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Short summaries of Soundcheck39 channel reviews of dynamic and planar IEMs (IEMs are sorted by descending price)
Musical
Dynamic (and a dynamic - planar)
Brand and model: EarAcoustic SPA-Hi End Max
Price (minimum USD): 254
General description: technical and fervent character
bass: bass is detailed and punchy
mids: lower mids lacks mass due to low volume, mids is detailed.
treble: the treble is detailed.
Comparisons: LETSHUOER DX1 mids without additional weight. INTUAURA Splendor II is similar, but the upper mids and treble are softer.
Brand and model: INTUAURA Splendor II
Price (minimum USD): 231
General description: good technical capabilities, analog timbres.
bass: The bass is great, the midbass dominates the subbass, and it's solid.
mids: mids are good in depth.
treble: treble natural, fast attacks, medium-length decays.
Comparisons: iBasso 3T-154 is drier, treble is less extensive. INTUAURA Splendor bass is slower. mids are smaller-scale, treble are synthetic. Kinera Celest Relentless treble is more detailed. The Blon x HBB Z300 is more massive on the bass and smoother. Kefine Delci is less deep. ZiiGaat Doscinco resolution is lower. Juzear Butterfly 61T is more neutral.
Brand and model: ISN Audio Neo 3
Price (minimum USD): 181
General description: the sound is dominated by meaty timbres, the resolution is reasonable (medium-low? )
bass: The bass is not bad in terms of weight, the midbass is tight.
mids: The mids is velvety, the resolution is average. upper mids are soft.
treble: treble with a good attack and decays, a bit harsh.
Comparisons: Kiwi Ears Aether treble is sharper, lighter, the bass is faster, the mids are clean. QOA Mimosa mids is thinner "definitely", treble is nicer (softer?). Rose Techniques Aurora Ultra is much sharper, the scene is less deep. bass is deeper, lower mids is fatter than all three listed, treble is similar
Brand and model: Hidizs MK12 Turris (gold nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 159
General description: smoothness and density, "whatever the details" (low resolution?)
bass: the bass is deep.
mids: mids are warm.
treble: treble are soft.
Comparisons: Twistura WoodNote is more technical and differs "very favorably" from treble
Brand and model: Punch Audio Portazo
Price (minimum USD): 152
General description: the detail is average, comfortable and not tiring.
bass: The bass is powerful, not plodding, and the controls are good (but not good enough?)
mids: The mids are warm, buried, but not much.
treble: The treble is not extended, the base is transmitted correctly, without synthetics.
Comparisons: Punch Audio Martilo resolution is higher, treble is sharper (planar timbres?), mids are less warm, the scene is smaller. Kiwi Ears x HBB Punch has higher resolution, treble is more airy. The Sound Rhyme SR5S is more technical and neutral, the bass is tighter, the mids is more detailed, the treble is longer. 7Hz Legato resolution is lower, treble is dirtier
Brand and model: Twistura WoodNote (standart)
Price (minimum USD): 138
General description: warm and musical in nature, non-technical and analytical. good attack, clear resolution, not a very big stage. not too well-defined images.
bass: the bass is massive, punchy
mids: mids are juicy and melodic.
treble: trebles are soft and natural, good resolution, decays are not too long, there are no sibilants.
Comparisons: EarAcoustic SPA-Hi End Max treble are more detailed, the resolution is higher, the mids are much less juicy. Dunu Kima 2 is more neutral. Sivga Que UTG textured bass, good lower mids. The LETSHUOER DX1 is more neutral and technical. TINHIFI C1 juicy, lower resolution
Brand and model: TRN Whale Shark (red nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 116
General description: it is difficult to analyze the pre-breath and post-breath, you do not need to worry about the quality of the material, there are still synthetics, but less often than before. the resolution is monolithic and seamless.
bass: bass has a boost, good depth, dense kick, indirect accents on details, volume is mainly transmitted.
mids: mids has good technicality (average?), enveloping timbres.
treble: treble is fast, accurate , planar.
Comparisons: Kefine Quatio are less weighty and bassy, more technical
Brand and model: Dunu Kima 2
Price (minimum USD): 110
General description: a neutral signature. slightly warm timbres.
bass: bass as much as necessary (medium - high depth?), midbass is extremely tight and textured.
mids: mids with good weight, good localization of sound sources, not surgically accurate.
treble: Trebles are soft, resolution and decays are good, but not like planars.
Comparisons: Dunu Kima is less deep and with lower resolution, treble is less extended and accurate. The Clavelon Delta is noticeably less detailed.
