#7hz timeless driver#

Bass lines from a bass guitar or a double bass are nicely rendered and fun to listen to. These complaints aside, I find that the bass of the Timeless generally takes on more of a nimble character that allows it able to cleanly resolve notes in the upper bass. I hear this the most in the room-filling notes of a floor tom where they can start lose control. This means the Timeless isn’t the most dynamic of IEMs, despite having plenty of quantity. This downside is exaggerated by the fact that the Timeless’ bass is on the softer side and without definition in the subbass. At times, it can be overbearing and momentarily bloomy. It can be quite the boomy IEM when a track calls for it. The bass of the Timeless is certainly elevated.

Maybe it contributes to some of the flaws in the treble that I’ll describe later but there’s no way to tell for certain. That said, I don’t really notice this imbalance when listening to music nor does it affect my enjoyment of the Timeless. I’ve seen a few other units that don’t measure super well either, so I don’t think it’s just a one-off issue. Yea, the channel matching is not the best in the upper mids and treble region. It likely does not actually exist as depicted here. A peak at about 8 – 10 kHz is likely an artifact of the microphone. Comparisons can only be made to other measurements taken by this specific microphone. Measurement taken with an IEC-711 clone microphone. It has strong resolution, instrument separation, and staging characteristics that elevate it beyond other IEMs that merely have good tuning.įrequency response of the 7Hz Timeless. On the technical front, it’s no slouch either. For the most part, the Timeless has clean sound but the bass can occasionally overpower the music given the right note. I’d classify the tuning as bassy balanced with great midrange tone. The trade-off is that it doesn’t isolate very well.įirst impressions are very good. Personally, that adds to the overall comfort of the Timeless and I can have it in for hours on end without any issue.

Additionally, there’s a few large vents on the IEM itself that provides a perception of openness. The large circular outer shell isn’t an issue at all as it turns out since it sits comfortably outside of the nozzle area. Though the seal is bit shallow and not super tight with the stock tips, I find that it actually sounds the best like this. It has an angled nozzle that fits well into my ear with little issues. The shell of the Timeless is made out of solid metal and surprisingly, its fit is actually quite good. Oh and did I mention the handsome red/black aesthetic on the connects? Any attempt at a cable “upgrade” from this might just be a downgrade. It’s soft, supple, ergonomic, with little cable noise and memory. Aside from that oddity, the Timeless comes with a variety of generic IEM tips, a pair of replaceable filters, an MMCX cable, and the IEM itself. It’s heavy and totally impractical and feels like 7Hz could saved $20 from not having this. Inside is a block of aluminum that doubles as a case. The box of the Timeless just screams Chinese sensibilities. Yet as we will see in this review, the 7Hz Timeless is quite the achievement, one that truly fits the infamous cliché of a hidden gem.

#7hz timeless driver#

So a no-name ChiFi brand with an unproven IEM driver technology – sounds like a recipe for disaster. For those unfamiliar to the scene, planar IEMs are a rarity in the market. We’ll be looking at a planar IEM today, one with a big ol’ driver. It’s called the 7Hz Timeless and it is a $220 planar IEM with a 14.2 mm driver. The only reason I know of them was through a short peek in the Linsoul catalogue looking for IEMs with spurious marketing claims of Beryllium drivers.īut lo and behold, I have before me a 7Hz IEM.

7Hz is (or was) yet another obscure Chinese brand that makes unpronounceable IEMs that I’m not sure who buys. No? No one? Well, you’d be forgiven for not knowing of their existence. Review written by unit provided by Linsoul Introduction