6khz harshness
Yume's disadvantage over B2 sisters
-overall technicality
-lack of meat in mid-bass, percussive instruments, male vocals may suffer "thin" body.
-air presentation
-3khz pinna gain sense of tactile or forwardness
For detailed Blessing 2 vs Dusk,
see post here
Yume and Starsea : initial thoughts
Since I can't find Starsea & Yume on the same graph, I'm taking Anole VX with treble switch on to somehow bring Starsea to the ground.
(Anole VX and Starsea both share the same type of bass response, somehow similar mid-range recessed 1-3khz plateau compared to regular Harman, dip around 5khz, and raised transparency boost around 7-8kz & 14khz), while Starsea got higher up/down amplitude, and 6.3khz concha gain compensation vs anole vx's 5.5khz compensation make those two IEM tonalities slightly different)
-Yume has more forward vocals with very nicely tamed harshness overall, meanwhile, Starsea's 8khz peak with its wider diffusion field brings a huge sense of transparency and room to breath while not being offensive on treble.
-Both have fast bass responses, yet quantity-wise, Starsea has a higher bass floor.
-Both have proper 6khz harshness control well done. Yume has a noticeable 12khz gain spot hit compared to Starsea which takes an evasive approach.; this results between Yume and Starsea(the default setting), while they both are outstanding smooth tuned IEM, Starsea to individuals with 3khz/6khz/12khz gain spots will sound smoother yet detail retrieving.
Technicality-wise, they both use 2BA+1DD, due to the 8khz plateau, Starsea wins in terms of resolution and sound stage. Both have a great sense of coherence and instrument positioning. Not as good as B2 sisters, but very satisfactory. I can live with these.
p.s
Will have DUNU SA6 and Mandrid Tea incoming. That shall complete most of sub $600 hot IEMs lining up on the same charts.
But midrange and treble remains unchanged. Signature is of the analytical and cleaner side.
Fit is not the best feeling in-ear and in extension, comfort for my ears, mainly due to the ear tips used (those blue one's aren't comfortable at all; the other included ear tips are, grippy as well).
