The discovery thread!

[Acuno]

This will be a complete bomb. Mark my words. This is going NOWHERE.

Don't worry, we'll soon see some "honest opinions" of the IEM accompanied by a front-page banner to help kick off some sales!

 

[WAON303]

I honestly don't see any real reason to get the Muse over the Timeless, S12 or Hook-X. Muse is generally inferior to the current planar trifecta.

I've seen the S12 go $137 lowest on Ali, good luck beating thw S12 on sheer value.

 

[Surf Monkey]

I honestly don't see any real reason to get the Muse over the Timeless, S12 or Hook-X. Muse is generally inferior to the current planar trifecta.

I've seen the S12 go $137 lowest on Ali, good luck beating thw S12 on sheer value.

I agree with this from the perspective of owning the Muse and the S12. The S12 is clearly superior in most ways.

 

[r31ya]

Shown in Spring Headphones Festival 2022 mini
https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1406705.html
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Fiio BTR7 (approx, 30.000 yen/$230)




- 3.5mm + 4.4mm
- Dual DAC ES9219
- bluetooth QCC5124 (Fiio Q5s + Qudelix Bluetooth chip,)
- unspecified XMOS USB
- THX AAA amplifier circuit
- 1.3-inch, 240 x 240 dot IPS

Hopefully have bigger/longer battery and much better Bluetooth antenna. a bit farfetch but splash proofing would be nice

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Fiio KA1 (approx 8000 yen/ $60)


- 3.5mm
- DAC ES9281AC PRO
- USB-C/Lighting connector

Tempotec/Sonata contender?

 

[Jmop]

Shown in Spring Headphones Festival 2022 mini
https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1406705.html
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Fiio BTR7 (approx, 30.000 yen/$230)




- 3.5mm + 4.4mm
- Dual DAC ES9219
- bluetooth QCC5124 (Fiio Q5s + Qudelix Bluetooth chip,)
- unspecified XMOS USB
- THX AAA amplifier circuit
- 1.3-inch, 240 x 240 dot IPS

Hopefully have bigger/longer battery and much better Bluetooth antenna. a bit farfetch but splash proofing would be nice

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Fiio KA1 (approx 8000 yen/ $60)


- 3.5mm
- DAC ES9281AC PRO
- USB-C/Lighting connector

Tempotec/Sonata contender?

I could get down with that lightning, cheaper FiiO seems to be their strong suit.

 

[baskingshark]

New TRN release: TRN TA1 Max

https://www.facebook.com/headphones.trn/posts/541980883996157

Looks like some X-men themed IEM haha. And every cat and dog is now riding on the "MAX" moniker this year. "pro" is passe.

 

[Jmop]

New TRN release: TRN TA1 Max

https://www.facebook.com/headphones.trn/posts/541980883996157

Looks like some X-men themed IEM haha. And every cat and dog is now riding on the "MAX" moniker this year. "pro" is passe.

Ugh these unergonomic designs, kill me.

 

[lushmelody]

Ugh these unergonomic designs, kill me.

I blame Dunu/Fiio. At least TRN is doing 2 pin. Certainly aware of the MMCX risk

 

[Montree]

I got a pair of the Whizzer BS1 open back IEMs which have been mentioned here earlier. I’m rather disappointed though I can’t complain about the price as I paid £20.00. They come nicely presented with spare tips and a draw string bag and are good looking and well made. I wasn’t surprised that none of the tips was big enough for me to achieve a good fit as I always have that problem so I used larger tips I already had. Once I’d done that they sat very comfortably in my ears with no danger of becoming dislodged.

My first impression was a lack of deep bass and a harsh treble sound. Orchestral material lacked weight and the treble was thin. The midrange is the BS1’s strength which sounded fine. Stereo spread is excellent with good placement of individual instruments, sometimes taking me by surprise as details emerged.

However, soprano and tenor voices became distorted and “rang” on high notes with a unpleasant overtone though sibilance wasn’t a problem. I really couldn’t listen to such material with any pleasure. I compared with other IEMs I have and the same tracks played perfectly “clean” on them that distorted with the BS1s. The same problem occurred with some woodwind instruments when they entered the soprano range.

They are very easy to drive and that strong midrange performance might suit some material but for full orchestral and operatic voices they are not for me.

 

[baskingshark]

https://www.facebook.com/TINhifiOfficial/posts/501440771680389

New Tin HIFI IEM. Called the Space Station apparently. Glad to see they woke up their idea and have shifted to 2-pin instead of their MMCX which has a high failure rate (for their budget Tin series).

 

[Redcarmoose]

Elixir by THIEAUDIO

 

[KutuzovGambit]

My Reecho OVA SG-01 review is up. Only the second 5/5 I have yet awarded! Totally blown away by this $50 marvel.

 

[Redcarmoose]

My Reecho OVA SG-01 review is up. Only the second 5/5 I have yet awarded! Totally blown away by this $50 marvel.

Excellent!

 

[Dsnuts]

As crazy as it seems the Reecho SG-01 OVA is their best sounding earphone and it costs $50. They did two seasonal earphones Spring and Summer and both of them were a bit underwelming. Their insects awaken is good but is way too V shaped in signature and lacks lower mids. Their SG-01 is for bass fans but also lacks some lower mids emphasis.

For the sub $50 price point the SG-01 OVA is simply superb. They are more competitive in the $100 price point but at $50? I remember some cheaper Sony, JVCs and philips earphones that did bass excellent back in the day around the price range but the whole package? Nothing touches em. It has to be one of the best if not the best allrounder at the price range.

 

[Ichos]

I don't know if Hidizs Mermaid MS2 is a discovery but honestly it is a great sub - $100 IEM and since I couldn't find any related discussion I thought to post my review here.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/hidizs-ms2.24969/review/28459/

Thank you.