Lz A4 Mmcx 8 Core 6n Single Crystal Copper Upgrade Cable Review

: Versatility god, can play my entire library
TOTL tuning
Extremely big soundstage
Extremely detailed
Very proficient instrument separation
Imaging is in its ain league
Excellent timbre
Wooden package box
Value

: MMCX connectors on the shell arent as tight as on newer MMCX iems (Fiio FH3, Ibasso IT00 for instance)
As well much text on the faceplate makes it look ugly and unprofessional
"Piezo flavour" affecting cymbals but mostly violins that play very high notes
Tool needed to switch the switch (pun not intended)
Tips could be improve in quality (quantity is certainly good)
Cable could be better too
Difficult to put on tips on the nozzles
If you wanted an LZ A6 upgrade with the same unique sound, this is not it

Non-Audio
Config 1
Config one Comparisons
Config ii
Config 2 Comparisons
Config 3
Config 3 Comparisons
Conclusion

EDIT 2021-07-11: demoted the rating from iv.five/5 to 3.5/five due to the GS Audio GD3A.

Disclaimer

: I received this unit for complimentary from LZ, thank you very much and thanks to @peter123 for being the intermediary.

Disclaimer 2: Pros/cons are from the perspective of the Pop-Ruby config which is my favorite.

Toll: 320-330 usd

Specifications:

Driver: LCP DD, 4 Knowles BA, vii-layer Piezoelectric

Frequency range: 5 - xl 000Hz

Impedance: Pop = fifteen Ω, Monitor = 13 Ω

Sensitivity: Pop = 109dB/mW, Monitor = 113dB/mW @1kHz

Accessories:

Due south/Grand/L silicone narrow bore tips

S/M/Fifty silicone tips

S/M/L silicone wide bore tips

Tip storage box

Green bear box

Switch switching tool (= sim bill of fare ejector)

5 tuning nozzles

Cable: The stock cable is an 8-core 6N OCC ("single crystal") SPC cablevision. Measured at 0,43 ohms so it is decent. Metal build for the divider and splitter with a working chin-slider. Information technology is a very soft cablevision and similar to other tertiary party 8-core cables. I would recommend changing it to the Faaeal Litz copper cable or the Kbear Rhyme, if you lot want to since those two are i of (if not) the best cables out there for value at a very low price.

Build: Made out of metallic that is polished so it feels very smooth. There is a visible line that indicates where the shells are put together. The nozzles are besides fabricated out of metallic and they all have a lip for the tips. 50/R markings are indicated near the mmcx connector in clear white color and the vents are also marked blue/red for L/R too.

Fit: Fits me almost perfectly, without driver flex too. Size is smaller than the previous A6 merely boilerplate in terms of iem sizes.

Comfort: Very comfortable and useable for longer sessions.

Isolation: Since it covers nearly of my ears and fits so good the isolation is actually quite good. But since it is vented on the exterior, it isn't superlative tier in isolation.

Disclaimer 3: I will exist referring the A7 as the config type from here on, so it is easier for you to keep track on where you are.

MONITOR-Cherry-red:

Setup: Ibasso DX160 (low gain, book effectually 34), Faaeal Litz copper cablevision 4.4mm, Last Audio Type East LL tips

Lows:
Very make clean and textured bass. With very natural speed/tightness and then information technology suits a lot of genres from stone/metal (that needs a faster and cleaner bass) to hip-hop (that needs a more powerful and non too fast bass). Sub-bass focused but not too different from the mid-bass since this is a neutral signature.

Mid-bass: Metallica – fight burn with fire (01:eleven-01:52), very tight and fast while it is very textured, every single bass strike is very distinct and clean although quantity is slightly lower than I would desire it to be. The (02:55-03:01) section with the chopper is clean.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:xviii-01:47), quite tight and fast with good texture. Needs a bit more quantity to brand information technology more fun though, but it is very clean.

Sub-bass: Djuro – Driblet that bass (01:15-01:30), extension is very good but doesn't rumble or punch very much so it isn't equally fun as I would like information technology.

Will Sparks – Sick similar that (03:08-03:22), quantity is pretty skillful although would similar some more quantity. texture, speed and tightness are very skilful.

Mids: Vocals are very natural, clean and detailed. With very proficient vocal balancing between male person/female. Tonality is spot on with different songs either needing more thinness, thickness, warmth and brightness and the MONITOR-RED can reproduce information technology.

Female-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), very tonally correct vocals without being too bright or too warm so information technology is very natural, and it is very detailed/make clean also.

Yuki Hayashi – MightU (01:58-02:55), Same as above.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), it is sharp.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Crescent (02:07-02:26), Quite sharp.

