Orchestra II

I have a minty orchestra 2 if you are looking

My Kiwi Orchestra IIs should be in here as well, but again, the sealed design can lead to some comfort issues and you’ll want to play around with eartip selection. I went with Tangzu Sancai Wide Bore, if you’re curious.

Have been using these for about 6 weeks now, and the comfort issues may be starting to get to me. Gonna need to try out more ear tips in the near future to get a more consistent seal in one ear.

I don’t even know what tips I currently use. They were a custom in-house eartip at a store in Hong Kong. They physically resemble the SpinFits and Noble, but have a dark grey color. They provided me with two types (same size, M): green tube for bass boost and blue tube for balance. I use the blue with the Orchestra IIs and with my old 1More Quads as well.

Quick follow-up after having tried out Dunu S&S, Tangzu Sancai Noble, and Tangzu Sancai Wide Bore. All three had better fit and seal from both stock warps and the unknown tips I’ve been using. Unfortunately, the Dunu tips really made the already V-shaped curve even more V-shaped. Both Tangzu tips sounded better, but the Sancai Noble gave low frequencies a strange reverb; like turbo-lag in a car engine, if you know what I mean. The Sancai Wide Bore really just better allows the Orchestra II to shine.

yip. Comfort is a common issue for every review of this iem.

I won a pair of kiwi ears orchestra 2 and I would describe them as natural sounding. Symbols are slightly wonky, but otherwise they’re amongst the most natural sounding iems I’ve heard.

Overrated: EW300. They sound utterly awful. Worst timbre I've heard on any IEM. Underrated: Orchestra 2. I never hear anyone talk about them. They have such a lovely mid tuning and separate so well. With a little EQ you can get turn them into a mini Valhalla.

I prefer the Orchestra 2, but it really comes down to all-BA vs hybrid presentation. Astral is still great but the meta treble peak isn't to my taste (on the Orchestra 2 as well but it's easier to EQ and more tolerable). As far as hybrids at this price I fell in love with Tanchjim Soda instead. Both need a bit of midbass lift IMO.

I struggled so much to get a proper seal for these. None of the tips I use regularly worked. I ordered a full size box of Dunu S&S and a full size box of Divinus Velvet, tried each of them and realized that I needed the largest size from these sets to get Orchestra II to work, and I usually use MS or M. Comfort is still an issue for me, I can't listen to them for longer sessions. Not necessarily due to the pressure, more likely due to the size and shape. But I love the sound and they definitely have a place in my collection.