Aful MagicOne REVIEW!

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5 ай бұрын

Aful has gained a reputation for hyper-competitive price to performance ratio, but the MagicOne hopes to make them known for someone else: Technical achievement. The MagicOne has just a single balanced armature driver yet delivers an impressive frequency response with the help of some truly beautiful engineering. Here's my review.
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@sto-humanfriendly 5 ай бұрын

0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Price and Accessories 3:08 - Build and Aesthetics 4:59 - Comfort 6:54 - Sound 1 9:12 - Sound 2 11:11 - Conclusion

@enovasia 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. I do enjoy it when ChiFi brands go to the effort of thinking differently. The price is justified I believe 🎉❤

@TannerDuran 11 сағат бұрын

I have the Moondrop Kato, which is a single DD IEM, but I have been interested in trying something with BAs. This seems like the perfect gateway!

@snozzmcberry2366 5 ай бұрын

That acoustic channel stuff and the signature it gets out of a single BA really is something else. Kinda rare to see something so out of left field and unique on the market. Man if I had the cash to burn $140 on a novelty IEM I'd grab this in a heartbeat.

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

Yeah if this design stays a rarity, I could see it gaining some cult status.

@enovasia 5 ай бұрын

@@SuperReviewI think you're spot on 😊

@Sweetaccord 2 ай бұрын

It's & $99.00 now

@fiddlix 5 ай бұрын

Excellent review Mark, I’ve had this set for a couple of weeks now and you are spot on 100%. Thank you sir.

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

🤙

@iikatinggangsengii2471 5 ай бұрын

thing is roxanne 64 shure are great at being sound great with affordable pairings at higher level they sort of behind, its also why i said kse1500 is very interesting iem

@hokagoteatimereviews 5 ай бұрын

Great review mark! That moondrop chu 2 cable looks so good with the magic one

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

Lookin' a lot like my Moondrop S8... 👀

@hokagoteatimereviews 5 ай бұрын

True haha! @@SuperReview

@StephenIngraham 5 ай бұрын

I found that these need to be inserted in my ears as deeply as possible…like wet the eartip deep…and then they really come alive with all that engagement you felt was missing :)

@GadZookz 5 ай бұрын

Great to see you back Mr. Ryan! Will you be doing Yearphone of the Ear for 2023 from the new studio?

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

That's my goal!

@SzymonSaysStuff 5 ай бұрын

This IEM +cable combo goes so hard mr. Markiplier mate, I really want to try tis thing, it looks sooooo nice.

@StarBuccaneers168 5 ай бұрын

Afully good review. I agree it's priced a bit high and somewhat average sounding. However, I added it to my collection due to its design and to support the company.

@gripau92 5 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for a new review. Any plans to have a look at Simgot EA1000?

@zlevelx 5 ай бұрын

Listening to this on my etymotic er4xr single balance armature kings

@f0ggynights714 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this review. I have a question: I noticed your graphs of this and the Aira 2 are extremely similar. How are they compared in the ear? Is the bass on the Magic One comming accross leaner? And how smooth is the treble compared to each other?

@kaavik47 5 ай бұрын

Im wondering if this design plus a DSP front end (like Moondrop is now doing) would transform the sound, particularly on the engagement front? I think high quality components + good tuning + DSP + configurable software is the wave of the future for price performance and multiple sound profiles.

@dentboxhero1717 5 ай бұрын

They're using a transmission line design to produce lower frequencies. It's the same transmission line design found on full range speaker enclosures.

@enrique93075 4 ай бұрын

excellent video, I have a question, I recently entered the world of IEM , and my question is about the tunings. What would be considered an all rounder IEM? something more towards neutral?

@jin12345678 5 ай бұрын

This IEM is the only one other than the ER2SE that gave me those fleeting psychoacoustic moments where I feel like I'm listening to the source itself and not through an IEM. Just sounds incredibly natural to me, once my brain adjusts to the slight peak at 6k. The reason why I reach for it more than the blessing 2 these days, the blessing 2 sounds better overall but the coloration that it gives to the timbre is so distinctive that you're constantly reminded of the fact that you're listening to it. but ofc this my incredibly subjective perception of how it sounds, and I can't really recommend this over other hybrids/single DD/planars that are cheaper.

@Weareonenation303 5 ай бұрын

It's kinda cute seeing that tiny BA inside that shell. Not a lot of single BAs in chi-fi land, Fiio FA1, Audiosense DT100 / T180 are the only ones that come to mind, is Brainwavz chi-fi? They released a model called Koel which is also single BA. Definitely a technical marvel which is probably why it cost 140 and not around 60 bucks.

