The discovery thread!

[Surf Monkey]

Hmm have any of you ever heard of this iem called the Kiwi Ears Quartet by chance? It seems like no one ever posts pictures of it on here

Someone is putting kiwis in their ears? Weird.

 

[darmanastartes]

My review of the Truthear Zero: Red is up on my blog and my Head-Fi thread.

 

[Carpet]

Intangible R&D!

Design team is fond of expensive lunches!

 

[Carpet]

Someone is putting kiwis in their ears? Weird.

Oh that explains the problem! I thought they were suppositories.

For sale: one pair Kiwi Ears Quartet, only worn once with unopened eartips...

 

[Jaytiss]

P8 are in! Woot!

 

[Carpet]

Do we know much about Floaudio? I suspect they're a sister brand to Audiosense. You can order both the Calla and the Lily with Audiosense accessories, on top of that the Calla measures pretty much identical to the AS AQ0 while the Lily is almost identical to the AS DT100. I wouldn't be surprised if the 6 driver IEM they're working on is a budget-friendly DT600.

I have all of those. DT100 and Lily were pretty close (somewhat disturbing given the price difference). AQ0 and Calla both lean dark and warm with driver flex, but I don't think I've ever listened to them back to back. Given that Audiosense haven't had much activity other than repeated sales. If they are trying to break into the budget sector, that could be good for their ongoing viability.

 

[o0genesis0o]

P8 are in! Woot!

How are they? Spill the beans!

 

[Jaytiss]

How are they? Spill the beans!

Can't get them out of my ears. Really good. Like they compete or beat anything I've ever heard. Glowing review incoming. It's a definite sonic improvement on P5.

 

[o0genesis0o]

Can't get them out of my ears. Really good. Like they compete or beat anything I've ever heard. Glowing review incoming. It's a definite sonic improvement on P5.

You know what I'm asking. Soundstage imaging and resolution, mate

 

[Jaytiss]

You know what I'm asking. Soundstage imaging and resolution, mate

Ok, for fun, I'll quickly compare to the Dunu SA5 MK2, Aful 5 and Blessing 3 using your metrics. Or what I think compared to your ranking, and what I've heard so. For reference Blessing 3 is (4, 4, 4.5 , 4) Dunu sa 6 mk 2 is (4, 4, 5, 4.5), and Aful 5 is (4, 4, 4, 3)

Tonality I'd give it a 4, very good It's nutty. It might need some EQ, but it's solid.
Resolution 4.5 (Better than B3. I feel the detail in the music. )
Percussion Rendering 5 (It's magical, as good as the MK 2.)
Spatial 4 (Maybe as good as the Dunu sa6 mk2, defiantly better than the Aful 5)

These are meant to be spicy hot takes, not a final review.


I mean right now, I'd say it's a good value at the 400ish level and a competitive overall iem in the market. I'll probably post a formal review in a few days. It feels like it's packing an EST. Very cool feeling with the base. Vocals are fantastic.

 

[o0genesis0o]

Ok, for fun, I'll quickly compare to the Dunu SA5 MK2, Aful 5 and Blessing 3 using your metrics. Or what I think compared to your ranking, and what I've heard so. For reference BG 3 is (4, 4, 4.5 , 4) Dunu sa 6 mk 2 is (4, 4, 5, 4.5), and Aful 5 is (4, 4, 4, 3)

Tonality I'd give it a 4, very good It's nutty. It might need some EQ, but it's solid.
Resolution 4.5 (Better than B3. I feel the detail in the music. )
Percussion Rendering 5 (It's magical, as good as the MK 2.)
Spatial 4 (Maybe as good as the Dunu sa6 mk2, defiantly better than the Aful 5)

These are meant to be spicy hot takes, not a final review.


I mean right now, I'd say it's a good value at the 400ish level and a competitive overall iem in the market. I'll probably post a formal review in a few days. It feels like it's packing an EST. Very cool feeling with the base. Vocals are fantastic.

Thanks mate! Didn’t expect you to do such detailed comparison, so double thank you!

If the resolution and detail are better than B3, it’s likely in the ballpark of Andromeda 2020, which is my kilobuck gatekeeper.

From your description, I imagine a Monarch II level of technical performance, perhaps with better bass. Can’t wait to get my mitts on these IEMs.

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On an unrelated note, I “fixed” the 5k gap of Symphonium meteor with spin-fit CP145 tips. The treble extension is TOTL level. If you can deal with / tolerate the uncanny 5k dip, this is going to be one of mid-fi that matches kilobuck that I have been searching for. This IEM gave my goosebumps all over when listening to some orchestral pieces and soundtracks. My favourite so far.

I bought this used from another head-fier, btw.

 

[Jaytiss]

Symphonium meteor with spin-fit CP145 tips.

 

[DynamicEars]

Total Purple, unfortunately tips aren’t fully purple

You need to buy the new purple Hiby RII pro now

 

[greymousetaxi]

Their last release, the TRI Star River wasn't very good, plus it had shoddy QC and scam switches.


Anyway their sister company KBEAR also has been releasing mediocre stuff for the last year or so. Remember the KBEAR Pecker with a massive migraine inducing 8kHz peak?

Haha anyway KBEAR is releasing some wooden bullet shaped IEM:

Called the  KW1.



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Well on the bright side, an alphabet soup name would at least ensure no screw up in translation like the Pecker or Wanker or Fat Girl!

this is a surprisingly well built little iem. quite bass heavy, and the treble is very safe tuned. they're aiming to average consumers with this one. the quality on the shell is quite nice. a new favorite for music enjoying. super comfortable.

 

[Jaytiss]

this is a surprisingly well built little iem. quite bass heavy, and the treble is very safe tuned. they're aiming to average consumers with this one. the quality on the shell is quite nice. a new favorite for music enjoying. super comfortable.

Nice, do you know when they come out or the price? It's like the ZMF of ear phones.