Male-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (00:57-01:17), make clean and detailed but tonality is a bit too warm for the vocals.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), A bit likewise thick only it is otherwise very tonally right and clean/detailed.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Twenty-four hours (03:24-03:42), the electrical guitars are a fleck sharp and is very detailed only does get fatiguing.

Deuce – America (03:03-03:sixteen), a fleck precipitous and is a chip intense, and so information technology needs a bit reduced treble quantity.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), the cellos are very textured and sounds very natural with its tonality and is detailed/clean. While the violins aren't as tonally correct as the cellos, since it needs to be brighter for the violins.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:xviii-02:57), very natural and tonally right.

Soundstage: Very large soundstage just the imaging is the impressive part, it is the all-time imaging out of all my iems.

Tonality: Neutral signature that is non fatiguing or wearisome and is very tonally correct for my library. Timbre is also very good and extremely impressive for a tri-brid.

Details: Very detailed.

Musical instrument Separation: With the imaging being as good as it is, together with the very good separation makes this a very technical iem that can handle every track I throw at it without getting cluttered or muddy.

Songs that highlight the IEM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjeYCOQ10D8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq6Q_uaJF4k https://www.youtube.com/picket?v=za8aapTmp44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?5=yoCD5wZEgo4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxuVzaNne7Q https://www.youtube.com/sentry?5=iewWMqeMpqU

Expert genres:

Stone, metallic, Popular, Jpop, Kpop, Hip-hop, OST, Orchestral, acoustic

Bad genres: None, it is extremely versatile and handled everything I threw at it. Some bass focused genres like Trance and EDM might need some more than sub-bass quantity to brand information technology more than fun but that's information technology.

Comparisons (MONITOR-RED):

IEM: LZ A6 (Pink), Cable 175 iv.4mm, Terminal Sound Blazon E LL tips

Bass:
Djuro – Drop that bass (01:fifteen-01:30), Extension is a bit lower on the A6 and has more dial quantity, is much tighter and a bit faster while it has more than texture and is cleaner. But rumbles more on the MONITOR-RED and sounds more natural (A6 is a bit too tight).

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), tighter, faster, more than textured and cleaner on the A6, also sounds more natural while at the aforementioned fourth dimension is more fun due to the quantity.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:xi-01:52), tighter and much faster so it is cleaner on the A6. Texture is similar only otherwise sounds better on the A6.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), Quality is like only recessed vocals on the A6 while the timbre is much better on the MONITOR-RED. Tonality is very similar though, simply ends up sounding much more than natural on the MONITOR-Crimson due to the timbre and the vocals not being recessed.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Very similar on both, they both have some sharpness to the female person vocals but is a scrap sharper on the A6.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Much more natural and tonally right on the MONITOR-Ruddy, where information technology is lacking some thickness/warmth on the A6. It is more detailed and cleaner on the A6 though.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), It is a trivial bit sharper on the A6 with the electric guitars. Simply sounds cleaner and more detailed on the A6 while it is much more natural on the MONITOR-RED due to the timbre existence much better.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Much more texture with the cellos on the MONITOR-RED and more texture with the violins with the A6 while it is much more natural on the MONITOR-RED due to it non having the same "piezo flavour" that is in the A6. It is cleaner and more detailed on the A6 though.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:xviii-02:57), Much more detailed and cleaner on the A6 with much more air and improve extension. But much more natural on the MONITOR-Ruby.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), Soundstage, instrument separation and details are much better on the A6. Timbre only especially Imaging on the MONITOR-RED outclasses the A6 and is in its own league though.

Overall: The A6 is a much more than unique sounding and fun experience with amend technicalities while the MONITOR-Carmine is a more natural and neutral iem.

The piezo in the MONITOR-RED doesn't seem to work as much as on the A6, that would explain why the soundstage is bigger and has more treble air on the A6 while the timbre is much ameliorate on the MONITOR-Reddish.

IEM: Fiio FH3, Faaeal litz copper cablevision 4.4mm, Terminal Audio Type E LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:xxx), Extends lower, rumbles more, punch quantity, tightness, speed, texture are all much ameliorate on the FH3 (also sounds more than natural, detailed and cleaner) no contest here.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), Tighter, faster, more texture and quantity on the FH3 while information technology sounds more than natural, detailed and cleaner no contest here also.

