New Earphone tech. MEMS drivers. I'm a fan.

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

0:00 Start 0:10 Giveaway 0:25 About the set 5:48 BASS 7:51 VOCALS 8:30 Overtones 18:50 RaNk iT Up

[@delicrux]

Not sure where to comment but man i would not say no to a Hype 4 :D

[@fadedlogic1]

For those looking to get into the Xmems driver at a lower price point; Noble audio has there XM-1 for around 700USD and the TWS Falcon Triumph in US or the Falcon Max in Japan. The Triumph are amazing for a TWS. The XM-1 is cable is beefy and USB-C terminated. Tee energizer is contained in the cable so it makes it highly portable and phone drives it fine. I found the XMems driver to be extremely fast and the bass very accurate with a lot of punch. Thanks for review of this one, a new company to me. Happy New Year!

[@rialdoroeloffze628]

MEMS is not a meme. Confirmed.

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

It's not really new but it's ready for the money. I'm a big fan

[@AzraelAlpha]

"MEMS is not a meme" is not a meme just like "Milhouse is not a meme" is not a meme.

[@gregorycooper3226]

Loving my hype 4’s. Great result for whoever cops them.

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

Someone gunna score. Have a Happy and safe New years holiday!

[@arrowzen7433]

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[@arifrahmanafandi4251]

xMEMS drivers truly deliver amazing sound. It's kind of like having headphone sound in IEM form.

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

It is quite epic. Not super portable but SQ is great

[@tylerfrench4996]

Very cool tech. I’m sure they will find a way to make them more portable as they become more widely used. Thanks for the insight !

[@somebodysilly]

ordered a set of these after talking to hieu, love to support new tech to push the hobby forward

[@jeffgeer2720]

Never ceases to amaze at the amount of experimentation and embracing new technology with continuous development...love the granite appearance ...i'd definitely rock these :P

[@ZEMIPREAUDIO]

Chris has an insanely huge album collection! The only reviewer who can explain in detail how drivers work and compare it to music 👏 Bravo 👏to the engineers at Soranik! Not only have they created quality IEMs but also an Energizer designed exclusively for MEMS drivers.

[@fantasian2]

New tech promotes innovation, which is great for the hobby. It's good that you're promoting new things.

[@jwcurry83]

Did I hear "new tech" ?!?! I jumped on this video so fast when it popped up. Thanks for the review as always and enjoy the New Year with the family! Picked up some QKZ-HBBs for stocking stuffers for Christmas and they were a huge hit!

[@cybershade69]

I loved "Nobody getting this, it's mine." Thanks for the review. Nice to see someone is doing something different that works!

[@piyapiyaify]

Happy New Year!! Thank you always!! ありがとうございます!!!

[@Павел-м2б2ы]

It would be so interesting to listen to new technologies but it is expensive. Happy New Year.

[@woodywoodman4309]

Interested to see how these develop going forward. Will they remain a small fraction of the market or will the technology advance to make it easier to utilize and power? Always love seeing new directions taken to accomplish things in interesting ways. Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, may it be one of your best yet.

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

It's always interesting when new tech hit's the hobby. Thank you for getting your hands on a set and giving your honest opinion/review of them. Hope this finds you and yours doing great. Happy New Year ! Take care and God Bless...

[@alppn]

Nice, love to see more development in audio technology. Hope to see this MEMS driver gets better, more compact maybe with a smaller proprietary energizer, and also maybe cheaper so us commoner can hope to get it one day.

[@Valkyri]

Happy new years! love the marble look of this set, great to see new tech!

[@MikeMake5643]

Appreciated excelent cool Never ceases to amaze at the amount of experimentation and embracing new technology with continuous development...love the granite appearance ..

[@HieuTran-lb1rb]

Thank you very much for the in-depth review! We indeed are preparing some upgrades for the energizer, and I am sure it will help with the portability concerns you mentioned! 😊

[@DxS7]

Crazy, it's 6 am and I was watching some IEM reviews and my Favorite IEM reviewer showed up!!❤

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

[@didgineil]

Sounds pretty cool, great to hear companies experimenting and trying new things. Let’s hope as the tech develops it trickles down to keep the industry evolving 👍

[@badfoot]

Happy NY. Thanks for all the great reviews this year.

