AFUL - MagicOne

I love the 7Hz Zero 2 for watching movies. The Zero 2 smoother bass since the leading edge attack of the bass notes is softened. Even though I hear all of the bass, the smoother bass makes it much easier for me to focus on and enjoy the midrange. There is a nice dip in the Zero 2's upper midrange / lower treble region. This dip makes the upper midrange and treble sound more enjoyable for me when watching movies since this reduces any harshness in the movie's audio mix. Once again, this makes it easier to focus on the midrange. The Zero 2 is a budget IEM which you might want to try. Another more expensive IEM which I really enjoy when watching movies is the Aful MagicOne.

You are mighty welcome! The best photo of Greta is your photo in which you did a fine job of capturing the somewhat ethereal sound quality which the Aful MagicOne adds to the overall listening experience. The MagicOne still is the only IEM which I have been able to fall asleep to while I am listening to it. I call that magic. If you wish, please contact me privately about my Cadenza filter mod for measurements. I am really interested in what you all think.

I really like the MagicOne as a vocal focused IEM.

I own a pair of Magicones (keep in mind I'm a IEM noobie and that it's actually my first and only pair thus far) The mids to the highs are fairly detailed and clean, though as you said the bass seems kinda hollow if you will... Great for songs with mid to higher end intricacies, but feels kinda flat and dry on low percussions and bass.

Yeah, I bought mine for 56 USD during last 11/11.

Pretty much anything in the 200+ market is going to have a significant bass boost. I think the most bass light of the mid fi hybrids is the Cadenza4. It is very bass light, and presents with lighter bass than the graph suggests. I wouldnt pay full price for it. Wait for it to go on sale, and use a 20% coupon on the official Amazon store, and you can get it for under $150. Going a lot cheaper, the EA500 (non LM) is also very bass light, but treble heavy. The DUNu Kima2 might be a better alternative, with slightly less treble energy. The Rosetechnics/Rose Elsa Star City5 is a very neutral IEM, but some have said they did a silent re-tune to it, and added, you guessed it, more sub-bass shelf. Thankfully they are not bank breaking. The AFUL MagicOne is also fairly bass lean. But its a single BA set, and its also non-vented, so it may be a bit uncomfortable to some. Also they regularly go on sale for about half off. Wait for that. As a collectors set they are SUPER unique. Also the AFUL Performer 8...its almost a flat line. Its also nearly $400. LOL! The BQEYZ Frost is another great bass light set that doesnt over emphasize the treble in an absurd way. Also most of the Softears IEM's are generally not overly bass emphasized. But I cant recall which model i listened to. OH! And i almost forgot, all things Etymotic. For a long long time they were the "studio meta". But the fit is...unique.

MagicOne are (one of) the most relaxing, easygoing IEM on the market, and I am gonna die on this hill!

Not the Wyvern Abyss actually. It looks so much better in photos than it does IRL in most lighting. Without a really strong light source, it just looks black. With a strong light it looks quite glittery and a bit cheap. Still an 8/10 in perfect lighting conditions though. It's hard to say which is my favourite. Some top picks are Aful MagicOne, Ikko OH10, Simgot EA1000 and EPZ Q1.

