Meze Alba IEM Review: Audiophile Comfort at a Lower Price

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20 күн бұрын

TEAM SGG PATREON / somegadgetguy Meze Alba review! A gorgeous new IEM from Meze Audio, and it arrives at a LOWER price than their previous earbuds! Thankfully, it still comes beautifully accessorized. They look REAL nice, but how do they sound? Let's take a listen!
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Пікірлер: 38

@ELJefeReviews 18 күн бұрын

Awesome review brother!

@SomeGadgetGuy 18 күн бұрын

Thank you! These were fun.

@murroyb 18 күн бұрын

Meze Alba + LG V60 = ❤

@SomeGadgetGuy 18 күн бұрын

IYKYK

@cesar6479 17 күн бұрын

Fr i feel like getting these soon, even though i already use a pair of 1more quad driver earphones on my V60

@ZeDarkLord 17 күн бұрын

What would be your pick for a very good value for money pair of audio out devices, let it be IEMs, over the ear cans or speakers that focus primarily/have emphasis on the mids?

@human9458 17 күн бұрын

hmm.. I think Moondrop's products will be the right choice for you. Or Truthear

@AndrewYouTubeUK 15 күн бұрын

For me right now the Dunu DaVinci is superb as an IEM, fantastic for the price (but not budget). At a cheaper price for general listening I love the Simgot ea500lm. The TruthEar Hexa is very good but can sound a bit bland without a decent dac. I’ve not found the Moondrop offerings that I’ve tried to be a good match for my listening preferences and across all genres.

@paultomaszewski1964 17 күн бұрын

Have the Drop version of the 99 Classics and like them.(though the headband microphonics are a little annoying) Don't really need a dongle since I use a DAP for music playback, but it's nice they provide one. Might give these a try later on when the budget says it's OK.

@SomeGadgetGuy 17 күн бұрын

I have to avoid Drop. So bad for my wallet LOL

@pablodelarosa4314 18 күн бұрын

Can you please review the MOONDROP MIAD01, i think you will love it as an audiophile

@LLIMIT 18 күн бұрын

Reminds me of my old Droid Razr. Loved that phone

@kentwewzow1694 17 күн бұрын

Yes please. Would love your opinion.

@AndrewYouTubeUK 17 күн бұрын

I considered it. But lack of Google play protect, Moondrop’s track record with software (and updates) rules it out totally for me. Instead, I’m happily using my lg v60 (and v20 as a dedicated disconnected dap).

@michaelcorcoran8768 17 күн бұрын

@@AndrewKZfaqUKwhy wouldn't it support Google Play protect?

@AndrewYouTubeUK 17 күн бұрын

⁠@@michaelcorcoran8768you’d need to ask Moon Drop - perhaps because its focus was the Chinese market. But it’s come up in several reviews. I was very interested in the phone because of the 4.4mm headphone socket. And whilst Moondrop’s sound profile doesn’t fit my listening preferences as much as some other brands (eg Dunu, Elysian, Simgot…) I was interested in an audio phone having used LG for a long time for their audio quality. You can side load but that has other downsides and Moondrop’s track record with software isn’t great. Also, there’s no water ingress protection and the cameras are mediocre. So I decided to use my unsupported LG V series phones as dedicated daps and invest in a decent dac dongle as well for versatility. Is highly recommend AndyAudioVaults lengthy review.

@Peterstarzynskitech 16 күн бұрын

PBS would be so proud of that intro.

@SomeGadgetGuy 16 күн бұрын

I learned it from watching them!

@AndrewYouTubeUK 17 күн бұрын

Nice review. I’m still rocking my lg v60 and with out my old v20. Love the sound, form factor and features (v20 uses as a superb standalone DAP helped by the sd card slot and a few hundred gb of lossless uncompressed). Also, brilliant clock and timer !

@SomeGadgetGuy 17 күн бұрын

The second life of any LG is to be an AWESOME portable media player!

@kindabizzy 18 күн бұрын

#QuadDAC4Lyfe still use my LG G8 for music but had to let it go as my primary communicator. These would be perfect for my headphone jack-less Pixel 8 with the included dongle. Thanks for the heads up!

@BodegaCat90 18 күн бұрын

Do they come in black?

@Lapos. 17 күн бұрын

Alba means white in Romanian so no other colour option.

@calvinyip364 17 күн бұрын

Please review aune ar5000

@nakkavenkat09 17 күн бұрын

Good review.

@silver33 12 күн бұрын

I'm going buy this IEM, but they are already sold out.

@Goodmanperson55 17 күн бұрын

finally, a Meze I can afford

@melantus 17 күн бұрын

I listened to the whole review. Did i miss where he mentioned the price? I only recall him saying they would be more affordable but for Meze 😂 that could be 400 dollars. Edit: nvm i see it was in the video description under a link to their website. Holy smokes that’s a damn good price!

@rem792 17 күн бұрын

I think they are $150-$160@@melantus

@BrandonAdams1010 16 күн бұрын

These seem cool but I think I would rather take a Kefine Delci pair over this.

@nonchalantd 15 күн бұрын

❤

@1sonjohn44 15 күн бұрын

Juan are you going to get the Xperia 1 VI?

@nsr500 16 күн бұрын

not worth the price

@michaelcorcoran8768 15 күн бұрын

Have you tried them? Or do you just mean no IEMs are worth the price at 160? Because I don't even think these are out for the public yet. Just reviewers who got them before embargo.