šŸ”¶ Letshuoer S12

If you want a bass test track check out ā€œwhere weā€™re goingā€ from the Interstellar soundtrackā€¦there is bass throughout that slowly builds but at the end crescendo the full bass pedal is stomped for the last 2 seconds.
a church pipe organ will typically play around 12-15hzā€¦itā€™s epic on the Timeless.

4 Likes

Love that album. This is another good one to test bass: Mountains

2 Likes

That feeling when you listen to an epic IEM the last 2 days and DHL delivers the new IEM.

image

7 Likes

Donā€™t sleep on CRA tho, for its price itā€™s proven a beast (even better with mods), as acclaimed by several reviewers :see_no_evil:

3 Likes

For sureā€¦but for today Iā€™ll stick to champagne

image

6 Likes

Ok, where do you get this thing in the U.S.?

No discounts or early bird prices now, unfortunately

EB price was $129 plus Christmas discount code -$10 = $119 a piece

2 Likes

@Dynamic
I got mine during the EB sale, just got delivered yesterday along with the DT02 DAC/Amp (I am in Wisconsin, USA). As far as I know, no one is stocking it yet in the US because it was just released.

3 Likes

Just a heads up again tried to edit the official title to full caps to LETSHUOER S12 but systems ainā€™t having it :upside_down_face::man_shrugging:

4 Likes

hi there, can anyone plz try them on a phone + dongle (or just 3.5 jack) and see how it performs?
I know planar needs power ā€¦ but just wondering if this one is efficient enough
also any idea about DT02 which is bundled with ST12 in Aliexpress?

1 Like

Sure.

  • Phone: ASUS Zenfone 4
  • Dongles: Apple USB-C Dongle (UK) / xDuoo Link
  • Cable: XINHS 4 Core Graphene 3.5mm

With phone jack:
Volume already too loud for me at 70% phone volume.

Apple Dongle (UK):
Volume only at my normal listening level when phone volume maxed out. (Surprising :face_with_monocle:)

xDuoo Link:
Volume loud at 65%, almost near death over 70%. :skull_and_crossbones:

Surprising result, I donā€™t recommend using Apple USB-C Dongle with the S12, at least if yours is the UK/EU nerfed version.

5 Likes

Speedy responder over here! :heart:

One thing to note for the OP @Aromato: being loud doesnā€™t equate to sounding good and loud. Power matters, good power matters even more. If youā€™re getting a 150 USD planar IEM, I would invest in at least a decent dongle that can provide more oomph.

3 Likes

how would you evaluate DT02 dongle which is bundled with S12 in Aliexpress? is it good enough?
I canā€™t even judge it on paper. does the specs seem good to you?

thank you very much ā€¦ great to hear that ā€¦ regarding ttorbic comment, do you think sound quality (not just loudness) is good enough out of phone or Link dongle? i care about soundstage and tonality. not very seeking detailsā€¦ i wanted to buy Hana 2021 but this just got really hyped ā€¦ i wonder if itā€™s better than hana/kato out of a phone ā€¦ which one should I buy in your opinion?

A/Bing just now, sound quality from the S12 directly from the phone jack is already quite good compared to the DD IEMs I have, probably because of S12ā€™s planar driver. Usually other single DD IEMs I use with the phone sound more muffled without the dongle. Link lends more clarity in the upper region for the S12, and a thicker sub bass, but thereā€™s a risk of making the bass overall muddy.

There are tons of dongles better than the Link out there. I wouldnā€™t say the Link is the cleanest; it rather colors the SQ in the typical xDuoo way. If you want cleaner sound, look for other dongles.

thanks again. iā€™m considering to buy S12 + DT02 dongle bundle in Aliexpress ā€¦ it should be good combo if they are officially bundling these togetherā€¦!
last questionā€¦ how would you evaluate soundstage/imaging of these against other iems in this price range? (againā€¦ on phone :joy:)
I canā€™t thank you enough :heart_eyes:

2 Likes

I saw your other comment on the Tea Cult thread lol, I donā€™t know where you got the impression that soundstage of planars are narrow (planar IEM perhaps, planar headphones are always wider than DD headphones), but S12 has one of the widest soundstage in this price range, just slightly short of Mangird Tea ($300). Imaging is pinpoint accurate, I donā€™t recall any IEM under $150 that can do imaging this well.

4 Likes

thatā€™s it ā€¦ you pretty much sold S12 to me :grinning:
(that impression came from the fact that Iā€™ve heard they ā€œareā€ wide ā€¦ but need amp otherwise will sound narrowā€¦!)

1 Like

This means system is case insensetive. Now it makes me wonder it treats password Abc and abc the same :thinking:

1 Like

You might be able to do it by first changing it to something else (temporarily) and then make it all caps?

1 Like