Do you notice a slight lack of cohesion to the sound of the Performer 5? I do and it's the one thing I dislike about them. I mainly use mine for monitoring because the extension both ends is excellent and they are pretty neutral (on the warm side), but I find when I listen to music on them for more than about an hour, I start noticing what I describe as a "thready" or "digital" kind of sound, where certain frequency bands stand out as more distinct from each other. It's not like instrument separation, but rather where a single instrument will sound separated from itself in certain frequency bands. I'm curious about the Performer 8, but wondering if it has this same characteristic. I noticed that the FR graphs for Afuls tend to have a characteristic waviness along the top of the eargain region, which I think comes from how they do their crossovers, and I suspect this is what I'm hearing. I also have the Explorer and the MagicOne. Possibly because they have fewer drivers and simpler crossovers, I don't notice this effect with either of those. I really like the MagicOne in pariticular. It sounds very different to all my other IEMs: very relaxing and midrange-oriented. Kind of like the QKZ HBB in character, except where that one is extremely warm/bassy with recessed vocals, the MagicOne is very neutral, but with quite a soft character to the sound. Transients are smoothed out, yet somehow it has exceptionally good imaging. I also thought it was a bit overpriced at launch so ignored it for a while, but it was absolutely my best buy of the 11/11 sales. Also agree that Aful are the most consistently comfortable IEMs. I have a few others with similarly good comfort like the EPZ Q1 / Q1 Pro, but Aful seem to do it very consistently. And especially they are far ahead of the competition when it comes to cramming lots of drivers into a small and ergonomic shell. Also, I'm fairly sensitive to unvented IEMs and the MagicOne is the first completely unvented IEM I've tried where it hasn't bothered me, and the pressure seems to equalise out fairly quickly. It's better than the Juzear 41t which actually *is* vented, just not fully.

I have both of these and they have basically complete opposite sound signatures. The MagicOne isn't bright. It's more midrange focused, slightly warm (but not bassy) and quite soft-sounding. It also has very good imaging despite not having fairly subdued treble. The S12 on the other hand is v-shaped with quite a lot of bass, which is very clean because of the planar driver, and a *lot* of treble. Overall it's very bright and highly resolving, but can get a bit fatiguing after a while. The MagicOne is very relaxing and neutral-sounding without being boring. The only reason it's not in my top 5 IEMs is that it's unvented, so can have some issues with air pressure in the ear canals. It's my 3rd unvented IEM and out of the 3, it's the least problematic. I find it generally comfortable, but I wouldn't use it walking around outside, as that would most likely cause issues with the seal leading to constant channel imbalances (which is what I've found with the other 2). On a graph, the MagicOne looks fairly similar to the Truthear Hexa, but the Hexa is simultaneously more of a boring-neutral sound, a bit peaky in the treble and lacking in bass incisiveness. The MagicOne is much smoother sounding, but it has a very noticeable "softness" to its timbre that isn't unpleasant, but does make it sound more coloured. The Hexa isn't a bright IEM either, but it's more incisive in the treble than the MagicOne is. If you're specifically looking for bright, the Moondrop Stellaris is like the S12 with flat bass, and sounds a bit more resolving. This is the one to get if you want a resolution beast and don't care about anything else. But it's far too bright for most people. Another good bright IEM is the Simgot EA500 (the original, not the LM), but again it's a bit too bright for most people, though more balanced than the Stellaris. It's also doesn't have any planar timbre, so it sounds a bit more organic and correct for acoustic music, but it's still a very fast and resolving driver for a dynamic. It has excellent soundstage and imaging. The Moondrop LAN is perhaps a more sensible all-rounder bright-neutral option that's bright without pushing it into fatiguing territory, although it doesn't get close to the technicalities of the Stellaris or EA500.

You can have soundstage and imaging without piercing treble, but in general, more treble will always enhance the effect, so brighter IEMs tend to have better imaging. An interesting counter-example I found is the Aful MagicOne has a very "soft" sound, especially in transients, with quite rolled-off upper treble. Transients are very important localisation cues. In spite of that, it has very good imaging. It just goes to show that these rules of thumb are simplifications of something more complicated, that just happen to work most of the time. BTW, the EA500 I was referring to is the original analogue version. Not the LM version either, which adds a lot more bass and ruins the soundstage effect with the stock tuning, though it still has good imaging. I haven't heard the DSP version. The EA500 is indeed very bright.

I have them both and the OL is great, but it gives me a lot of issues with pressure because it's unvented. For some reason the MagicOne is mildly annoying but doesn't give me as much of a problem. If you don't get any sort of pressure issues with the MagicOne then I'd say definitely go for the OL, it's probably my favourite tuning of any IEM but I just don't listen to it much because the lack of venting is too bothersome. If I don't fiddle with them for about 2 minutes to get the air pressure just right in both ears, they end up sounding wrong. Then if I move, the seal breaks and I have to start again. The OL and MagicOne are actually somewhat similar in terms of midrange tonality, but the OL has much harder-hitting bass (although it completely lacks sub-bass extension, so drums tend to sound more like anvil strikes than a fully-rounded thud - it's actually good, but definitely a colouration). The OL also has much more extended and more incisive treble. Where the MagicOne has a very "soft" sound, the OL is very sharp and very resolving, without being bright.