Brand and model: QOA Cloudscape
Price (minimum USD): 107
General description: deep, the resolution is "not too outstanding" (medium-low?).
bass: bass is deep, the punch is there, but not killer.
mids: mids are musical and with decent detail, they don't shine with micro-contrast.
treble: trebles are short-lived, sometimes planar sharpness is visible.
Comparisons: The Simgot EG280 is deeper but less texured. QOA Misty Blue is more technical and much deeper. QOA Mimosa are similar, but slightly worse and the treble is sharper. QOA Misty Blue is wider, but less deep and softer. QOA Mimosa are similar, but softer, the scene is smaller (lower resolution?)
Brand and model: Clavelon Delta
Price (minimum USD): 90
General description: fast attacks and good control, good detail (?). Analog sound.
bass: The bass is not heavy, but it's not dry either (high-medium depth?), the punch is great.
mids: The mids feel full-bodied and saturated, there is a feeling of a not very deep stage, a rather large width.
treble: Treble are calm, medium decays, fairly fast attacks.
Comparisons: Dunu Kima 2 is more technical, the midbass is tighter, the treble is more detailed. Sound Rhyme SP01 has a diametrically different sound, more musical.
Brand and model: CVJ x R2E3 Mermaid II
Price (minimum USD): 89
General description: The sound is deep, lively, timbral and varied (?). The stage is average in all dimensions.
bass: the bass is deep, the body is not bad . not dry and not BA-like fast.
mids: lower mids is massive, clear, without a "veil".
treble: The trebles are detailed, but they can cut due to the high volume.
Comparisons: CVJ Yukimi is no better in resolution , bass and lower mids are drier
Brand and model: QOA Mimosa
Price (minimum USD): 84
General description:
bass: The bass is deep and structured, not the fastest, the sub-bass dominates the mid-bass
mids: mids are musical and weighty, the resolution is not the highest, cramped
treble: treble is accurate, decays is average, timbres are out of tune, "lack of air" (?), dry and thin
Comparisons: Rose Technics Aurora Ultra has better resolution and is more neutral. BQEYZ Frost has the best technical capabilities, is neutral and very transparent. Aful Explorer is better (?)
Brand and model: Simgot EG280
Price (minimum USD): 80
General description:
bass: deep, booming bass, but with a bad punch.
mids:
treble:
Comparisons: QoA Cloud Scape has higher resolution, bass is faster, mids is more detailed, treble is sharper and more detailed. Simgot EA500 LM bass tighter, treble brighter
Brand and model: Pula Unicrom
Price (minimum USD): 70
General description: the resolution is low, the timbres are immersive and deep.
bass: The bass is rolling and deep, but not tight.
mids: The lower mids are juicy, the detailing is mediocre.
treble: treble is soft, but inaccurate and short-lived.
Comparisons: Twistura WoodNote is more detailed (much?). Whizzer HE01+ more technical
Brand and model: Sivga Que
Price (minimum USD): 67
General description: a warm character. They are holographic.
bass: the bass is impactful , the midbass dominates the subbass, structural and deep (the source is important), but not with the highest control (?)
mids: mids is warm and well-fed, macro-detailed.
treble: treble is detailed and sandy
Comparisons: Kefine Delci bass is more tight and deeper, mids is less juicy, treble is more natural. Shozy Black Hole Mini bass is drier, mids are colder and meatier, treble is even more synthetic. The Simgot EA500 is more neutral on bass, and the overall resolution is higher.
Brand and model: Simgot EW300 (gold nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 54
General description: good driver coherency (similar to dynamic), warm timbres, convey nuances (?).
bass: bass moderately for bass lovers, dense
mids: lower mids are voluminous, mids are melodic, with distinct separation.
treble: treble is fast, the timbres are almost natural, average in decays
Comparisons: The Simgot EW200 is drier on the mids. The Simgot EM6L is similar to the bass. The Simgot EA500 bass is less deep. Sivga Que is softer on bass, lower mids is "much" warmer, treble is less extended, the resolution is lower. TRN Shell is worse
Brand and model: Whizzer HE01+
Price (minimum USD): 50
General description: the stage is average in width and more than average in depth.
bass: the bass is not key, but warm and dense, the attacks are average.
mids: mids with vintage and warm timbres, clear (average?) detail.
treble: The treble is not sharp, but without good decays
Comparisons: Tripowin x 0DiBi: Vivace resolution is lower, treble is less informative. Tangzu Waner SG 2 is softer and the resolution is smaller, the bass is more plodding
Brand and model: Kefine Klean (silver nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 41
General description:
bass: The bass is deep and not critically softened.
mids: mids with good fat on lower mids, macro.
treble: treble are simplified in terms of vibrations and after-sounds, but calm.
