![]() ![]() This review is my unaltered, subjective opinion on the retail copy of the NX7 based on time spent listening to it throughout the month of August. The NX7 prototype arrived, I listened for a few weeks and sent back some feedback along with the EQ settings I used.ĭespite my involvement leading up to the retail release of the NX7, my thoughts will remain as unbiased as possible. I said sure, knowing literally nothing about the product except that it was an iem. To my surprise, given my negative feedback on the N3, Jim from NiceHCK reached out well before the NX7 was announced and asked if I would like to give feedback on a prototype earphone that was in the works. With dual-dynamic drivers, four balanced armatures, and one piezoelectric ceramic driver per side, the NX7 certainly impresses on paper, but does it impress in the ears? Let's find out. The NX7 is a fairly ambitious release combining seven drivers of three drivers types into one surprisingly compact, KZ-esque shell. NiceHCK is an online retailer that in recent years has started developing in-house products under their store name. Today we're taking a quick look at the NX7 from NiceHCK. (the HiBy's MSEB works very nice, however) ![]() Even if the bass is tighter and more energetic, overall I would prefer to stay on the SE out.Īll this if not wanting to work with EQ and MSEB that can partially fix some issues. The Nx7 drove by the BAL out of the R3 Pro Saber keeps all the pros shown on the SE out except the highs that become hyper detailed and fatiguing. I made a quick try to my IEMs in SE to compare with the BAL out of the R3 that is definitely better, but not with Nx7. Overall I would give 3,5 stars so the rate of 3 stars is due in my opinion to the too high sensitivity to the Zout. Soundstage is average, anyway improved and enjoyable than before with F.Audio The highs remain too brilliant and harsh, tamed by the far better presence of the midrange so they are lesser fatiguing but still unnatural. I wondered how much it improved switching from F.Audio to HiBy, it really seem that the Zout played a big role on the way the BAs working. Midrange is quite cold but musical and tonally correct, far better than with F.Audio. Midbass is nicely textured and a bit recessed. That has bass roll-off unlike the HiBy R3. The HiBy DAP has a Zout of 2 ohm on both SE and BAL outputs.īass is similar even if a bit more powerful than F.Audio DAPs SOUND (Part 2, with HiBy R3 Pro Saber, 3,5 SE output). Soundstage is unnatural, affected by the uncoherency of the BAs and excessive brilliance of the piezo. Very detailed but also harsh, the piezo seem strong but not very refined. Highs are brilliant, too brilliant, emphasized by the recessed mid-range. Midrange is recessed, unnatural and weird, seems that the 4 BA are a bit outphased and not coherent. The upper bass is quite messy with little definition. SOUND (Part one, with F.Audio DAPs, balanced output) -īass is deep with good sub-bass rumble and good texture. Good fit, the metal nozzle allow good fit and insertion achieving nice isolation. I read that multi-BA iems are affected by an high Zout unlike DD-only iem (the TFZ Essence sound good with F.Audio daps) then the Nx7 is maybe too sensitive to high Zout (some KZ multi-BA iems are not bad paired with F.Audio, as well as the NiceHCK M6) So, my 3-star rating if an halfway between usage with the now dismissed F.Audio and my last new DAP.īUILD AND CONFORT - Looks solid, the design of the faceplate is nothing special. Those DAPs have an output impedance of 20 or so ohms on the SE outputs and I think higher on the BAL outputs. ![]() I used them shortly then replaced with other iem because of their bad sounding. I bought those IEM 2 years ago, paired with F.Audio Xs-03 and FA3. ![]()
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