Kiwi Ears - Cadenza
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"I put them in my ear, put the helmet on, then do one final “push” with my finger to seat them in my ear for the ride. ... The batteries die before they work out of my ear."
"they are so comfortable that both I and my husband have had to feel our ears to check whether we were still wearing them."
"Also super bonus I've never head banged with earphones this hard besides with these soundcores, they stick to me like glue even when I'm in a metal mood and I'm headbanging for a good hour."
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"I wasnt in the crow anymore. I was walking around on stage just hanging out next to the musicians. I wasnt listening to music, i was in the music. Ok both are excellent but these win."
"love them on both the DSP and analog tuning."
"But on a limited budget you can’t go wrong with s12 pro 2024."
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"Planars IEMs handle EQ really well ... Your going to be surprise by that driver prowess."
"absolutely glorious with EQ"
"they are also a perfect iem eqing to test if a certain tuning or iem is for you ... it’s an easy way to familiarize yourself with an iems tuning to get further from blind buying, and that in a 50-70 usd package is an invaluable tool"
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"Great sub-bass rumble"
"Cadenza is great too, has a tactical bass, very cool to listen to heavy metal and the drums double kick, you can literally feel the texture."
"Cadenzas had just about enough bass and any less would be anemic ... (more or less like AirPods but depth was better)"
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"I can't recommend the Cadenza enough as a starter set. ... It used to be part of my "holy trinity under $50" recommendations."
"I'm going to recommend the $30 Kiwi Ears Cadenza. Don't overthink it. There's a LOT of IEMs out there and tons of random guides on what the "best" is. But to find the best, you need experience. And to get experience, you need to get started. Get something good to start and explore from there."
"for overall I really really really enjoyed the Cadenza for basically anything and everything. ... it handled every other genre well (I also listen to classical, country, rap/hip-hop, rock, and R&B)."
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"The bass is slow and sludgy on the Cadenza. ... They can't keep up with faster tracks. ... If you're listening to metal, prog, acid jazz, etc... then you may have some issues with that. ... Fast, heavyhitting techno? Not with these."
"I personally felt the bass was pretty anemic on it and I'm not a bass-head. ... Less bass than the ER2xr, Blessing 2, Blessing 2 Dusk, IE 200 etc. ... Very thin sounding. ... They have less bass than the Moondrop Blessing 2. ... They have less bass than the Etymotic ER2xr. ... They have less bass than the Sennheiser IE200. ... Just not enough bass and I"m no bass-head."
"The subwoofer is weak and almost non existent."
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"I've had the KZ ZS10 Pro X, Simgot ew200 and ew300 and sold them all because I thought the treble was too much for me. ... I feel like it's uncomfortable having that much 'noise' trapped in your ear."
"Most tips pop out of my ears. It acts like the nozzle is short, although it doesn't look all that short. I think it's something to do with the fit generally rather than nozzle length per se, but the end result is I can't use most of my tip collection with them."
"metal shell hurts"
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"Even with this, IE 200 can still be sibilant due to peaks in the upper treble and its overall treble forward character ... But this much treble boost can also come at the cost of being sibilant or harsh in some songs. ... Tracks that exhibit sibilance, especially in the upper treble, are unlistenable on IE 200."
"For Aimer, many IEMs struggle to get the treble right because of her distinct husky vocals. IE 200 struggles here. A lot of her songs sound sharp and sibilant with this."
"the treble doesn't roll of smoothly causing strain to ears."
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"The upper mids of the Cadenza are what disappointed me the most. It's just dead feeling."
"cadenza sounded a bit shouty ... too intense on upper mid range ... female vocals were aggressive ... feamle vocals sound a bit intense for me on both, specially on the cadenza tho."
"I found them to be muddy, sludgy, and lacking any and all definition in any frequency range. ... My songs were recognizable through the Cadenza in the same way a 64kbps mp3 is recognizable against the uncompressed master."
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"The upper mids of the Cadenza are what disappointed me the most. It's just dead feeling."
"hexa absolutely demolishes delci in that front."
