So a few days back I bought the Edifier H285 IEM / Earbud
Here's a tiny-review...
Package:
1. The IEMs itself
2. A mini-manual
3. 3 pairs of tips ( Large - Medium - Mini )
Quality:
1. The IEMs
- They are nicely build. No defects, scratches nor paint chips.
- The cables were abit too tightly secured in the packagaing, being in the package for long it created a 'permanent' sharp-bend near the jack. It will go away if I straighten and apply pressure on the area for some time, but i'm too lazy.
- 4 days of usage, the cables never tangled up on me yet. Nice material.
2. The Tips
- Previous Edifier IEM (another IEM) had oversized tips that didnt fit properly. This time it's super tight for all sizes, no leakage & isolation is as good as it gets. Yes, you will hear the rumble and whine from the electric motors on the RapidKL LRT. No, you wont be able to hear conversations and cars passing by in a busy coffee shop.
Sound:
- Adequately balanced from the lows to the mids, then the higher-highs get crispy (if you've been to an IMAX theater & hear their kind of tweeters, something like that)
- Bass is adequate, somewhat theater-like as it has the low rumble but on certain songs, a little lesser in thump.
- Mids are a little behind in the mix due to the crisp of the higher frequencies.
- Pretty nice timing and phase, doesn't sound weird to me, doesn't fatigue at slightly louder listening levels (and it gets your feet tapping)
- Nice soundstage, but I've heard wider ones like PL-30 & Hippo White (which are at twice the price)
- Average "crosstalk/seperation". Some songs are engineered with instruments or effects that are positioned differently between left and right. Somehow, this is not a strong point of the H285. Yes you can hear the differences but you cant
feel them.
- Sometimes due to the high-end crisp, certain music wont sound as 'clean/quiet' as it's supposed to be
- There is some background hiss on my Nexus 7, no hiss when paired with a DAC. Probably the N7 has poor noise floor.
- Although at 32Ohms impedance, don't be fooled as it's more sensitive and louder than many 16Ohms IEMs.
- AFAIK, this is the top IEM that Edifier is currently offering based on price (RM50) and of course quality. Is there a better one?
Some test tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg7L0OQiN78 (Lindsey Stirling - Behind The Veil)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2JuxM-snGc (Lorde - Team)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoj2I6ZJLx8 (The XX - Together)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdemFfbS5H0 (Chainsmokers - Selfie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRNPkJ0ELPc (Within Temptation - World Is Watching)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNYKVbIqYqY (Owl City ft Lindsey Stirling - Beautiful Times)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2zYHWDZKo (X-MEN - Days of Future Pass Official Trailer)
This post has been edited by andrew9292: Apr 22 2014, 01:30 AM