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+Warm neutral tuning
+Musical
+Clean bass response
+Thick and lush midrange
+Rich vocals
+Inoffensive treble response
+Well-accessorized(6 pairs of Sancai)
+Aesthetically beautiful
+Excellent build quality
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-The cable is kinda cheap (subjective)
-Average technicalities for the price
Intro
This time a new product from collaboration of Tangzu and HBB called Tangzu XuanNv a new innovative gear uses 2 DD ceramic and PU + LCP diaphragms. A warm neutral tuning IEM produces full, clean bass response and satisfying thick and lush vocals.
Disclaimer
I would like to thank Linsoul Audio for arranging a unit for me. My opinions are unbiased, and I haven't been influenced or instructed to praise these IEMs. Every detail in this review is actual experience made by listening for hours everyday.
Specifications
Driver configurations : 10mm Ceramic Dynamic driver unit + 8mm PU + LCP Dynamic driver unit
Sensitivity : 98dB 1kHz
Impedance : 8.5Ω 1kHz±20%
Frequency range : 7Hz-20kHz
Cable material : Single crystal oxygen-free copper
Cable Length : 1.2m±5%
Socket interface : 2pin0.78 3.5mm SE
Packaging
Pair of Tangzu Xuan NV
4 core OFC cable
Leather button case
6 pairs of Tangzu Sancai (3 pairs of Balanced, 3 pairs of Widebore) *these are treasures* best stock tips I encountered so far.
Build and Comfort
The build is made from medical grade resin, and the aesthestically beautiful design gives a more premium look than expected in this price range. The earpiece are suprisingly lightweight despite of the size of the earpiece , the fit is good to my ears making them comfortable for extended use.
Sound Aspects
Source used :
Realme 9 Pro
KiwiEars Allegro
Ibasso DC04 pro
This iems spend 40-50 hours of burn in using pink noise before taking details of this review
Xuan NV is a warm neutral tuning showing full and clean bass response and thick and lush midrange suits for vocal lovers out there. I'm currently using tangzu sancai widebore I prefer the improvement of vocals here. I also tried my aftermarket cable IvipQ SPC Graphene midrange cable suprisingly its the perfect synergy with the Xuan NV. It brings out the emotions of vocals hidden with this gems.
Bass
The bass is its forte, showing clean and full sounding yet non-intrusive bass. There's no predominant bass character midbass nor subbass showing equal quality and quantity. Sometimes it lacking of texture but then again overall bass quality is superb for the asking price.
Mids
Another spotlight of Xuan NV, the buttery smoothness of midrange. It shows enveloping relaxed and warm tone vocals. Both male and female exhibits thick, lush and excellent quality vocals here. Despite of the uppermids never become shouty it has enough energy to sound engaging and enjoyable. The natural timbre adds satisfying to overall performance of the midrange.
Treble
The treble is smooth and inoffensive showing not a hint of harshness in this frequencies. Despite the safe of the treble it is energetic enough to become not to sound boring. One more thing is to take note it is a warm tuning gear picking up micro details is superb imho.
Technicalities
The soundstage is average in this price point but if you give it ample amount of juice to drive this xuan nv it shows its true colors. I found my best pair with Kiwiears Allegro. It has enough to power the xuan nv. Improving the dynamics as well as imaging and layering.
Conclusion
This is the best tuned HBB I've tried so far. From clean and full bass response, velvety smooth midrange to inoffensive highs it is different to the usual tuning of HBB collab but their fans will surely love this tuning. It is quite hard to drive and I recommend to prepare a decent source to run this thing, it will shows the emotion of the vocals. At this price point I can simply say this is a step up for those pips who want an upgrade to their budget-fi category.
Highly recommended!
