Received the TY Hi-Z 32s and here are my impressions (many thanks to seller for fast delivery and patiently answering all my questions )
These sound amazing.. Warm, mild V-shaped sound which emphasises sub bass and high frequencies. This is the first earbud I have ever heard to have sub bass. Low end is amazing and almost unbelievable, I kept asking myself, "How is there so much sub bass coming out from this?". Earbuds are known to have very ear piercing sharp sound with no low end.. not this one. There is actual decent rumble in the sub bass and have mid bass impact that can satisfy (if not really impress you) bassheads. Listened to dubstep, trap, house, DnB, electronic, Rap & Hip hop with no problems. Movies/TV shows are a joy to listen with these.
Mids are slightly pushed back, but the upper mid(lower treble) frequencies are pushed a bit forward, making vocals very clear and detailed. Listening to speech or rap, words are articulate, so is for TV shows where vocals are usually recorded soft. Acoustic/live instruments lose some clarity but only a little. Not the best for rock, metal, or classical.
Highs are crisp and clear. These are not for treble/detail heads, its more "enjoying" the music instead of "analysing" it. Again, the warm and mild V shape makes the highs have little sibilance, but once a while some tracks with a lot of treble can sound a tad 'hot' or in your face.. making it a tiny bit piercing.
Sound stage is wide with above average depth. Clarity and resolution is great for the price, in fact, better than many branded on ear/supra-aural headphones. Binaural audio sounds lifelike with good left/right separation. You can definitely game in these. Isolation isn't great however, more external noises leak in than music coming out, so don't use these when on the bus, lrt or plane. No need to amp. Plugged straight into my Iphone and Macbook cranking not even past 50% volume and its loud enough. Can scale up with higher end equipment. A good clean DAC will definitely make them sound even better.
I've forgotten how easy and simple earbuds are. I find it a pleasure to finally be able to listen to great sound, without having to jam things deep into my ear or having to feel the clamp of a headphone band wrap around my head. You can use them for sleeping too, ready to safely fall off anytime, instead of fearing your expensive IEM to break and leave a chunk inside your ear the next morning!! At work, if I need to pick up a phone call or talk to my colleagues, not only can I hear them calling me out, its just a simple matter of popping on and off them earbuds one handed operation. You can even use these for workouts/sports and if you trash them, just buy 10 more and you're done.
TLDR; Get these. These sound like headphones. These sound better than headphones. These sound better than many headphones you will find in chain stores like Harvey Norman or Best Denki. These sound like/better than the Beats Solo 2; clearer sounding, less muddy with tighter bass, and more importantly, cheaper. If these are only entry level, I have high hopes for their more expensive earbuds, maybe being able to produce sound that rivals RM1000-3000 priced headphones.
The TY-HiZ 32s has restored my faith in earbuds. At RM35? No brainer.
This post has been edited by zekehanlee: Apr 20 2017, 10:26 PM
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