@enovasia 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I have 3x AudioSense DT100 (all purchased on various promos, always under $55). DT100 is much underrated, and prefer them to my vastly more expensive 1BA Campfire Satsuma, as well as the MagicOne **at the moment**, but it's early days yet with the new Aful. It'll take me a few more weeks to really get the full measure of the MagicOne (or any IEM). Some very cool R&D effort here from Aful, without a doubt.

@Weareonenation303 5 ай бұрын

@@enovasia I've heard Satsuma was a rebadged Campfire Comet and that it sucks.

@enovasia 5 ай бұрын

@@Weareonenation303 yes and no! Tip selection is really important plus acknowledging that the high impedance requires juicier sources, dongles won't hack it. Sometimes I enjoy the Satsuma, at others I'm dumbfounded how badly it performs on certain tracks. It's definitely an acquired taste - but at

@enovasia 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, some real work went into the MagicOne, evidently. It's fun squinting into the shell 🐚. Why Aful decided to undertake this challenge I have absolutely no idea, but the result is certainly worthwhile.

@sto-humanfriendly 5 ай бұрын

Is this an IEM you think could contend as a good stage monitor or travel set? I know in the past, you enjoyed the comfort of the legacy 2 and 4 which straddle the MagicOne's price bracket

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

Yeah honestly that would be a pretty good use for this.

@rajeebdas1724 5 ай бұрын

Plans to review the Hiby M300 dap?

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

Later this week 👍

@informedchoice2249 4 ай бұрын

I've been looking at a number of IEM's. I have the TWS XM5's. Is there a general appreciation for the XM5?

@SuperReview 4 ай бұрын

I haven't heard the XM5s, but the XM4 TWS is pretty respected.

@informedchoice2249 4 ай бұрын

@@SuperReview The XM5's are nice but my field of ref is small. Only tried the Hola and the Aria. Crin does a decent review. A bit heavy on the bass at default. They can be a bit bass dominant on some tracks and you lose the details in the higher reg's but with a little EQ that's cured by all accounts. I don't regret the purchase for the other attributes, they're good for calls.

@edowins 5 ай бұрын

This one is good and can be an option if you are looking for a good tune single driver BA iem besides of DD and planar. But if you already have a strong multidriver iem like juzear 41t, hisenior t4, and kiwiears quintet. You don't need this one imo

@gustawfreitag5727 5 ай бұрын

Any plans to review the moondrop may?

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@liammadridista2395 5 ай бұрын

It's nuts that they've done that with just a single BA but it's definitely overpriced.

@Cujobob 5 ай бұрын

I actually really like these with the right tips. I have far more expensive earbuds and IEMs and I always look forward to listening to the MagicOne. It gives up a bit in the detail department, but there’s something about the cohesiveness of the sound and its neutral presentation that just sounds great on everything. I read that it needs a bit of juice to really open up, but I’ve only used it with powerful dongles and HPAs so far and haven’t tested that out.

@nashdiz 4 ай бұрын

Any plans to review the Aria 2?

@SuperReview 4 ай бұрын

I will cover it with the May.

@nashdiz 4 ай бұрын

looking forward to it! Any plan to compare it with the Hexa?@@SuperReview

@scorpioassmodeusgtx1811 5 ай бұрын

It’s impressive for a single BA. But at $140, why not buy something that’s impressive without that qualification? The Magic One is fighting with one arm tied behind its back for no benefit to the consumer, just as a technological curiosity and proof of concept. I might be willing to spend $70 on something like that, but $140 is entirely too much.

@Sweetaccord 2 ай бұрын

It's $99.00 now

@AG-en5y 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

🤙

@juanblanco7898 5 ай бұрын

They're just flexing at this point. I'm starting to believe that the brand naming is intentionally ironic.

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

I would love an explanation of the name.

@juanblanco7898 5 ай бұрын

@@SuperReview Yeah, me too. I wonder if anyone dared to inquire from them.

@juanblanco7898 5 ай бұрын

@@SuperReview When should we expected a review on Moondrop May, by the way?

@Ducbloke 5 ай бұрын

I bought this off of the hype, before it was released. I was shocked by how bad it was and returned it. It's ok at low volume, but turn it up and it shouts badly. I'm not talking about over driving it either. All of my other IEM's can handle that same volume level, with room to spare. This one can't perform with significant Gain.

@SuperReview 5 ай бұрын

FWIW the frequency response doesn't change with volume, but your perception of it might (read: Fletcher-Munson curves).

@Ducbloke 5 ай бұрын

@@SuperReview yes I understand. Gain impacts volume. The frequency graph looks really good. The problem came when I turned to volume up to 80 (out of 120) on my Fiio M17. I have the performer 8, MMKIII, SA6 MKII and all have no issue with the gain I was using on the Aful Magicone. I tried eq in Poweramp as well to the 10dB 5128 target. Still shouty and distorts. Hifigo are going to have the set tested for defects.