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Tentative review titles and rankings (review units)
Just need a place to keep track of my backlog. Will update rankings periodically as I haven't opened them all yet.Changes are highlighted in bold.27/09/19 Update: Shozy Form 1.129/09/19 Update: BLON BL-038/11/19 Update: KBEar F1, KBEar Tri i4, KZ TWS E10, Shuoer H27, TFZ S2 Pro, Tin HiFi T4, Tip...
Premium graph comparison tool has been updated with more target curves.
The premium tool now has the following targets to choose from:Neutral targets crinacle Neutral target Diffuse Field target (Hammershoi & Moller) Free Field target (Hammershoi & Moller) Etymotic's target "Innerfidelity ID" target (HeadAcoustics HMS II.3)Preference targets Harman In-Ear ta...
IEM Cliffnotes: Tentative Titles
After some thinking it over, I've decided to do something a little more in-depth than the previous Cliffnotes series that I've done a while back. And so, here's a list of all the tentative names for the next few cliffnote articles that I'll post when I get back.Also serves as a check...
Premium graph comparison tool has been implemented.
Yeah it's been some time coming, but functionality of the public graph comparison tool has now been restricted, with the full features now on the premium tool.The core functionality of the tool still remains and everyone is still able to do comparisons with my data if so desired. Public users ca...
Tentative Ranks Update (20/7/19)
Bose SoundSport Free: B-EarFun x Oluv Free: CFearless Start: C-Fearless Crystall Ball: C-Fearless S4: B-Fearless S5H: B-Fearless S5T: D+Fearless S6Pro: BFearless S6Rui: B-Fearless S8Pro: A-Fearless S10 Genie: BIMR Zenith: CKumitate KL-Focus: A+Sony XBA-H3: B-Vision Ears VE4.2: BI know some of you ha...
Tentative Ranks Update (8/7/19)
Brainwavz B400: C-Dynamic Motion DM200H: CEarsonics Purple: B-Earsonics Velvet: CFearless S8F: A-fineEars TSH-HR1000K: D+iBasso IT03w: Cikko OH10: B-JVC HA-FW10000: A+Moondrop A8: APai Audio DM2A: C-Unique Melody Maven: B+Unique Melody Mirage: BVision Ears Elysium: A+
Consolidated Tentative Ranks (July SG visit)
This post will be updated as I try new stuff. Updates will be posted on Patreon as well.As per the title, these ranks are tentative and therefore highly subject to change.AAW A3H (2019): CAAW ASH: B+AAW AXH (2019): BAAW Canary: BAAW Mockingbird: BBig Bus Earbuds: FBose SoundSport Free: B-Brainwavz B...
Tin HiFi P1 Review
Tentative title: "Good, Not Great"IntroductionThe P1 is now currently Tin HiFi’s newest flagship priced at an MSRP of $169. It makes use of a micro planar-magnetic driver, similar to those used in Audeze’s iSine series but downscaled to fit in an actual IEM shell that can be fully sealed...
Prototype version of the Sony IER-Z1R video review
For context, I probably did about 4-5 reshoots of the IER-Z1R video review (link here if you missed it: https://youtu.be/JmxB4CdmZ24). This was probably the only one apart from the final version that made it out of the editing phase.For my dear Patrons, here's an exclusive look at this unscripte...
Shanling ME100 Review
IntroductionThe ME100 is Shanling's first foray into the IEM market after primarily dealing with digital audio players. Sporting a single dynamic driver and retailing at $120 MSRP, it plays at a highly competitive area of the industry.This unit was kindly provided by Shanling for a full review.T...
Tin Audio T3 Review
IntroductionThe T3 is Tin Audio's newest flagship model, moving away from their tried-and-true dual dynamic setup and instead going for a classic BA-DD hybrid. First released on Massdrop at $60 from its $80 MSRP, their first drop amassed nearly two thousand sales making it one of the most succes...
Tin Audio T2 Pro Review
IntroductionThe T2 Pro is the self-proclaimed "improvement" to the original T2 model that brought Tin Audio into the limelight. It retails for the same price though just like its predecessor, it also goes on sale often and is usually quoted at its commonly-discounted price of US$30.It does s...
Tin Audio T2 Review
IntroductionThe T2 is the IEM that put Tin Audio on the map. I'm also severely late to the party considering that nearly everyone has been hounding me for a review for half a year... but hey, better late than never.Sporting two discrete dynamic drivers, it's a configuration that's rather...
