EarphonesMid PriceReview

Kinera Idun Golden (Idun 2.0) Review 2 – Snarky (But Brief) Second Opinion

Durwood nailed the essence of these as midrange centric, with “small bookshelf” bass which serves only not to detract from the higher frequencies. They are certainly lovely to look at, and do well with the technicalities, in the sense of having quick transients, good imaging and coherence and a very detailed, highly resolving treble.

However, I don’t like them nearly as much as Durwood—the barely-there low end makes these sound clinical and incomplete, like studio monitors in need of a sub, and the high end can get hot and metallic-sounding at louder volumes.  

Check Durwood’s take on the Kinera Idun Golden.

In the same price bracket, single DD offerings from Ikko or Moondrop provide a much fuller, more rockin’ take, albeit at the expense of some high-level nuance, while the hybrid Shozy Rouge matches or surpasses the Idun’s high end reproduction without sacrificing the bottom octaves.

Which is not to say that these will not appeal to the bass-averse trebleheads among us, but to my ears the lack of thump and somewhat artificial tonality keep me from recommending.

Borrowed from Durwood.  HifiGo provided this review piece free of charge You can purchase it here.

SPECIFICATIONS Kinera Golden (Idun 2.0)

  • Impedance: 32 ohm
  • Sensitivity: 112+/- 2 dB
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz

PACKAGE CONTENTS

  • One pair of Kinera Idun Golden ( Idun 2.0 ) in-ear monitors.
  • One 0.78 2 pin 8 cores OFC + OFC with silver plated cable.
  • Modular Adapter 4.4mm & 3.5mm
  • K-07 Balanced Eartips ( Red, Green, Yellow Colour ) : Sound balanced and stereo
  • K-285-02 Vocal Eartips ( Skin Colour ) : Release high frequencies, pleasant vocals
  • Two pairs of Foam tips.
  • PU Case with inner velvet protection.
  • 3.5mm to 6.35mm adapter.
  • User Manual

GRAPHS (from Durwood)

  • Left vs Right
  • Small bore vs Wide Bore eartip
  • Impedance Plot
Kinera Idun Golden L-R wide
Kinera Idun Golden eartip comparison
Kinera Idun Golden Impedance

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  • Loomis T. Johnson (Chicago, USA)

    Head-Fier since 2014. Based in Chicago, Loomis T. Johnson is a practicing attorney, failed musician, and lifelong music fanatic and record collector. He has frequently contributed to such review sites as Headfi, Sound Advocate, and Asian Provocative Ear (as well as many other far less interesting non-musical periodicals). A former two-channel and vintage gear obsessive, he has sheepishly succumbed to current trends in home theater and portable audio. He’s a firm believer that the equipment should serve the music and that good sound is attainable at any budget level.

Loomis T. Johnson (Chicago, USA)

Head-Fier since 2014. Based in Chicago, Loomis T. Johnson is a practicing attorney, failed musician, and lifelong music fanatic and record collector. He has frequently contributed to such review sites as Headfi, Sound Advocate, and Asian Provocative Ear (as well as many other far less interesting non-musical periodicals). A former two-channel and vintage gear obsessive, he has sheepishly succumbed to current trends in home theater and portable audio. He’s a firm believer that the equipment should serve the music and that good sound is attainable at any budget level.

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