Comparisons: Kefine Delci is colder, bass is drier and faster, treble is harsher. The Soratune YI01 bass is higher resolution and drier, similar to the TIN HiFi C2 2025, and technically similar to the Soratune YI01. The Clavelon Delta bass is thinner and faster, the mids are also weightier and smoother , the stage is less deep (due to frequency response as well?)
Brand and model: Kiwi Ears Cadenza
Price (minimum USD): 27
General description: warm and not tiring timbres.
bass: The bass is deep, with good mass, but rounded and softened
mids: the mids are warm, the detailing is not outstanding.
treble: treble are pleasant.
Comparisons: QKZ x HBB Khan bass is faster and tighter, mids is more transparent and thinner, treble is longer and clearer, requires good amplification
Brand and model: TRN Starfish
Price (minimum USD): 26
General description: monolithic, not the fastest attacks, natural balance, boost bass and lower mids, safe and dark. charming.
bass: The bass is deep and rounded
mids: The mids are seamless and lively.
treble:
Comparisons: Tripowin x 0DiBi is brighter and more detailed. TimEar Blossoms in more detail
Musical
Planar
Brand and model: Hidizs MP145 (pink nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 114
General description: juicy textures, more fan-like than technical sound.
bass: bass is not known for their precision and texture
mids: mids with good air mass, hypertrophied mass, resolution is not the highest.
treble: treble with good clarity and good length.
Comparisons: The KZ X HBB PR2 is thinner. Kiwi Ears Melody bass is tougher, but less deep. the mids are similar. treble is dirtier. The Raptgo Hook-X bass is just as softened, but less massive, the mids is more detailed, but thinner, the treble is better.
Brand and model: HZSound Luna
Price (minimum USD): 97
General description: the resolution is not precise, there is no focus on micro-contrast.
bass: the bass is accurate, not super, without layers and acoustic vibrations (small air mass of planars?), but remembered for the deep bass (?)
mids: The mids are not too juicy, but weighty and analog, lower mids with a slight hint of warmth, small details are not audible.
treble: treble is not distinguished by detail and air volume (low duration?), sometimes they give out a planar.
Comparisons: The KZ X HBB PR2 is sharper and much drier. The Artti T10 is drier and more detailed. The Shozy P20 is similar, but the treble is sharper, the depth is similar, and the width is larger. The Tin Hifi P1 Max II is more detailed and sharper on the treble, drier. NiceHCK f1 Pro bass is more tight (strongly?), mids are less massive.
Brand and model: Letshuoer S08
Price (minimum USD): 88
General description: warm timbres, macro resolution, there are good attacks. The stage is average in width, the depth is more than average.
bass: bass is softened ,there is no punch, aimed at mass transfer, there are air layers (not like planars, but like dynamic ?).
mids: the mids are not "chopped", good legibility (?), analog and warm.
treble: treble is not rich, restrained in decays, a bit of planar timbres.
Comparisons: The Letshuoer S12 bass is drier, the resolution is higher, and the sharpness is higher. The KZ PRX is more detailed, the bass is drier and firmer, the mids are slightly colder, the treble is more extended and informative. The Artti T10 Pro has a very massive and hypertrophied bass, the mids are even thicker, the treble is extended, with "commendable" timbres
Brand and model: Artti T10 Pro
Price (minimum USD): 74
General description: the timbres are warm and juicy. The technical capabilities are not high.
bass: bass with good depth, with weak sources there may be a plodding , there are deep decays.
mids: the mids are warm and weighty.
treble: treble are long, varied and intense, sometimes planar.
Comparisons: Kefine Klanar is more technical. The Simgot EW300 has much weaker bass (in frequency response the bass volume is the same). Artti T10 bass is drier, lower mids are thinner, sharper. The KZ PRX has higher detail, all ranges are lighter, and the treble is more detailed. The Letshuoer S08 midbass is more defined, the treble is less extended. Shozy P20 is smaller than Letshuoer S08, treble with sibilance. 7hz Timeless II are diametrically opposed (similar in frequency response with silver nozzle)
Brand and model: Shozy P20
Price (minimum USD): 67
General description: the resolution is quite clear.
bass: a deep and influential sub-bass, a mid-bass with good separation and warm.
mids: lower mids are warm. mids are pleasing with their weight and timbres. upper mids are transparent.
treble: The treble is harsh and unnatural, with average separation, and a shortened decays
Comparisons: Kefine Klanar are less massive on bass and lower mids. Artti T10 is drier on bass and mids. Hidizs MP145 (pink nozzle) is similar in depth, resolution is similar, treble is cleaner. Kiwi Ears Melody is similar in depth, treble is more extended and natural. The KZ X HBB PR3 sounds flatter, the treble more unnatural. KZ X HBB PR2 resolution is higher, depth is lower.
