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TINHIFI C2 2025 MECH WARRIOR: Just A Marginal Improvement

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It's been awhile since I reviewed a  TINHIFI  product and what I have here is one of their entry-level sets that was released last year. And like most  TINHIFI  products in this particular price range, it has a uni-driver configuration. This is  TINHIFI C2 2025 MECH WARRIOR , the latest model from their affordable and budget friendly C series model line-up, and it has a single dynamic driver. This model is a modern variant of the previous model that was released two years ago which is its namesake. Like the original C2 MECH WARRIOR, it still features a composite diaphragm on its 10mm dynamic driver with a dual magnetic array in a dual cavity structure; a Polyurethane (PU) and Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) that these combination of materials will give a flexible, high tensile strength and electrochemical resistance as it will deliver a clean and crisp sound quality for a precise and tactile bass, smooth and clear midrange and a vivid  and bright treble respon...

YUANDAO TEARS: Sensationally Good Sounding One

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YUANDAO  is a parent brand of  NiceHCK , a decade-old Chinese audio brand known for producing affordable yet high quality products like earbuds, IEMs and upgraded custom cables, and I did a few product reviews from them in the past. And  now they released their inaugural model, the  YUANDAO TEARS , a single driver IEM and its a budget-friendly entry-level set priced at US$29. The  TEARS  features a new generation of dynamic driver with a 10mm size, in a dual-chambered construction with a dual magnetic array of strong high magnetic flux for better vibration, less distortion and faster transient response to deliver a deep bass response on the low frequency, clear and crisp sound of vocals and instruments from its midrange and bright and detailed highs. The driver was then encased in a well-though designed compact ABS shell casing in an asymmetrical pentagon-shaped with a gold accent that Yuandao/NiceHCK meticulously crafted, especially its acoustic chamber wi...

TANGZU OX DEMON KING: Fiery Yet Exciting Sound

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Ox King or Niu Mowang is one of the primary characters in the Ming Dynasty-era folktale novel, Journey to the West, and he is a one of the demon kings and his  realm is the Flaming Mountains. He is also a former sworn blood brother of Sun Wukong that turns into a bitter enemy due to the latter's trickery on his estranged wife, Princess Iron Fan. TANGZU AUDIO  previously known as  T-Force Audi o is an audio company that was founded in 2021 and they are known for their products with a Tang dynasty-inspired aesthetics that they offered from IEMs and up to recently, headphone as they offered their product in different price segment from budget-friendly  Wan'er S.G.  with single dynamic driver up to the flagship high-end models like  The King Wukong  and  XuanWu   Gate  with multi-driver configuration. This is the  OX DEMON KING ,  TANGZU's  first foray on the headphone segment and also their first-ever full-size headphone with...