All THIS for $80!? Dunu Titan S2 REVIEW
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- The sub-$100 IEM market is uber competitive, and Dunu just upped the ante with the new Titan S2, an $80 IEM that has the build quality and accessories package you'd be lucky to find in the $1,000 market. No joke. But does it sound good enough to back that up? Does it even matter? Let's talk about it.
See the Dunu Titan S2 on Squiglink: squig.link/?share=Harman_Adju...
00:00 Intro
01:00 What's in the box
03:00 Build quality
07:30 Fit & comfort
09:00 Sound quality
13:40 vs. Aria 2 & LAN
17:15 Conclusion & Rating
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That's a nice cable, I can't believe it comes with a free iem 😂
I don't even care about the IEM, I just love this guy's review's, such a calm atmosphere
Dunu is one of the best when it comes to package accessories.
Agreed, and I think this one upped the ante.
Yes! The Dunu sa6 was packed amazingly insane quality for under $500
Also their build quality
Love to see another more budget review! I might have to try this one!
Love this review. Subbed!
the single DD market under $100 seems flooded
Another nice review in the books. Those are Candy tips! They're a great narrow bore tip and fits really well. My go to for narrow tips.
Yeah I'm a fan of the candy tips, nice silicone, short stems.
Thanks
Have you tried putting the cable on Supernova?👀 i’m interested…
I liked the signature Red circular thing on the previous gens. This one has is a little too protruded and shiny.
How would you compare Titan S2 vs Hexa?
Great video as always. My curiosity makes me wanna know what material is the diaphragm made of but dunu says "Composite". I hate when they do that. Best wishes.
If you live inside a radio tower or have a 20 meter cable or smt, balanced cables actually make a difference :D
Worth the buy just for the cable, eartips and case. I bought the Lyra cable and tips separately. I should have just bought this.
Lyra cable is nice. One diff is the 2-pin connectors, the Lyra will fit almost all 2-pin IEMs, where this Titan S2 cable won't fit my LAN 😭
Mark what is your fav dynamic driver until now?
What about reviewing Fiio FD15?
How does it preform against Hexa
should I get this over truthear hexas?
Does this need balanced? I have the original and in My opinion they don't
Even just buying a set of Dunu S&S tips sets you back $13, so you could see it as a $67 set with three sets of eartips plus a bonus set of S&S tips, so already this seems like a better value than the OG Titan S even when that set is on sale. Any way I think about it, this is raising the standard for $80 IEMs
Yeah, the cable and tips alone made it worth it.
If it sounds about as good as the original with an interchangeable tip cable and all those tips, it's a great deal and might become my go-to gift IEM for my non-audio friends.
Slight side-question: Do the S&S tips fit the original Titan S well? I’ve been thinking about getting the triple-size pack of S&S for my Titan S cause it seems that I need a deeper fitting tip for a good seal. And if they do fit it well, how does it change the sound? Thanks!
@@jacobbarfield7828 Ooh, I don't know myself. I've demoed Titan S in the past, but not sure about the tips. I have Dunu SA6, which has a very different nozzle that doesn't have any tip retention, which both the Titan S and the Titan S2 have. The S&S tips stay on the SA6 nozzles better than my other favorite tips like Azla Crystal and Spinfit W1 (I tend to prefer tackier tips which are more prone to falling off nozzles), but that's my main reason for using them. For me, they achieve good fit stability for tips that aren't quite as tacky as others. I also put the S&S tips on my Kefine Delci for a deeper fit and more fit stability. I don't really pay attention to sound changes due to tip rolling though.
Get me a black painted metal version or a rough gun metal and Dunu will have a sale!
About those balanced cable, I do agree they’re unnecessary for almost every IEMs.
First off, both IEMs and Headphones will never make use of the electrical noise rejection feature of balanced cables because nobody uses 10m/30ft cable lengths with these.
Having said that though, I personally like balanced cables for full sized headphones because they allow more power with low power usb dongles. That’s a useful side benefit.
