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 We reaching a newer level, since now I am going to review a classic or vintage pair of in ear monitors. This will be my first time by the way when it comes to reviewing classic or vintage sets so my thoughts or impressions may vary.  This is the Westone UM1, a studio grade in ear monitor. This brand is what i considered a hidden gem, due to its tuning in its time. By the way this a mod version since its original shell is already replaced. This is a loaner unit from my audiophile friend hence that i cant really give the accessory perspective but i will focus purely on the sound. Image from Headfonics Review Proper  The Westone UM1 is one of those in-ear monitors that can make you question your hearing, as it is very source-reliant. This means that if your audio source is bad, the sound output will also be bad. But in the long run you will get use to it. For my setup in this review, I am using two dongles, DAP, and windows sonic for headphone, for the ear tips i am using t...

Well, I’ve always seen this specific model in forums and groups, but everything changed when someone contacted me through email. At first, I honestly thought it was a scam. But after reading it carefully, I realized I had been given a chance,blessed by the audio gods and the company,to try this pair. The Yuandao Tears is an in-ear monitor priced in the $22–28 segment. Ever since I started my audio journey, I’ve mostly reviewed units in this price range. It’s kind of my specialty at this point. Anyway, the Tears has a unique design and an interesting mechanism to it. Disclaimers   As an anime fan and audiophile, I trust my ears and impressions. This unit was provided by Nicehck through one of their representatives, and I’m very thankful for choosing me to review it. Rest assured, this review is not influenced in any way. Build structure   The Yuandao Tears unit we have for review is made of ABS plastic, which is quite common. Personally, I would have preferred a metal shell sin...

This review is a special one, as it marks the beginning of my journey with the Tangzu brand and their most memorable series to date. When we talk about budget earphones, a common question often arises: "Is the bass aggressive?" Or, in my native language, "Malakas ba bass nyan at malakas ba volume?" These phrases are quite typical, especially since we’re used to V-shaped sound signatures. However, with the rise of Chi-Fi technology, we now have a wide range of options within reach. When the Wan’er was released, it quickly became a star in the market and even earned an award. The Wan’er has multiple versions, including the SG, SE, and SGEN. The SG is the first generation, the SE leans more toward a monitoring sound signature, and the SGEN represents the second generation. The main question now is: Is the second generation worth its price, and has it truly improved and become more refined compared to the SG?. or it is still the same but more on the fancy looks. Discla...

The hott C229 is a media player that  features two functionalities. Mainly as a cd player and secondly as a speaker that can be either wireless or wired. For the wired functionality, you need to use the aux input  For the wireless function, it's very simple, just click the mode switch and you will see the indicator light turn to Bluetooth with a short name called blue, since it can't fit in the screen, it will also say  Bluetooth mode, Review proper  You might be wondering why I am highlighting the features of the C229 first; well, to be honest, it is the main highlight of this review and also my first time having an experience with this kind of tech. I own a CD ripper, but this is a different one because it’s all-in-one, meaning I can use it anywhere I want. ​As an all-in-one device, it has a dedicated, rechargeable internal battery. The battery capacity is quite huge and very efficient; it lasted me several days. In fact, I only charged it once, and while writing t...

𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚜. 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚜; 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚢𝚎𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚍. 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚋𝚢 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎, 𝚜𝚘 𝚒𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚋𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚒𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚝. 𝙺𝚒𝚜𝚘 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕, 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚋𝚕𝚎, 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚢𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚔𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚖𝚋𝚘𝚡𝚎𝚜. 𝙸𝚗 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐-𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚖 𝚞𝚜𝚎, 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚝. 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚖 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚒𝚣𝚎  𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜𝚎𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛-𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖...

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝.  𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧  𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐒𝟓, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭. ​𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐬 𝐌𝐒𝟏 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐟𝐮. 𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚...

Introduction This is my first time reviewing a Bluetooth speaker, and this particular one is quite interesting. It's compact and light, yet it delivers powerful sound. Edifier is a popular brand known for its speakers, though it eventually entered the true wireless scene. Audiophiles and casual audio lovers alike tend to like Edifier because it offers great sound quality without breaking the bank. Build and Functions The MP85 was released in 2023 in other countries, but in my country, it was released last year. Until now, this is a hot-selling item. Because of its compact and lightweight design, the overall vibe it gives me is like an amplifier that has some ports for instruments. The overall build is made out of plastic, which is common in this price range. The only metal here is the lanyard hook slot, which is a nice touch from Edifier. By the way, the lanyard is also included in the box, but of course, you can provide your own. I didn't test this while hiking since that'...