Technical
Dynamic (and a dynamic -planar)
Brand and model: BQEYZ Winter II
Price (minimum USD): 302
General description: neutral, technical in moderation and partly musical presentation, clear and natural detailing.
bass: The bass is tight and controlled, textured, and lacks sub-bass depth.
mids: The mids are warm and timbral rich, close and intense.
treble: treble are bright and fatiguing, fast but medium in length, with characteristic PZT timbres.
Comparisons: BQEYZ Cloud is less tight midbass, less juicy mids, treble is less natural, BQEYZ Winter is flatter and more technical, especially on mids, treble is less detailed
Brand and model: Intuaura Balance
Price (minimum USD): 156
General description: high detail, but with melodically-neutral timbres.
bass: bass is textured and fast, but not deep.
mids: mids are not weighty, but "iridescent", with timbral smoothness.
treble: treble amplitude is not the most long, distinct technicality, rather torentant to the recording quality.
Comparisons: Pula Unicrom, Hidizs MK12 Turris, Twistura WoodNote, Sivga Que deeper . TRI I3 MK3 less punchy
Brand and model: LETSHUOER DX1
Price (minimum USD): 152
General description: very clear airy sound, but not meaty and not for bass lovers.
bass: The bass is fast, they can't transmit the body of low-frequency instruments.
mids: the middle is crystal clear, almost not colored.
treble: treble with details.
Comparisons: CVJ x R2E3 Mermaid II mids are fatter. The Clavelon Delta is more monolithic, but deeper.
Brand and model: CVJ Yukimi
Price (minimum USD): 152
General description: timbral rich sound (?).
bass: bass is neutral and muscular (?) transmit depth(?) and airy layers with textures, but not enough gravity and infra-basic fundamentality (?).
mids: mids are aimed at conveying nuances (high resolution, medium low depth?).
treble: treble has mediocre transmission of overtones and layers (?), but with good detail and saturation (?)
Comparisons:
Brand and model: BQEYZ Frost
Price (minimum USD): 150
General description: an airy and large-scale scene.
bass: the bass is not lean, but it is contraindicated for fans of the bass, tight
mids: The mids is slightly monolithic, melodic, and has natural timbres.
treble: treble are good at separation, long enough decays, planar timbres.
Comparisons: Bqeyz Winter bass is softer, the middle is more distinct . Bqeyz Cloud is flatter on bass and mids. Artti T10 Pro powerful bass, weighty middle, extended treble.
Brand and model: iBasso 3T-154
Price (minimum USD): 105
General description: a neutral leaning with an emphasis on separation , the scene feels deep due to the large 15.4 mm driver.
bass: the bass is neutral, the sub-bass is dry, the mid-bass is solid, well controlled, but there is a softening (?).
mids: mids with space and air.
treble: treble is natural in timbres, simplified in nuances, not fast
Comparisons:
Brand and model: Arisyn Huo SHU
Price (minimum USD): 40
General description: the stage is wide. dynamic and vivid presentation.
bass: aggressive midbass, dense and tight.
mids: mids with reasonable separation and good acoustic mass, weighty and overtonally saturated. upper mids are energetic
treble: treble is simplified and rustling.
Comparisons: BQEYZ NI is more relaxed on bass, treble is cleaner and more interesting. Timear Blossoms bass is more massive and slower. VE UA Guangzhi is deeper and less technical than everyone else here
Technical
Planar
Brand and model: Sivga Nightingale Pro
Price (minimum USD): 250
General description:
bass: The midbass is fast and textured, tight, and the sub-bass is extremely quiet
mids: mids is smooth and warm, good resolution, a more fundamental middle ground among the planars has not been noticed.
treble: treble are long and fast, and can be sharp.
