I know, some may criticise and think: To compare with sub-$500? Are you out of your mind?! Hold up, let me clarify your doubts. Don’t expect it to be a kilobuck annihilator, but have the frame of mind that this could be a cheap thrill into the utopian realms of auditory nirvana in the sub $500 price bracket. This is by far the most musical sounding IEM in the market sub $500, albeit not the most analytical. Everything is just so… tight, and that’s a precursor to being a good IEM that punches way above its price class. The BL-03 has a great deal of instrumental and vocal separation. These buds have holographic and 3D soundstage and in my humble opinion, I dare say are a better listen when compared to higher priced iems that I own. What is not the highs: it is not hot, it is not sharp and piercing, it is notįorward sounding imaging, when I close my eyes I can visualise the band and vocalists in a small studio. The highs sound a tad dark, so this might not be for listeners who like bright sounding highs. There is lots of sparkle in the highs, and highs are non fatiguing as well, which make for enjoyable listens. BLON BL-03 is truly a gem in the aspect of mids, easily overthrowing mids of higher priced iems out there. Male and female vocals sound airy, crisp and warm, but not to the point of sibilance. Mids are not recessed at all, which speaks volumes of the BLON sound engineers’ knowledge when creating the BL-03s. When considering the mids, everything else falls into its rightful place. Mids are forward sounding and coloured, and it is a formidable powerhouse, tonally pleasing and ever poised for coherent musicality. It goes without saying that BL-03 is acclaimed because of its mids as well. This speaks quality, and I mean dollops of it.Īh, the mids. The attack of both sub and mid bass are fast and even though there is slow and thicc decay, it does not bleed into the mids/make muddy the mids, and this is one of the winning qualities of BL-03, which places it into IEM price brackets I dare say 10-15 times the price, in the Sub $500 IEM price region. Bass notes from Khruangbin’s Time (You and I) are coloured and enjoyable to savour. The sub bass is equally pleasant, luscious and rich like cocoa butter. Snare drums and hi hats sound organic and warm, very natural. The creation of BL-03 has many bassheads having a field day. The midbass is of a thumping and hard-hitting nature (biggest mid bass thump in any iem I ever tried), but not to the point of being fatiguing. Lows: The lows are most probably tuned to bassheads’ liking. Don’t let this flaw prevent you from enjoying what I call “Basshead Auditory Nirvana”. It led to slightly imbalanced sound, but with some physical tweaking, the sound became balanced on both right and left channels. These BL-03s I received were somewhat faulty, as the right connector is looser than the left connector. However my gripe is that of the right channel connector of the BL-03s. The gunmetal finish gives it a premium feel. Value for money buds in the Chi-Fi market.īuild Quality: My pair of BL-03s came in Gunmetal Silver. That’s about the cost of 2 plates of pasta, or a ride hail from east to west locally. Before I go into reviewing the BL-03, I would like to state that I purchased the IEM from Linsoul Audio, and am in no way sponsored to write this post.įirst up, these cost me 22.99USD, which equates to $31.50. These Dynamic-Driver (DD) In Ear Monitors (IEMs) are among the best bang-for-buck DD IEMs in the Chinese Hifi (Chi-Fi) market. Sorry if my english sucks, english isn't my first language, i'm learning.īLON BL-03 (Silver) Review by Benjamaestro
If you don't listen to very complex tracks, it will be an decent option under 30$. The details are fine, not bad but not amazing, just ok.įor the price, the Blons are good, they sound very natural and fun, but it can suffer in busy songs though. You can distinguish if the sound comes from the left, right, back or front, but you can't pickpoint. The soundstage is actually decent, but the imaging isn't the best. It lacks air and sound a bit lifeless sometimes. They aren't bad, but at the sabe time aren't as good as the bass and mids. The treble is the worst part of the Blons. Instruments sounds very correct and wont be agressive like some other cheap iems. The mids are on the warmer side, vocals sound pretty smooth and never gets shouty. They sound a bit veiled, but due to the naturality i can forgive it. The mids are my favorite part about this iem. It's on the relaxed side, so it sounds very organic and natural, with a good impact and decent texture.ĭue to the more relaxed kind, the bass isn't the fastest, then for complexe tracks i would not recommend the Blons.
The bass is strong but i would not call this a basshead iem. They have an warm sound signature, with focus on the bass. This is the reason of these little guys are so famous.