[@heloiamerk]

Always exciting to see new tech, hope it starts catching on and being even more refined in the future!

[@eliobando-marcial159]

Beautiful conclusion, "try something new with your money" i think sums up the growth in this hobby forsure espically if you've been around for a while, so much new tech has came out. Cheers to the new years and new tech HBB!

[@louisvdmerwe]

Awesome that you are supporting a new direction in IEM technology!

[@GreyGh0st17]

Always nice to see new tech. They are a nice looking set.

[@danjbry]

Great review. Interesting to hear your thoughts working through “new toy bias”. The amount of innovation in IEMs is great to see.

[@dalvarez]

Happy new year for everyone! I hope this technology is available accessible soon.

[@Phoenix_1611]

Always cool to see innovation with new tech. Hope that xmems can become more accessible over time.

[@alfredhutomo]

I had a chance to try their prototype for a smaller Energizer, and it’s promising that they’ve managed to scale it down to almost one-third of the current Energizer’s width while keeping the same length. Hopefully, they can release it soon and, as you mentioned, offer an upgrade pricing option for those who own the current model. Another cool thing: they’re experimenting with a Bluetooth-enabled Energizer, which can function as both a receiver and a normal Energizer. The Bluetooth automatically turns off when you plug in the interconnect cable. It’s truly convenient, and it’s definitely one of the prototypes I’m excited about!

[@donaldwolff]

Love that you like this! Very much looking into this as my only buy of 2025 👍

[@KurtKloetentreter]

These look and graph amazing, I can only imagine what they sound like. Will definitely have to try some MEMS IEMs when i get the chance

[@or1on89]

I hope to demo these or IEMs using this technology at CanJam this year. You really made me curious! Happy New Year! 🙌

[@jackhandy6211]

Makes you wonder what the true potential is for this new driver type. Definitely exciting to know that this already sounds fantastic. Thank you for informing us about this new technology.

[@zihc]

Happy new year HBB fam! Looking forward to new releases in 2025!

[@dragonslayerex756]

This new driver sounds pretty dope, excited to see what's in store for IEMs in 2025! Thanks for the informative review.

[@geardawg1358]

Can't wait, hope this year is going to be a good year for new tech!

[@square1162]

The new tech is definitely worth a listen. I am a fan of everything about the rythm!

[@NKFreak1C]

Bought KZ EDC PRO in the Christmas sale, Got a set with channel imbalance😢. First kz set turns out to be a defective product 😢.And driver quality is not at the level of blon Bl03. Tuning is good. Requested for replacement and waiting for approval. Happy new year to all🎉. That MEMS Graph looks really nice.

[@arrowzen7433]

Hmm…set looks wild. Interesting tech and design. Fascinating how fast Chi-fi moves - even though we are still largely talking incremental improvements and often just variations in flavour. Given it is a hobby of tastes, that is a good thing. At this price it better really good. Let’s hope this tech gets offered at accessible prices sometime soon.

[@erk155]

very excited for the future of this hobby if cool stuff like this keeps coming out

[@TJ746]

Love new tech hopefully people that can afford it can support the tech and help the development of it and bring the cost down and make it more accessible.

[@isaiahschell]

I love to see more innovation on the driver side of audio gear! If this is only the first or second generation of MEMs, I can’t wait to see what it turns into in the future. I think miniaturization is going to be the main area of improvement, which will of course take time. But I’m here for it!

[@scouy]

MEMS looking very interesting, looking forward to seeing the future of this driver type. Looking forward to your reviews going 2025! Happy new years from Norway to HBB, and of cours the entire community you've built here! 🎆

[@justac0ward]

First time knowing this type of drivers, now this is an improvement in the audiophile industry

[@tomkay5899]

Nice review. The set seems interesting and I’m really excited to see the xMEMs tech getting to more sets and dropping in price

[@adarshdhandayuthapani4027]

I wish I could demo something like this! As always, a slick review by Chris ✅

[@MastaMyth]

Soranik sounds like a company to keep an ear on. They added the personal touch with the parcel, fast shipping and taking an unbeaten path - all things few companies still do. Happy to hear they tickle an itch you didn’t even know existed 😁

[@jacqn6706]

New tech.. but that price. Maybe the tech will become more common practice and so become more affordable. Always love it when you explain stuff. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy this set. Thanks for the review.