Metallica – fight fire with burn (01:11-01:52), tighter, faster and more texture on the FH3 while it is more than natural, detailed and cleaner.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), More natural and ameliorate timbre on the MONITOR-Ruby-red along with details and at the same fourth dimension doesn't have the slight sharpness the FH3 sometimes gets here. They are very like in tonality just a scrap warmer on the FH3 due to it having more bass quantity.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:eighteen-01:35), sharper on the FH3.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), They are very similar in tonality but is more natural on the MONITOR-Ruby due to it being a tiny bit warmer and the timbre being better.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), A tiny scrap sharper on the FH3 but sounds cleaner. While information technology is a bit more natural on the MONITOR-Ruddy.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Violins are more tonally right on the FH3 just ameliorate timbre on the MONITOR-RED. While the cellos are more than tonally correct, better timbre, detailed, textured and more than natural on the MONITOR-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:xviii-02:57), More tonally correct, more natural and cleaner on the FH3.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years state of war (02:24-02:57), Soundstage, details, musical instrument separation and timbre are better on the MONITOR-Scarlet while the imaging is in a league of its ain.

Overall: Bass on the FH3 is better than the MONITOR-Cherry. Mids and treble are meliorate on the MONITOR-Cherry-red. Technicalities are as well better on the MONITOR-Ruby-red.

The FH3 is a much more than fun iem with spectacular bass quality/quantity, while the MONITOR-Ruby-red is a more reference/neutral iem (although the tonality is very like on both).

IEM: Tanchjim Oxygen, Faaeal litz copper cable 4.4mm, Terminal Audio Type E LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:xxx), rumbles a bit more and extends lower on the MONITOR-Cherry. The dial is tighter and a chip faster on the Oxygen while texture is similar. Tonality wise the MONITOR-Scarlet sounds more than correct since the Oxygen is too bright here.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), a bit tighter and faster on the Oxygen merely lacks some quantity that is on the MONITOR-Cherry and the MONITOR-RED has meliorate texture. Tonality is much better on the MONITOR-RED since information technology sounds much more natural since it is a fleck likewise thin and brilliant on the Oxygen.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), a bit tighter and faster on the Oxygen so it is cleaner. But it can exist a bit sharp on it while the MONITOR-Cherry-red is more natural and tonally correct.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), The Oxygen has a bit more natural female vocals due to the tonality existence brighter so information technology suits it better. While the MONITOR-RED has some more than warmth in the depression-end that makes it sound more natural there.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Much sharper on the Oxygen while it is more than tonally correct on the MONITOR-Ruby.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Much more natural on the MONITOR-Scarlet due to it being way too bright and sparse on the Oxygen.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Twenty-four hours (03:24-03:42), Much sharper electric guitars on the Oxygen.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), The violins are a bit more tonally correct and natural on the Oxygen while the Cellos are more than tonally correct, better textured and similar timbre on the MONITOR-Cherry-red.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), More tonally correct on the MONITOR-Red and more natural since it is too bright on the Oxygen.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), Timbre is a fleck ameliorate on the Oxygen only overall naturality is bottlenecked by the tonality which does not suit my library. Soundstage is similar in width but is a flake deeper on the MONITOR-Cherry, details and musical instrument separation are very like while the imaging is ameliorate on the MONITOR-RED.

Overall: The MONITOR-RED is better than the Oxygen for me since it sounds much more natural due to the tonality and is closer to my "truthful neutral" while the Oxygen is vivid neutral.

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Popular-GOLD:

Setup: Ibasso DX160 (low proceeds, book effectually 33), Faaeal Litz copper cable, Terminal Audio Type E LL tips

Lows:
Very clean and textured bass. With very natural speed/tightness so information technology suits a lot of genres from rock/metal (that needs a faster and cleaner bass) to hip-hop (that needs a more than powerful and non too fast bass). Sub-bass focused over mid-bass merely both are quite even.

Mid-bass: Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:eleven-01:52), very tight and fast while it is very textured, every single bass strike is very distinct and clean while quantity is good enough. The (02:55-03:01) department is very make clean (cleaner than on the MONITOR-Ruby config).

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), quite tight and fast with good texture. Quantity is at a level where it is fun and enjoyable (but having a bit more than would be ameliorate).

Sub-bass: Djuro – Drop that bass (01:xv-01:30), extension is very good and has rumble while the punch is impactful and makes it fun.

Will Sparks – Sick similar that (03:08-03:22), quantity is good, texture, speed and tightness are likewise very good.

Mids: Vocals are very natural, clean and detailed. With skillful song balancing betwixt male/female person. Tonality with female person vocals are for the about part better than on the MONITOR-RED config but can be a chip besides bright sometimes, while male person vocals with higher pitch sounds more tonally correct on this config but lower pitched male vocals are a bit also bright and needs some more warmth.

