Kiwi Ears Cadenza 10mm Beryllium Dynamic Driver IEM 3D Printed with Detachable Interchangeable Plug 0.78 2pin 3.5mm IEM Cable for Musician Audiophile (Chorus, Cadenza)

Price/performance is great. This "budget" iem performs better than similarly priced earphones. Punchy sound! Very good for a daily driver. Only 4 stars cos the IEM box was not shrink wrapped but no signs that it was used before.

I have been a fan of Linsoul products for quite awhile now, but my recent purchases takes it to a whole new level. As a sound engineer, I can now confidently say that the Chinese manufaturer makes significantly better products for a lot less money than any American brands - which are, you guessed it, probably made in the their factories anyway...! I loved the T2+ the most. For the money, it is shockingly neutral, a true hi-fi gem, which is why it's always back-ordered. But let's face it : MMCX connectors are getting on my nerves. As a pro, they are waaay too fragile to swap cables easily if anything fails, and I always end up with a wobbly channel. Unfortunately, this fancy connector is used by almost every single manufacturer of pro in-ears. Seems like they missed the memo about the fact those need to be used in the field, swapped out, sweated on, etc etc so the T2+ had to go. The only manufacturers using 0.78mm, deep two pin connectors which should be the ONLY standard IMHO are Linsoul and 2 or 3 exclusive custom compagnies that listened to us touring pros about how MMCX are TOO fragile to be reliable in the field, and only suitable for audiophiles. The Cadenzas are cheap, reliable, the connectors are tight, the tuning is made for clarity and balance. After some research, I added the HiFiGo Dunu tips (which I believe also trace back to Linsoul, but not sure), which are exceptional in comfort and clarity. I can now hear a conversation perfectly well while monitoring and hearing all the details I need. Finally!! No batteries to think about, all beautiful, passive engineering through and through. I even got a long cable (they always ship it with a super super short cable for some reasons; who is actually using an MP3 player with those anymore?!) that doesn't tangle and come with a cheap, but decent electret mic for talkback! Pretty cool. If you think that's uncomfortable, try the ridiculous talkback headsets they haven't changed since the 1970's. I am glad I chose to not spend 500 bucks on a heavy, bulky headset, and put one together of the same quality for 120 bucks instead. The cable I got is called "Ruyi Celeste" (hey, they even make up the coolest names!) and the mic connects with a MMCX but it's lockable at the base, which made me wonder why nobody is doing this, because the darn things are impossible to align right everytime without a heartsurgery degree! I wouldn't take the mic out unless necessary, but who cares? It feels like it's not even there. Always handy to have for calls and repleacable. What more do you want??? I'm not an aviator in the airforce! Now I can also talk back from stage without rigging another microphone, and have great fidelity fot audio and zoom calls anywhere I go. I don't have to worry about not sounding pro, which in my line of work, is pretty damn important!! When my acts go on tour again post-pandemic, I will most certainly purchase the Kiwi ears Orchestra Lite, as the Cadenzas were a test purchase for me. They turned out SO good that I'm noy trusting them in the studio AND on the road as a sound engineer to complement my speakers and so people can talk to me while I monitor, the tuning is impressive for that purpose. Very well done, since most people don't listen to in-ears alone in their living room - fine if you do, honestly I dunno why, speakers will always be superior to ANY headphones for stereo reproduction and in-ears will NEVER be as comfortable as over-ears but hey, to each their own I guess! A real pair of in-ears for REAL people. I intend to get the custom fit option too for the Orchestrs lite when I'm ready to upgrade, plus a few Ruyi cables, and I'd keep the Cadenzas with the Nudu tips as back up. Total will be less than one custom made American or Australian pair performing just the same, without a mic. There really is no comparison. Westones, Ultimate will eat dust in the touring industry within 5 years; Shure already been relegated. Mark my words, peope will not believe Linsoul was once an "Amazon" brand soon enough!!!

Är tidigare ingen stor användare av IEM's, men jag föll för hypen och beställde dessa. Måste säga att jag blev lite besviken. De har en fin klarhet med väl definierat ljud, men låter för mig alldeles för tunna. Är väl medveten om att IEM's normalt inte är att betrakta som basfenomen, men hade hoppats på mer fyllighet i ljudet. Jag vill dock poängtera att mitt exemplar inte är att betrakta som inspelade än, och det är möjligt att de släpper lite mer efter ytterligare användning. Ska också experimentera med lite olika "ear tips" då jag vet att optimal täthet är en förutsättning för bas. Men jag har trots allt svårt att tro att jag ska bli helt nöjd med dessa. Men jag har i alla fall en produkt med en specifik ljudbild att jämföra med och referera till vid framtida inköp.

Quite okay for the price. Sounds nice

Je trouve le son un peu clair. C’est très net et transparent. Peut-être manque-t-il un peu de graves.