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kasmog
35
Aug 8, 2018
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PROs : -Nice shape, it fits good in my ear with no problem, can use for a long time without ear hole pain. -Nice tips, they use some good quality tips. Not too soft, not too hard either. -Price, it's $10. Great sound for the price point. Can't beat it. -Decent Bass extension. It goes pretty low!
CONs : -Tinny sound. The sound it produce is a bit Tinny sounding, like higher pitch, or sharp for some reason, it doesn't have the roundness, or the fullness specially on vocals. Kind of hard to explain. -Cables are cheap af. Cables will be the first to fail for sure. -Details are not good, sound separation is also not that good. Decent at best. -Too much Bass, it's not muddy at all, but a bit overpowering Bass. I might be biased because I love my neutral audio gears. -While the ear tips are good, for some reason it's hard to get a good seal. I end up pressing it on my ear to make sure it's sealed. Sometimes it feels sealed, but it's not. Probably driver angle problem? I'm not sure.

And so : I compared it with my Tin Audio T2, which is not that expensive either but I don't have any other IEMs. Used it both using e10k for DAC, and Magni3 for AMP. Songs that I used to compare both IEMs are... 1. Talullah - Jamiroquai 2. Canned Heat - Jamiroquai 3. Take the power back - Rage Against the Machine 4. Paper Trails - Darkside 5. Bitch, Don't kill my vibe - Kendrick Lamar 6. Arped - Vaishiyas As you can see, I chose songs that are a bit Bassy, but still has details and other instruments on it. Specially the first 4 songs.
Conclusion : I gave it 3/5 star because for $10, they are really good! Do I recommend this? Nope. Even for this price? Maybe. I mean it's $10, it's super cheap. But if you can save another $30, you're better off buying the Tin Audio T2 for around $40. Sure it's 4x the price of this Bolt IEM, but it also comes with x100 better cables, sounds way better, better build quality, and better bang for your buck IEM than this. I'm by no mean an expert, this is just my opinion. If you don't agree, tell me and we'll talk about it like civilized men.
Grumpy1
2
Aug 8, 2018
kasmogGot them powered with a shanling m3s. A smsl m6 dac with emotiva basX-100. Not bad for 10 bucks. Compared to my ue400ies or momentum in ears. Nowhere as crisp or detailed, but for walk arounds their worth it. Sound better with power. Don't know where the others got the high pitch, Adele sounded fine.
kasmog
35
Aug 8, 2018
Grumpy1I think the high pitch has something to do with the tinny sound.
kasmog
35
Aug 8, 2018
Grumpy1My magni3 has more than enough power to drive this IEM. Yeah for $10 it's pretty good, I agree with you on that one, my review mentioned it too. It's just that you can a couple more dollars and you'll be better off. I just can't stand tinny sound.
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