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QKZ X HBB: HAPTIC BOMBASTIC BASS SET

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Oi! And welcome to my another IEM review, this time is a product collaboration between HBB and QKZ. We all know who HBB (Hawaiian Bad Boy) was in the audio community,  So no need for further introduction about him. We are also aware of his preferred sound signature as it also happens that I've tested his previous collaboration with another IEM brand (Checkout my KZ DQ6S  HERE ) that's why I already have some ideas on what this earphone will sound like. I'm also familiar with the QKZ brand as I have some old budget-level products from them that I usually give away as a gift to my mates. Their products are actually decent and very affordable, QKZ VK1 was one of my first IEMs in my collection along with CK1s which I usually give them as a gift . And here is another information, they are not a sub brand nor related to KZ (Knowledge Zenith) which most people tend to believe in the audio community. As I remember, QKZ gained some substantial momentum from their VK4 which is quite ...

TRIPOWIN CENCIBEL: A SENSIBLE TUNING

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Oi! And welcome to my another IEM review article and what I have here is another product from TRIPOWIN, The TRIPOWIN Cencibel. Along with the Rhombus, Cencibel is one of the latest offerings from TRIPOWIN that aims more on the entry-level segment for budget-conscious audiophiles. Unlike the Rhombus, Cencibel is quite different on build quality, implementation of transducers and even on tonal aspect as I elaborate the contrasts between the devices in a thorough manner. TRIPOWIN Cencibel's shells are made of medical resin moulded via 3D printing to achieve that versatile fitting to most ears and  also to give a better acoustic chamber performance with its driver to eliminate potential imbalances. Speaking in regards to its driver, it has a newer generation type of dynamic driver which has a 9.8mm nano carbon graphene diaphragm. This new type of driver can achieve the deeper sub bass response, a textured midrange and better detail retrieval. Like all TRIPOWIN products, it has a detach...

TRIPOWIN RHOMBUS: A PECULIARITY

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Oi! mates, welcome to my new review article, I will talk about the current product release by TRIPOWIN, The TRIPOWIN Rhombus. Tripowin is an audio company based on China with a respectable reputation to the audio community due its uncompromising quality of their products since 2020. They are also known for their good quality products like IEMs and cables and a worthwile partnership with an audio reviewer who's quite very popular on YouTube, Hawaiian Bad Boy. To be honest, The first Tripowin product that I've encountered was the TC01, and it leaves me unimpressed with its tonal quality. With its successive products like the Mele and The Olina, TRIPOWIN release the TRIPOWIN Rhombus along with the TRIPOWIN Cencible. TRIPOWIN Rhombus is made of CNC-milled aluminium alloy in a polygon shape form factor. It is of a hybrid driver set-up consists of imported 10mm liquid crystal polymer film layered with polyurethane composite and a balanced armature driver from premium audio solution, ...

HIDIZS XO: CLEARLY A NATURAL SOUNDING ONE

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USB DAC/Amp Dongles are the future of Hi-Fi mobile devices as I mentioned in my review on  Hidizs S9 PRO  as to how this important feature, the analogue headphone jack is withdrawn little by little to almost  current flagship smartphones. Either we accept the current trend of the omission of certain feature as an evolution process of technology or we will not accept the outcome, USB DAC/amp dongles are the only possible solution if we want a portable, analogue-ish set-up or else we will go wireless which gives you an inferior listening experience as current transmission of wireless data is still gives lossy audio format. This is my second review article for a Hidizs product and what I have here is their latest USB DAC/Amp Dongle offering, The Hidizs XO. Hidizs XO is somewhat a successor unit of Hidizs S3 Pro and like its predecessor unit, it has a smaller form factor in a rectangular shape which is contrast to a circular shape of its precursor model and a detachable cable...