Hi there!
Almost a year passed after the lamp-tuned review of the Tinhifi T5s Mars, I got their worthy continuation in the face of the T7 model.
Well, it feels like the Tins have believed in themselves and have raised the stakes: in ambition, presentation, positioning and, naturally, price range.
Let's see if after a pebble of Martian lava they have come out with a beautiful stone flower, and if it's a worthwhile investment.
Almost a year passed after the lamp-tuned review of the Tinhifi T5s Mars, I got their worthy continuation in the face of the T7 model.
Well, it feels like the Tins have believed in themselves and have raised the stakes: in ambition, presentation, positioning and, naturally, price range.
Let's see if after a pebble of Martian lava they have come out with a beautiful stone flower, and if it's a worthwhile investment.
Presentation, packaging, accessories
You meet by the clothes, and it should be noted that the meeting is quite pleasant. Super-cover without unnecessary information.
You meet by the clothes, and it should be noted that the meeting is quite pleasant. Super-cover without unnecessary information.
Behind it there is a good gray box with a single number 7 and a magnetic latch, dust in your eyes for your money, but the class is felt at once. Such a box for his bling would be the envy of CR7 himself, if he had played for the same grey-black designed team - Torpedo Moscow FC. But alas, the skill is not the same.
Inside, in the velvet crib of the spoon, they are tightly stacked - the embodiment of a distant vintage-wooden aristocratic past or the slightly nearer everyday life of young audiophiles' parents.
In continuation of the theme and accessories: a case with a shiny zipper with an ear for the strap and the strap itself. As a result, we get a real compact but capacious square clutch, which can fit a small player, cables and several pairs of headphones.
Inside there are 3 sets of ear tips: foam and a pair of very similar to fiio hs19 (gray with red core for vocals and completely gray for bass).
Also waiting for us is a good and eye-catching 4-core silver-plated copper cable, in a modular version with 3.5mm and 4.4mm jacks and mmcx connectors. I can't know the deep sense of transition from the company's usual 2pin to mmcx, I'm more used to the first variant, though both technologies have their resource and problem places.
The cable is a real step forward after the T5s Mars item, not only by the fact of modular jacks, but also by the design and quality of workmanship. The moderate glossy pale gold color emphasizes the hints of expensive top dynamic headphones style in the Tinhifi lineup. Soft, slightly prone to tangling, microphonic effect is not evaluated. In general, it reminded me very much of a full-fledged inexpensive cable of the same company - Silver Bullet, except for the design differences.
The modularity is realized in the usual 4 pin version with a tight connection and reinforced with a threaded connection. The cable body and jacks have connection marks, a groove and a corresponding “guide and guide”. Won't get lost or broken! Probably... Approved by the "small objects not the most careful users" society in my name)
Design, fit, use
Now actually about the culprits of this festive dinner.
Design with pretensions to the highest light, blue erythrocytes and Marshall audio switches, but for some reason I immediately caught phantom pains of old handles from my grandmother's chiffonier, old coat buttons or wooden beetles models.
Design, fit, use
Now actually about the culprits of this festive dinner.
Design with pretensions to the highest light, blue erythrocytes and Marshall audio switches, but for some reason I immediately caught phantom pains of old handles from my grandmother's chiffonier, old coat buttons or wooden beetles models.
Here to whom the jersey is striped, to whom the back is hairy! Overall in the hands everything is very neat - well cut, quality sewn, no big gap, no crooked fence, well done! The case is smaller than average, quite comfortable, consists of a basic black matte part, gold-colored glossy sound nozzles (both are metal) and a wooden faceplate. The wooden theme of design and materials, the gloss of the lacquer, is beautiful, but how long will it last in an audiophile's pocket in pristine condition raises questions and concerns. And there is still a little bit of gypsy “ai-nane-nane”!
The mmcx connector has 1 compensation hole at the top.
The mmcx connector has 1 compensation hole at the top.
The nozzles are covered with a grill-mesh, have an edge to hold the earcups and a slightly irregular angle of deviation from the earpiece plane. You may have to do a little bit of fiddling with the ear tips selection. Width is average, will fit most tips. The frontal plane extends decently beyond the projection of the head, while the fit is excellent. When using and deep fit there is a slight driver flex, treated with rough tangzu sancai style tips.
Passive noise isolation scores 4*. The isolation and bass level directly depend on the quality of the fit of the headphones. The stock cable is soft, and the IEMs themselves do not take out of the ears, but it is better to select the tips on your own. Because of the rather long sound nozzle, I recommend using short and medium-length eartips, the complete ones will be fine, however, if you are here, you probably have already got another kilo of rubber products in stock).
