Hola is reviewed at MBA. See how safe but escalating an iem can be.
Pros__
Musicality
All arounder with wide bore eartips
Able to be great with power
Cons__
Mediocre with narrow bored eartips and an ordinary source
Treble is lackluster
Timbre can be dark for some tastes
i#iems-other:in-ear-monitors
Joyodio Shine is reviewed in MBA thanks to Chris. Check it below.
" I received the Joyodio Shine a few weeks ago from Linsoul Audio in exchange for my honest opinion and review. Joyodio is a brand new company which elected to pop onto the scene with a very ambitious new iem, the Shine. The Shine is a 1DD and 2BA hybrid which is nice to see but what makes this set unique is the four dip-switches on each earphone which translates to 16 different tuning options in one set. The Shine has a very sleek and classy design with a very quality build. Joyodio also added in some nice accessories and this all comes in at under $80. In general, the Shine is closer to neutral with a slight bass emphasis as well as upper-mids and treble. There are so many variations which can be toggled through using the dip-switches as each and every different setting does make quite a noticeable difference in the sound. Obviously I will go into greater detail exactly how the Shine sounds in my full review at the link, along with a couple comparisons. I try my best to outline my exact thoughts, the good, the bad and I try to do so in the least confusing way that I could. Now whether I succeeded in that is a different story. I simply hope it helps the reader understand the Shine a little bit more. I gotta hand it to Joyodio, for a first release the Shine is very advantageous and a rarity at this price point. That price point also just so happens to be one of the most crowded on the market. A big thank you to Linsoul and I also want to thank anyone who clicks the link and I hope you all are doing well, take care and thanks.
Shine Pros
-Packaging / Accessories
-Build Quality
-Look & Design
-Four Tuning Switches with multiple listening styles
-Nice resolution
-Bass doesnât muddy up the mix
-Speedy treble region
-Nicely detailed treble
-Fantastic first effort for a new company
Shine Cons
-Needs long Burn-in
-Some timbre issues (BA timbre)
-Not the cleanest sounding set
-Some settings have weaker pillowy bass
-Coarse note definition (not very smooth)
-Separation & imaging in the midrange in complicated tracks
-Coherency between drivers
-Almost too many tuning options (is this really a con?)
Comparisons: Truthear Hexa / Fiio FH3"
Audiosense DT600 is reviewed at MBA. Slightly dusted but should never disappear and itâs price tag is so fine for its performance.
(Sigh, but life goes on and we canât bury ourselves in grief)
Pros__
Bass
Technicalities
Neutrality and tonality
Details and layering level
Cons__
Disappointing treble range performance (how dare I can say that with its 6BA under its hood)
OK 3D imaging
Poor extensions
Hard to unleash its BAâs and get a juicy performance
Iâm a bit curious about this line: what do you mean by âgriefâ? Has the dt600 been stopped or something?
Sorry, I forgot to mention it but my country was devastated with a large earthquake. And I felt grief and frozen for a day or two, even tough I am undamaged. No room for the dead as cemeteries in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria fill up | Turkey-Syria earthquake 2023 | The Guardian
Glad that youâre okay and praying for those yet to be found or recovering from it!
Oh man, Iâm sorry about that! I didnât realize you live there.
I hope your country will be able to get a swift recovery from this.
Thanks. I am good, but I canât say the same for ~2mil people who somehow got effected. But maybe a miracle; there are still some survivors within the ruins. Latest is the pregnant woman, trapped under the debris of the collapsed building for like 110 hours.
Thanks man. How could you? I never emphasized my country before. We, the whole country, hope the same thing like you. But to be realistic, that region needs min 5 years just to clean the whole rubble and to build the essential buildings to run the city.
This estimation is just considering the material damage. But what can heal a father, who lost his daughter, and refusing to stop holding her hand? And there are thousands of undocumented examples of itâŚ
You can find that photo if you search.
I was in the earthquake in Northridge, California when I was just a boy visitng family in the area for a few days. The damage was nowhere near as bad as the devastation your country is facing, but I donât think anyone who has never experienced a larger earthquake can understand the raw power an event like that unleashes.
I wish you, everyone you know, your entire nation, and Syria the absolute best in these trying times. Some are undoubtedly more effected than others, but no one close to a disaster of this scale is uneffected. Iâll be keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Stay strong and keep your head up.
P.S. Thank goodness for the beauty and distraction of music at times like this, eh?
I am with you on the value of music 
But comparing the effects of disasters on survivors is the same as ignoring the pain of those who went through it. I know people in California experienced various forms of psychological trauma that day. However, damage is another topic and itâs safe to say that that 10 cities got nuked here.
@JAnonymous5150
Woah, I wasnât comparing anything. As a matter of fact I said that the quake I experienced was nothing to what you guys are going through. I only mentioned the quake here to say that I could understand on some level how powerful a big quake is. Iâm not sure where you got the rest of that, but Iâll assume it was something of a language barrier or whatever and Iâll let it go at that. My well wishes to you and your country remain. Donât know what else to say to thatâŚ
Edit: I have reread my message like 5 times and all it was was a message of total support, expressing that I understand that even those who werenât in damage zones will be greatly effected, and that Iâm praying for you all. Where you got the idea that I was âignoring the painâ of anyone in that is beyond me.
I only said what I had said hypothetically. And that barrier certainly exists. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.
Do you think Ikko oh5 is an improvement over a Raptgo Hook?(Hook=Timeless+extra subbass+slightly more spaced mids and less treble).
Well, oh5 is great but itâs not a huge upgrade over a already fantastic planar iem. Oh5 is a balanced and warm iem.
Variations is an upgrade? I want a real upgrade.
I am sorry but the rule of diminishing returns apply here. Go to Dethonray Tender 1 for a real upgrade of planar tech
Sendy Audio Peacock Review is on at MBA. They are not perfect by any means and very expensive. But they just might have what you are looking for if you havenât found it in other popular headphones.
PROS
⢠Very Well Built with Highest Quality Materials
⢠Comes with a 6N OCC Cable 4.4 mm Balanced Cable with XLR and 6.35 mm Adapters
⢠Lush and Romantic Sound
⢠Great Accessories
⢠Very Good Soundstage and Imaging
CONS
⢠Expensive
⢠Donât really compete with other +1k Headphones in some Technical Aspects
⢠Heavy
⢠Seal is quirky
⢠Not Harsh but Peaky and Sibilant in the Treble
⢠Looks may not be for Everyoneâs Tastes
Fiio FH15 is just reviewed at MBA, thanks to Chris, Fiio and Amazon.
âHowever, if deep and penetrating bass that is just as clean and taught as it is big and robust sounds like a dream, a smooth, easy listening and non-offensive treble with some of the most rich and milky midrange vocals in its price point sounds appealing, I would say the FH15 is well worth the moneyâ
