Happy to see you with such a gem in hands. A gentleman like you who truthfully enjoys the hobby and provides so much honest and positive content to it deserves those "opportunities" more than anyone. I wish at some point Penon makes you justice and provide those "perks" for free. Cheers from a Portuguese-descendent from Brazil.
I knew that Akros would be the first reviewer to assess this exceptional set. Thanks for picking up this set and taking the time to drop this excellent review, Bravo 👏 TonyTex 👏 Bravo !
Great review bro. So happy to see you reviewing endgame stuff. The main difference between lower price gear and kilobuck is refinement in my eyes. Been following your page for a good few years now. Always appreciate your honesty . Keep it up boss 🙏🏿
I love your videos man, I watch every one of them, great job. Thanks to you I bought Hype4 and I love it every time I am listening to it. I wonder what's upgrade from it - bass and treble are most important to me since I listen to a lot of electronic music.
Tony, you know desireless 😱 That's my childhood in France! What would be your comparison with Penon 10th? Is the upgrade worth, is the 10th still worth if my budget doesn't allow me to go up that kilobuck route?
Love your videos. You've become my favorite reviewer for iems. Haven't considered doing a tiger list? It's getting hard to categorize so many IEMs. I have the Butasturs, Monarch mk2, EPZ 530, Dunu SA6 mk1, Veedix Silver String, and they are getting hard to compare them since they are all SO good. Would love your opinion on them!
I'm torn between those two. I was about to get the ltd when all of a sudden voltage came out.. need someone to compare them 😢.. or maybe I can triangulate as Tony says voltage's very similar to the mega5 est, so est vs ltd?
@@SethiBybel the problem in iem world is you also need several ppl saying Mega5EST is very close to Voltage before triangulation. I've seen around 3 comparisons of voltage and Mega5EST, one said they are different, the other said Voltage is an upgrade on all fronts. Across says very slight upgrade. Btw, Prestige is tuned for treble, as confirmed by the person who tuned it. Voltage is mids first, then treble refinement. I believe Prestige Ltd goes for an airy sound and Voltage does not.
@@Viewer13128 yes you're right, we need several people confirming voltage and est are similar. We'd also need several voltage and ltd comparisons.. it could be months before that happens.. might have to buy both 😄😢
Hello, juzear clear changed the driver and tuning and sound very difrent now! Not basshead any more, more open sound with still great bass but much more detail Maybe you try?
Not that I know of.....have some earphones with EST that are 4 years old and going strong. The limit to their lifespan will be how you use it....if you abuse be prepared to damage it.....but that goes for anything
Would these be a direct upgrade to the penon fan 2 and if so, by how much? Or is there better options for a direct upgrade at a similar or cheaper price?
Yea, diminishing returns hit hard around $700 imo. I'm looking forward to soundrhyme's upcoming tribrid. Apparently it'll be more expensive than the dte900 but no confirmed pricing yet. Hope it ain't a crazy jump.
I agree to an extent ,but owning a DTE900 I can tell you they are two very different IEMs. As for Volare haven't yet heard it but at that price I don't thing it will beat the Mega5EST MK3....could be wrong
Based on the IEMs you listed, the tuning you want is not the Voltage, so it's just a pass anyway, without need to bring up price. On the other hand, if you were looking at the getting a sound like the Voltage, then definitely pass on the DTE900 and Volare. They are not on the same level in terms of finesse, refinement, timbre, tonal balance, etc.
@@Inexplicable-fx9uyI don't think so. I believe some reviews say the impact's mids are better and then when the impacts came out there where people saying other iems have better mids. So, voltage high end mids? Yes, summit-fi? I don't think so. I think for that you'd have to pay over 3k maybe 4k
Happy to see you with such a gem in hands. A gentleman like you who truthfully enjoys the hobby and provides so much honest and positive content to it deserves those "opportunities" more than anyone. I wish at some point Penon makes you justice and provide those "perks" for free. Cheers from a Portuguese-descendent from Brazil.
Awesome! A comparison between the Voltage and the H60 would be amazing 😎
I knew that Akros would be the first reviewer to assess this exceptional set. Thanks for picking up this set and taking the time to drop this excellent review, Bravo 👏 TonyTex 👏 Bravo !
Great review bro. So happy to see you reviewing endgame stuff. The main difference between lower price gear and kilobuck is refinement in my eyes. Been following your page for a good few years now. Always appreciate your honesty . Keep it up boss 🙏🏿
Cannot wait for your H60 review & graph! It hasn't been properly graphed yet and it's bugging the heck out of me!
Tony, you're the best, don't change.
I love your videos man, I watch every one of them, great job. Thanks to you I bought Hype4 and I love it every time I am listening to it. I wonder what's upgrade from it - bass and treble are most important to me since I listen to a lot of electronic music.
