[WhiteFox01]

Curious to see how the new BLON sounds.

 

[feverfive]

Dang dude, you been a busy little bee today, hahaha.

 

[WhiteFox01]

Yeah.....I forgot I had an account here and remembered about this place, been jumping in on the discussion, but not as well versed as many of the people here.

 

[r31ya]

Dropped my detailed impressions of the TRN TA1 over at the TRN thread. You'll want to mosey over for the details, but the TL;DR of it is:

The Good:

• Smooth, balanced, non-fatiguing tuning
• Warm and rich tonality
• Engaging and musical (subjective)
• No harshness or metallic timbre
• Actually decent imaging
• Price-performance winner

The Bad:

• Not enough bass for bassheads
• Not enough treble for trebleheads
• Included eartips are useless
• Not great for laying on one's side with (shells are heavy enough that they may fall out on their own)

The Ugly:

• MMCX longevity to be confirmed

Let me know if you have any questions! I may also offer some more formal listening comparisons with other IEMs in my collection at a later date, and eventually combine everything together into a proper showcase review.

Its not sold yet in my place but i always want to try Knowles BA
Currently saving for KZ ZAX or CCA CKX, how to sound of TRN TA1 compared to those

 

[mochill]

Today we review the Kinera BD005 Pro IEM on HFN. @nanotechnos finds it's Ch-Fi at its best. His impressions are here: https://www.headfonia.com/kinera-bd005-pro-review/

not shanling bd005 pro

 

[unifutomaki]

Its not sold yet in my place but i always want to try Knowles BA
Currently saving for KZ ZAX or CCA CKX, how to sound of TRN TA1 compared to those

ZAX: substantially greater treble extension, wider soundstage, more air, generally brighter and more detailed

TA1: substantially greater sub-bass, more forward mids, generally warmer and richer, more organic timbre, better isolation

 

[unifutomaki]

Maybe famous last words but...

I was looking over my collection last night and realised that I'm pretty much all good on sub-$100 IEMs at this point, and have no need of buying any more.

• Faaeal Poppy - budget rubbish
• Sony MH750 - budget baseline
• KZ ZSN Pro - budget harshness
• TD06 - budget isolation
• TRN TA1 - budget engagement
• Moondrop SSR - budget neutral
• Moondrop SSP - budget DD technicalities
• Smabat X1 - budget specialist
• KZ ZAX - budget open soundstage

Time to settle down for a bit, maybe sell some stuff, move up the price bracket... we'll see.

 

[G777]

Maybe famous last words but...

I was looking over my collection last night and realised that I'm pretty much all good on sub-$100 IEMs at this point, and have no need of buying any more.

• Faaeal Poppy - budget rubbish
• Sony MH750 - budget baseline
• KZ ZSN Pro - budget harshness
• TD06 - budget isolation
• TRN TA1 - budget engagement
• Moondrop SSR - budget neutral
• Moondrop SSP - budget DD technicalities
• Smabat X1 - budget specialist
• KZ ZAX - budget open soundstage

Time to settle down for a bit, maybe sell some stuff, move up the price bracket... we'll see.

I'm pretty satisfied with my collection as well. My next IEM will be EST or bust.

 

[FreeWheelinAudioLuv2]

I'm gonna get the Dunu EST as my last purchase.

 

[r31ya]

BLON, bless their heart, can't seem to do fit and comfort even if their lives depend on it...

The BL05 is now my flavor of the month once I swap the filter with a (fake?) moondrop one.. But the comfort is the weakest spot and boy is it weak.

We might not ask the right question, we need to see their engineer ears structure first
They all could have alien shaped ear that this noodle thing is highly comfortable

 

[r31ya]

Maybe famous last words but...

I was looking over my collection last night and realised that I'm pretty much all good on sub-$100 IEMs at this point, and have no need of buying any more.

• Faaeal Poppy - budget rubbish
• Sony MH750 - budget baseline
• KZ ZSN Pro - budget harshness
• TD06 - budget isolation
• TRN TA1 - budget engagement
• Moondrop SSR - budget neutral
• Moondrop SSP - budget DD technicalities
• Smabat X1 - budget specialist
• KZ ZAX - budget open soundstage

Time to settle down for a bit, maybe sell some stuff, move up the price bracket... we'll see.

You should try to buy some in $100~$200.
I have one in that price bracket which is and ol TFZ King Pro and its pretty damn awesome.
I often buy sub $50 iem for my family or friend (which i tried first), i often pretty impressed by them (KZ DQ6 and CCA CST is the most recent one).
but after i return to my King Pro, i got new appreciation on how good King Pro is.

And it seems there are plenty greater one in the price bracket, Moondrop Starfield, Bqeyz Spring 2, Thieaudio legacy 3

 

[unifutomaki]

You should try to buy some in $100~$200.
I have one in that price bracket which is and ol TFZ King Pro and its pretty damn awesome.
I often buy sub $50 iem for my family or friend (which i tried first), i often pretty impressed by them (KZ DQ6 and CCA CST is the most recent one).
but after i return to my King Pro, i got new appreciation on how good King Pro is.

And it seems there are plenty greater one in the price bracket, Moondrop Starfield, Bqeyz Spring 2, Thieaudio legacy 3

Yep, I've more or less figured out what I like (and what I don't) - for a daily driver, I like warmth and richness paired with forward vocals, with sheer detail and treble extension being nice to have but not mandatory. Now I can buy fewer IEMs but hopefully better IEMs.

 

[Nimweth]

I'm gonna get the Dunu EST as my last purchase.

Don't you mean "next" lol

 

[baskingshark]

I'm gonna get the Dunu EST as my last purchase.

Haha no offence, but I am skeptical about that.

Many headfier ancestors before us have used the word "last purchase" or "end game" but have failed miserably. We need to set up a IEM/headphone alcoholics anonymous or something.

 

[cappuchino]

QKZ WILL BE CHANGING THE GAME!!!

Beryllium for cheap! For just 3.40 USD you can get this IEM and call it your endgame Forget the VK4, the AK6-X is the new king to the throne!

Man, did this make my day when I saw the listing Imagine if this actually sounded amazing