[Bart147]

Interesting announcement on Facebook :

PENON VOLTAGE Flagship Audiophile In-ear Monitor
4 Sonion Electrostatic+4 Sonion Balanced Armature+2DD hybrid with 2 Tuning Switches
4 x Sonion Electrostatic for ultra- high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for middle frequency
2 x 8mm dynamic driver for low frequency
4-way crossover,4 tubes
Tuning mode:
12: High Frequency & Low Frequency Enhancement
10: Low Frequency Enhancement
02: High Frequency Enhancement
00: Original mode

 

[helloh3adfi]

Interesting announcement on Facebook :

PENON VOLTAGE Flagship Audiophile In-ear Monitor
4 Sonion Electrostatic+4 Sonion Balanced Armature+2DD hybrid with 2 Tuning Switches
4 x Sonion Electrostatic for ultra- high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for middle frequency
2 x 8mm dynamic driver for low frequency
4-way crossover,4 tubes
Tuning mode:
12: High Frequency & Low Frequency Enhancement
10: Low Frequency Enhancement
02: High Frequency Enhancement
00: Original mode

Those shells look like SoundRhyme SR8. There was a new SoundRhyme in work. Is it this Penon? Those shells are very comfortable.

e: Not exactly the same because of Knowles BAs and probably other DDs. See https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sound-rhyme-impression-thread.966978/page-157#post-17991449.

 

[Yefry]

@Penon Finally decides to surprise us with a healthy discharge of Voltage, it looks like a very interesting iem

Would it be possible to obtain a price and some measurements to see how the switches behave?

Thank you

 

[weexisttocease]

Interesting announcement on Facebook :

PENON VOLTAGE Flagship Audiophile In-ear Monitor
4 Sonion Electrostatic+4 Sonion Balanced Armature+2DD hybrid with 2 Tuning Switches
4 x Sonion Electrostatic for ultra- high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for middle frequency
2 x 8mm dynamic driver for low frequency
4-way crossover,4 tubes
Tuning mode:
12: High Frequency & Low Frequency Enhancement
10: Low Frequency Enhancement
02: High Frequency Enhancement
00: Original mode

Last minute change by including tuning switches.

 

[iscorpio71]

Hello everyone,

Penon Voltage is here!


4 Sonion Electrostatic+4 Sonion Balanced Armature+2DD hybrid with 2

Tuning Switches

4 x Sonion Electrostatic for ultra- high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for high frequency
2 x Sonion Balanced Armature for middle frequency
2 x 8mm dynamic driver for low frequency
4-way crossover,4 tubes

Tuning mode:
12: High Frequency & Low Frequency Enhancement 10: Low Frequency Enhancement 02: High Frequency Enhancement 00: Original mode

 

[Yefry]

Last minute change by including tuning switches.

Maybe same heavy people (like me) demanding more bass or a more energetic signature

There are many users who are looking for high-end iems with powerful bass, it is well proven with multiple iems that having elevated bass does not mean compromising any aspect sound technician, so I hope to get powerful bass with the dedicated switch

 

[AnakChan]

Folks, @iscorpio71 misunderstood that the connector was MMCX which he later corrected to say it's 2-pin. I've cleaned up subsequent replies to avoid any further misunderstanding.

 

[rawrj]

If it's a Penon TOTL I'm assuming 1500+? I actually like the shell though, which is pretty rare for me with Penon IEMs.

 

[iscorpio71]

If it's a Penon TOTL I'm assuming 1500+? I actually like the shell though, which is pretty rare for me with Penon IEMs.

I hope it's priced similarly or less than the Volt, as there will be offerings from other brands around 500-700$ for this kind of configuration.

 

[lucanato]

i bet 950 for vip member or 1299 full price.
p.s. what are 4 sonion electrostatic? 4 est?

 

[jotaerre]

Wouldn't it be better not to speculate so as not to give clues?

 

[lgcubana]

i bet 950 for vip member or 1299 full price.
p.s. what are 4 sonion electrostatic? 4 est?

Don't forget the color matched cable, that comes out a few days later.

 

[zikarus]

Wouldn't it be better not to speculate so as not to give clues?

Penon are no amateurs so no need to worry about clues.

Somebody on FB spoke of a price tag of 1.200 $ which seems realistic to me given the driver config (the 4 Sonion EST alone add up to >600 $ at least (depending on the exact model used) if I am not wrong).

 

[helloh3adfi]

Penon are no amateurs so no need to worry about clues.

Somebody on FB spoke of a price tag of 1.200 $ which seems realistic to me given the driver config (the 4 Sonion EST alone add up to >600 $ at least (depending on the exact model used) if I am not wrong).

How is SoundRhyme even profiting if they sell DTE900 for $750?

 

[gooberbm]

How is SoundRhyme even profiting if they sell DTE900 for $750?

They’re a young company trying to get market share and make a name, so they undercut the usual expected price. But there’s enough profit there to do the undercutting.

Also, I’m not worried about some company’s profit, more than worried about them overcharging their audience because they can sell their items for cheaper but people don’t seem to know better.

Like the Chifi wave of 1+4 to 1+6 sets that came out the last few months, pushing about $200 or less that were regarded well, but people still being convinced that paying $100s more for the same types of configurations is okay because “name brand”.