Female-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), while the vocals are very tonally correct (more than than on the MONITOR-RED) the instruments are a bit besides bright so it sounds less natural and more fatiguing on this config.

Yuki Hayashi – MightU (01:58-02:55), The vocals aren't equally natural as on the MONITOR-RED config considering information technology is a bit as well bright and the instruments are a bit more forward than the vocals.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Quite sharp.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Crescent (02:07-02:26), Very precipitous.

Male-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (00:57-01:17), very make clean and detailed while information technology is tonally correct. The bass is besides warm enough to sound natural without information technology affecting the male person vocals in a bad fashion.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), cleaner and more detailed than the MONITOR-RED config merely tonality for the vocals is slightly worse since it lacks a bit of the warmth it needs.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the 24-hour interval (03:24-03:42), the electric guitars are very precipitous.

Deuce – America (03:03-03:16), sharp and is too intense, and then it needs reduced treble quantity.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), the violins/cellos are very textured and sounds very natural with its tonality and detailed/clean.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), It is very detailed and clean but tonality is a bit besides brilliant.

Soundstage: huge soundstage that is much bigger than the MONITOR-Ruby config but imaging isn't as expert (even so on a very high level).

Tonality: U-shape

Details: Incredibly detailed.

Musical instrument Separation: Incredible separation/imaging.

Songs that highlight the IEM: https://world wide web.youtube.com/picket?five=F42qhxxz5_4 https://www.youtube.com/sentry?v=dxqDNr1V4ek https://world wide web.youtube.com/watch?v=rcu_vicoeUE https://www.youtube.com/sentinel?five=iYZIUtDAFIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?five=Ek7C5GurYOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?5=ipI1qRFo1Us

Skillful genres:

OST, Orchestral, Trance, EDM, Acoustic

Bad genres: Jpop, Kpop, Rock/metallic can exist a bit too bright and shouty.

Comparisons (POP-GOLD):

IEM: LZ A6 (Pink), Cablevision 175 four.4mm, Last Audio Blazon E LL tips

Bass:
Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:xxx), Extends lower and rumbles more than on the Popular-Gilded. Punch is tighter and faster on the A6 while texture is similar and punch quantity is a scrap higher on the POP-GOLD.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), bass quantity is a bit higher on the Pop-GOLD, while it is tighter and faster on the A6 while texture is similar.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), tighter and faster on the A6, simply much more texture and quantity on the Popular-Gold and then it sounds much more natural while staying clean and detailed.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), Pop-GOLD outclasses the A6 here, tonality, timbre, details are much amend and vocals aren't recessed.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:xviii-01:35), Both are as sharp.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Very similar tonality but since the timbre on the POP-Aureate is ameliorate it sounds more than natural on the POP-GOLD.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Solar day (03:24-03:42), Both are similarly sharp.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Much more texture with both the violins/cellos on the POP-GOLD while it is much more natural due to information technology not having the same "piezo flavor" that is in the A6. Information technology is cleaner and more detailed on the Popular-Gilded.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), Similarly detailed and clean but with more than air and amend extension on the POP-GOLD. Much more natural on the Pop-GOLD.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), A bit bigger soundstage on the POP-Gilt. Details and instrument separation are too a bit better on the POP-Gilded. Timbre simply especially Imaging on the POP-Gilt outclasses the A6.

Overall: The A6 is a much more unique sounding and fun feel while the POP-GOLD is a more natural iem. The A6 is more than V-shaped while the POP-Gold is more U-shaped.

IEM: Fiio FH3, Faaeal litz copper cable 4.4mm, Terminal Sound Type E LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:xxx), rumbles more than and extends a fleck lower on the POP-Gilt. The dial quantity, tightness and texture are improve on the FH3 while speed is like.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), tightness and speed along with quantity are similar, texture is a fleck better on the FH3.

Metallica – fight burn down with fire (01:11-01:52), texture, speed, tightness and quantity are very similar but sounds a bit meliorate on the Pop-GOLD due to it having much better musical instrument separation.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), More natural and better timbre on the POP-Gilt along with details and at the same time doesn't accept the slight sharpness the FH3 sometimes gets hither. They are very similar in tonality but a bit warmer on the FH3 due to it having more bass quantity.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), similarly precipitous.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), They are almost identical in tonality but is more natural on the Popular-GOLD due to it having better timbre.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), sharper electric guitars on the Popular-Gilded.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (cord version) (01:22-01:59), Both the violins/cellos are much more natural on the Popular-Gilded due to having better tonality, texture, details and timbre.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:eighteen-02:57), A bit more than tonally correct, more than natural and cleaner on the FH3.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years state of war (02:24-02:57), Details, soundstage, instrument separation and timbre are much improve on the Popular-Gilded.

