Customers Reviews

Best headphones under $300This one of the best headphones under $300. Very detailed and clear sound. Only thing lacks in headphone is bass. To improve the sound quality grilling mod ( Google it) and hifiman focus pads are recommended. It improves the bass, trouble and soundstage. The grilling mod improves the openness of the sound and unveils the upper reaches of the treble to allow a lot of air and upper register nuance to come through. The focus pads increase the bass.

Aurgasmic beastI am using the apple version with my iPhone 8+. Needless to say, this sounds amazing out of the box, and extremely fantastic after some burn-in. Would recommend to all audio enthusiasts and hobbyists as well.

Review of the ‘Soundsly Apaisant’ – Seriously Good!Introduction: This review is a roller-coaster of sorts for me to write after being overly surprised by what I have been subjected to hearing in the last couple of days. Yes, many of you might find this review surprising too, so hang on in there till the end! The product under scrutiny here is called the ‘Apaisant’, from a company called ‘Soundsly’, an Indian firm, brought to life by Hifinage, a name which many of you would have come across from time to time here in India. My review unit came to me for free from Hifinage, on a rolling rotation basis for 3 days as part of the review tour, to get honest unbiased opinions from fellow audiophiles in India. What’s all the fuss about? Soundsly claims, they have managed to make an open-back iem with dual hybrid drivers per side, that costs a mere 4,000 INR. Immediately off the back, hearing something on the lines of ‘open-back’ and ‘sub 5k INR’ price tag would ring bells as to, there is some cheap gimmick at play here to lure customers into pulling the plug on a purchase, similar to how many cheap chi-fi companies play at nowadays. Well, with the same impressions, I decided to go ahead and try them out anyway because here goes nothing! Unboxing: Unboxing the Apaisant is a no-nonsense & basic ordeal, nothing shouts premium or stands out w.r.t. the unboxing experience in general. It’s a pretty simple packaging, with the earphones neatly tucked inside in a 2 stage layout, earphones up-top and accessories beneath. Accessories include a small semi-hard carry pouch with a zipper, not the best quality that one would have come across, but hey, there’s a carry case! So lets’ not get too picky here! Also included are 1 pair of foam tips, 3 pairs of silicone tips and a shirt clip. The pretty standard list of accessories that we have come to expect in this price range. Build Quality: There’s nothing shouty about the Apaisant by any means in terms of the touch and feel. The earpieces are solid metal, so is the splitter and the microphone unit. Very solidly built I must admit, no doubt. However, the cable quality leaves a lot to be desired as they feel flimsy and tangle easily. Microphonics is also an issue with the cable while travelling outdoors or using them for your regular jogs, although it’s not too bad. Cable thickness is what could have been much better, or should have had the option to swap out cables for a better one, but cables here are fixed and non-detachable, the only main complaint I have with the Apaisant. Sound Quality: After the initial unboxing impressions, I wasn’t expecting too much from the Apaisant in the sound department. I didn’t have high expectation even before I unboxed them, nevertheless, I wasn’t expecting to be blown away by the sound either. But, this is where the Apaisant draws the line. The Apaisant has one AFM-2000MS BA Driver and one 10mm Dynamic Driver, per side. I used my Shanling M0 DAP for the review purposes here. Using the stock medium silicone tips, which are pretty comfortable and fit pretty well, I started the usual chore of running them down with a few usual and known songs. First few notes into “Hotel California – Hell Freezes Over”, I am stunned on what I hear. Let me clear any myth and gimmicky ideas out of the way for everyone here because these sound open and way more spacious than any random iem that you pick up, irrespective of the price. You need a few songs to run through to appreciate and understand, how the imaging and soundstage are placed. Unlike most iems that perceive sound to start right from the centre of the head, the Apaisant’s imaging is a little different. It starts from say at the outside of each ear and remains around you and you feel how airy the entire presentation gets. Makes you believe that everything you hear is presented to you live, around you. Adding the stereo effect into place, you immediately want to listen to more because the music is engaging irrespective of the fact the earphones sound so balanced with the right amount of sparkle up-top! Let’s break the sound up and explain a little more in detail: BASS: You will be overwhelmed at how much depth and body the bass has on the Apaisant. Sub-bass is adequate, and even though the mid-bass does have some heft to it, everything remains relaxed, controlled, yet quick-paced without any bleed into the lower mids. This is something of an achievement really because not only do they have punchy bass, the bass isn’t boomy or completely lacking any sort of texture. It's rich, thick and delicious…….that’s what it is. Playing “Starboy” by The Weeknd on them and you immediately feel the energy come to life in the bottom end. There are quick decay and really good fast-paced transitions in each beat, without making anything muddy. The open-back design shows its merits here by sounding natural, yet packs a punch. No complaints here. Mids: If the bass notes were surprising, th...

Great earbudsBought these after reading recommendations from many international forums. Very happy with the way they sound. Even for 5000 rupees you can't get anything better. The build quality could have been better though. Instead of the old style earbuds, silicone earbuds could have elevated these to the next level.

Awesome and Mind Blowing!Awesome product and super fast service...I'm really impressed. keep it up!

Everyone should have this...!!!I recently bought the VE monks, started using it mainly with my phone which is a Redmi note 5. Out of the box with Spotify and youtube it was not pleasing, but as soon I started playing some FLAC files with a power-amp, my mind was blown. In short, everyone should have one of these, its cheap you can use as an extra pair, but trust you won't, rather you will use them all the time.

Every music lover should get one, its so inexpensive.Enough has been said about these on the internet, so instead, I'll say that the monks I got are genuine and good job hifinage for bringing them to India. Why I say everyone should get one is, they are so cheap that anyone can get them and we can have a common reference point while discussing iems and headphones. Now I'm looking for iems with same SQ for isolation.

The best earphones in this rangeThese earphones gave me sheer joy the first time I used it. The treble, bass, vocals are extremely crisp and clear. The sound you get from these is better than Sennheiser earphones of this range though the build quality is lacking (mic), the earphones are truly the best earphones at this price range.

Be very, very hard to do better for the priceIn the week or so since use, mids and highs sound clean and transparent. Bass sounds a little muddy. Soundstage appears sufficient. Very interested to see how it fares as I continue to burn these in. The quality and speed of support from HiFiNage were excellent. All my experiences shopping have been pleasant and wouldn't hesitate to do so in the future. Would, without a doubt recommend both the product as well as the store.

Best ProductThis is one of the best products. I have used Sony and so many brands but at this price, nothing can beat this. Period.

Best you can get, go for it blindly!!Best earphone u can get for the money. I like the sound signature better than the 10 times expensive Audio technical M50x and 1More triple driver.

Technically NiceIt is 2 star Max but by this calculation method, it is 5 star. Why? As it is very uncomfortable to wear. But sound build all are good.