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Kiwi Ears Orchestra is a recent flagship IEM by Kiwi Ears, a relatively new player in the audiophile earphone market. Little is known about the company, although, it’s said to be a brand of a veteran unnamed designer that has tuned some of the most popular ChiFi IEMs. I've seen people talking about them having insufficient treble, but I can't confirm that, treble rolls off only after 15kHz, which is a nice result.
The Kiwi Ears Cadenza is capable of outperforming other IEMs in its price range. It has the potential to scale when paired with a powerful source or at the very least a good DAC. Cadenza is a section in a movement within a concerto where the soloist performs a virtuosic display of technical capabilities and prowess on musicianship. Kiwi Ears kindly provided me with this product for an honest review. You can find the Cadenza here: https://www.linsoul.com/products/kiwi-ears-cadenza While the concert doesn’t totally fall flat – with the pianist successfully reaching the end of the recital – there may be some murmurs of discontentment among the audience. Some wrong notes are hit during the busiest passages, where the soloist should have fluidly shined and showed technical prowess! It does scale with source, Hidizs XO for example, will make the soundstage slightly bigger whereas on M2 Macbook Air’s 3.5mm dac, soundstage is slightly small and everything is quite forwardThe technicalities of this set is quite uneventful, which means no major problems but also no major highlights in its performance. Staging is wider than tall and sound sources are spaced well. Layering is pretty good with no confusing overlaps from other sources and imaging is decent too. I want to thank Kareena of Linsoul for the love and the Kiwi ears Cadenza Universal IEM review sample. The timbre of both sound signatures has a natural character, with the Cadenza being slightly warmer. All the way up the scale for the sheer joy you can get for so little money without to many faults: Makes you ponder the diminishing return scale and where the bar is now set to!
The design is akin to those of much more pricier IEMs with a resin shell which is nice to look at, but is still less flashy due to the darker overall look. The other color options also look great. I find myself to quite like the green one compared to the rest. Sound is very subjective and everyone has different needs. If you want better sound quality, it is indeed a good way to replace the ear tips. The question to be answered then: “Do they live up to their namesake of Cadenza, in being a technically gifted virtuoso?” KBAR is famous for its excellent value for money and, in most cases, for the good matching of its headphone models. In direct comparison, the kiwi ears put more emphasis on the midrange, while the highs in the robins are shiny and strongly accentuated, which of course has the right to please, not everyone prefers the smooth and safe presentation offered by the cadenza. However, I like it much more, especially because of the much nicer vocals, which are very well realized in the cadenza. The Robins are mainly focused on the bass, and therefore in my personal opinion they sound a bit less realistic in their presentation.This applies for most countries. However, large items such as headphones and desktop DAC/AMPs (e.g. HarmonicDyne G200, MUSICIAN MDP-2, and etc.) are excluded. Since this unit was sent by the generous people at Linsoul, I am grateful to them. And as I've said in all of my evaluations, the same is true for this one: all of the concepts I've expressed below are entirely my own, original ideas that haven't been influenced by anyone else. If interested, visit this link.
With the Twelve there was no hiss from Kiwi Ears Cadenza as they were dead silent during quiet passages. I plugged in all three IEMs for a final comparison and it has solidified my conviction that the Kiwi Ears Cadenza is the absolute budget IEM king. Technical performance was improved slightly over the other two. The overall tonality is outstanding. Reproduced clarity is good. The reproduction of hard to reproduce instruments such as violin, french horn, trombone is excellent. In fact, I will no longer be recommending my usual go to full-size headphone/DAC/amplifier setups to those on extreme budgets. This Kiwi Ears Cadenza connected to ones phone or laptop would fit the bill just fine at a fraction of the cost. Source: This sounds just fine when plugged straight to a phone, but is vastly better when used with a proper source. I suggest using a neutral sounding DAC for this one to trim down some warmth. Over the last 6 months or so, the extreme budget range has seen some very good entries, each one raising the bar just a little bit more than the last. Some had tunings that I preferred more than others but there was no doubt that the ultra cheap IEM world has seen some fierce competition, which is great for those looking for good sound at an even better price. Lastly, while listening to live performances by Sinatra, I noticed that the tuning is somewhat dry. By this, I mean that during "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (Live at Carnegie Hall), the reverberations typically present in the theater are reduced in quantity/volume. As per usual with Crinacle collabs, the tonality is excellent. There’s a nice layer of coherence that comes with having great tonality and that’s no exception with the 7Hz Salnotes Zero. I’d consider this IEM to be balanced sounding.Both share the same sound signature, but the Krila is more technically competent. However, it is less warmer and suffers some metallic timbre, making things not smoother when compared to the Cadenza. Eartips can change an IEM's presentation substantially and I've built quite a collection. Here are my findings, but do bear in mind the performance of eartips will depend on how they fit your ear canals so experimentation with a wide assortment is recommended. When it comes to tonal quality, Kiwi Cadenza takes a mild U-shaped sound profile with some warmth and smoothness but there are some caveats on which I will explain later. Note that this is an impressions article, not a full review. An expanded “first look” rather than an in-depth analysis conducted over multiple days and dozens of listening hours. It will give you a good idea of my initial thoughts on these products but these may be subject to change with further ear time. Thank you for a very well-rounded and thorough review of PRODUCT OR SERVICE. We appreciate your hard work in putting this review together and know it will be helpful and informative for your customers. Have a good day!
Kiwi Ears’ IEMs are principally designed for musicians and studio work, and the company aims to capture fine nuances and details in the music. Kiwi Ear’s motto is to ‘never settle for second best.’ As a testament to this, each pair of their IEMs are individually hand-made. Technical Specifications The Cadenza are relatively easy to drive from weaker sources. Amplification may slightly improve dynamics and provide a tighter bass. Frequency response graph of the Cadenza via an IEC711 compliant coupler. Cadenza: A cadenza is a section in a piece of music, usually an aria or a concerto, that allows for a dramatic solo performance. Typically, near the end of a movement, or section, the orchestra will stop playing, and a solo musician will perform a short piece designed to showcase his or her skills. Female vocal sounds very pleasant as well, listening to Faye Wang’s song, i would say the voice is rather sweet and well textured, and also thanks to the slight boost of the upper mids, it is also very lively Treble: The highs are very well balanced with a smooth tonality yet have details and presence. They seem to have just enough air and sparkle to be heard without harsh spikes. I found the treble as with the other frequencies pleasant and safe.The build quality seems great for its price and the shells themselves look stunning. The 0.78mm connector being flush with the shell makes it so that you are able to easily use after market cables without any issues.
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