Tansio Mirai - TSMR Armor (TANSIO MIRAI ARMOR)

Hmm, I have the Martilo and I’ve been using my new TSMR Armor for a while now. To me, both are great sets and honestly feel like sidegrades to each other. The Martilo sounds leaner and cleaner and more natural(timbre), while the TSMR Armor is more musical, warm and thick. My Armor doesn’t sound harsh at all. If anything, it feels almost “allergic to highs” in the way it’s tuned. I actually need to turn on tuning switch 3 to fully enjoy the set haha. I’m surprised you found them harsh at all! I was disappointed at the lack of treble when I first got them. If you want a cleaner sound, definitely go for the Martilo. It has more sub-bass but scooped mid-bass. The lower mids are less emphasized, which makes it feel cleaner. The treble is way more present and consistent than on the TSMR Armor, but it’s never harsh at all.

No fatigue at all when I listen at medium-high volume. Martilo and TSMR Armor are both sets where cranking them up makes them really come alive, and your ears won’t scream at you.

I mean, for me, they are both warm. I’ve never tried the Portazo, so I don’t know if they’re similar. I have an Artti T10, and those are way spicier in the treble than these two. But Armor is a great choice if you’re highphobic because it’s tuned for that.

The laid back treble 'fix' (if you want more) is to turn it up louder, the treble is so silky smooth you won't get fatigue. I was also worried about the 8k dip before I purchased but I don't notice anything missing in the treble response, it all sounds really natural and my least 'coloured' sounding highs of all my iems. I'm normally eq-ing the snot out of the highs in my other sets but haven't had to touch the armors.

Listed from cheapest to most expensive: CVJ Luki KB Ears Rosefinch 7hz Legato 7hz Diablo Fatfreq Deuce TSMR Armor TLDR winner: TSMR Armour So I've been on the hunt for an IEM that works well for metal with thunderous bass that clearly defines kick drum from bass guitar. I'm treble sensitive and what would probably be considered an extreme bass-head in this community, so my opinions will probably only be valid for a small selection of you but hopefully this helps someone. Impressions (favourite to least favourite) without any EQ: Armor: does everything right for my ears. The only IEM that I haven't felt the need to touch EQ. Kick and bass guitar are balanced wonderfully and a really pleasant warm sound signature without fatiguing highs yet still sounds clear and transparent. Is an absolute monster if you plug in to the deuces impedance adaptor. Diablo: Similar thoughts to the Armor. Less sub bass than the armour but has fantastic midbass punch thanks to the planar. Also a pleasant warm signature though the slightly boosted uppermid/high presentation makes me slightly prefer the Armor. Close contest though! Deuce: lots of sub bass but in stock form without EQ the lack of midbass makes it sound thinner and more brittle than the other two above when listening to rock and metal. Highs are a bit harsh for my ears without the midbass to smooth it out. This pair sounds fantastic for genres I don't really listen to much though - think any music that's sub bass heavy - R&B, hip-hop etc. With EQ the deuce can be made to work well for rock and has the largest quantity of sub bass of the others, so its still a set I enjoy using depending on my mood. This pair made me decide to not try Martilos as they seem to have a similar tuning looking at graphs and reviews. Legato: plenty of sub and mid bass but lacking some definition between kick and bass guitar. Upper frequencies are a mixed bag: a little muffled/veiled yet also has some sibilance. Probably the one set I wouldn't recommend as it sits in an odd price bracket where it's just outside of 'cheap' where you get the value for money recommendation yet just a little below the midrange bracket which are a significant step up. Rosefinch: similar to legato - less veiled but has a very irritating fatiguing spike at around 8k that kills this pair for me. With EQ these turn in to quite a good value for money bass-head pair though. These are my knock around pair for travel, workout etc. This pair with a cheap peq dongle like the JA11 would be my budget conscious recommendation. Luki: just a super cheap $10 set to test out bone conduction. Not enough sub bass and wonky tuning. EQing helps a little but still sounds cheap. However I love the way it made bass guitar sound in some tracks - assuming that's the BCD. Makes me want to try something like the Penon Archangel but for now I'm satisfied with the Armor and not sure I want to push this hobby in to the high price bracket when I have nowhere in my hometown to 'try before you buy' (Brisbane).

Yeah, I wasn’t a huge fan of them either. Tried all kinds of tips. All the switch settings. They weren’t comfortable and I just didn’t like the sound. Wound up returning them. After all of the reading that I did about them, I was really excited to get them. I really wanted to like them. Sadly, they just weren’t for me.

TSMR Armor really needs the sound turned up to bring out the treble. But it’s there and I don’t feel like it’s harsh at all. If anything maybe not as forward as my other sets.

Tansio Mirai Armor should be nr 1 imho

Tansio Mirai Armor or Sound Rhyme SR7. For orchestral music you need something that feels orchestral and cinematic. Either of these should do it.

I prefer the TSMR Armor. Most people shy away from it because of the treble dip around 8k-10k, but it's actually intentional to make it more natural to how your ear catches sound in that frequency. The dip is done to simulate outer ear effects since an iem bypasses all that and goes straight into your ear canal. I think a lot Penon and TSMR stuff are underrated because the popular Youtubers don't make videos on them and their tuning scares people because there's deviations from harman or whatever is meta nowadays.

So much bass my head exploded. These sound good, but I have a real problem with the venting. Or rather, lack of adequate venting. These build up a pressure in my ear canal and become uncomfortable for me unlike anything else.

I’ve had both and the Martilo was better—more refined and easy to listen to, especially with those translucent/red tips that they come with. The Armors were sort of gimmicky with those three switches.

This is what I wrote a few months ago: I’ve had both and the Martilo was better—more refined and easy to listen to, especially with those translucent/red tips that they come with. The Armors were sort of gimmicky with those three switches.

Tsmr armor and call it a day, they're just incredible