Meze Audio Advar-Audiophile Soundstage+Bass! Featuring iFi Go Pods-Honest Audiophile Impressions

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A BIG thanks to Meze Audio for providing the Advar and Go Pods for review, much appreciated. The Meze Audio Advar has an audiophile soundstage and BIG bass but is it worthy of a purchase. Do the iFi Go Pods add enough value to the experience especially for the on the go types?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Purchase
01;00 Specs
01:20 Box Contents
02:55 Design
03:51 Cable
04:44 Build/Comfort/Isolation
06;59 Driveabiliity
07:55 Thanks to supporters/How to support
09:17 Bass
10:40 Mids
11:55 Treble
12:42 Overall Impressions of Bass/Mids/Treble
13:04 Technical Abilities
14:55 Rai Penta Comparison
15:42 iFi Audio Go Pods
17:38 Go Pods/Advar sonic impressions
19:02 Go Pods phone call quality
20:13 Concluding thoughts
21;05 Outro
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Пікірлер: 54

@Me-iy4zu Жыл бұрын

U r on point, no nonsense AND HONEST reviews. Refreshing! THANK You Sir!!

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, you're welcome.

@christiharris292 Жыл бұрын

You convinced me! I'd been looking at the Advar GoPods combo for a couple weeks but hadn't seen a review from one of my trusted sources. Now I have and I pulled the trigger. As usual excellent review

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesomeness! I look forward to hearing your impressions of the Advar and the Go Pods. Thanks for the kind words. I am glad you found the review helpful.

@GadZookz Жыл бұрын

Great review, thanks. Just went for the Go Pods. iFi Rules!

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 Look forward to hearing your impressions of the Go Pods.

@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 Жыл бұрын

Oooh i don't have enough time to watch your review right now, unfortunately. This is one i was really waiting for. "I'll be back" 😎

@siliconsoundz Жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of hearing these at the Montreal Audio Show. In the 20min or so I had with them, I really liked them. Great review!

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍😎

@MrZedelijk Жыл бұрын

For 700 they’d better be good! (just a comment to promote the channel). Cheers for great reviews!

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment.

@PeacockObscuraWaveAudioReview Жыл бұрын

I love mine, I find then super comfortable. The mids are pretty much the best I've heard.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesomeness! I am glad you enjoy them and find them comfortable. Mids are pretty special on the Advar :)

@tedthomas9809 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I like the Meze " house" sound. These may be a little pricey, but I would still like to get them.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 I hope you get an opportunity to hear them.

@intoitreviews Жыл бұрын

Love the advar. Wish it was a bit cheaper, but there is always the Meze tax... Was fun to review, glad you enjoyed it too.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍😎 Price tag for sure is a bit steep.

@carminedesanto6746 Жыл бұрын

Good morning ☕️☕️ I had the chance to try the Advar …the MMCX is a necessary evil due to its smol size 🙂 I found them to be a very very nice near top tier iem …but as with everything it’s not perfect ..but very close . As for the new IFI product…”Honey, I shrunk the IFI Go Blue “🤣 Great review. Have a great day Dave .☕️👍🍕

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Very true, the Go Pods are very similar sounding to the Go Blu but with better connectivity. Glad you enjoyed the Advar when you heard them.

@michaelmacvittie6977 Жыл бұрын

Damn I want (to afford) these!

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

I hope you get an opportunity to hear them.

@ItsJustChase Жыл бұрын

Nothing against meze but anything for that price with only a single driver is an instant no for me... i am sure its good but for that price you can get quite a lot for that price.. I got my EJ07 for around 750$ and its packed of drivers and implemented perfectly for my tastes. Thanks for the review though dave

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Understand. There are for sure a lot of options in the price range. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@missmygamergirl445 Жыл бұрын

Dave I Am waiting for you to get your hands on the penon serial. I want the sound but I Am almost sure they won't fit my ears.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

I'll see if one is available for review. Penin gear not the easiest to obtain.