One the other hand, what would be really good for IEMs are low impedance cables. Given that some IEMs only have 8 ohms impedance, a cable with < 0.2 ohms impedance would be lovely
I'm trying to choose between these and the Truthear Hexa as my first IEMs (I'm also ordering a Shanling M0 Pro as my first DAP since I don't like dongles and I want to listen to my FLACs with no distractions). I don't have any cables, case nor tips so the Dunu S2 is tempting but the Hexa seems like a better choise for its neutral tuning and it seems better for vocals but I don't know, I'm a complete newbie. What would you recommend in that price range in my case? S2, Hexa or another one?
Hexa is entry level benchmark for neutral tuning, first titan is $20 to $25 cheaper and has slightly worse technicalities but difference in frequency response may warrant choosing them over hexa.
Do you still have the tinhifi C2 to compare? They graph almost identical, so I am curious.
I actually prefer the sound of C2, cleaner bass, and treble is less swishy for me.
Please review the Dita Project M
I wish I had an insane package. Wait what, we talking about iems?
You do 🫵
Dunu titán a 2 or shangling sono???
Do you personally prefer a sound signature like the truthear hexa to that of the Titan s2?
Sorry to interrupt but I think anyone who is watching this channel for a while, can say that YES, Mark would pick Hexa anyday over S2
Again sorry for me answering this question.
@@parthraghav4948 nah no need to be sorry rather thanks!
Hexa for me.
what are those eartips on lan and arias? Also, would you say that May still holds up compared to them (want to get them somply out of comfort)
On LAN I think those are the Audiosense A400, really nice tips. On the Aria, those are stock -- included with the Aria 2 but I haven't seen on other Moondrops.
@@SuperReview thanks a lot! My question regarding May was about if they are still comparable soundwise, my bad. Wil try out those tips, since i really like spinfits
Kinda wish you also compared with the original Titan S. Do you think it's still worth getting the original Titan S if you consider the price drop?
Its worth it. It's so good
I prefer the original Titan S, sound signature is closer to "neutral," bass is tighter (but less).
@@SuperReviewdo you by chance have any recommendations for an IEM that is extremely close to the original Titan S’ tuning but has much better technical performance? I adore the original’s neutral with forward-vocals and lean yet good-quality bass tuning. Preferably under $200USD
Do you do any burn-in on the review IEMs - or graph and listen right out of the box? A few I have sounded smoother on the treble after a period of a few days of use. Another reviewer runs a week of burn-in before a review. I wonder if it is worth it.
I do not believe in burn-in.
The only burn-in i believe in is the brain burn-in. At first, your brain is not accustomed to the new presentation and sensations, so new products sound a little bit off or rough but after a day or two (in my case, at least) it goes away. When you've been using only one pair of headphones for a long time, getting used to something new may take even longer.
@@krzysztofobodzinski2529 however, the pairs I have that felt treble heavy at first, I out aside and listened to others while burning one in particular in. Then went back to it and it did sound and feel less spicy and nicer overall. Was the Simgot EW200 in particular. I have another I am burning in and want to also see the treble come down. Checking that in a couple days.
@johnmcvicker6728 Personally, I believe it's a placebo, but if it works for you, that's great. It's a hobby, and it's supposed to be fun, so to each their own :)
What would you choose Mark,
IE 200 or Titan S2 or Alba?
Alba
@@SuperReview what if you're getting all three of them under 100 dollars
Graphically it is very similar to the Tin Hifi C2 Mech Warrior.
Bass looks so similar to tanchjim one 3.5mm version
The longer I'm in this hobby, I realised the more sensitive I become to tonal imbalance 😅 LAN is polite and good, like the girl next door kind of good, LOL.
But does it beat Gate/Hola cable?
For the right IEM, yeah.
Already have an ea500LM so ill probably just go for the ea1000 when i get the chance
Why you go with ea1000 and not the Tanchjim Origin
@Pauli2006 cheaper. 180 vs 250. I might consider holding off and getting the origin later instead of ea1000. Idk
Got to admit, those tips look particularly chewy with a variety of flavours too! Count me in. 👍🏻
Don't give them any ideas.