Overall: Bass on the FH3 is much better than the Popular-Golden. Mids are better on the POP-GOLD. Treble is better on the Pop-Gilt. Technicalities are also amend on the POP-GOLD. The FH3 is a much more fun iem with spectacular bass quality/quantity, while the POP-Golden is a more than technical only withal quite similar in sound profile (although it is U-shaped instead of the L-shaped FH3 and that the tonality is very similar on both).

If yous mind to bass focused songs, especially Sub-bass focused genres (like trance, EDM) the FH3 is the better pick for you, for everything else the POP-GOLD wins.

IEM: Tanchjim Oxygen, Faaeal litz copper cable 4.4mm, Concluding Audio Blazon E LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:fifteen-01:30), More than textured on the Popular-Golden. Rumbles more and extends lower on the Pop-GOLD. Tightness and speed are similar, but sounds much more natural on the POP-Gilt due to the Oxygen´southward tonality being too vivid.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:xviii-01:47), Tonality is much more natural on the POP-Gold, while the bass quantity on the Pop-GOLD is higher and tightness/speed are a fleck better on the Oxygen but texture is better on the Popular-GOLD.

Metallica – fight fire with burn (01:xi-01:52), a flake tighter and faster on the Oxygen so it is cleaner. But it can exist a chip sharp on it while the Pop-GOLD is more natural/tonally correct and has more than bass quantity.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), The vocal tonality is similar on both (a bit brighter on the Oxygen) just the instruments are meliorate on the Popular-Gilded while it is too bright on the Oxygen. Sounds more natural and detailed on the Pop-GOLD.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:eighteen-01:35), Much sharper on the Oxygen while it is more than tonally right on the POP-Gold (although still precipitous on the Pop-GOLD).

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Much more natural on the Pop-Gilt due to information technology being style likewise bright and sparse on the Oxygen.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), sharper electrical guitars on the Oxygen.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (cord version) (01:22-01:59), Violins are a bit more tonally correct on the Pop-Aureate but timbre is ameliorate on the Oxygen. While the Cellos are more tonally correct, natural and textured on the Popular-Golden.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), More than tonally correct on the Pop-Golden and more natural since it is too brilliant on the Oxygen.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years state of war (02:24-02:57), Timbre is a bit amend on the Oxygen but overall naturality is bottlenecked by the tonality which does not suit my library. Soundstage, details, instrument separation and imaging are improve on the Popular-Aureate.

Overall: The POP-Gilded is more than technical and more fun at the same time, it is also quite skilful as a reference set (since the bass and treble boost isn't that big). The Oxygen really only performs better in timbre only as I already mentioned, the tonality bottlenecks it quite a lot for my library then Information technology doesn't audio more natural than the POP-Gilt anyway.

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Pop-Red:

Setup: Ibasso DX160 (low gain, volume around 35), Faaeal Litz copper cablevision, Final Sound Type East LL tips

Lows:
Very clean and textured bass. With very natural speed/tightness so information technology suits a lot of genres from stone/metal (that needs a faster and cleaner bass) to hip-hop (that needs a more than powerful and non too fast bass). Sub-bass focused over mid-bass but both are quite even. It is very similar to the POP-Gilt config but since the treble quantity is lower here on the Pop-Red config, it means that you tin increment the volume much more without the treble bothering y'all. So, you tin can experience the bass better hither.

Mid-bass: Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:eleven-01:52), very tight and fast while it is very textured, every unmarried bass strike is very distinct and make clean while quantity is practiced. The (02:55-03:01) section is very make clean (but not as clean as on the Popular-GOLD config merely cleaner than the MONITOR-RED config). Tonality is the best on this config since it is a scrap likewise vivid on the POP-GOLD and is cleaner sounding than on the Monitor-Carmine config.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:xviii-01:47), quite tight and fast with good texture. Quantity is enough to brand information technology fun and sound natural.

Sub-bass: Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:30), extension is very proficient and has rumble while the punch is impactful and makes it fun.

Will Sparks – Sick like that (03:08-03:22), quantity, texture, speed and tightness are very good.

Mids: Vocals are very natural, clean and detailed. With very good vocal balancing between male person/female. Tonality is spot on with unlike songs either needing more thinness, thickness, warmth and brightness and the Popular-RED can reproduce information technology.

Female-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), very tonally correct vocals/instruments without beingness too bright or too warm so it is very natural, and it is very detailed/clean also. Best tonality with the instruments than the 2 other configs simply a bit worse than them with the vocals on tonality.