[@Audioholic42]

I love that companies are trying new things.. Why not right. Its how we improve things rather than doing nothing.

[@Ay.Caramba]

I'm trying to remember what older audio technology had an 'energiser'. Was it electrostatic drivers used in headphones that were introduced back in the 70s, or was it something else?

[@panagodavenura7380]

Was worried about the mid bass when you showed the graph so good to hear

[@rajithfernando6200]

The marble pattern though 🤤 fresh design aesthetics are always appreciated. Excited for new tech. Let's see where they go from here

[@tmetdubstep]

Curious to see how the tech develops and wait to see if we get something on the more budget realm eventually, happy new year to everyone, cheers.

[@sinnders97]

Your desk setup is sick man!!

[@JuanRamirez-zy5mf]

It's amazing to see a new driver technology enter the space. Let's hope that soon develop an small version of that (Dap)

[@KarenPristy]

That marble shell is beautiful. Alas too expensive for me. Thanks for reviewing these.

[@dufinocchiaro298]

New driver tech is always very interesting! I'm a low cost IEM buyer, so I'll have to wait for the tech to become a lot cheaper to experiment them. In a few years, I'll grab them.

[@Hunter4Knowledge]

Great video! It’s always cool to learn something new from someone invested in the hobby. Thanks for sharing, have a happy New Years!

[@jujoe82]

Real exctied for these drivers thanks for the review and happy new year

[@drfredwilson]

Cool tech. Will be interesting to try once the energizer is miniaturized and can be built into a DAP for example.

[@Tonza4]

Haven't heard MEMS drivers yet but this one is interesting. The open back design and combination of drivers is quite unique.

[@gregmazzone2424]

I like having a variety of driver tech. Waiting on the dyna quattro right now, which is all DD. Thanks for the review, interesting stuff!

[@muhammadali.8170]

This is the sorta IEM tech I love seeing in multi thousand IEM sets. Sets the precedent for future IEM's and perhaps may trickle it's way down to more affordable sets. This white marble look is real nice too. Didn't think it'd work till I opened this vid. This setup is also pretty interesting. 3 full range drivers and 1 dedicated for sub-bass. Graphs pretty nicely, so they're definitely onto something

[@conner493]

A while back, I listened to a podcast series (No Dogs in Space) about the Beastie Boys. Gotta say, hearing the history and influences really heightened my appreciation. Better gear and hearing all the nuances increases my appreciation too, but just wanted to put out there the idea of diving into the history and background of the music over buying more gear.

[@billpoyfair1346]

I’m looking forward to seeing the price decrease if it goes well with the big spending capable folks. I’m also a fan of trying new approaches to the sound production game. Thanks and best wishes for 2025!

[@rpittman2874]

Always welcome new technology, hope you're enjoying your holiday season

[@computerman7168]

I like the idea of new tech in IEMs world. Thanks for amazing year in IEM space. Always stay true HBB

[@mohamadsh_7913]

I love that GNX has become a regular in the music section

[@NnivrahmSitilac]

Love to see new technology being used in iems can't wait for more companies to try out xMEMS.

[@herpaderpy888]

I work with a few different MEMS technologies, once the volume of the devices using MEMS increases, the price should pretty dramatically decrease, so glad you didn't shamelessly hype it. I imagine the price will crash to well below half, if not below $500 within 2-5 years.

[@Piquliar]

This is the tech I'm most excited about getting more development in the future, I've heard such good stuff about it, first from one of Creative's wireless earbuds.

[@MrDomq22]

Happy new years to you and your fam, Chris 🤝

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

Happy New Year to you and yours as well!