I haven't heard the Kai, but between the Hexa and the MagicOne, they are pretty comparable in terms of the midrange and I'd say the MagicOne is a bit nicer to listen to, but the Hexa is a better reference neutral. The MagicOne has a slightly "soft" sound where transients don't have as much of a sharp edge as they should ideally. This actually sounds very good and is great for relaxing, but it also sounds coloured. The MagicOne is slightly lacking in extension both in the sub-bass and the upper treble, whereas the Hexa has good extension both ends. The negatives of the Hexa are: * The nozzle is bigger than average, although not as huge as e.g., the Zero Red. It's short enough that shallow-insertion tips help if it's a problem and I find Zhu Rhyme tips work the best. * I'd say the bass is actually a bit below neutral, but tips choice helps and with a good seal it's pretty clear and avoids masking the mids. Again I find the Zhu Rhymes help with the bass, both to keep it sounding tight and linear, and not rolling off more than necessary. * The treble is slightly peaky, but it's not terrible * Soundstage is very narrow, but this shouldn't matter too much as far as a neutral reference is concerned. I'd say it's a slight colouration though as it goes the opposite way than something with an exaggeratedly wide soundstage. My preferred neutral reference is the Thieadio Legacy 2. It's slightly more upper-mid-forward than the Hexa, but both have pretty flat mids. The L2 tuning reminds me of the HD600. It has slightly more rolled-off treble than the Hexa, but that only matters if you care a lot about frequencies above ~12kHz. It's not really missing upper frequencies, but they are definitely quieter than true neutral. It's *smoother* than the Hexa though. Bass on the L2 is also a lot better than the Hexa. It's slightly boosted into the sub-bass, but the shelf starts low enough that there's no bass bleed. It's just enough that the bass is clear and present rather than sounding recessed. I also wouldn't discount the EM6L. I don't think it's really v-shaped and if you check a graph it looks very similar to the Hexa. I think it might sound v-shaped to some because it has much stronger bass than the Hexa, but IMO it's actually closer to neutral bass than the Hexa. Maybe a bit over, where the Hexa is a bit under. It's been a while since I heard the EM6L though, so take that with a pinch of salt - it's worth doing more research. I also wouldn't worry *too much* about the QC issues: it has a problem with the metal nozzle cover falling off, but it's literally just a cover, it's not the nozzle that actually breaks. It's very easy to glue back on. There's a post about it every couple of months. As far as thing that could go wrong with an IEM, it's not that bad and at least it has a well-proven easy fix. I'd be more concerned about the QDC connector, but I haven't seen any reports of that failing on the EM6L (whereas it fails all the time on the Wan'er).

I like my MagicOne. It's good for when I want to listen to music in the background while I work since it has such a neutral, mild sound signature. Plus, the snowflake design makes it great for coordinating with certain outfits.

So, I clearly have a bit of a thing for Aful products! Their company philosophy is basically to provide the highest quality product for the lowest price possible, and in my opinion they do an excellent job. And while that makes me sound like a total shill, I’ve never spoken with Aful and all these sets were purchased with my own money. Another thing I’ve got a thing for is ranking stuff. So the album is arranged in order of my favorite set first. I’ll give a brief summery of my impressions here: 1. Performer 8- The best micro detail and tonality under $500. One of my favorite IEMs ever, they have a vocal forward sound with a touch of warmth. 2. Performer 5+2- Soft “v” sound, excellent for genres that rely on lots of subbass. Impactful midbass, and best soundstage on an Aful set. 3. Cantor- A bright neutral sound. Easily the best resolution with a unique, deep soundstage that allows for an “out-of-head” sound sensation. 4. Performer 5- An excellent option for those that may find the P5+2 a touch bright. I typically prefer BA treble myself. 5. Explorer- One of the best bassy, new meta tuned options around $100. 6. MagicOne- Well, it is magic to get that kind of range from one BA! A little overpriced at launch, but an excellent deal for $70 if you’re looking for a neutral set under $100. I’ll also say Aful makes some of the most comfortable IEMs on the market. If anyone wants to know anything else about the fam let me know!

