Penon PAC Earbuds
These earbuds came as one of the freebies from my recent purchase at Penon Audio.
I felt obliged to do a simple write up since I lfelt like these buds don't have the right to sound this good. They're FREEBIES.
It is currently listed at $50 on Penon's website but comes free by purchasing some of their products (Penon and ISN cables and IEMs).
PAC Earbuds Specs:
Drivers: 15.4mm PET Composite Titanium Diaphragm
Impedance: 40 Ohm
Sensitivity: 106db
Freq. Response: 20hz-20kHz
Connector: MMCX
Packaging:
The buds only came in a tiny ziplock bag, no cables included. For the sake of this mini review, I made a cable for it. A good but cheap 4-core SPC cable as shown in the photos.
Build/Comfort:
The shells of these buds are made of aluminum, painted with black coating. There are channel markings painted on both sides. Vent holes are also present on each side, near the MMCX ports. The overall build looks sturdy, even the MMCX ports stay in place without any signs of movements. Can't really complain at all, although some users might prefer earbuds with stems.
Sound Impressions:
These earbuds do so many things right, while having very few misses. Sound is complete. I mean I never felt there's something obviously lacking. Reminds me of their well received Penon BS1 earbuds. Great balance between bass, mids, and treble. Though PAC showing signs of maturity when it comes to low end control and some other refinements.
Bass: These are basshead earbuds. Subbass can be felt early on while listening to EDM, RNB, Hip-hop, Trip-hop, Rock, Metal. Subbass depth is still good for some other genres. Midbass is more prominent than sub specially when playing acoustic and vocal rich tracks. Transients are good. Feels good while listening to acoustic jam sessions and pop tracks.
Mids: Lower mids has enough body coming from the upper bass rise. It is not overly thick and no muddiness is present. Note weight is good with a natural presentation. No honkiness or unnatural timbre felt. Though I feel like there's a slight dip before rising slowly to the upper mids and lower treble. There were times when some high-pitched female vocal tracks sounded like they were headed into becoming peaky but gladly, they didn't go there. Mids overall sounded just right, natural, airy, with good weight.
Treble: The rest of the treble from lower to high remained smooth. Metal still sounds okay to me here having enough sparkle and extension as I prefer, but I think some would want more of both for a more bright presentation. That would make it slightly U or V shaped though. Good thing mids and treble compliment each other well in this choice of tuning.
Soundstage/Imaging: The stage felt like having an average width with an intimate presentation. Stage depth compensates greatly for that and helped achieve really nice results in imaging and separation.
My verdict:
I laughed inside when I tried to think of reasons why one should buy these earbuds. Just go get yourself a Penon or ISN IEM/cable and get these buds for free.
There are plenty of reviews and comments available out there about their products. You guys should check them out. You'll then get a really nice earbuds in the PAC.
I can recommend PAC to those looking for a good all-rounder buds that can be used both indoor and outdoor. Not necessarily a basshead buds but I'm certain that PAC buds can do the job. Perfect on the go as they are detachable and can be used with Bluetooth adapters. The resolution and details are really good being just a freebie product on its introduction. Not sure until when this promo will last though. Better grab one while you're at it.
