My Quintets arrived today and I must say that their realistic timbre and instrument separation are really something special. Hard to believe this sound quality can be had for so little cost. Accurate, coherent and tonally well-balanced. Color me impressed!
The Quintet's impressive speed and details make it a very nice in ear monitor. It also sounds very nice for music, yet not quite as natural sounding as the Performer 5. The Quintet fits very comfortably in my smaller ears. I am using the Quintet with Azla SednaEarFitLight Short eartips.
I am using the S&S Medium tips now. I am very impressed! Fast and tight bass and a very soft treble. That is exactly what I was looking for. The most impressive part about this tip is the extremely huge soundstage. I have not encountered a tip that can increase a soundstage that much.
Just got my S&S tips in the mail. I agree these are a good pairing with the Quintets, especially if you want more of a warmer sound. Surprisingly great fit too - I wasn't expecting this from how they are shaped. I might still prefer the CP145 though.
Edit: This definitely helps the soundstage a bit on busier/poorer quality tracks. Listening to the chorus of wish you were here by incubus on spotify quality is usually not a good experience on IEMs, but the S&S tips make it bearable and sound less congested.
Just got the quintet's today, not even gonna bother with stock tips and paired them with spiral dots. Only spent a few hours listening to all sorts of music and enjoyed every second, so far I'm really impressed with them.
Thinking about getting one of them Quintets as more 'fun' alternative to my Moondrop S8. Anyone here have/had both of them by any chance and could compare?
Quintet beats alot of iems I've owned. It's strange to have a set like this. You put them on and it's almost shocking how good they sound. Using the Eletech Project 8 cable with them now. Super fab combo
Quintet beats alot of iems I've owned. It's strange to have a set like this. You put them on and it's almost shocking how good they sound. Using the Eletech Project 8 cable with them now. Super fab combo
I agree. Yet the Quintet is an IEM which best enjoyed when you are in a bright and energetic mood. The details really are remarkably amazing without sounding too much like planar IEMs. I am surprised with how tight the bass actually is even though the bass does retain very nice impact. I do find that the Aful Performer 5 is a more enjoyable IEM to listen to when I am tired or when I want to simply chill out.
Quintet beats alot of iems I've owned. It's strange to have a set like this. You put them on and it's almost shocking how good they sound. Using the Eletech Project 8 cable with them now. Super fab combo
Once again my Quintet did not sound as good as I expected when i put them on this morning. I came back this evening after letting my tube amp + R2R dac play some dsd tracks on repeat for 7 hours. The mind-blowing mature sound with top layering is back now.
Once again my Quintet did not sound as good as I expected when i put them on this morning. I came back this evening after letting my tube amp + R2R dac play some dsd tracks on repeat for 7 hours. The mind-blowing mature sound with top layering is back now.
10th AE's shells are bigger than Quintet's but it's not too big.
The nozzle size is the only issue with the 10th AE; it's HUGE. I've had some discomfort wearing the 10th AE for 1-2 hours without a break, but it doesn't make my ears sore like the Monarch MKIII does, nor does it make my ears hurt like the Audeze Euclid. It's just slight discomfort.
Quintet's shell shape is not ergonomic and isn't shaped as nicely as the 10th's shell. Quintet also gives me slight discomfort if I'm wearing it for a long time. Out of my non-budget IEM collection, the IE600 and ISN NEO 5 are the most comfortable and fit the best, without any discomfort, soreness, or pain when wearing them for extended listening sessions. Everything else has some sort of issue when wearing them for a long time.
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