[@erickstephenfloresoliva3627]

Honestly, I am at some point shocked, and I do not know what else can I say because I have never tried MEMS before, and the most expensive set I have bought is the MEST OG. Nice video!

[@dougmorato]

Personally I believe EST is a step ahead from BAs. But neither one can reproduce for instance snares sound as good as DD. Hopefully this new tech can address that in a better way.

[@TippyRacer]

Much more than I’m willing to spend, but I appreciate being informed on new tech 👍

[@revdna]

tried out the creative set earlier, am definitely impressed with the sound.

[@J7T800]

I love that the IEM space is getting more innovation like new drivers. Only time will tell if this will catch on and become a race to the bottom or become stagnant in the higher end market.

[@TheRebelLion13]

As i've said: I wonder how long(or short) it'll take for Chi-Fi to bring MEMS drivers down to below mid-tier price points. If there's one thing i'll be keeping an eye on this 2025, it'll be this. All it takes is one brand to make that "crazy" move. Next thing you know, we'll be getting generally affordable MEMS driver IEMS, left and right. And just like that, all of a sudden, we'll be looking at a full blown "MEMS Driver Wars 1".

[@SGyru]

That sounds so crazy to me that it needs an "energizer" constantly running. I'm planning to buy a budget planar for my first planar eventually to try since I haven't even tried a planar yet. I'm waiting patiently though for that and to buy a Hype 4 since I will be getting that regardless as my next big purchase coming from being an Aful Explorer lover. Excited for new tech and for the new year!

[@manleycreations6466]

I haven't been in the hobby that long but it's cool to see new innovations like this being created. Who knows, maybe one day it will be affordable for everyone.

[@poside]

Love it when new technology crops up in IEMs. Keeps things fresh. It's why I love IEMs more than headphones atm, where there's just the senns 6 series dominating for the past few decades

[@Woltyge5125]

I’d like to know how much does the open back shell affect the sound, especially the spaciousness 🔊

[@pocak89]

Thanks for the videos in this year. Happy new year!

[@martinmaduena2053]

excited to see new tech in iem's, will see how it develops this tech and how accesible it becomes

[@saurabbbhardwaj1930]

There's tws by creative and soundpeats using xMEMS drivers. Around $100 Tws being a different category and not audiophile etc but good that there's also affordable options out there already

[@paulgal]

Now these look very interesting. I always come to your videos for advice you always lay things out so stupid people like me can understand. I can’t afford 99% of the stuff you review but just really enjoying watching these l. Thanks for all your hard work and happy new year to your wife and son when it comes.

[@sdsingh1]

We're never going to stop buying new sets, so it's going to be great seeing this trickle down into the market over the coming years to be able to try something "different".

[@shentasticx]

Can’t wait to hear one of these MEMS drivers

[@LuisOrtiz2131]

The design on these iems are amazing.

[@taketwo6352]

Love to see this kind of innovations in the hobby

[@geminyetf]

It 's always good and interesting thing trying something new and unique technology. Hope they can improve it even more.

[@stymeron]

It will be interesting to watch and see where MEMs goes and if it becomes a 'thing' or if it's just a flash.

[@SiG-Popart]

Seeing as they need an energiser/amp kinda reminds me of the Stax SRS-002 hopefully they can come up with a smaller footprint amp?...but it seems the future is bright for MEMS plus that set looks amazing 👍

[@simonadams6640]

Good on you for trying this stuff out - I'm really curious how this stacks up to the now "tried and true" tribrid config.

[@bigbubla9926]

they look like marble flooring, i like it also happy new year in advance

[@H3M3L]

Really interested on the hype 4 hope you'll do a full overview

[@Mr_Gorillazzz]

These gotta be one of the most interesting sets of 2024.

[@djbill121]

happy xmas and happy new year may the next year bring new opportunity for u. set is out of my price range but still here for support.interesting tech hope it trickle down to affordable region...

[@Psychboy911]

Very cool. Would love to hear more about the open back effect. They look huge. How do they fit? Iems equal mobile music to me. The energizer kills it at the moment. Thoughts? Thanks for bringing this to us. Peace!