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Meze's BEST IEM: Alba

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MEZE Alba- bit.ly/3xxSo1x
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Tuning
2:01 Cons
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4:55 VS. Moondrop DDs
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@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Forgot to add the Sennheiser IE200 review in the video. But here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uPCH0tnIxhA.htmlsi=uJp0pYMWLoNLGNGg

@endorphinADMIN Месяц назад

timmy, from what others have said, the $159 us price gives a better cable than anything in this price range, also, included is a dsp that doesn't alter the sound but gives the option to plug into a modern phone, lastly on the fit - that must be a personal issue for you, as i've seen reviewers describe it as the best fitting / small size iem they can watch movies in bed with and lie down comfortably on a pillow. love your reviews, but these personal nitpicks are unwarranted. imho.

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

@endorphinADMIN I said in the video that the fit issue could just be me, and that point did not impact the final score. The nitpick on accessories also didn't impact the final score. I only score base on sound quality. And to be fair, every fit is personal. So good or bad fit will always be personal. And I didn't say it was uncomfortable. I said I couldn't get a good seal immediately. That's different from comfort.

@Techfanatic73 Месяц назад

@@endorphinADMIN It s almost like you dint even watch the same video lol. He literally said none of that.

@TheVeganVicar Месяц назад

@@Gizaudio, thanks for the update. ☝🏼

@jondandavekinanahan7488 Месяц назад

@@GizaudioCan you review the cca hydro?

@joohhn Месяц назад

I wish more companies would try to make smaller IEMs and make them look more lowkey rather than slapping on a lsd type pattern on the front while the iem is sticking out half a centimeter

@miscwork-qb7pd Месяц назад

It's harder to design the casing of a smaller iem. Plus with a short nozzle, you're more likely to have fit issues and have to tip roll like here

@mormsophen3238 Месяц назад

Me too. I prefer iem with 1 driver to 4 drivers at most. My ears are small.

@Viewer13128 Месяц назад

They went from "the realm of not acceptable" to "solid" (and logically "Meze's best" since there are no other contenders). This makes me feel that the other reviewers are overhyping it.

@endorphinADMIN Месяц назад

have you listened to these? if not, how could you feel the overhype? they're apparently punching above the $300-400 class. which, says a lot. if a product is that good, it must be that good. think about timmy's davinci. not one reviewer shit on that set. everyone loves it. (as do i.) does that mean it's overhyped? i don't think so.

@lokrj Месяц назад

@@endorphinADMIN 🧢

@Viewer13128 Месяц назад

@@endorphinADMIN I actually explained the reason in the first sentence. But also if you see Bloom Audio's review of the Alba, he literally says there are 2 reasons to get the Alba: (1) Your current collection is only $50 IEMs. (2) You need a cheap IEM to take outside so you can keep your better IEMs at home. I mean, obviously I saw some reviews that gave me some reason to feel this. it's not as though I had a thought for no reason at all.

@rayfriedman6107 Месяц назад

You'd almost think they were paid to do it, wouldn't you?

@kaz8297 18 дней назад

he literally says in terms of sound that its right behind the b3, a $300 headphone. He also says its better than the main contenders of the exact same price

@lokrj Месяц назад

They look so smol in the sea of chifi iems we have today LOL

@Lost1ntheSauc3 Месяц назад

Have you seen Beyerdynamic Xelento 2nd gen? You could mistake it for an earring lmao.

@your_average_cultured_dude Месяц назад

Meanwhile my ears are big enough that no IEM exists to fill my ear completely.

@gersongomez1876 Месяц назад

@@your_average_cultured_dudebig ahhh ear 👂

@briantooze3415 Месяц назад

Thank you for comparing the Alba to the IE200 as it has clarified which one I will be purchasing.

@Shadsix Месяц назад

@0:44 "Ever did" Timmy, you're killing me. You're killing me.

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Yes lmao

@cheeseomelettes1172 Месяц назад

No comparison to the origin is surprising ngl. Good review as usual Timmy, shame I'm not really looking for a single DD.