"the RE2000 blow Explorer out of the water - especially in Detail. ... The amount of detail and precision that the RE2000's manage blow the AFUL Explorer out of the water. ... Vocals aren’t bad, but not as crisp or detailed ... AFUL starts to sound a bit muddy here. Not bad, but RE2000 is just more precise."
1SWM1 1.0I don't game so I can't speak to that piece but I own the Kiwi Ears Cadenza and they are super comfortable and sound great for the price.
28Moch1 1.0I am very sorry to say this but GK kunten is probably your best choice. I've tested out different ones and I own 3. My first purchase was the Kiwi Cadenza's I've owned them for over a year, I love using them for vocals (examples: Wave to earth, laufey, and soft type of music) I recently bought the GK kunten, and its just a fun IEM to use. Its good without eq and I use it in the gym. I'm not afraid about it getting dirty or wearing out since its just cheap (6 USD in my country). I love using it in the gym because of its bass it slams my ears even at half volume. So my takeaway is it really depends on what you're gonna use it for, I switch around on what to use everyday but the only problem I have is the inclusions. GK kunten inclusions suck, the wires also suck, so I would suggest just buying it then get a good wire and eartips since they change how it sounds.
3x3r10 1.0How are these so good?!?! I was using Sony wh1000mx4 for 5 years... Then a couple of months ago I found out about IEMs. I went and tested all of Noble and Kinera IEMs up to 3000$+. I wanted to like something to buy something but I didn't like anything. Then I saw everyone recommending Cadenza. 35$? I just blindly bought them. No expectations, I would just give them away to my kid if I didn't need them. Heck no, I'm not giving them away now. I'll just buy him another set. And my wife also because she wanted to take mine after listening XD. Why so good? Why so much better then 300$ Sony and a bunch of more expensive stets? And How? I mean I'm really curious how did they do it? What should I try next? And it has a bunch of black, white, and grey-red tips. What's the difference?
999samus 1.0Tangzu wan'er 2, they go excellently with my hiby r1, the kiwi ears cadenza seem to be another great option.
a5ehren 1.0Appreciate the tldr rec for the Cadenzas, ordered a pair to check them out.
They sound fine. My ears are not really compatible with IEMs tho
My ears get sweaty and itchy if I leave things in for too long
A7atsuki 1.0Everybody talking about everything but nobody … nobody is suggesting you to check the iem rankings on thus community …. Which is pretty great …. Its KIWI EARS CADENZA … thank me later … it is best iem regarded under 50 dollars
I dont want to force your buying decision : Though I had wanger S.G , kefine klean , chu 2 and kiwi ears cadenza …. Chu 2 and kiwi ear cadenza are great … why you ask that metallic shell iems are not placed at the top … because they absorb moushire and can maybe end of clogging one of the sides in long run ( if you dont of take a good care of iem ) but kiwi ears cadenza are absolutely steal at 35 bucks
Actual-Feeling-7434 1.0Nx8 looks pretty cool. Compared to my Cadenza it’s quite similar in taste.
Aevernum 1.0Up until now I've been listening to 7HZ x Crinacle Zero:2, they have a lot of bass and might be tiring for long sessions. So I ordered Kiwi Ears Cadenza for myself. They are quite similar to Tangzu Wan'er. In any case, Tangzu Wan'er or Moondrop Chu II will be a very great option for any ears.
Alisterguitardevil 1.0I also have tinnitus and jumping into this hobby has been a real awakening. I cannot recommend the Kiwi Ears Cadenza enough for this problem. I own about 7 sets of iems and the Cadenza so far I found had been the best reproduction at lower volumes, and even when raising the volume a little bit they haven’t made anything worse or uncomfortable actually quite the opposite no fatigue whatsoever. Hope this helps!
I just got them and I am incredibly impressed.
I have them both and enjoy both of them but to my ears and tastes I do prefer the Cadenza. Cannot beat them for the price and they punch waaaayyy above their range.
Altair_Sound_201 1.0this IS, the kind of post that should be put here, don't ask based on price, ask based on musical taste, so you can give a recommendation 7 times better than the average truth. double recommendation, tripowin vivace, kiwi ears cadenza. either one will be exactly what you are looking for.
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