I love the sound profile, though the comfort may be left desired. Overall, great quality, and great imaging, but just need that air and shimmer. Remember, that my liking perhaps would be different than yours. It loses the sparkling sound for my liking. This simply means the detail is decent but not great as the air is pretty much gone.

It loses the air and the shimmer of the higher frequencies for my liking. The high is adequate but is rolled off pretty early. The high is the most disappointing part of my experience, but remember that the whole experience is amazing, the high is just, so so. It doesn't sound the best and the most detailed, but it is super nice and great. It sounded lush and highly musical, though that means it is not as critical as the competitor that offers more detailed sounds. It also gives a great sense of positioning and details. It somehow activates the pinna and gives that wide soundstage. It's hitting kind of hard, but not boomy or boxy in any way. It's present, enough to give a kick and life to a track. It's perfect in amount and didn't cover up the rest of the frequency, though this might not be suitable for bass heads out there. It is sounding clean to me, with decent details and presence. The bass is more sub-bass rather than mid-bass. All are tested using MacBook > FiiO Q1 Mark II > IEM. I will review the sound using the pair of Final Audio Type E ear tips and the custom copper, balanced cable.Īllow me to elaborate. Now that the annoying fit and cable have been gone, let's go into sound. So, to continue using the IEM, I bought myself a custom copper cable with a balanced input, a 2.5mm to be specific. I found it very uncomfortable and cannot sit tight on my ears no matter how I bend the ear hooks. It is super long for an IEM, and I hate the memory ear hooks. I am settled with the Final Audio Type E, but it would be different for everyone. Though, to achieve comfort, I did a LOT of tip rolling. Fortunately enough, I have bigger ears and not using IEM that long, so it's been fine most of the time. Very big that for most people, it would hurt when you are wearing this for a prolonged amount of time. Why ruin such great IEM with comfort issues? The IEM is big, and by I mean big, it's bigger than most IEMs. The presentation is pretty straightforward, but I liked it.ĭammit, Audio-Technica. It came with the IEM, several ear tips, the cable, a hard carrying case, and a 3.5mm to 1/4' converter. Let's break down the review into 3 parts, which are Packaging and Accessories, Comfort, and Sound.

I bought the unit total price for myself. Straightforward reasoning: I'm an amateur and I love audio.Īudio-Technica does not sponsor me. This is my first time writing a review in this forum, and let's call it an Audio Amateur's Review.

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