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TRN KIRIN

TRN Kirin – inoffensive planar

Posted on 5 February 20235 February 2023

Kirin are TRN’s latest attempt at a planar-based IEM. Modestly priced (for a planar), they retail for just above $120. I got a sample to assess and here are my notes. At-a-glance Card PROs CONs Well calibrated, inoffensive, pleasant musical tuning. Some might find tuning too relaxed. Easy to drive within the planar category. Average…

Kinera Hodur

Kinera Hodur review

Posted on 27 January 202327 January 2023

In this article we discuss one of the most recent models by Kinera: the Hodur. Featuring a triple tech driver configuration, these seem interesting also in view of the not too modest asking price of $299. Here are my audition notes presented in my usual schematic format. At-a-glance Card PROs CONs Energetic presentation delivering listening…

F7200

Final F7200 – telling voices apart

Posted on 28 December 202227 January 2023

My readers know that unlike what happens to so many other amateur audiophiles my quest for better audio gear is not apriori orientated towards current or future releases, indeed encompassing whatever “sounds” good – be that a just-released novelty or a legacy device is irrelevant to me. Amongst the best drivers in my collection there’s…

OH5

Ikko OH5 Asgard – music better than the rest

Posted on 19 December 202219 December 2022

It’s with great interest that I received a sample of Ikko’s latest OH5 “Asgard” model, considering the very high consideration I have for the other 2 models I assessed in the past, being OH10 (read here) and OH1S (read here). OH5 can be bought from Ikko’s website for approx $495 before promos. There’s a nice…

Intime Miyabi

Intime Miyabi – speciale unicità

Posted on 25 November 20229 January 2023

Come alcuni dei miei 18 lettori ricorderanno, un modello di IEM Intime mi ha particolarmente colpito in passato: le SORA 2, a cui ho dedicato un pezzo circa un anno e mezzo fa. E’ alla fine questo il motivo per il quale quando l’estate scorsa ho avuto notizia che Watanabe-san aveva rilasciato alcuni nuovi modelli,…

Intime Miyabi

Intime Miyabi – uniquely special

Posted on 16 November 20229 January 2023

As some of my 18 readers may recall, I’ve been quite impressed by a prior Intime IEM model called SORA 2, which I wrote about one and a half year ago. That’s surely why when last summer I got notified that mr Watanabe had released some new IEM models, and in particular one supposed to…

RHA CL2

RHA CL2 – surely best planar yet

Posted on 30 April 202230 April 2022

I never fell in love with the planar timbre, neither in the end I did this time. It’s just not precisely my cup of tea. Yet this time it was a much closer call, really. What I heard is no doubt a full class above any other chifi planar I auditioned to date. This piece…

KZ CRN

KZ CRN

Posted on 30 April 202230 April 2022

I have no direct experience with KZ products. Most of all, as my 15 readers know very well, I’m never enticed about overhyped products in general. If something, hype works towards distancing me from something, not the other way around. That being said, I’ve recently been sent a pair of privately owned KZ CRN with…

Dunu Falcon Pro

Dunu Falcon Pro

Posted on 21 February 202230 April 2022

Falcon Pro are Dunu’s entry level model on their Eclipse lineup – the one featuring Zen / Zen Pro and Luna on its higher tiers. Featuring a single dynamic driver and a $219,99 price point Falcon Pro compete on a quite interesting market segment, populated – as usual – by a lot of underwhelming (or…

Timeless

7HZ Timeless

Posted on 21 February 202221 February 2022

Coblogger Kazi forwarded this pair of 7Hz Timeless to me for assessment and I spent some time listening and playing with them. As many already know 7Hz Timeless are based on a single quite sizeable (14.2mm) planar driver, which of course already sets the expectations in a sense. They come with a not totally insignificant…

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