Disclaimer: I bought the BLON Cardinal from Aliexpress at my own expense. Introduction: The latest CHIFI hypetrain single DD IEM, the BLON BL-03, has rave reviews on headfi and other audio sites the past few weeks. It was praised for its great timbre/tonality and affordable price. Though most folks had issues with the fit and stock tips due to the short nozzle of the BL-03, and a few also had issues with the stock cable due to the stiffness of the earhooks. The BL-03 had below average isolation, but was otherwise quite well received in the sound...

Disclaimer #1: I bought the BLON BL-03 from Aliexpress at my own expense. Disclaimer #2: The stock eartips and cables are very poorly fitting (not only for myself but based on lots of feedback on headfi). My review is based on pairing with aftermarket eartips and cables (specifically spinfits and 8 core copper cable) and the sound signature may change with different eartips and cables,YMMV. I suspect some users who do not do tiprolling may think the sound quality of this set is poor out of the box. Introduction: The latest CHIFI hypetrain single...

Disclaimer #1: I bought the CNT1 from Ebay at my own expense. Disclaimer #2: The product insert for the CNT1 recommends 100 - 200 hours burn in. I thought the CNT1 sounded good out of the box, but nevertheless I have burnt it in for about 50 hours currently via listening. I honestly didn't hear much of a difference between the 0 hour mark and the 50 hours mark, but I will post any updates here if there are any changes subsequently beyond 100 hours. Introduction: The SKC CNT1 has been around for some time and had generally good reviews and a cult...

Disclaimer: I bought this IEM at halfprice off at the recent aliexpress sale at my own expense. Specifications: - Driver: 5 Balanced Armatures (Knowles) - Sensitivity: 102dB - Cable: MMCX detachable cable (there's an option to get a 2 pin connector on the shell for slightly extra cost) - Frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz - Impedence: 20Ω Accessories: In addition to the IEM, it comes with: - IP65 waterproof casing - seems to be a special offer during the August Aliexpress sale (usually it is a non waterproof one) - X8 8 Core OCC cable - seems...

Disclaimer: I bought this IEM at my own expense from Aliexpress when it was on sale and am not affiliated to any company. Introduction: I was searching for a good single DD driver IEM and am pleased to have bought the Nine Tails. It is a very well tuned single DD driver IEM, and the sound signature can be customized with many filters. This IEM has a cult following with generally good reviews, but hasn't gotten much mainstream attention, probably due to its very unconventional design. The Nine Tails in actual fact is a Far Eastern "fox spirit" in...

Disclaimer: I bought this IEM from the audiosense official store on aliexpress at my own expense. Introduction: I was in the market for a set of balanced and detailed but fun sounding IEMs, suitable for critical listening, stage monitoring and casual listening. So I stumbled upon the Audiosense thread started by FastAndClean and saw great reviews for this IEM. As you know, CHIFI has caught up with their western counterparts in the IEM world in the past few years, and provided affordable and decent sounding audio gear at cheap prices, but what...

Disclaimer: I bought this IEM at my own expense and am not affliated to any company. Hi this is my 3rd review on this forum. Out of the box, my initial impressions were not very favourable, I found the bass over boomy and the mids recessed, with some harsh treble, but having burnt it in and listened more extensively, I am really really loving this IEM. So in the future, I have learnt not to make any firm impressions of any audio gear till more extensive listening. The TFZ No. 3 is quite a fun set that will appeal to bassheads (like me)...

Disclaimer: I bought this headphone at my own expense and am not affiliated with any company. Hi this is my second review on this forum. I have used about 15 pairs of IEMs/headphones so far in my fledging audio hobby journey, and by far, the M40x is the most neutral gear I have ever used. It is quite cheap for its abilities and sound qualities, and is not as well known as its bigger brother, the M50x in audio circles. The M50x definitely boasts a more boosted bass, and is more for casual listening. The M40x on the other hand, is very neutral, and...

Disclaimer: This IEM was bought at my own expense and I am not affiliated to any company. Edit: after using the ZS10 pro continuously for 2 months, I would like to add a small nitpick: the treble timbre is slightly artificial, which has something to do with the budget BAs that are used by the ZS10 Pro. It is a small issue in the big scheme of things, considering that it is very cheap (~ 35 USD on sales) yet provides good details/clarity/instrument separation. Nothing much to complain at the cost. Hi this is my first review at this forum. I own a...