Tag: technology
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ZiiGaat x Hangout.Audio Odyssey 2 – Balanced, Musical, and Effortlessly Enjoyable
The Odyssey 2 by ZiiGaat x hangout.audio features improved design, solid bass, articulate mids, and smooth treble. Priced at $249, it excels in vocal clarity and overall sound quality, appealing for a wide range of genres. Its comfortable build and musicality make it a worthwhile investment for audio enthusiasts.
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Hidizs x Linsoul AP80 Pro Max: A Tiny DAP with Big Performance
The AP80 Pro Max from Linsoul is a compact and versatile portable music player. It features built-in music playback, streaming, and DAC functionality. With a balanced sound profile, it excels in the midrange and offers customizable sound options. Despite minor usability issues with Tidal, it provides great value for its price.
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ThieAudio Hype 4: A Fun, Musical Hybrid at $399
The Hype 4 by ThieAudio is an impressive in-ear monitor presented in an attractive box with essential accessories. Featuring a unique driver configuration of 2 dynamic drivers and 4 balanced armatures, it offers several stylish shell color options. Over two weeks of testing with various DAPs, sound quality improved with better sources while maintaining sufficient…
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ZiiGaat Crescent – Big bass, smooth treble, and pure musicality
The ZiiGaat Crescent comes in the great new ZiiGaat packaging like the Luna. I’m very impressed with the inclusions for their price point, with the eartips (two different silicone types and one pair of foam), cable with 3.5mm and 4.4mm termination options, and case all of great quality. As with the Luna I used the…
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ZiiGaat Luna – Balanced brilliance under $400 that you’ll be over the moon about
The Luna arrives in new ZiiGaat packaging, I quite liked their old packaging however this is a clear improvement. You get the IEMs (surprise :)), a new, slightly larger, carrying case, two sets of silicone tips which are more premium than the older style, one pair of foam tips, and finally a cable which gives you…
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Meze 109 Pro – A Beautiful, Balanced Listen
I bought the Meze 109 Pro at the end of 2022 (on the 26th of December as a late Christmas present), it looked beautiful and I’d read good things! This review/impression is based on spending a long time with this set. It’s probably not objective in the least so be warned. The 109 Pro is…
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Étude – Kiwi Ears Gets Physical
Kiwi Ears have had a raft of releases recently, the latest one I have here is their Étude, which has a Beryllium DD + 3BA + Vibration Transducer. I’ve tried some bone conductor IEM’s in the past so have a decent idea what to expect, the biggest difference here is the price. The Étude comes…
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250 sets in… and the Kiwi Ears Septet still surprised and delighted me
What an intriguing set! I’ve had open TWS before, but I don’t think I’ve had an open IEM, at least nothing memorable. In my headphone stable I have many, many open sets so was looking forward to how this would translate, and if some of the upsides (and downsides) of open sets would come with…
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Kiwi Ears Astral – Reaching for the Stars
Thanks for the Linsoul for the opportunity to listen to the Astral. All thoughts are my own as always. I do these reviews in the hopes that it helps someone find an IEM that they love. I have many IEMs and Headphones (collectively nearly 250 now), and have had the opportunity to try many more.…
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