Sep 11, 2008

Ultimate Ears’ Triple.fi 10 Pro


Type: Triple Balanced Armature in three ways configuration
Spec: 32Ω (@1kHz) | 10Hz~ 17kHz | 117dB SPL | 16g
Cord Style: Y-cord, 1.10m. Memory cable. Replaceable.
Mini Jack Style: Gold plated L style, heavy build.
Eartips Used: Mod’ed Shure Black Foam
Packaging: 5/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Accessories: 4/5 (Included foam are trash)
Isolation: 4/5 (-26dB, better with foam eartips)
Microphonics: 5/5 (over-the-ear style)
Comfort: 4/5 (won’t work if you have really small ear canal. Big earpiece)
Soundstage: 4/5 (very good, but not the best. Great instrument separation)
Sound Quality: 5/5 (very balance and airy, a slight harshness on treble but fixable by foam).
Value: 4/5 (Not getting 5 because I am expecting everything to be perfect but it is not, see remark)
Remark: If you can get a good fit, there is no doubt that TF10 has one of the best SQ in universal IEM. I’ll like to think that I am paying a premier price because everything is best in its class, but it just isn’t so. The foam tips included are basically trash as one of them broke apart even before I fully inserted it onto the IEM, and the other one is even worst as the foam is glued to the silicone tube on the wrong side (the smooth side should be facing the eardrum but it is not). They should have asked Comply to produce the foam instead of making some sub-par accessories themselves.

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