Sounds like a great iem from a company i respect very much!
Thanks Tony! Great job, don't worry about finding the best words to describe audio.
Excellent review! Liked the comparison with Kinera Loki.
Akros reviews are back baby! Interested to hear about this one. Cheers Tony
Tony, you know desireless 😱 That's my childhood in France!
What would be your comparison with Penon 10th? Is the upgrade worth, is the 10th still worth if my budget doesn't allow me to go up that kilobuck route?
Insightful as always Akros. Btw how does the voltage compare to the dte900 and sr8?
Can make that comparison....easy😉
@@akros9333much appreciated sir. Looking forward to it 👍
@akros9333 thank you very much. I am excited for the video
Love your videos. You've become my favorite reviewer for iems. Haven't considered doing a tiger list? It's getting hard to categorize so many IEMs. I have the Butasturs, Monarch mk2, EPZ 530, Dunu SA6 mk1, Veedix Silver String, and they are getting hard to compare them since they are all SO good. Would love your opinion on them!
Great review, thanks! I hope to have a set like that one day. For now I have to listen to my Fan 2 and imagine it's a Voltage...
the best kilobuck iem and my endgame is thieaudio prestige ltd. Pls review!
definitely interested in the Prestige Ltd's signature treble compared against the Voltage's treble.
I'm torn between those two. I was about to get the ltd when all of a sudden voltage came out.. need someone to compare them 😢.. or maybe I can triangulate as Tony says voltage's very similar to the mega5 est, so est vs ltd?
@@SethiBybel the problem in iem world is you also need several ppl saying Mega5EST is very close to Voltage before triangulation. I've seen around 3 comparisons of voltage and Mega5EST, one said they are different, the other said Voltage is an upgrade on all fronts. Across says very slight upgrade.
Btw, Prestige is tuned for treble, as confirmed by the person who tuned it. Voltage is mids first, then treble refinement. I believe Prestige Ltd goes for an airy sound and Voltage does not.
@@Viewer13128 yes you're right, we need several people confirming voltage and est are similar. We'd also need several voltage and ltd comparisons.. it could be months before that happens.. might have to buy both 😄😢
Hello, juzear clear changed the driver and tuning and sound very difrent now!
Not basshead any more, more open sound with still great bass but much more detail
Maybe you try?
Hi Akros, great review and comparision as usual, have you tried the meze alba?
Not yet .....must get it
Nice review! Thanks
doesn't the em10 have a pzt as well?
Hi Akros, I’m wondering if you have a ranking list or something similar?
New Tri i3 mk3 also not bad..Peace!
Hi, will you be reviewing Isn H60??
Just got it👍😉
@@akros9333 👍had mine a few days now, loving the sound, good seal with tips is a must. Looking forward to your review!
It's been described as younger brother of Voltage. The affordable lil Voltage!
Nice Tony..Do the ESTs have limited life span ?
Not that I know of.....have some earphones with EST that are 4 years old and going strong.
The limit to their lifespan will be how you use it....if you abuse be prepared to damage it.....but that goes for anything
Compared to 10th would be nice 2, yee i love that ruby red. Was maybe a bit less bass than i expected atlest graphwise
Trust me it's got plenty bass.
Would these be a direct upgrade to the penon fan 2 and if so, by how much? Or is there better options for a direct upgrade at a similar or cheaper price?
Bra, new oracle3 is out there..Peace!
$1200 out of my and most consumers league
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This is a hard pass at this price. I can get the DTE900 or IO Volare at less than half the cost during sales.
Yea, diminishing returns hit hard around $700 imo. I'm looking forward to soundrhyme's upcoming tribrid. Apparently it'll be more expensive than the dte900 but no confirmed pricing yet. Hope it ain't a crazy jump.
I agree to an extent ,but owning a DTE900 I can tell you they are two very different IEMs.
As for Volare haven't yet heard it but at that price I don't thing it will beat the Mega5EST MK3....could be wrong
Based on the IEMs you listed, the tuning you want is not the Voltage, so it's just a pass anyway, without need to bring up price. On the other hand, if you were looking at the getting a sound like the Voltage, then definitely pass on the DTE900 and Volare. They are not on the same level in terms of finesse, refinement, timbre, tonal balance, etc.
@@Viewer13128 I am very curious about the difference between the U12t and the Voltage 😫Is the mid's quality of the Voltage summit-fi level?
@@Inexplicable-fx9uyI don't think so. I believe some reviews say the impact's mids are better and then when the impacts came out there where people saying other iems have better mids. So, voltage high end mids? Yes, summit-fi? I don't think so. I think for that you'd have to pay over 3k maybe 4k