These are one of the best IEMs you can get at this price point. Although the IEMs are a little big, they're very comfortable. The sound profile (for the default setting) is excellent. Just don't switch to the other impedance mode. The music loses it's warmth.
Truly exceptional IEM for the price. Highly palatable tuning, fantastic timbre (blindfolded I would’ve guessed a single DD), and surprisingly good imaging capabilities and dynamic contrast.
My expectations were high for the Volume S. I haven’t heard a bad set from Softears (RSV, Twilight, Studio4), and almost all of the initial reviews for Volume S were positive. To my ears, it’s a very well tuned set that easily competes with or betters the competition in the price range. I much preferred the low impedance setting, and that’s tuning used for this review
What I like: Vocals really sound great. There’s enough warmth to give some weight and body to male and female vocals. Detail retrieval is excellent. Stage size is also a cut above sets at this price. It’s a very fun tuning.
My favorite set that I own in the $300 to $400 range is the Hype 4. These sets compliment each other very well. The hype 4 has better treble extension and imaging, but vocals and stage are better on the Volume S. The hype 4 and Volume S differ in low end tuning. The hype 4 has more and tighter bass due to the bass tuck. The Volume S has more midbass, but the low end is still tight with minimal bleed into the mids. Both bass guitar and kick drums sound full with good weight. I have a pretty wide range of music in my library and with the addition of the Volume S my library is fully covered. The Volume S is an easy recommendation.
The unboxing experience for these was excellent. You get a lot of accessories and a premium case. The build and fit are excellent. The sound...these are very balanced sounding in low impedance mode (which is my preferred mode). The high impedance mode can cause the upper mids and treble to become a little too forward for my preferences. In low impedance mode, these sound amazing. The tuning is very agreeable and I think most folks will love these IEMs.
Wow just wow this iem has resolution clarity soundstage only downside is weak bass
Empire Ears have some of the best quality IEMs that I have ever heard would love to have the full collection.
This is my favorite IEM now. If I could go back in time I wouldn’t buy most of my IEMs and just wait for this. For comparison I own the following:
Dita Prelude
Crinacle Divine
Siivga Nightingale
Ziigaat Horizon
Softears Volume S and Twilight
Moondrop x Crinacle Dusk
Monarch MKIV
This one to my ears is up there with the Twilight and MKIV. Yes, those are still technically better, but not $700-1000 better. The Silver Flash is a testament to price does not always equal better sound. To me they sound most similar to the Twilight. Or more specifically, they sound like the Ziigaat Horizon and Monarch MKIV had a baby and that baby brought the best traits of both, to a slightly lesser degree. They’re nice and open like the Horizon with airy, crisp highs with no harshness. The bass is very good and mids bring voices forward and balance everything out.
Also, the dac has a nice solid case. It’s not a dongle, so it’s far less likely to wear out and break.
I don’t see how you could buy these and not like them.
I love this dap! It’s the perfect size and weight, along with swapable amp card, makes it very versatile. Sounds great with great features. Easy decision at this price and competes with daps higher in price. Highly recommended
T201 is the best card for n6iii, imo. It really does some magic to the midrange and soundstage. The addition of a line out, is a big advantage over the r202 amp. If you have n6iii, you need t201. Musicteck is the best to work with as well!
