...The fit is nice and snug with my ear and is kept in place even after some drastic head movement. The occlusion effect isn’t an issue either. ** 𝟳𝗛𝗭 𝗛𝗘𝟬𝟴 𝗦&𝗦 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗞𝗶𝘄𝗶𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼(𝟰.𝟰𝗺𝗺 𝗕𝗔𝗟) ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Even with the wide assortment and quantity of drivers, I never had...

...snug fit an optimum seal. The occlusion effect doesn’t seem to be any worse as well even with having only one vent to alleviate the pressure. ** 𝗞𝗶𝘄𝗶 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼 | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲(𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴) | 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗖 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | I find that this can be easily run without much...

...for an ear tip that is generally longer than the standard ones, fortunately, 7HZ included an ear tip with a longer base to help with this issue ** 𝟳𝗛𝗭 𝗦&𝗦-𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 (𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗞𝗶𝘄𝗶𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼(𝟰.𝟰) | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 (𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴) ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Despite the abundance of drivers and even...

...nozzles too aren’t obtrusive whilst still being able to give me a snug fit. The occlusion effect is still present and is about average on the MS3 ** 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗭 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 | 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭(𝗘𝗦𝗦) | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲(𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴)** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | It is very easy to drive, however it...

...thick nozzle. After some time using it, it does feel tiring in the ear and made me want to remove them to take a breather on several occasions. ** 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗭𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗶 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹), 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 (𝗘𝗦𝗦) | 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗧𝗘-𝟮𝟮𝟮 | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 (𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴) | ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Even with the multiple drivers...

...prolonged hours. The metal build doesn’t feel heavy in my ear. The occlusion effect is on par with other IEMs though but at least it isn’t worse. ** 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗭𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗶 (𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺) | 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗗𝗔𝗖 ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Very easy to drive. I never had an issue powering this even with my...

...and is made out of plastic material, the Zero 2 didn’t incur any fatigue during prolonged testing. The occlusion effect wasn’t that bad either. ** TangZu Sancai(Small) | Zishan U1 | Apple Dongle(Lightning) | TimeEar BTE-222 ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Given that this only has a single dynamic...

...with hours and hours of prolonged use and the wing didn’t bother me at all. Head movement also didn’t cause the Sonus to fall out of my ears. ** 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝟬𝟳(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 (𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴)** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Very power efficient. I find myself sticking to my normal gain that I...

...effect and good pressure management. It feels just about right for IEM. This is a subjective topic but it passed on my with flying colors ** 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝟬𝟳(𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲(𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴) | 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗭 𝗦𝟵 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Easily drivable. I find it very friendly with source and even my...

...design thanks to the faceplate mesh. It stays snug in my ear even with excessive moment and the occlusion effect is at bay with the TA4. ** 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝗞𝗕𝟬𝟳(𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 | 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 | 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶 | 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟵 (𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻) ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | TA4 requires a bit more...

...in the ear. They also don’t get affected by movement making it firmly in my ear. Occlusion effect is about average which is neither good nor bad ** 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘇𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗶(𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 | 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗟𝗖𝟯𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟵(𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻) ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Again, like it's cheaper brother, the...

...does hurt whenever that happens especially on the left earpiece. This is partially fixed by simply ear tip rolling but your mileage may vary **𝟯.𝟱𝗺𝗺 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸(𝗡𝟯𝗔𝟬𝟬𝟬) | 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗘𝗣𝗫-𝟭𝟭 (𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Very efficient in the terms of power. I did not find any issue with...

...The occlusion effect is less than average which is great to see but is probably due to the aforementioned below average isolation performance. ** 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀(𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | These can be run very easily. The BLON JOJO is not power-hungry which is a given...

Just finished my write-up on it too. I'm glad that our thoughts are the same about this one!

...that greatly influenced my experience with it. Despite being a universal fit, the overall shape of the S12 Pro doesn’t really sit well in my ear. ** 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗢𝗘𝗥 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 (𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 ** || 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 || Before even trying this out for myself, I’ve already seen people...

...it is usable for much longer compared to most of those. Occlusion effect isn’t as severe as other IEMs and pressure build-up is controlled well. ** 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗢𝗘𝗥 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 ** || 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 || The sound of the D13 is what people of the hobby call warm neutral. It...

Thank you Radic and SynaestheticA for pointing this out. I generally post on my Facebook page first then copy it over to HeadFi as I'm very much not used to and active in here. I apologize for the confusion, I didn't notice I left it at 5 stars even though the written review states otherwise. I...

...found myself uncomfortable even with hours on end of usage. The pressure seems to be managed well and the occlusion effect isn’t that severe. ** 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝟬𝟳(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭(𝗘𝗦𝗦) | 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟵(𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻)** || 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 || Very safe and relaxed sound. Never had issues with it being too...

...to be painful after hours of usage. The occlusion effect seems to be lighter than average probably because of the vent once again. **𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗘𝟬𝟳 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗕𝘆 𝗥𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝗜𝗜** || 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 || Overall sound signature seems to lean on the brighter-end. This is quite...

...using it for hours. It fits snug in my ear and doesn’t fall off with the slightest of movements. Occlusion effect is also average in the Dolce ** 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝟬𝟳(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 | 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗗𝗔𝗖 ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | These can be run very easily due to how...

𝐇𝐢𝐁𝐲 𝐑𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐈𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞 || 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 || HiBy is well-known for their audio players android or not as well as their free music player app that allows Android users to bypass the detested resampling protocol that is used by default. Now they’re back with a new mid range Android...

...my ears but it is otherwise comfortable. The occlusion effect doesn’t seem to be quite as bad as your average IEM which is also nice to see. **𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗕 𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝟬𝟳(𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹) | 𝗭𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝟭 | 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗗𝗔𝗖 ** | 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 | Despite the insane driver configuration that...

SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: KiwiEars Quintet DRIVERS: 1 Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) dynamic driver, 2 balanced armature (BA) drivers, 1 planar magnetic driver, and 1 piezoelectric (PZT) bone conductor CABLE: 3.5mm 4-core Oxygen-free Silver-plated Copper Cable CONNECTOR: 0.78mm 2-pin CABLE LENGTH...

I would like to correct that Ms. Carina Chen was the one who helped me make this review possible and not Ms. Kareena Tang