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APEVOIX GRIT: Another Affordable Set With Bone Conduction Driver

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It's quite a surprise that in late 2024, there were some releases of IEM earphones with a multi hybrid or tri-brid driver configuration with a contact-type bone conduction driver. I have tested some sets with different types of conduction driver from entry-level up to the top-of-the-line flagships and it happens that I owned some of these units. The product that will be featured here in this review article is the inaugural model from a recently established audio company in mainland China,  APEVOIX  (pronounce as Ah-pe-voice) which is somewhat a portmanteau of Apex and Voice as it shows that this company has a knack of being creative on branding. Apevoix has a goal and mission that it will be solely dedicated on providing a high quality audio equipment that enables every music lover or audiophiles alike to experience a refined, detailed  and realistic sound quality that incorporates the latest audio technology at reasonable price as they have some veteran audio engineers, ...

BLON BL03 II: A Huge Leap of Improvement

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This review article will be more special as this product has some connection with its well-known predecessor which somehow intertwined with yours truly on why I became an audio reviewer in the first place. My path of being a reviewer starts with annoyance, frustration and a feeling that I got duped by the audio community. The story starts with the original BL03 on how it was marketed and at the same time that its fame spread across the audio community like a wildfire about tuning of this one as it was rated as “excellent”. At first, someone in the audio community declared that it has a similar tuning with the great TANCHJIM Oxygen, which I'm really a fan of (that unit was priced at almost US$300 at that time) but I can't afford to buy one at that moment. After I received some information about this product, I saved up and bought the BL03 on pre-order from an e-vendor in an online shopping app. When I received this unit with a gleeful smile to my face, after a few hours of testi...