https://preview.redd.it/2dpgxic909ee1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b72d203ed7b40c3ae2a17f222feb1e952d507f8a I use these tips for the MagicOne. They have amazing ventilation, but are a tad pricy. [Tanchjim T-APB T300 tips](https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_m0ucYD1)

tl;dr - I want an iem that is good for critical listening (staying true to mix) and live stage monitoring (good inst. seperation), under $150 budget if possible. Side grade is okay. I'm relatively satisfied with how Magicone sounds, but I'm nit-picking certain characteristics. I prefer Neutral-leaning warm. slight fun is okay but too much will ruin what's good. I've tried the MagicOne and I definetly love how these sound. Then I tried Hexa and now i'm somewhat dissatisfied with both of em lol, though I still slightly prefer the Magicone. I want essentially best of both worlds: Hexa's subtle sub-bass presence Magicone's mid-bass presence Hexa's mid detail (honestly tie with Magicone) Magicone's instrument separation (this might have to do with the piercy 6k-8k that the Magicone has, which I don't like too much, but it seemed to be the difference of instrument details and separation between the Hexa and Magicone) Hexa's volume capability (I say this because Magicone seems to be a bit harder to drive, and has lower volume upper limit before facing distortion, especially in the lower bass) I've set my eyes on Letshuoer S08 for my next play-testing, but I want to see what any of you have to say about other iems, that are more expensive but still has the tuning profile that the Magicone has. /// Some story, and my 2 cents on the iems I've tried so far So I posted about a week ago here getting recommendations for iem under $150 and asked you guys to chime in on the most popular iems recommendations I read in the subreddit: supermix4, mp145, and s12 pro I recieved over 40 comments on various opinions of the people, and I'm so thankful. But I realized that my taste is closely following the JM-1 target, rather than the Harman profiles of these iems. In the meantime, I was able to also put my hands on the following products: Aful Explorer Aful Magicone Aful Performer 5 Truthear Hexa Aful Explorer for me was just that. Awful. Hate the mushy bass on it. hated lack of presence of air. male vocals simply did not have any air. The whole iem sounded like an edgy emo teenager type of V-shape. I get that this may be fun for some people, but I prefer more neutral, boring tuning. It was good to listen to the sub-bass rumble on these, and that's about all I have to say for these. Aful Magicone was great. A-B comparison to Explorer made it feel so lack luster in bass and have piercy irritating treble, but when I refreshed my ears, they sounded great. The only real nit-pick I have for these were the piercy peaks around 6k-8k, and maybe, just need a tad bit more sub-low bass. Certain cymbal hits, and strings were piercing my ear canal, and so in order to maintain pleasureable listening experience, I'd need to put the volume around 60% to have it be acceptable. But then, I listen to music very loud usually, and there was the limitation of the one-driver system; It starts to distort as soon as it reaches certain volume threshold. Aful Performer 5 was basically mix of the Explorer and MagicOne. Great warm bass. slightly recessed mids (in comparison to bass). Much smoother treble (peaks not there, and more balance between the mid treble and high treble range 6k-8k & 12k16k). But the iems did sound more V then MagicOne, and it seems that I prefer the Magicone for my use case of critical, true to the mix listening and live stage monitoring. I can see and hear that the P5 is superior in terms of general music listening experience and enjoyment. Truthear Hexa was very neutral - I liked the general sound shape of these. But, It is quiet... body-less in comparison to the MagicOne. Sub bass is better but mid bass (around 200) was not there, so it sounded thin, albeit clean. Mids were pretty okay, but the lack of 200hz impacted the mids to sound light-weight and cheap. It's smoother in terms of peaks when compared to the Magicone, but that seemed to make the hexa lose out on detail and separation to it. Overall, I feel Magicone is the superior. These just sound cheaper in comparison, albeit being a good sound signature. If anyone wants to chime in suggestions, please go ahead. Those who want to ask me about the iems that I've tried, feel free to do so. Thanks for reading, and I hope to engage with you in the comments :D.