@@SuperReview Hmmm. It’s not available in Canada yet. Looks like those skimpy Alba tips will have to do for now. 🙂
Edible eartips would make for some fun CanJam shwag.
@@audio_tron Access to free snacks can certainly help to curb the random acts of cannibalism that distract people from the amazing audio gear. 🤔
I also like that they went a bit off Harmon for the tuning. There aren't many sets with extra mid-bass these days, and the tilt looks warmer than the Titan S. The accessories look good, and nice fit is always a good to see.
How does it compare to Titan S?
Less neutral, more vee, more exciting, less controlled.
compare this with ea500lm🙂
I'm gonna grab this on sale for the accessories alone 😂
Haha, yes!
Great review but the moving backgtound during the squiglink portion gives me a bit of nausea. Love your work, just a small comment.
Ha someone else said something similar, surprising feedback but I'll do something.
Dunno about dunu
Who do? Dunu. Do what?
It's a great sounding set too totally an upgrade from the og
Depends on what you like, personally I prefer the OG Titan S.
@SuperReview the og are one of my favorites too in fact I have 2 sets of them. But I'm hearing a lot more detail on the s2. Which I like. It's probably bcoz on both I use the s&s tips. So I'm hearing both differently. Imo. Thanks for the reply.
Upgrade blon bl03
Would've liked it if you had compared it with the og titan s. Seems like a very appropriate comparison. I really like the og titan s. Even today. Don't like the looks of this new one.
It sounds totally different from the og. Imo the s2 is a lot better.
OG Titan S is brighter, more neutral, less bass. Bass is tighter on OG IMO, and overall I prefer the sound of the original, but the new one does have wider stereo image.
@@SuperReview seems to translate what their graphs suggest. yes i really like its treble. It's very present and sparkly but without being agressive. Bass is not as much as most of its competition, Definitely a vocal focused iem.
looks more like C3PO
Leave it to Dunu to sell an $80 cable and accessories with a free IEM.
Following after Truthear's Hola/Gato.
Three stars seasons😅
It’s a shame it’s still super flashy (not in a good way) like the last titan
Oh I like the aesthetic, Dunu even released a similarly-colored version of the Titan S that I kinda wanted to buy just 'cause I like the look.
They're going for the loss leader crown it seems.
Aesthetically, looks like a fisher price toy, look at the shiny red button.
But no doubt, that kit puts so many more expensive IEMs to shame.
vs SIMGOT EA500!!!! ? bro cmonnnnnnnn
I am not as enthusiastic about the Simgots as some others.
WTF is a 'form factor' ???
The IEM's shape and size
I use 3.5. Ie. I'm so much smarter 😂
Based
No what’s insane is you banning average users(I.e not paying members, reviewers etc) such silly reasons as pointing out that iems can be as expensive as headphones while the protected users can say things which would get you at the least warned if not banned in other discord servers, I was willing to accept that it was your discord servers so I was wrong and wouldn’t say such things again.
Nah, I read your messages there. You were being obnoxious all the way until you got banned. You can stop now.
@@josefthedreamer clearly didn’t as at first none of the messages in the audio meme section were showing up for me(literally posted a screenshot showing that), once they did I literally said I wouldn’t say such things anymore and for a week no reply from Mark. But whatever I wasn’t one of the protected member classes 🤷♂️
@@fowler0028, nah. You were replying annoyingly, obnoxiously, and not in good faith in the conversation that got you muted. That kind of attitude is not helpful and toxic to the community there. Mark did the right thing by muting you. Also, claiming that there's special treatment for paying members makes you even more obnoxious. You can't even see what you did / were doing wrong. So Mark did the right thing by banning you. I can already tell that the server is now a better place without you. You commenting in Mark's videos also proves just how immature and obnoxious you are. Welp, you can just stop now or cry uselessly harder, I guess. Bye!
L take
@@LuckerW3 take whatever letter you want 🤷♂️