Yuki Hayashi – MightU (01:58-02:55), The vocals aren't as natural equally on the MONITOR-RED config because information technology needs a bit more brightness and needs a bit more than vocal quantity. Instruments are very tonally accurate though.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:eighteen-01:35), it is abrupt.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Crescent (02:07-02:26), Quite sharp.

Male person-vocals: Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (00:57-01:17), clean and detailed but tonality is a tiny flake too warm for the vocals but is very clean and meliorate than the MONITOR-Cherry config.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Not as well thick or likewise warm so information technology is very tonally right and very make clean/detailed.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), the electric guitars are a bit sharp and is very detailed simply does get fatiguing.

Deuce – America (03:03-03:16), a flake abrupt and is a fleck intense, so it needs a chip reduced treble quantity.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), the cellos are very textured and sounds very natural with its tonality and is detailed/clean. While the violins aren't every bit tonally correct as the cellos since it needs to exist brighter for the violins.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:xviii-02:57), very natural and tonally right but the vocals needs a bit more quantity.

Soundstage: extremely big and deep soundstage.

Tonality: Bass-boosted neutral. Timbre is extremely skillful and the "piezo flavour" is merely noticeable on violins that is playing very high notes.

Details: Extremely detailed.

Musical instrument Separation: Extremely expert separation and imaging

Songs that highlight the IEM: https://world wide web.youtube.com/picket?v=F42qhxxz5_4 https://www.youtube.com/sentinel?5=Ve1LNJEIKUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRVj8yU_zdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAgPH1CWiAw https://world wide web.youtube.com/watch?v=k_YgT_ePnuw https://world wide web.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoBpYfo9WU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY2IvI7_vL0

Proficient genres:

My entire library, it is extremely versatile and can handle everything I threw at it.

Bad genres: None in my library

Comparisons (POP-RED):

IEM: LZ A6 (Pink), Cable 175 4.4mm, Final Audio Type E LL tips

Bass:
Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:30), Extension is similar merely rumbles more than on the POP-Reddish. Punch is tighter and faster, texture is a scrap improve and punch quantity is higher on the A6.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), tighter, faster, more textured and cleaner on the A6, Quantity is higher on the MONITOR-Ruby and sounds more natural.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:eleven-01:52), tighter and faster on the A6, only much more texture and quantity on the Pop-Red so it sounds much more natural while staying clean and detailed.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), Quality is like but vocals are recessed on the A6 while it is not on the POP-Carmine and the timbre is much improve on the Popular-Ruby. Tonality is very similar though, simply ends up sounding much more natural on the Pop-Scarlet due to the timbre and it not having recessed vocals.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Very similar on both, they both take some sharpness to the female vocals but a bit sharper on the A6.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Much more than natural and tonally right on the Pop-Ruby-red, where it is lacking some thickness/warmth on the A6. Information technology is more detailed and cleaner on the A6 though.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the 24-hour interval (03:24-03:42), They are similarly sharp with the electrical guitars. Sounds cleaner and more detailed on the A6 while information technology is much more natural on the Popular-RED due to the timbre being much amend.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Much more texture with the cellos on the Pop-Cherry-red and more texture with the violins with the A6 while it is overall, much more than natural on the POP-Cherry-red due to information technology not having the same "piezo season" that is in the A6. It is a fleck cleaner on the A6 only similarly detailed on both.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), A bit cleaner on the A6 but similarly detailed on both with much more air and meliorate extension on the A6. Just much more natural on the Popular-Blood-red.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), Similar soundstage, details and instrument separation on both. Timbre but particularly Imaging on the Pop-RED outclasses the A6.

Overall: The A6 is a much more unique sounding and fun experience while the Pop-RED is a more natural iem just still pretty fun. The A6 is more V-shaped while the POP-Scarlet is more than bass-boosted-neutral. The POP-Reddish is much more versatile though and tin play everything in my library, while the A6 isn't very suited for Hip-hop (due to having as well tight bass) and acoustic songs (due to the timbre).

IEM: Fiio FH3, Faaeal litz copper cable 4.4mm, Final Audio Type E LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:xv-01:xxx), Similar speed, rumble and dial quantity. Merely tighter and more texture on the FH3 while information technology extends a fleck lower on the POP-Reddish.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:eighteen-01:47), Extremely similar bass here, the biggest difference is that the tonality is a bit brighter on the FH3 but that is due to the treble and non the bass direct.