Got mine yesterday. Very comfortable and pleasing both to the ears and eyes set. The only issue is pressure in the ears from BA. Hopefully Sencai that'll come with Wan'er 2 will help. For $65 that I paid for them at Hifigo, an excellent set.

For all BA that's probably the best you can do. I'd also recommend checking out Aful MagicOne, they go for less than a half of base price now and I really enjoy it, like bassy(but not too much) hexa, tremble exist but is rather inoffensive too.

Spend a bit more and get the Tanchjim Origin, it's good enough to kill the itch for this kind of tuning, for 1DDs anyways. Another great one is Aful MagicOne. Cadenza 4 is good but the bass scooping make it very mid-focused and dry, so you either have to be ok with giving up that warmth or EQing it back, and if you're gonna EQ it back I think TRI i3 Mk III has more wow factor and better extension than the Cadenza 4, for hybrids anyways.

You can have good bass without high bass levels. That said I still favor warmth in a neutral tuning; Dead-neutral flat bass like Etymotic style just sounds too thin with too many genres. And since I often find sub-bass emphasis to cause masking I prefer a mid-bass bump something like MagicOne or Tanchjim tuning. edit: pic of some lower-bass IEMs I was looking at, the only expensive one is Sonata. https://preview.redd.it/p4b61zqbezgf1.png?width=2095&format=png&auto=webp&s=8b20790faba7d922d6c529db0f9c89974e50d369

I felt that way about the magic one too and personally, some eq ( tweaked xbass simulated settings in equalizer apo which makes me not miss dd bass much + HeSuVi oal\_dflt for thrusting the stage out of the head) made it an addictive listen and it keeps making me close the hifigo buying tabs I have open lol. I only end up reopening them when some intense edm tracks come on that have some infrasonic bass which I can hear it missing which other sets like variations just effortlessly extends to and maintains that feeling of pressure in my ears where it disappears in magicone

I mostly agree with all of your rankings. I actually own three out of the five. But I mostly agree with you regarding the MagicOne. I wanted to like it so badly, but I couldn't. That said, I didn't get rid of it. I do enjoy classical music on it, but it was still a mild disappointment.

Aful MagicOne. These are about 70 bucks on AliExpress, probably the best under that sub 100$ price range, though you'll need a good dac, that'll cost you around 25-30 bucks, since these have higher impedance and power requirements. If you don't want to touch the 100$ mark and keep it relatively simple (no hassle of dac,etc) then Simgot Ew300 is a good shout. Apart from that when you access the community page, you'll find the post of list of top 5 IEMS in each category, that'll also help you explore further if you need more than these 2 suggestions.

I believe the Aful are better in my opinion since they have a wider sound stage and better in the mid range, since I listen to a lot of classical and vocal heavy songs. Though according to the community,they have always preferred the Hexa, as you might have seen in the tier list. Though probably one of the reasons might be that the Aful are generally going around 120-130 bucks on the Amazon and it's possible to get better under that price, but since the MagicOnes are under 70 for me these are the ones I prefer. Though I suggest you to still choose according to your brother's preference.

Might have to get it on sale (it does go on sale a lot though) but the MagicOne is a nice natural sounding neutral iem and its treble is very good, not too much.

Aful MagicOne on sale is a solid choice.

I bought magicone over hexa because in my country hexa is 105$ and macigone 60$. How ever this will be main IEM and have tangzu waners for gym. I used original Sennheiser momentum IEM in gym like 5 years and no problems. I found waners fit pretty good because wire goes around ear (unlike sennheiser). Waners never dropped out of ear while working out. I think IEM’s are fine at gym if your ears dont sweat much. But there is still always risk they break so use only iem that you are ok with breaking.

