ZIIGAAT. Doscinco…
This probably has the best bass under $400. If you’re looking for an IEM with great low-end texture, then these are pretty much endgame for the vast majority of people out there, and my new benchmark when it comes to bassy sets.
The overall sound is warm leaning, relaxing, smooth, but also well balanced without having the mid-bass bleed and bloat up the rest of the sound. You can hear a lot of reverb from the sub-bass, very detailed in the decay almost like you can feel the air of the drivers, the slam and weight is very satisfying with the low-end being more forward and authoritative. But Given all that low-end, the most impressive thing is that the notes are well-separated and doesn’t blend together and become boomy. You can clearly hear the individual bass notes on HULU at 1:35 compared to some other sets where they mush together into a single one without any reverb decay or detail.
I highly recommend the Doscinco for hiphop and rock, as those are low-end focused genres and they sound super immersive with the Doscinco’s bass, and because the Doscinco is smooth you can also crank them up more which helps alot with scaling. They also sound great with pop and EDM, as energetic tracks relies on the sub-bass but also the warmer tonality of the Doscinco helps tame the fatiguing electric elements. Now, all that extra low-end does color the sound a bit, making the overall tone thicker, heavier, and less neutral. However, the crazy thing is the Doscinco’s low-end knows when to bring forth the impact and rumble, and when to let the song breathe.
For example, I tested a lot of ballads, slow-rock, and indie tracks and they sound surprisingly not that warm, but very musical. Of course the sound is still going to be warmer than neutral, but because there’s less sub-bass in those songs along with the well-controlled low-end, the Doscinco still comes off as natural, less clean obviously, but never congested or overly warm. Vocals are heavier, huskier, less open and detailed compared to a cleaner set like the Hype 2 or EA1000, but they still sound natural and enjoyable, more relaxed and intimate.
In-terms of the treble the Doscinco isn’t super airy, but it’s pretty smooth dynamically, no roll-off or huge peaks and dips - there’s enough detail and decay in the air region without becoming bright or too airy that it takes away the focus from the low-end. The soundstage is average to intimate depending on how much bass there is in the song, for example on ballads and slower songs it sounds normal because there’s not that much sub-bass or drums, whereas for hiphop tracks the low-end is forward which makes the experience more immersive, and elevates the overall energy to be more aggressive, more head-bopping, and makes the tracks go harder. Instruments aren’t buried or lost in busier tracks, just not as clear, again not top tier when it comes to separation, but it does its job stopping things from being bloated. Basically, the Doscinco’s midrange and treble acts as supporting roles to its low-end, providing enough resolution without overtaking the main star of the show
VS HYPE 2
Compared to the Hype 2 the Doscinco outclasses it in-terms of the low-end rumble, impact, slam, reverb detail - it’s just a much better set when it comes to the bass, it not only has more but the control and impact is also there as well. The Hype 2 on the other hand is cleaner and more resolving, it feels more open and better separated, more balanced and would be better for those looking for a cleaner sound, or more air in the treble. Both have smooth dynamics, but depending on which type of sound you’re after either one can be a nice complementary sidegrade to one another.
VS HYPE 4
As for the Hype 4 (this is based off memory and me EQing the Hype 2 since I don’t have it on hand right now), both have very good low-end, similar sub-bass rumble with the difference being in the mid-bass where the Doscinco slams harder, it’s heavier with more impact, and the bass also feels more forward versus the Hype 4 that’s not as close due to the extra air and tamer mid-bass creating that extra sense of space. Overall, resolution and separation is going to be better on the Hype 4 and imo they’re still one of the best all-rounders you can get under $500, works well with pretty much every genre, whereas I’d personally pick the Doscinco for hiphop, r&b, rock since the low-end just feels more immersive and impactful.
VS EA1000/EA500LM
It’s a similar story versus the EA1000 and LM, both the simgots are more resolving with better treble detail, sparklier, cleaner separation with the vocals going to the EA1000s, but the Doscinco does the low-end better in-terms of texture and reverb, basically, if you’re looking for a bassy/warm set under $400, the Doscincos would be it, they’re not super basshead like the FatFreq mini series, but basshead enough for most people who just want a good amount of slam without the low-end completely overtaking the sound, which the minis can do at times because its extra sub-bass.
UPGRADE
If you’re coming from something like the QKZ HBB, Kiwiears Cadenza, Quartet, and want a similar sound but with better low-end quality, then the Doscincos would be the direct upgrade to those. But if you want a more balanced, neutral sound then something like the Origin or Hype 2 would be better, more resolving, cleaner, less musical but with the separation and treble detail being a step up. Personally, the Doscino is my new benchmark for hiphop, r&b, and older rock bands like pink floyd, I mean even some pop songs like Run Away with Me sounds fantastic on these, the drums go hard on the chorus, and normally you’d need to turn down the volume for the chorus since it’s mixed to be louder than the verse, but with the Doscinco I didn’t need to touch the volume knob because the scaling and dynamics are very solid.
Overall, it’s just a great iem if you like bass, we were missing something like this under $400 and it fills that warm/bassy niche very well, but ya, here’s the final rankings:
Tonality: S-
Tech: A-
Overall: A
Thanks for reading 