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

I like Origin slightly more still

@catmandu5226 Месяц назад

@@Gizaudio Do you ever find the origins to be a bit lacking in bass tho?

@cheezydeez5887 Месяц назад

please make a video about top 10 mid-centric iem, so rare to see this kind of ranking

@slikjmuzik 12 дней назад

I really want this thing. Currently using the Kefine Delci for inear monitoring live when I'm singing, but I keep hearing that this would be a step up for comfortable and just trust factor that what I'm hearing is a real reference.

@Foobymaster1 Месяц назад

Nice to see them finally making a decent iem

@ToZik Месяц назад

Feels like the Aria 2 cable is already a better, sturdier one just by looking at the Alba cable

@j1nftw1n Месяц назад

can sanyone tell me what the ending credit song is?

@ajipray6624 Месяц назад

It is good for metal music like BMTH or Bad omens?

@madhavijangam8644 Месяц назад

can you please review denon ahc 820 and place the quality , coz after your review maybe it will be the cheapset earphone thats can beat s12 and 7hrtz timeless

@tanjacky5780 Месяц назад

Will you review the Thieaudio Oracle MKIII?

@chadman330 Месяц назад

timmy are there a chance you do a longer review on the ARTTI T10 in the future ? (or it is not really needed ?) for 50 usd it is a really nice buy right ?

@iikatinggangsengii2471 Месяц назад

youll need to read reviews yourself and decide which best for you

@tealeyevisuals7446 Месяц назад

From what I heard, it's basically the Letshuoer S12, but better value.

@gertost Месяц назад

How are these for trance, rock/metal, pop, electronica, classical ect... ? I listen to a wide range of genres. I like detailed, wide, punchy and a little warm sound. It must be enganging and musical. Not Fatigue. And of course comfortable. The most comfort iems ive had, is the beyerdynamic xelento. A good iem. But to pricey

@boyseverino528 Месяц назад

Hi Timmy when are you doing the titan s2 review? Thanks

@Suoh2 Месяц назад

HELLO TIMMY Sorry to spring this on you but do you mind trying out Myer audio Sliivo SL41 MK II?

@AmanSharma-cd2hv Месяц назад

Which one between this, Hexa and Dunu Titan S?

@ahraziqbal9 Месяц назад

is the detail retrieval better than Truthear Hexa?

@dalarcoin6851 Месяц назад

I understand the seal thing, but Spinfit w1's do have a tendency to lower bass quantity. Did you notice other tips having the same bass issue?

@alkhowaash6556 Месяц назад

yeah i noticed that too when i used the spinfit w1 on my ew200, the bass quantity were less than stock eartips

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

W1 works fine for me for bass quality. I didn't notice it was making bass worst on any set I put them on.

@dennisalarcon9175 Месяц назад

@@alkhowaash6556 i had the same experience as you. No point in getting a seal if its going to ruin the bass anyways

@alkhowaash6556 Месяц назад

@@dennisalarcon9175 ehhh for me its fine, its sounds kinda flat with the bass still there on some songs, though if i got an itch for bass i just eq since the ew200 responds very well to eq, hell i can use a 5 db+ bass shelf and it sounds amazing for certain tracks.

@alkhowaash6556 Месяц назад

@@dennisalarcon9175 ehhh for me its fine, it sounds kinda flat with the bass still kinda there on some songs, you can just eq it if you feel like the bass is missing.

@jeffa3498 24 дня назад

Is it worthwhile to get if you already own a tanchim Origin?

@garymalone547 Месяц назад

Was gonna pick up the IE200 yesterday. Great price, but somehow walked out with Yamaha's sub bass cannons the rather large BT/ANC YH E700s. Regrets, I've had a few.

@sylfraeaveniore2684 Месяц назад

Ayo Timmy, ever gonna review the Intuaura IEMs?

@chradon. Месяц назад

How does it compare to Pula pa02?

@letsmobiles3396 Месяц назад

Looking forward to the Titan S2

@ennyk5394 Месяц назад

good for metal?

@coderintrovert Месяц назад

Supermix 4 is same price, please compare it to this as well. That would be really awesome.

