Unbelievable improvement in sound quality.. it's like an amp upgrade.. everything sounds more real, there is more depth in soundstage, more air between the instruments. Love it. Yes it's a bit cumbersome ergonomically, but you get used to it, and the sound improvement keeps you motivated
It is one of the best-sounding IEMs in my collection (EE Odin, Ani23, 64Audio U18T). It is totally worth the money. It is somehow bassy with good-quality bass for a non-dynamic driver IEM, and it has solid tuning.
This headphone is juicy in the midrange. In fact, the other frequencies sort of close in to help a feeling of integration of frequencies, like they’ve been created inside the midrange—where much of the guts of our hearing exist—and expanded to support the core of what happens to voices or instruments in that special place. So this I’ll describe as analog, meaning that it is trying to achieve a purity in the middle, perhaps with providing a more intimate sound (not wide open staging) with rounded tones (no over-arching treble). I would keep it but my love of historical piano sounds—with their twinkliness as percussive creatures—requires more treble on the spot and enigma wants to round those transients I feel. Which makes then prettier but not quite right. Also, there’s bass coloration in the unit that, again, creates for a lush or pretty soundscape.
I have two older Shanling MP3s and this one is really good. Highly recommended!
This is a review using the included cable. On that premise. As everyone has said, Macbeth is an all-round IEM with almost no flaws, taking the best parts of the Annihilator for the highs, the CP622B for the mids and sound field, and the Subtonic STORM for the lows. However, I feel that it is not a monitor-like sound, but a musical sound, so I guess that is a matter of personal preference. Even so, as the name Macbeth suggests, it is interesting that the sound is artistic and theatrical like Shakespeare. It really feels like you are listening in a hall. Macbeth is a really good IEM, except for the sound leakage and the price of the upgrade cable. I recommend it!