72/100
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TRN MT1 IEMs
Expert Take
Budget IEM under $10 with surprisingly capable tuning — punchy bass, impressive detail retrieval, and 4 switchable sound modes. Priced well for its class, though upper-mids can get peaky and treble-sensitive listeners may find it fatiguing.
Pros
- Punchy bass with impressive sub-bass extension for the pricehead-fi.org
- Upper mids clarity is "mind-blowingly impressive at this price point"head-fi.org
- Treble detail and extension is "way beyond my expectations"head-fi.org
- Shell design stays secure in ears even during movementhead-fi.org
- 4 distinct tuning modes with useful treble register variationshead-fi.org
Cons
- Upper mids get peaky with slight metallic sheen on vocalshead-fi.org
- Timbre is not the most natural, with odd sheen carried into lower treblehead-fi.org
- Can be borderline fatiguing on longer listening sessions for some usershead-fi.org
- Sibilance and harshness on sibilant-laden tracks with treble modeshead-fi.org
Expert Quality
72
Deal Score
75
Price
$3.77
Current Price
$3.77$6.99-46%
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