Pros:Mild warmth, Neutral tuning, good details and spacing
Cons:Safer tuning, lacks deep bass
When opening this I was thinking, wow this looks much different than most CCA openings. This is of course due to the fact CCA is now under the ND audio flag. Unboxing was impressive, with a nice cable and accessories considering the low cost of this IEM. The Build quality also far exceeds my expectations of most competitors in this price range. Inside one gets a nice cable, tips and even a leather like pouch with plenty of room. The comfort and isolation for this IEM was above average and for me I found it very good all day in my ears. Lets talk about gears used, I test with a large variety of different things. From CD to DAP and many different kinds of portable and desktop amps/ DAC combos. On this particular testing it was the TempoTec V3, V1 and The ifi Gryphon and SMSL DS20, with the Fiio KA13, Questyle M15, and Burson Funk and Tempotec MarchV also.
Let's talk about my impressions of the sound. The CCA Phoenix is a uniquely tuned IEM, coming from a sea of Vshaped clones. It presents with a warm Neutral tone that is both gentle and organic. Bass on the Phoenix is relatively lean with good speed and enough presence to not be anemic, it's there when needed but is very polite. Midrange on the Phoenix is well placed in front of the instruments but not right in your face. The Mids has an ever so slightly warm tone in the lowers and are brighter more vibrant in the uppers. Male vocals sound good but are not as full-bodied as I would like. Female vocals sound vibrant and not harsh at all. The separation and clarity are refreshing and enjoyable. Treble on the Phoenix is quite open and well detailed although it is bright it never over does the amount of crispy details I'm hearing here. The Soundstage is excellent on this IEM with a wide and deep field; imaging is superb and I can hear things placed what seemed to be very accurate. In a nutshell: The New CCA Phoenix is the first of this company under a new banner and I can tell they really tried to make a product unique from the past CCA cookie cutter clones of KZ. The Phoenix is well made Neutral IEM that can best most others when it comes to technical and detailed abilities for this price range.