@rokiesato Месяц назад

i have a hype 2 and been using it for 7 months as my “endgame” but i recently came back to the iem community and want to try out the supermix 4

@scottpeterson2840 Месяц назад

What about this vs simgot sm4?

@rayfriedman6107 Месяц назад

Everyone's talking about the Alba, because A) they sent you a free pair and B) the embargo ended today.

@KrishnaBir Месяц назад

true they all are sponsored and biased ig

@siddr3153 Месяц назад

What is the wow factor of IE200? Could you describe that a bit further

@transferuos Месяц назад

oh meze new iem

@himanshusengar94 Месяц назад

I am using tangzu waner and I want to upgrade my iem under 150$ dollor segmemt and also want to experience 4.4mm balance output ....... I listen to lots of Rock,metalrock, classical music, bollywood music etc. Kindly suggest me an IEM.

@gaspaider7392 Месяц назад

At a 150$ budget you can't really squeeze in a balanced source, cable and IEM/headphones. Balanced also doesn't change the sound besides adding more power which is rarely impactful for IEMs besides the very high end

@himanshusengar94 Месяц назад

@@gaspaider7392 you're not helping dude

@calvinyip364 Месяц назад

How does the ea500lm compare to the alba? Is it an upgrade to the alba?

@AlexanderIonkin 12 дней назад

Timmy, could you review I/O Volare?

@ari-athbadminton0301 Месяц назад

It is a collector item, beautiful set with decent performances for 1DD. I prefer other configs so that's not what I would get.

@humm6155 Месяц назад

Single dd are maybe right now the best thing. More coherent Bass impact Better highs Resolution is far better than it was Natural sound

@fabien4489 Месяц назад

Cable probably still better than my Chopin 😬

@SainInaban Месяц назад

In India its a 119$ US IEM i.e. ₹9,999

@TechCodeZero Месяц назад

Still noone will buy it

@Sand_1995 Месяц назад

It's a shitty iem. No one should buy it. Its tuning is horrendous with zero technicalities. Simgot EA500 destroys it. I think Simgot makes the best iems in the market. EA1000 mogs even the monarch mk3

@Lost1ntheSauc3 Месяц назад

@@Sand_1995 My IEMs are better than yours!11!1!!1!111!!

@okay4105 Месяц назад

@@Sand_1995Lol have even tried it?

@anirudhmathur5555 Месяц назад

@@Sand_1995 why are there always 2 types of reviewers that either love or hate simgot no in between,btw super mix 4 on the way

@paphawinchorpakapan190 Месяц назад

👍

@didgineil Месяц назад

Good episode would be to see your green thumbs up iems. Which one passed to collect the honourable 🤙

@vianhoho19 Месяц назад

I'll probably give it a listen just so I know what it actually sounds like, but seeing the graph and considering my general feelings about 1DD IEMs under $200, I'll probably feel very indifferent about the Alba. It just feels like a western brand have (finally) done something that Chi-Fi has done for quite a while now with regards to tuning 😅

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

It'd say they did it better than the Moondrop offerings. I prefer it over Kato, etc.

@vianhoho19 Месяц назад

@@Gizaudio but the fact that anyone on that side of the pond (so to speak) took this long to come around to this kind of tuning; That's what baffles me a little bit. Not that I'm complaining or anything, it just made me wonder 🤔 Nevertheless, it seems that this tuning direction is favorable by virtually everyone who has had their hands on the Alba, which is a good sign 👍🏻

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

@@vianhoho19 I think it's just the sheer amount of IEM Chi-fi can push out vs. the western brands. More IEMs = more trial an error = fast improvement

@vianhoho19 Месяц назад

@@Gizaudio good point. Either way, I'll definitely gonna find a way to get my hands on an Alba when it comes out. My local store will probably get a unit in because they've carried most, if not all of Meze's products in the past, including the IEMs🤞🏻

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

@@vianhoho19 visit Japan haha

@natitoalvarez234 23 дня назад

vs. Dunu Titan s2?

@mistaBorg Месяц назад

compare to nova?