You NAILED it with this review. I love my MagicOne for exactly the genres you described. Well done. One other quibble to mention: MagicOne needs a LOT of power to shine. Don't even think of running it straight from your phone or an Apple dongle. This baby craves power to sing.

True. But tip rolling really helps. Stock tips SUCK. I've squeezed a bit more sub-bass from either Final Audio Type E or Penon Liqueur black tips. Still, these NEVER should be depicted as sub-bass monsters. That's not their intent. They're midrange masters. The MagicOne reminds me a lot of the Sennheiser 600/650/6XX. A bit lean in the bass, not super-extended treble but incredible mids.

AFUL MagicOne. But you'll need an amp or dongle. Very power hungry.

I particularly enjoy his tracks with female vocals like aLIEz and DARK ARIA and out of all my IEMs so far, I've enjoyed the Supermix 4 the best. (My IEMs are the SM4, DaVinci, MagicOne, Simgot EW300)

I've been choosing between these options too. What helped me to choose was this channel: https://youtube.com/@glennganeaudio . The guy is recording the items and compare them, so you can have at least a slight understanding what are the differences and what their tuning might sound like. I eventually ordered MP145 based on these recordings and other reviews and Reddit advice. It's a shame that he doesn't have F1 Pro, but I suspect I wouldn't like them more than MP145. So if you have no possibility to listen to all of them in person, at least listen to the recordings. The problem here is that you might as well like something else, making it even harder to choose 😁. For example I really really liked Simgot EA500LM and Awful MagicOne. Pula Pa02, Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite, Simgot EW300 also sound pretty nice, and so on and so forth... So at some moment I just had to stop and trigger MP145 order or else it could've last forever 🤣

Magicone has pretty good midbass but subbass rumble is almost non existent

It fits differently compared to the cheaper afuls I've tried. Explorer, Magicone, P5. Can't get a deep fit with the P7 but the other 3 fits me deep nicely. Not sure if it's the slightly wider nozzle or the contours of the shell not being compatible with my ears.

Dunu Davinci for me. It's the most immersive for me so far. Sounds like intruments are actually placed in 3d space. Can also listen at high volumes without it being sibilant. I also had Aful P5, P7, magicone, explorer, SM4, Deuce, Delci. Really like the rumble of the Deuce too. Have a lot of aful for their fit. Others feel "flat" to me. Like they do have some height to them but for very specific moments in some tracks only.

I do agree on not buying IEMs that I find "ugly". Tried the Letshuoer S08 before and the hidizs mp145 but man they were ugly. Also the mp145 was so huge. While it does fit me, I think I look goofy wearing those chonkers. Also the reason I have a lot of aful iems. They're pretty lol especially the magicone. I also prefer resin IEMs more than metal iems.

Magicone is good if you can get it for like 70 usd. Studio 4 as well. Got it for 270 USD

Aful Magicone on sale. Juzear Defiant as well. The Nicehck NX7 looks bland in person

If you want a vocal forward tuning, the magicone does it well. Fortunately, it only costs like 60-70 usd in my country. I already bought it twice 😅

I don't particularly like it but the Aful MagicOne is fairly neutral. That said I think listening to music with that IEM on is like drinking water.

The Highsenior MEGA5EST s. Started with the ZERO Reds and the AFUL Magicone as my entry drug. After getting hooked on IEMs I decided to skip the next 3 priceranges and risked going all in. Never looked back. They are awesome!

https://preview.redd.it/ok03dkvo3vxf1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=561c6a88c59051f87debedc688279427dea2b8a3 Get "Juzear x Z reviews Defiant", great sounding iem's especially if you're into V- shaped sound signature with more subbass and detailed but not overly sharp treble, also love the cable, it costs around 40-50$ separately. So in terms of accessories also a great deal. I had many iem's including my last bought "Celest Plutus Beast" and "Aful magic one" and this pair I like the most (listening mostly to Rock, Metal, Indie, Japanese city pop, Post-punk)

I love mine, but it is a single BA, so slightly lacking bass. Absolutely clean and crispy bass for sure