Planar In Ear Monitor Comparison - Feat 7hz , LETSHUOER , RAPTGO , TANGZU , TINHIFI

[@lotog692]

I got the Timeless, the S12 (non-Pro) and the Tangzu. Imo the Timeless has a very good precision, especially in the bass. It's a bit dry, especially compared to the S12, but for music where technical aspects matter, i.e. classical, it's great. The S12 is THE party IEM. You put it in, turn on the music and you immediatly start moving, because it sounds so engaging and fun. The Tangzu is somewhere in the middle, I'd say. It's not as fun as the S12 and not as "dry" as the Timeless, but I struggle with IEMs with big nozzles and unfortunately the Tangzu has quite big nozzles. So I can't wear it for longer time periods, which actually is a pity, because it's a very good set overall. Actually many of the IEMs that came out lately seem to "suffer" from big nozzles, which obviously isn't a problem for everybody, but for me it excludes a lot of the newer models. Dear producers, there are ppl with smaller earcanals that can't thrust elefant trunk sized nozzles in their ears. Please keep them a little smaller. 😀

[@gixxerman1128]

Why you did not just buy one good planar set + a qudelix 5k and use the parametric EQ? Why you throwing money away.

[@Frostwolves]

Between the three, what would you suggest for modern metal/rock with a mix of electronics, lots of instruments, and high pitch male vocals? I heard that S12 pro is very very good for rock.

[@DaddyYanToTe]

Underrated comment bro i’m using s12pro and feels like 25% less engaging than s12 but i’m happy with that. Also i EQ a little bit at 1k & 7.5k each at -1db (Dan audio’s EQ) feels so immersive 😊. I also have same problem with big nozzle and shape thats why not considering to upgrade MP145 the elephant size and can’t even listen for more than 10min.

[@mohammadzein504]

Superb detailed planar showdown! 👍 Thank you for the very interesting and relevant comparison. Get well soon Vortex✌

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks so much and I do feel worse but hopefully it clears up ASAP.

[@StrangerE0ns]

Ay, I been needing a comparison between the lot forever now

[@VortexReviews1]

I finally got round to it.

[@krypt]

was looking for a comparison between timeless, s12, and hook x for the past couple days.. thank you

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks and I finally got round to doing this video.

[@LISTEDGames]

Dan's Audio Reviews did audio demo comparisons and Timeless is very close to MEST when it comes to technical performance, very airy and detailed

[@VortexReviews1]

Cheers.

[@gixxerman1128]

I EQ'ed my timeless to mest on squig link, they have quite a weird tuning, Not sure how close it would sound to real deal, but the tuning of the mest ain't for me, I use my timeless mostly on the Harman 2019 target with a bit of extra bass, Harman is probably one of the best All round FR.

[@LISTEDGames]

@@gixxerman1128 I mostly like the timeless for their technical performance, not tuning, I wish timeless would have CCA PLA13 tuning or Maestro Mini's tuning. that big sub-bass level

[@alexeiboukirev8357]

Thanks Vortex. I find Timeless and S12 are easiest to drive and S12 have the best fit for me. But they all are pretty good.

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks.

[@robertgomicua4200]

I experience the same thing with the S12 Pro about the imbalance in the treble region. This is noticeable with vocals especially for the airiness and sibilance. When I hear sibilance of a certain frequency, I can hear it on more on the left side and vice versa. Its weird since it distorts the image in my head like the vocals is not facing in front of the listener. But overall, it's a very detailed experience. It was fatiguing at first due to the head shaking bass response, but now it's a good game. It's just the treble that kinda ruins the experience.

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks for your impressions and many planar models seem to have the imbalance but I would see if you have any ear wax issues as well.

[@robertgomicua4200]

i think so too. I'm considering getting my ears checked as well

[@VortexReviews1]

@@robertgomicua4200 Always worth checking.

[@hyedefinition1080]

@@VortexReviews1 Definitely an earwax thing for me. I received my S12 Pro's earlier this month and heard the same sharp treble in the left ear and not so much on the right...been on a daily wax cleanup regimen and don't hear it much anymore... I also read somewhere the left ear is more sensitive to music compared to the right, so that might also be why treble is perceived more in the left ear.

[@VortexReviews1]

@@hyedefinition1080 Good luck on sorting your ear wax and many folks have the same issue and don't even know it.

[@shahariarmkhurshid]

Hi Vortex, very good review! my preference is airy & detailed and of course non fatiguing sounding and should be more musical than analytical - which one I'd go for?

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks very much and most planars are a bit bright sounding. BASN make one but I haven't tried it.

[@yuribranco554]

I'm thinking of buying a tangzu zetian wu or letshuoer s12 pro, do you think the bluetooth adapter trn bt30 can play one of these in ears well?

[@mokisan]

Take care mate. Hope you recover soon. I wanted to pick an iem under 150, I guess I will go with the tin hifi p1 max. They look real good. If you had to compare them to the s12 pro which one would you say has more bass?

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks very much and I hope so. From the units I have I would say the S12 Pro.

[@mokisan]

@@VortexReviews1 wow the s12 pro has more bass than p1 Max?

[@VortexReviews1]

@@mokisan I feel so yes with my units.

[@mokisan]

@@VortexReviews1 what about the zetian wu? How does it compare to the s12 pro and p1 Max in terms of bass ?

[@VortexReviews1]

@@mokisan Zetian Wu is up there with the S12 Pro. Not the same but pretty close.

[@nsivaraj777]

Awesome 😎

[@VortexReviews1]

Thanks.

[@jeremyabramson4343]

Do you think that the stage depth on the P1 Max is lacking in comparison to the other models?

[@VortexReviews1]

Not that much really. All of the ones in the video are nice models.

[@jeremyabramson4343]

@VortexReviews1 Thanks. One other question, I have the S12, I really like the clear, open, airy treble and 3D holography. Would I like the timeless also for these particular qualities? Or should I stick with the S12?

[@VortexReviews1]

@@jeremyabramson4343 If you have the S12 then just stick with that. They are sidegrades.

[@genaishivatov1737]

Vortex, this peak at 8 kHz in Tinhifi P1 Max - is it noticeable by ear ???

[@VortexReviews1]

No.

[@s1nonnn589]

Wu or s12 pro has better technicality?

[@VortexReviews1]

Close call and I don't think one was better than the other. Same driver from what I can tell.

[@cobrabucket]

I still love my Hook-X

[@VortexReviews1]

They are a good set.

[@eect13]

please make iem ranking list! thanks

[@VortexReviews1]

That may or may not happen.

[@brianli286]

you sounded very nasally. Nasal congestion?

[@VortexReviews1]

Indeed and the day after I was much worse than this.

[@brianli286]

@@VortexReviews1 speedy recovery!

[@VortexReviews1]

@@brianli286 Thanks very much!

[@AlumarsX]

The peaks all of these have around 1-3khz is asinine lol. I can just about imagine the nasal voices.

[@koningklootzak7788]

Hard to understand what you are saying