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Alba is more natural tuning wise. Nova is has more upper mid focus. Bass and details are better on Meze. Timbre and clarity are better on Nova.

@ravantgarde1899 Месяц назад

This or Supermix 4? 🤔

@prince5922 Месяц назад

Can you get a good seal with these?

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

watch the video lol

@Kawartha65 Месяц назад

Funny you thought the bass is lacking …whereas after watching over 20 reviews on the Alba, everyone seems to be really big on the fact that the bass is tight and satisfying. A lot of them seemed to think it was the best feature of the iem. Guess it comes down to personal taste 🤷‍♂️

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Could also be fit, Unit variations, anatomy differences, and yes, also personal taste.

@SainInaban Месяц назад

ALBA VS HEXA ?

@FoolsVerse Месяц назад

This vs supermix 4

@duchieu235 Месяц назад

why are you using an uncalibrated target? just use jm-1 for the graphs

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

I don't like 100% JM-1 target. Only some parts of it. I prefer IEF2023 overall

@blackcum2275 Месяц назад

With these 711 couplers, clone or not most of the community still prefer using uncalibrated graphs.

@7ArchEnemy7 Месяц назад

Sounds like an easy pass. Thanks for the review.

@sephondranzer Месяц назад

Why does Meze always get the most rose tinted reviews? I get they’re comfortable, but it’s a bit of an elephant in the room. Some of Moondrop’s worst IEM’s were better than anything Meze put out at a similar price point - best Meze IEM. Like every reviewer goes out of their way to compare Meze products only to other Meze products and it’s a bit of a ‘wtf’ after a while. It’s not just you, almost every audio reviewer chose to make this editorial decision and I have to ask - why?

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Ah...I trashed all Meze products except for this one lol. This is the only Meze I ever like. And if you watch the video, I compared it to other products too

@mageborn23 Месяц назад

Tell me about Timmy, I bought my first set of campfire audio iems. And while beautiful in every way. The cable was severely lacking for the price of the set like seriously. They should be ashamed.

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Yes, I agree. They should 100% be ashamed

@D1N02 Месяц назад

Suddenly everybody is reviewing these

@bigbuckoramma Месяц назад

I am worri4ed about all the hype that these are getting. Because as we all know, when something gets hyped...the ChiFi industry loves to copy it en masse. Which means we have at least 18 months of Alien Ass Hole Shaped IEM's in the pipeline, until something else comes out to drive the next consumer FOMO push.

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

I think that's a good thing. More good IEMs for cheaper is always a good thing

@moonabhinav Месяц назад

Why everyone review this IEM suddenly?

@Gizaudio Месяц назад

Embargo lifted

@gprider1525 Месяц назад

Released yesterday for sale

@moonabhinav Месяц назад

Now time to thin my wallet again 😭

@JoshFisher567 Месяц назад

Cheap and comes with a 3.5mm to USB-C adapter with a built-in DAC/AMP cable that's apparently pretty good. One other review said the DAC//AMP cable is close to the moon drop dawn pro (dongle DAC/AMP) which is 50 dollars by itself. I wished this was mentioned for this review. Really makes it seem like a better bargain.

@nmatheis Месяц назад

Curious why you're using Crin's ridiculous FR target instead of something people would actually like to listen to like HBB, TDM, or even Harman 🤔

@JoshFisher567 Месяц назад

Came here to say this but already said. I don't know why his graph is even shown as the "reference" tuning. I bought the Ditaka's or whatever they are called and the tuning was spot on on his chart and they were the worst IEM's I have ever owned. Tuning is important but everyone hears differently so there isn't a chart that is right for everyone and I don't know what makes his ears better than everyone else's. I actually wanted to hear how the included. 3.5mm to USB-C adapter with a built-in DAC/AMP cable did vs say, a 120 dollar dongle DAC. Dongle DAC should win obviously but would have been nice to know how effective it was because if it is it makes these a better bargain. Not mentioned once.

@Sand_1995 Месяц назад

Buy the simgot EA500 over this. Simgot pretty much owns the market under $200 while their iems like EA1000 can fight amongst the kilobuck iems.