Features
The manufacturer couldn't help but praise itself, although a lot of things sound like the NLP of a gypsy trainee at the city railway station (don't look too long into the eyes and hands of the marketer, focus on the wallet and the unplugged iron in the room!):
The manufacturer couldn't help but praise itself, although a lot of things sound like the NLP of a gypsy trainee at the city railway station (don't look too long into the eyes and hands of the marketer, focus on the wallet and the unplugged iron in the room!):
- Gold-plated ultrasonic diaphragm
- Double bend acoustic chamber
- Ultra-high vacuum vapor deposition technology
- Tesla's patented ultra-linear dual magnetic drivers
Under the hood, the "T7 Bugs" have a classic 10mm dynamic driver with quality gold character. Putting aside the marketing husks, we note that the T7 sound profileis really serious and mature across the entire spectrum of musical styles and directions, with fast response, excellent detail and instrument separation.
Sound
Frequency response
Lows
The sub is deep, with rumbles of thunder and noticeable infra-echo. The lows are extremely detailed and accurate. The sub-bass emphasized tracks will give an immersive effect. Midbass can be described by fast fades, both ranges are layered and deep. Punch and kick, speedy bass guitar and bass drum work are at an excellent level, no questions about technicality - 6.0. But the masses on the mids and subs could be thrown on, dry, fast, hard, like a cheetah's safari rush. Lion's yawn and leisure is not about these IEM. The sound at the lows is slightly rocking, quickly nails to the wall and just as quickly leves you off, such a medium weight boxer in the gym, who also likes to deeply pick psychoanalysis at leisure time.
In general, there is totally no shame in the lower range, the description of very tight aperture techniques was confirmed in practice. Sub - hats off to you! And the mid is by no means “honey sweet”...but still there are no questions about technicality and depth, everything is dynamic and accurate!
Mids
The lower mid is clearly defined, tight, with no hint of deafness at all. Excellent technical elaboration of brass and big strings. But the trend of lack of mass set in the mid-bass area continues here as well. It's as if the lion had not been given half a portion of meat! Guitars growl moderately and intelligently, lean and energetic, just right for rock, but without torn strings and slam, as if a bit muffled. It's understandable, typical V-shape, dude. The lead guitars and drum attacks, despite the purely dynamic nature of the driver, are pronounced and make you get involved in the process to the fullest. Due to the predominance of velocity characteristics over volume and mass, the transition from bass can sometimes seem patchy. Overall, the midrange is a bit on the sidelines but not stowed away in the closet, quantitatively they are not lacking. The naturalness of acoustic strings faces no questions.
In terms of vocals in these IEM the elaboration of female vocals appealed to me more, although there is a light emphasis and activity in this area. The middle and high male voices like Chris Isaak or Billy Idol are excellent, but the corduroy of Joe Cocker, Chris Rea and the like may not be fully engaging. Testicularity suffers. The detailing is as always at an excellent level, no mush in the active recordings is noticed.
But in general, vocals are forward, instruments are right behind them, in the depth of the canvas.
The VHF region is active, almost flat shelf up to 5kHz gives its effect, sibilants are well pronounced, especially on poorly recorded or old material you can get “tsiki-byaki”, you will help good copper cable and nozzles with a straight horn, well, and high-quality recordings. Headphones pull out all the dirt from the track. Well and with warming up this effect decreases.
Highs
HF are beautifully detailed, sometimes you forget that a simple dynamo, albeit with gold! Tails and plumes, everything is there, the naturalness is at a good level, as well as the cohesion of the supply on the HF. Detail retriaval is at a very high level for 1DD, as always in this item . Even on high-speed styles, there is no dirt and sand on cymbals and percussion in particularly active parts. Drum attacks are fast and active, the entire sonic signature in the service of speed and detail. Peaks at 9 and 14 kHz give additional airiness and atmospheric sound. At the same time, the ubiquitous “unbearable lightness of being” sound is also present. There is frighteningly little of synthetics, even on "meaty" modern genres and heavy electronic music. The balance of “musicality-technicality” is shifted towards analyticity and speed, and the headphones are not boring at all.
The stage is average in width and decent in depth, the headphones emphasize the echelon of quality recordings and the exact division of the musical panorama, nothing gets in the way.
Great job of a classic dynamo faceted with modern technology!
Comparisons
The sub is deep, with rumbles of thunder and noticeable infra-echo. The lows are extremely detailed and accurate. The sub-bass emphasized tracks will give an immersive effect. Midbass can be described by fast fades, both ranges are layered and deep. Punch and kick, speedy bass guitar and bass drum work are at an excellent level, no questions about technicality - 6.0. But the masses on the mids and subs could be thrown on, dry, fast, hard, like a cheetah's safari rush. Lion's yawn and leisure is not about these IEM. The sound at the lows is slightly rocking, quickly nails to the wall and just as quickly leves you off, such a medium weight boxer in the gym, who also likes to deeply pick psychoanalysis at leisure time.
In general, there is totally no shame in the lower range, the description of very tight aperture techniques was confirmed in practice. Sub - hats off to you! And the mid is by no means “honey sweet”...but still there are no questions about technicality and depth, everything is dynamic and accurate!
Mids
The lower mid is clearly defined, tight, with no hint of deafness at all. Excellent technical elaboration of brass and big strings. But the trend of lack of mass set in the mid-bass area continues here as well. It's as if the lion had not been given half a portion of meat! Guitars growl moderately and intelligently, lean and energetic, just right for rock, but without torn strings and slam, as if a bit muffled. It's understandable, typical V-shape, dude. The lead guitars and drum attacks, despite the purely dynamic nature of the driver, are pronounced and make you get involved in the process to the fullest. Due to the predominance of velocity characteristics over volume and mass, the transition from bass can sometimes seem patchy. Overall, the midrange is a bit on the sidelines but not stowed away in the closet, quantitatively they are not lacking. The naturalness of acoustic strings faces no questions.
In terms of vocals in these IEM the elaboration of female vocals appealed to me more, although there is a light emphasis and activity in this area. The middle and high male voices like Chris Isaak or Billy Idol are excellent, but the corduroy of Joe Cocker, Chris Rea and the like may not be fully engaging. Testicularity suffers. The detailing is as always at an excellent level, no mush in the active recordings is noticed.
But in general, vocals are forward, instruments are right behind them, in the depth of the canvas.
The VHF region is active, almost flat shelf up to 5kHz gives its effect, sibilants are well pronounced, especially on poorly recorded or old material you can get “tsiki-byaki”, you will help good copper cable and nozzles with a straight horn, well, and high-quality recordings. Headphones pull out all the dirt from the track. Well and with warming up this effect decreases.
Highs
HF are beautifully detailed, sometimes you forget that a simple dynamo, albeit with gold! Tails and plumes, everything is there, the naturalness is at a good level, as well as the cohesion of the supply on the HF. Detail retriaval is at a very high level for 1DD, as always in this item . Even on high-speed styles, there is no dirt and sand on cymbals and percussion in particularly active parts. Drum attacks are fast and active, the entire sonic signature in the service of speed and detail. Peaks at 9 and 14 kHz give additional airiness and atmospheric sound. At the same time, the ubiquitous “unbearable lightness of being” sound is also present. There is frighteningly little of synthetics, even on "meaty" modern genres and heavy electronic music. The balance of “musicality-technicality” is shifted towards analyticity and speed, and the headphones are not boring at all.
The stage is average in width and decent in depth, the headphones emphasize the echelon of quality recordings and the exact division of the musical panorama, nothing gets in the way.
Great job of a classic dynamo faceted with modern technology!
Comparisons
T5s Mars - the dominance of the woofer area and HF peaks give a greater effect of presence and lightness, shifting the tonal balance to the right, against this background there is a noticeable lack of mass in the woofer and midrange. The midrange is in parity, but seems more interesting on higher sounding vocals and instruments. There is less thrash and drive, but more lightness and naturalness. A step both forward and sideways.
Blon BL-03 II is in a different league in terms of quality, separation and detail, although the second 'treble' is just as much tilted to the right relative to the first model. The differences are a tight and fleshy lower midrange and boiled meat broth in the mid-bass.
As for the recommendations - not for bassheads, rap and honky-tonk electronics, but for everything else; with caution - on poorly mixed recordings, can make your ears go crazy! Great for speedy and heavy genres, symphonic and high pitched vocal music.
As for the audio sources I would recommend something massive, dark and warm or neutral in the extreme case, it sang well with the “muffy-bit” Hiby RS2 DAP. With light sources it will be very tedious and lightweight, especially on active genres.
Blon BL-03 II is in a different league in terms of quality, separation and detail, although the second 'treble' is just as much tilted to the right relative to the first model. The differences are a tight and fleshy lower midrange and boiled meat broth in the mid-bass.
As for the recommendations - not for bassheads, rap and honky-tonk electronics, but for everything else; with caution - on poorly mixed recordings, can make your ears go crazy! Great for speedy and heavy genres, symphonic and high pitched vocal music.
As for the audio sources I would recommend something massive, dark and warm or neutral in the extreme case, it sang well with the “muffy-bit” Hiby RS2 DAP. With light sources it will be very tedious and lightweight, especially on active genres.
All in all, it turned out to be an interesting speedy and detailed continuation of the T series. Sometimes you catch yourself thinking that it can't be a pure dynamo, but here it is! Meeting by the clothes, you may ask, what, in fact, is the x2 price relative to the T5s for? Is it only for the presentation, cable and golden designed body? It turns out that there is a touch of nobility not only in the design and diaphragm, but also in its majesty of sound. Let this gold is thin and leafy in some places. Minuses are small and rather tasteful, the quality is very high. And there is no ideal, marketers will not let us create it. And even if there will be one, the audiophile path is thorny and merciless.
It's great that progress does not stand still, and manufacturers are talking our teeth not only with promo noodles, but also with facts that are not devoid of practical testing.
Thank you for your attention and have a snowy winter!
I'd like to express my gratitude for #Linsoul for providing the T7 review sample.
Tinhifi T7 model page on Linsoul.
You can purchase Tinhifi T7 headphones from Linsoul shop on Aliexpress.
Tinhifi T7 model page on Linsoul.
You can purchase Tinhifi T7 headphones from Linsoul shop on Aliexpress.