Metallica – fight burn down with fire (01:11-01:52), Too very like bass here simply the better technicalities on the A7 shows itself, where it is a muddier on the FH3 in comparison due to the musical instrument separation.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), Tonality on the FH3 is a scrap better with the vocals (just is a bit sharp though) while instruments are a bit improve on the Popular-Ruby. Timbre is meliorate on the Popular-Ruby.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), a fleck sharper on the FH3.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), They are very similar in tonality but is more natural on the Popular-RED due to it beingness warmer and the timbre being ameliorate.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), A tiny bit sharper on the FH3 but sounds cleaner. While it is a flake more than natural on the MONITOR-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (cord version) (01:22-01:59), Violins are more tonally right on the FH3 just ameliorate timbre on the Pop-RED. While the cellos are more than tonally correct, amend timbre, detailed, textured and more natural on the POP-Carmine.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), A fleck more tonally right and cleaner on the FH3 but timbre is amend on the Popular-RED and sounds a fleck more natural.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), Details, soundstage, musical instrument separation and timbre are better on the Pop-Red.

Overall: The POP-Scarlet is substantially an upgraded FH3 in everyway except the bass which is either a tie or a win for the FH3 depending on what you are listening to. With more sub-bass focused genres like Hip-hop, EDM or Trance the added sub-bass quantity and texture will make information technology amend on the FH3, while the POP-RED is much more versatile (where the FH3 can accept a chip besides much bass quantity, especially for acoustic songs).

IEM: Tanchjim Oxygen, Faaeal litz copper cable 4.4mm, Final Audio Blazon E LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:xv-01:30), Extension, rumble, dial quantity and texture are meliorate on the POP-RED. Speed is faster on the Oxygen while tightness is equal. Tonality is much better on the POP-Ruby-red.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:18-01:47), Tonality is much more natural on the POP-RED, while the bass quantity on the Popular-RED is higher and tightness is a flake better on the Oxygen just texture is amend on the POP-RED and speed is like.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:eleven-01:52), a bit tighter and faster on the Oxygen so it is cleaner. Simply it tin exist a fleck sharp on it while the POP-RED is more natural/tonally correct and has more quantity.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), The song tonality is similar on both (a bit brighter on the Oxygen) just the instruments are much more tonally right on the POP-RED while information technology is too brilliant on the Oxygen. Sounds more natural and detailed on the Pop-RED.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Much sharper on the Oxygen while it is much more tonally correct on the POP-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Much more than natural on the POP-RED due to it beingness style too bright and thin on the Oxygen.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Twenty-four hours (03:24-03:42), Much sharper electrical guitars on the Oxygen.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (cord version) (01:22-01:59), Violins are similarly correct in tonality while the Cellos are more tonally right, textured and better timbre on the Pop-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:xviii-02:57), More tonally right on the POP-RED and more natural since information technology is too bright on the Oxygen.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), Timbre is a bit better on the Oxygen but overall naturality is bottlenecked by the tonality which does not adjust my library. Soundstage, details, musical instrument separation is ameliorate on the Pop-RED while imaging is similar.

Overall: The POP-Crimson is better than the Oxygen for me since it sounds much more natural due to the tonality and isn't fatiguing at all while it is fun at the same time.

IEM: LZ A7 (MONITOR-Scarlet), Faaeal litz copper cable four.4mm, Final Audio Blazon East LL tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:30), Very similar merely a bit lower extension, rumbles more than and higher punch quantity on the Popular-Reddish config. While speed, tightness and texture is besides a scrap ameliorate on the Pop-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:xviii-01:47), A bit tighter, faster and with more quantity on Popular-Ruddy while texture is similar.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), A chip tighter on the Pop-RED but very like otherwise, and musical instrument separation is better on the Popular-Ruby-red config so it is cleaner on it.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), the female person vocals are a bit more than forward on the MONITOR-Cherry-red config and more than tonally correct on it.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Very similar in sharpness just a bit cleaner on the Popular-Blood-red due to information technology having some more treble quantity.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), More natural on the Popular-Crimson config due to the tonality being more than correct and also audio cleaner and more detailed on it.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Solar day (03:24-03:42), The electric guitars are sharper on the Pop-Carmine config.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (cord version) (01:22-01:59), Extremely similar just tonality on the cellos are a bit more tonally right on the MONITOR-Ruby-red while the violins are a bit tonally correct on the POP-Ruby-red

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:eighteen-02:57), More than natural on the MONITOR-RED config due to information technology having more than female vocal quantity.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years state of war (02:24-02:57), Soundstage, details, instrument separation are better on the Pop-Ruby config. Timbre is very similar while imaging is better on the MONITOR-Blood-red.

Overall: The POP-RED is a bit more Five-shaped (without recessed vocals) in comparison to the MONITOR-Cerise that is neutral. Technicalities are better on the POP-Cherry config except for the imaging that is better on the MONITOR-Ruby-red and timbre that is equal.

