NGaudio METEORA
Driver Configuration：4 Bass (BA)，4 Mids (BA)，2 Mid-High (BA)，8 Treble (EST)
Design：BA+EST Hybrid
Driver Counts：10 BA + 8 EST
Sensitivity：106db SPL@1mW
Impedance：40Ω1Khz
Frequency Response Range：5-70khz
Noise Isolation：26db(CM)
First things first: Andrew, Leo and crew not only offered top notch advisory, but managed to have the Meteora shipped overseas in no time.
The Meteora is not a set one should write about. It has to be listened to. Easy and gimmick marketing statement, one might think. Nope.
No fancy driver-structure under the ultra solid resin hood, just « savoir-faire » from the manufacturer and a deep understanding how music should be played-back out of your favorite gears. Easy to drive? Yes, the Meteora is for sure, but this IEM is a fantastic playground to experiment with eartips, cables, sources and why not external dac & dac/amp. You can color the sound so easily and with such nuances that it would be a shame not to try.
Enough blabla, how do the Meteora sound to me, after 2 intensive days of listening? What puzzles me is the tuning. Slightly warm, yet extremely detailed, the layering and imaging abilities stand out, without any sharp edges in the uppermids/lower treble section (fully subjective opinion ofc).
Long story short, the Meteora are not meant to be a revolutionary IEM set from a driver structure perspective. NGaudio knows how to manufacture very solid resin shells, tight 2pin sockets, but, most importantly, this « in the western world » low-radar company knows how to make their IEMs sing.
