HIDIZS MS1 Rainbow Review (2) – Second Opinion
Durwood touted the Hidizs MS1 Rainbow to me after a few drinks on my porch; after listening to them with the narrow bore tips they were so bass-heavy, boomy and incoherent that I feared he had been overserved. Switching to the wide bore tips, however, radically changed the signature from an aggressive L-shape to a less adrenalized, more palatable V-shape, with noticeably less bass emphasis and better overall clarity. Even so, low end remains loose and somewhat shapeless, which tends to obscure the mids. Treble is bright and sparkly, well-extended and presents considerable detail, although rather harsh and artificial-sounding, especially on percussion and electric guitars. The MS1 does present a wide, rounded soundstage although, again, the amorphous bass tends to obscure the placement of specific instruments.
I was surprised at the $69 SRP–on the basis of sonic merit and (plastic) build I would have guessed these were a $20 phone, although <$20 phones like the KZ ZSN or Senfer DT6 are much better tuned, while <$50 models from BQEYZ and TRN leave these in the dust in terms of refinement, timbre and coherence. Thumbs/earlobes down.
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