@missmygamergirl445 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestAudiophile Thanks dave that would be awesome it seems penon have a different house sound that might be of interest.

@Audio_Revelations 11 ай бұрын

try sony ier z1r, the soundstage has nice depth with these Go Pods similar to the Fir Audio Radon 6

@TheHonestAudiophile 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion.

@Mykeoguns Жыл бұрын

Awesome review 👍 how is it compared to xenns top?

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

So they're similar in a lot ways. The bass of the Advar is more sub bass focused but is about as well controlled as the Top. The Top has a bit more note weight overall. The mids are slightly more forward on the Top. Treble is a little more aggressive on the Advar in comparison to the Top. Stage is similar width but Top is more immersive whereas Advar is more in front of you. Detail retrieval and resolution are similar.

@Mykeoguns Жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestAudiophile let's just say the price of the advar justifies the sound quality. Thanks for the response sir.

@Mykeoguns Жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestAudiophile which of the two sets do you consider to have more macrodynamics or macro detail?

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, you're welcome.

@SB-rs4fi Жыл бұрын

I can't really justify spending that amount on IEMs, but damn I wish I could try these sometime Recently ordered the Kiwiears Quartet, which is much more in line with what I can afford. Are you planning to review them sometime? Really looking forward to listening to 2BA 2DD for the first time

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Kiwi Ears Quartet is in house, review coming up in the near future.

@coaldust01 Жыл бұрын

they look tempting, I need a decent hybrid in my collection, Graph looks promising, upper mids look quite relaxed which I like, bass looks good too. Last hybrid I purchased were the Trn X7 7 Ba's in each I got them cause they were only £26 on sale, They are probably the worst tuned iem in history lol, I can't even get them to sound good using EQ.

@SB-rs4fi Жыл бұрын

@@coaldust01 I already got the purple Zonie cable waiting for them to arrive. Should get here on the 1st or 2nd of June. I hope they're as good as they seem

@coaldust01 Жыл бұрын

@@SB-rs4fi Good luck with them, Might grab a pair myself 😅, The iem rabbit hole is never ending lol.

@alexzhang9318 5 ай бұрын

How is it comparing with ie600?

@TheHonestAudiophile 5 ай бұрын

Sorry haven't heard the IE600.

@Ichi_Zangetsu Жыл бұрын

Hi sir. How does advar compare to xenns top sir?

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

The Advar has more bass quantity overall. The Advar mids are more upper mid focused and have a thinner note weight. The Advar treble is more pronounced and is more airy. The Top has slightly more detail retrieval and resolution. the Advar has a wider, deeper stage and slightly better imaging.

@Ichi_Zangetsu Жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestAudiophile I'm already saving for the xenns top based on your last review sir. I'll be saving the money for the advar instead. Thanks for the help.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 Look forward to hearing your impressions.

@_Pretender Жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestAudiophile ...это удивительно, что по вашему описанию Advar даже лучше и выше классом звучания, чем весьма неплохой Henns Top! Удивительно, ведь эти гибриды очень достойные по отзывам. С наилучшими пожеланиями из Украины!

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Different presentations, the Advar and Top. Both are excellent IEM and I enjoy both very much. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@SilverJoystix Жыл бұрын

There is no way in hell I'm giving Meze $700 for these :) They shot for the moon in terms of price. If these were $300, that would be a much easier sell.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Understandable. Thanks for the comment.

@amaya897 Жыл бұрын

If you want well controlled powerful bass and clear airy mids, you will not find anything better on the current market. 5 month of research :)

@barkovurur3043 Жыл бұрын

still no competition for the TRN MT1 MAX IEMs

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Sorry haven't heard the TRN MT2 Max.

@waynereid6103 Жыл бұрын

I fast-forwarded as I don't need to spend time watching anyone holding a box. Please, please, stop pushing objects forward until they almost touch the camera. No-one needs to have a pair of headphones, or anything else, thrust at them. It's very off-putting.

@TheHonestAudiophile Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the feedback. Have a great day.