Saturn's moon Titan is the name of DUNU's new IEM - Titan S - a single driver IEM with 11mm LCP (liquid crystal polymer) dynamic
drivers with low impedance (32 ohms) and high sensitivity (110dB),
making them easy to drive to full fidelity from a smartphone or portable
DAP.
The DUNU Titan S earphones have a nice neutral IEM tuning sound signature
with a forward midrange and with just the right
amount of sub bass (not boomy) which doesn't bleed into the midrange (vocals). The upper range has a nice extension too with the right amount of bright treble sparkle, which is neither
too bright nor too relaxed.
The
DUNU Titan S shell is made of high density zinc alloy, which gives the
earphones a premium feel without being too heavy. The Titan S
earphones have a metal mesh nozzle, which is long, narrow and angled and
fits very deep inside the ear canal preventing the earphones from
falling out.
On
the faceplate of the earphones, there is a grille mesh, which is
closed but gives the impression of an open-back style headphone. The
Titan S earphones and cable
weigh 32 grams. The earphones alone weigh 17 grams so, about 8.5 grams
per earphone.
The
DUNU Titan S earphones come per-fitted from factory with a detachable 1.2 meters
long IEM cable, which features 0.78mm 2 pins and a single ended 3.5mm
jack connector. The cable has a transparent rubber sleeve with a rope
braid twisted pattern.
The wiring is made of mixed copper and silver
plated copper strands, which gives the cable a stunning deep steampunk
copper finish to it. Inline the cable, there is a rubber cinch which
works as it should securing the y-cabling adjustment very snugly. There is
also a zinc alloy barrel y-splitter located 34cm down the cable. The
cable length from the y-splitter to the 3.5mm plug is 84cm.
The
Titan S cable integrates pre-shaped earhooks made with very thin
silicone tubing, which is nice as it makes the earhooks more malleable
around the ear. The only downside to the thin tubing is that after a
while, you can feel the
braid of the cable rubbing against the skin.
The 2-pin
plug connection into the earphone is very snug and will not come undone
easily, which is nice but it does requires some decent force to unplug
the 2-pins. The 2-pin
plugs have blue/red markers to denote the R (right) and L (left) audio
channels, as well as a V-grooved engraving on the side for pin polarity
orientation.
The blue looking purse seen pictured is a DUNU
branded zippered pouch that comes with the earphones. It is designed for
transporting and storing the earbuds but can be used just like a purse.
The
Titan S pouch is made with a blue PU leather outer shell and soft blue
suedette lining the interior.
The Titan S pouch has large gold plated
square teeth with
a single gold plated metal slider attached to a thick piece of blue PU
leather. The metal slider opens up all the way around the pouch but the
pouch only opens about 45 degrees due to the side folding fabric hinges.
Inside the Tital S pouch, there is an elastic quick stash pocket for
keeping the eartips.
The
Titan S blue pouch is only partially water resistant due to the
non-water resistant zipper, which is made with a fabric seam. the
dimensions of the purse pouch are 12cm long, 8cm wide and 2cm high
(deep). The pouch weighs 62 grams. Accessories included are a DUNU branded rubber cable tie, a spring loaded croc clip, three sets of silicone
eartips with different color inner bores - red, blue and white.
The
eartips have a soft bowl shaped flange with a thick red and blue inner
bore. The white eartips have a thinner bore, making them slightly more
comfortable to wear but the blue and red bore eartips provide a tighter
seal and better isolation, which increases the low end bass and softens the higher tones (treble) slightly.
For a budget IEM, the Titan S earphones have a superb build quality
all-around and come with a decent amount of quality accessories such as
the mentioned eartips, litz cable and "purse pouch", which could be a
deal breaker for some people. This could be easily remedied by DUNU
including a "wallet pouch" option for the Titan S. You can buy the Titan S from DUNU Top Sound and amazon.
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