IEM: Blon BL-03 (mesh modernistic), Cable 196, JVC Spiral dot ++ Fifty tips

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:xv-01:30), Rumbles a bit more on the 03, just extends lower on the POP-Carmine. Punch quantity is very similar, only is tighter, faster and more textured on the Popular-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:xviii-01:47), bass quantity is a bit more on the 03, but tightness, speed and texture are better on the Pop-Cerise.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), The speed on the 03 can't keep upwards and makes it bloaty, while it is much cleaner on the Popular-Ruby. Tighter and more textured on the POP-Scarlet likewise.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), tonality on the vocals with the 03 is a fleck improve due to it being brighter, simply otherwise the Popular-RED sounds much better.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), A chip sharper on the 03.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Tonality is meliorate, more detailed and much cleaner on the Popular-Cerise.

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Twenty-four hour period (03:24-03:42), A tiny scrap sharper on the Pop-RED with the electric guitars.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Timbre with the violins on the 03 is better and a fleck more than tonally right. The cellos on the Popular-Ruby-red is more tonally right with more details and texture.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), Tonality on the 03 is a flake better and too sounds cleaner due to the treble quantity being higher on information technology.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years war (02:24-02:57), The 03 is outmatched past the Popular-Cerise in every single gene from soundstage, details, musical instrument separation to imaging. Except the timbre that is comparable but better on the 03. But otherwise the 03 sounds like a mess in comparing on more technical tracks.

Overall: Besides the timbre, the 03 clearly isn't in the same league equally the Popular-Ruddy.

IEM: Can Hifi P1 (EQ, Loftier Proceeds), Faaeal litz copper cable iv.4mm, Azla SednaEarfit Calorie-free Short ML

Bass:

Djuro – Drop that bass (01:15-01:30), Extension, rumble, tightness, speed and texture. Everything in the bass is better on the POP-RED.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Pretenders (01:eighteen-01:47), Tighter, faster and more textured on the Pop-RED while quantity is a bit lower on information technology merely is much cleaner.

Metallica – fight fire with fire (01:11-01:52), Sounds muddy on the P1 in comparison. Speed, tightness and texture are much amend on the Popular-RED.

Mids: Hiroyuki Sawano – OldToday (01:25-01:52), Tonality on the POP-RED is a bit improve because information technology is a scrap brighter. Simply the female person vocals on the P1 are but godly. The Pop-RED is not on that level, merely not far from it.

Evanescence – Bring me to life (01:18-01:35), Similarly sharp.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Scapegoat (00:57-01:17), Same hither as on OldToday, but the planar flavor is much more than noticeable (particularly the cymbals) here than the piezo flavour on the treble so it sounds more natural on the Popular-RED

Treble: Linkin Park – Shadow of the Day (03:24-03:42), a tiny bit sharper with the electric guitars on the P1.

Hiroyuki Sawano – Lose (string version) (01:22-01:59), Tonality and timbre on the P1 with the violins are a flake better, although the texture and details are meliorate on the Popular-Blood-red. Cellos on the POP-RED are better on tonality, timbre, texture and details.

Hiroyuki Sawano &Z (02:18-02:57), Tonality, details and timbre are much better on the Pop-Cherry-red.

Technicalities: Shiro Sagisu – Hundred years state of war (02:24-02:57), Soundstage, details, musical instrument separation, imaging and timbre are better on the POP-Scarlet.

Overall: The Popular-Cerise is better in every way except the mids. Only since the planar flavor is much more than noticeable (P1 is bad with cymbals while Popular-Reddish is worse with violins playing on higher notes) with the P1, the Pop-RED might still sound more natural overall fifty-fifty with audio-visual songs that are song focused. Also, the P1 admittedly requires a lot of output power from the amp and/or EQ that means that the price on the P1 is quite close to the POP-Blood-red in the end. The Pop-RED is a better recommendation overall.

Determination: The A7 is a stunningly skillful iem with a tuning that I consider TOTL and with excellent technicalities that (can, on Pop-Gilt or the other configs with more treble) surpass everything else in this cost range that I have heard so far. Couple that with the fact that the A7 has ten different tuning configs with five dissimilar tuning nozzles and 2 switch settings (POP/MONITOR). Without the unique flavor from the piezo driver (that is nowadays on the LZ A6, but gives it a very unique sound) and instead sounds extremely natural, it is an piece of cake rec. Thank you for reading this super long review!

Cablevision source:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/resistance-of-cables-pics-comments-and-links.907998/

Reference/test songs: