Kiwi Ears - Quintet
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Last updated: Sep 4, 2025 Scoring
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"The added fitlers worked well for taming the bright upper midrange and treble. ... This also resulted in the bass and the midrange sounding less recessed. ... The density of these filters is not specified by the seller, yet they worked amazingly well."
"The Kiwi Ears Quintet is the only thing I don't *need* to EQ to enjoy properly. ... It is almost perfect for my ears"
"eclipses it in sound quality quite soundly ... even beating it at the Timeless' special feature of making the air region prominent without making it irritating to listen to."
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"The Kiwi Ears Quintet is the only thing I don't *need* to EQ to enjoy properly. ... It is almost perfect for my ears"
"However, that PZT for the high treble (air) is awesome."
"The added fitlers worked well for taming the bright upper midrange and treble. ... This also resulted in the bass and the midrange sounding less recessed. ... The density of these filters is not specified by the seller, yet they worked amazingly well."
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"Another bonus, it's absolutely fantastic for FPS gaming."
"it's absolutely fantastic for FPS gaming."
"I've been rocking the KiwiEars Quintet with EQ set above 1.5K to match the Xenns Mangird Tea2 and it rocks for gaming."
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"I love them for my small-ish ears ... the shells are definitely WAY bigger than my Quintets so they pop out of my ear more"
"In fitment, quintet much better because of smaller size."
"it's not oversized. ... It fits me perfectly and I have no issues wearing it for long periods of time."
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"The added fitlers worked well for taming the bright upper midrange and treble. ... This also resulted in the bass and the midrange sounding less recessed. ... The density of these filters is not specified by the seller, yet they worked amazingly well."
"However, that PZT for the high treble (air) is awesome."
"Most impressively, it's a detail monster. This IEM has introduced me to so many hidden nuances and details in many songs."
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"It’s nowhere near as bad as the Quintet’s sibilance but I would say they’re like 30% of that level of sibilance."
"The issue I have is that the Quintet was too bright for me in the upper midrange and the treble."
"That EQ takes care of the Quintet's sibilance around 6K, too."
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"Kiwi Ears Quintet have good mids, but they lack a bit bass in comparison to bassy iem's, but if you wouldn't listen to them side by side they would feel that the bass is kinda ok-ish and clean. ... in comparison to other more bashead iem's they sount rather on the more neutral side ... that part with the elctronic music was bass on the OH10s really nice, then came the Quintet wit that bright signituere and after that my ears just cudnt addapt or something because the OH10s sounded way different, and that wasnt only on one track"
"it also sounds a bit thin/empty compared to the variations"
"I found the bass to be slightly lacking, almost as if the bass was an afterthought."
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"That EQ takes care of the Quintet's sibilance around 6K, too."
"I find the Quintet a bit sharp for my liking in the 5K to 7K range."
"heavily EQd"
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"there is almost no added benefit to spending more for casual listening and gaming. You'd need to move up to something like the Hype 4 to hear any real improvement."
"Honestly couldn't recc now given the H4 are just a Lil bit more & are far superior... ... I found the Quintet disappointing & sold V quickly"
"They cancel the sound better than my hexa (70€) and kiwi quintet (250€)."
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"If you plan on gaming, then the Aether wins hands down. The Quinte is more intimate and has worse imaging than the Aether, in my testing."
"The Soundstage is narrow compared to the Hype 4 but wasn't a problem until I heard the 4s."
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