Comparisons: 7Hz x Crinacle Divine bass is better , mids is worse (in volume). BQEYZ Winter II bass is deeper, mids is not bad either
Brand and model: Letshuoer S15
Price (minimum USD): 200
General description: neutral sound
bass: The bass is neutral and lightweight, fast, tight, detailed midbass, lacking depth and body.
mids: The mids are plentiful, analog, impressive/good separation, the depth is not great, the contour and attacks are at the head
treble: treble is not mega overtonal saturated, but fast, borderline natural.
Comparisons: The Letshuoer S12 Pro treble is more aggressive and sharper, less soft, and the bass is thicker and heavier. Hidizs MP145 bass are more massive and solid, mids are deeper. BGVP DMA more massive and tough bass
Brand and model: 7hz Timeless II (silver nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 194
General description: the character is sharp, biting and technical.
bass: The bass is massive, deep and tight.
mids: mids are accurate. upper mids are sharp.
treble: treble are sharp (very) and extended.
Comparisons: 7hz Timeless bass is more dry. The Artti T10 Pro bass is bigger, the mids are more massive, the treble is softer, and the resolution is lower. KZ PRX is softer on bass, more dry on mids, more natural on treble.
Brand and model: Simgot ET142 (blue nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 189
General description: The stage is wide and the detail is high.
bass: bass is tight
mids: mids is almost analog, timbral rich, detailed.
treble: treble is detailed and synthetic (very?).
Comparisons: The 7hz Timeless II treble is more natural, the bass is more juicy, the mids are more layered, the bass is less detailed
Brand and model: Kiwi Ears Aether
Price (minimum USD): 160
General description: strict technician, sharp attacks, lightened timbres. the stage is larger than average in width, less than average in depth.
bass: bass is not deep, fat-free and lightweight, very fast, not too dry.
mids: mids with almost no added weight, high detail, artificial grain is felt.
treble: treble with razor separation, short decays, harsh timbres (very?).
Comparisons: KZ PRX is more punchy and weighty, has good attacks and lively timbres, bass and mids are deeper, treble are longer and less harsh. Letshuoer S12 is better (?). Artti T10 Pro is deeper, treble is cleaner. Kefine Klanar is warmer on bass, mids.
Brand and model: TRN Azure Dragon (red nozzle)
Price (minimum USD): 150
General description: fast attacks.
bass: bass is fast.
mids: the mids are clearly separated.
treble: treble is a bit harsh.
Comparisons: Hidizs MP145 is bigger-scale. TRN Kirin treble are less natural. KZ X HBB PR2 mids is thinner, treble is dirtier. The Tin Hifi P1 Max II is sharper.
Brand and model: Astrotec Archimedes
Price (minimum USD): 129
General description: fast attacks, faceted and thin images, flat timbres.
bass: The bass is collected and fast, sparse timbral.
mids: mids with good legibility, narrow range (?), dry.
treble: treble are long, harsh (very).
Comparisons: The KZ PRX bass is juicier
Brand and model: NiceHCK f1 Pro
Price (minimum USD): 87
General description:
bass: bass with great texture
mids: lower mids are not too thin and dry, but they are neutral, with high detail
treble: treble is harsh with sibilants too. fast attacks, medium in duration.
Comparisons: Letshuoer S12 pro dry attack and aggressiveness, treble is more unnatural. Kefine Klanar - the timbres are similar. Kiwi Ears Melody is deeper, lower resolution. Hidizs MP145 is deeper, lower resolution. 7hz Timeless treble is unnatural. The KZ X HBB PR3 treble is much more unnatural.
Brand and model: Kefine Klanar
Price (minimum USD): 86
General description:
bass: The bass is tight, almost reference.
mids: mids are good at attacking, but dry
treble:
Comparisons: Kefine Delci bass is deeper. The Letshuoer S12 PRO bass is worse in depth and tightness. KZ X HBB PR2 treble less natural
Brand and model: Tin Hifi P1 Max II
Price (minimum USD): 81
General description:
bass: bass is precise and layered, but also not deep.
mids: mids is not bad at working out the nuances. upper mids with sibilants.
treble: treble with planar timbres, but fast.
Comparisons: Tin Hifi P1 Max resolution is worse. KZ X HBB PR2 is thinner, treble is dirtier. Shozy P20 timbres are warmer, bass and lower mids are fatter, treble is cleaner. Hidizs MP145 deeper on bass and mids, treble cleaner
Brand and model: KZ PR1
Price (minimum USD): 15
General description:
bass: The bass is detailed and tight
mids: the mids is detailed and cold, sharp
treble: treble is abundant and saturated, bright and intrusive, there are distortions and sibilants
Comparisons: CCA PLA13 is less fat on bass
Posted Mar 4, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC