Final decision | Nova | Explorer | Defiant
Final decision | Nova | Explorer | Defiant
Hey guys,
I finally decided to just go out and try the IEMs before purchasing one.
and shortlisted the 3: **truthear nova, aful explorer, juzear defiant** out of the list I had in mind.
I listen to a variety of songs and shortlisted a small bunch to test the soundstage, vocals, bass, mids...
My Impression of(In the exact order I listened to them):
**aful explorer:** Stepped in and got these IEMs , regular hip hop, pop songs sound nice and warm with a rich bass hit, things were good. when I moved towards rock and metal I felt like the highs were being murdered. muffled in a way. I realize its an intentional tuning on these but they were noticeable especially on doomed. Also the clarity and detail are a bit low as they are smoothened here.
**juzear defiant:** Tried these, but before I say anything else, they look amazing. Had the same initial impressions as Aful---but way they felt more bassy or in reality it had faster transients which made me feel that way. The boots and cats were hitting hard. So overall fun but lacking detail? Again the songs with crispy highs felt muffled. Not sure if this can be tweeken with EQ.
**truthear nova:** One of the last pieces I tried. Same flow listened to the hip hop and pop songs first. Has good bass, not too much, not too less, Just what the song requires. God's plan had them claps hitting wierd high-mids not sure why. Sounded good and had fuller vocals for songs like betrayal. I don't remember how the soundstage was compared to the above 2(can someone remind me:)). Then came the metal and acoustic songs. Ohh man, I could finally hear all those highs. Not as harsh as people say or I'm not listening to THOSE songs? Sounds great overall.
Tried supermix 4 as well and found it very similar to nova but more screechy and with unnatural highs.
**Confusion in the decision to be made**
Overall I liked the novas more, but are the claps or highs something I can smoothen out with EQ? as compared to the other ones they have harman tuning. Cuz I might use these for long periods
A lot of the sub members have commented that they really get harsh highs on these sets. Again could this be EQed a bit? because they sound fine to me on these songs.
Nova is comparatively and older set(2023) and to be discontinued soon? Would this be a bad purchase decision.
Should I stick with the defiants/explorers(because they sound good as well) for now and upgrade later when there is a better release at this price?
Thanks!
