Oct 7, 2021 at 6:52 AM Post #60,273 of 151,597
Are you looking for a warm and smooth sounding IEM with great overall performance, IKKO prepared something unique with their Meteor HO1 IEMs~

Those are some darn large but comfortable IEMs made of metal, with a lush and thick sound, smooth treble, and a good amount of stage.

If you have more questions, or if there's anything I can help with, please lemme know!

https://www.audiophile-heaven.com/2021/10/ikko-meteor-oh1-iems-interstellar-traveler.html

IKKO-OH1-Meteor-IEMs-Warm-Punchy-Sound-Review-Audiophile-Heaven-Reviews-16.jpg
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 9:01 AM Post #60,274 of 151,597
Oct 7, 2021 at 9:12 AM Post #60,275 of 151,597
Oct 7, 2021 at 9:15 AM Post #60,276 of 151,597
Looks pretty rad but hot damn if TRN isn't close to blacklisted in my book. Still feeling the hearing damage from those MT1 cheese grater mids. Hope they can pull a KZ and actually tune those properly.


TA1 was actually half decent, so if they have the same guys working on this there might be a chance

Haha I have to agree with you friend.

It is ironically TRN's cheaper and lower driver count sets that sound more coherent than their multi driver expensive behemoths. This set is probably the successor to the TA1, so let's keep our fingers crossed.
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 2:58 PM Post #60,277 of 151,597
Haha I have to agree with you friend.

It is ironically TRN's cheaper and lower driver count sets that sound more coherent than their multi driver expensive behemoths. This set is probably the successor to the TA1, so let's keep our fingers crossed.
I just heard the TRN CS2 and TRN X7 for the first time.....and I have to say they both sound very interesting!

Quite different, the X7 being 7BAs per side and the CS2 being single DD, both in for review from TRN.

Time will tell if they are as good as my initial impressions.

TRN X7
20210925_165957_03.jpg


TRN CS2
Screenshot_20211007-195649_Gallery.jpg
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 9:51 PM Post #60,278 of 151,597
Are you looking for a warm and smooth sounding IEM with great overall performance, IKKO prepared something unique with their Meteor HO1 IEMs~

Those are some darn large but comfortable IEMs made of metal, with a lush and thick sound, smooth treble, and a good amount of stage.

If you have more questions, or if there's anything I can help with, please lemme know!

https://www.audiophile-heaven.com/2021/10/ikko-meteor-oh1-iems-interstellar-traveler.html

IKKO-OH1-Meteor-IEMs-Warm-Punchy-Sound-Review-Audiophile-Heaven-Reviews-16.jpg
You lost me at "smooth treble"
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 11:03 PM Post #60,279 of 151,597
Looks pretty rad but hot damn if TRN isn't close to blacklisted in my book. Still feeling the hearing damage from those MT1 cheese grater mids. Hope they can pull a KZ and actually tune those properly.


TA1 was actually half decent, so if they have the same guys working on this there might be a chance
TRN sucks big time not with their tuning but also with their QC. After a failed cable and a failed TA1 mmcx connector I'm no longer buying anything TRN.

Yet, it looks good indeed, looks like an open back iem. I might give them a 3rd chance if it sounds good. :smile:
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 11:12 PM Post #60,280 of 151,597
TRN sucks big time not with their tuning but also with their QC. After a failed cable and a failed TA1 mmcx connector I'm no longer buying anything TRN.

Yet, it looks good indeed, looks like an open back iem. I might give them a 3rd chance if it sounds good. :smile:

TRN is on my personal blacklist as well. I bought a bunch of foam tips from the official store, but never received them. I opened a dispute, but only go half my money back. The chance that I ever buy anything TRN again is zero.
 
Oct 7, 2021 at 11:41 PM Post #60,281 of 151,597
I just heard the TRN CS2 and TRN X7 for the first time.....and I have to say they both sound very interesting!

Quite different, the X7 being 7BAs per side and the CS2 being single DD, both in for review from TRN.

Time will tell if they are as good as my initial impressions.

TRN X7
20210925_165957_03.jpg

TRN CS2
Screenshot_20211007-195649_Gallery.jpg
TRN may seriously test one's skills as a smooth reviewer :)

I still have X6 (if someone remembers), tuned by that "infamous" tuner...
One of only two (out of 60+) IEMs with connector problems - I seem to have a bad luck with the connectors of "TR" companies.

I came to grip with TRN IEMs - they are great for parts, much cheaper than to buy separately connectors, nozzles, etc. Decent aesthetics of the recent designs as well - thinking of utilizing the shells by inserting LEDs and making audiophile holiday lights :)
 
Oct 8, 2021 at 1:46 AM Post #60,282 of 151,597
TRN may seriously test one's skills as a smooth reviewer :)

I still have X6 (if someone remembers), tuned by that "infamous" tuner...
One of only two (out of 60+) IEMs with connector problems - I seem to have a bad luck with the connectors of "TR" companies.

I came to grip with TRN IEMs - they are great for parts, much cheaper than to buy separately connectors, nozzles, etc. Decent aesthetics of the recent designs as well - thinking of utilizing the shells by inserting LEDs and making audiophile holiday lights :)
Ouch! That sounds like a challenge and a half, but for my part, all I can say is, we live and learn.....and I hope TRN read your comments and learn from them. Hopefully, they have improved QC on the new models.
 
Oct 8, 2021 at 6:19 AM Post #60,283 of 151,597
You lost me at "smooth treble"

Wait, what?

OH10 is fairly bright and does not have a smooth treble, but OH1 has a smooth top end, not a lot of energy in the treble

The two models have very different signatures

Meteor vs Obsidian. Meteor is the OH1 I reviewed above, and OH10 is Obsidian I reviewed before. They are quite different
 
Oct 9, 2021 at 6:50 AM Post #60,284 of 151,597
BFB (Bamboo Forest Bird) just came out with a ridiculously budget priced micro DD named BFB Nightingale and the sound is just insane! Smaller than the BFB LARK, it compliments them very well with a full-bass punch giving you a more bass focused experience without losing any bit of details and micro-details in the process.

Check them out at my link below...
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chinese-asian-brand-iem-info-thread.820747/post-16603194

-Clear :yum::thumbsup:
 
Oct 9, 2021 at 7:23 AM Post #60,285 of 151,597

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top