The cable is constructed out of full matte black components, black connector, black y-split, black pins and black wires. Overall, I am satisfied with the earpieces themselves, as they are robust, lightweight, offer good fit, and have a design I can live with. Like the Turii, the isolation is quite poor due to its heavily-vented open-back nature. But after carefully thinking through it, yeah, there aren’t many other shapes out there that you can twist like this. I personally like the twisted design, but am not a huge fan of the rectangular shape. Speaking of the Turii, the Twilight shares the exact same form factor and design, except with a matte black finish. However, thanks to the decreased density of aluminum, the Twilight fits noticeably better than the Turii (one of the heaviest monitors I’ve worn). The shell also protrudes outwards quite a bit, so don’t wear this to bed. The shell occasionally scrapes against parts of my ear, but for most of the time, it’s comfortable. Even though the nozzles are substantially smaller than SoftEar’s resin models, the rectangular shell is still quite big. The sandblasting is exceptionally fine, giving the piece a very smooth, luxurious feel. The earpieces themselves are constructed of 5-axis CNC aerospace-grade aluminum. Overall, the Twilight comes in a simple unboxing experience with all the bare necessities. There is also black cardboard card featuring the model and S/N (what happened to the metal cards?). Interestingly, I didn’t receive the plastic eartip cards Animagus did (SoftEars says he used the Volume’s tips for photos instead all Twilights will receive the plastic bags, no cards).There’s also a mesh baggy to protect the earpieces along with a cleaning tool. Under the earpieces, you’ll 3 types of tips, silicone, foam and SoftEars’ Ultra Clear LSR Tip, with 3 sizes each, S, M, L, packaged within sealed plastic bags. Within the black hockey case, you’ll find the 4.4mm cable and a 4.4 to 3.5 adapter (quite a sweet addition). From the photos I’ve seen, this seems to be the exact same layout as the Turii Ti’s package, except without the fancy Alcantara interior and silver exterior. Inside, you are greeted first with the Turii’s slogan: “twist your ears, then with the earpieces on the right and the storage case on the left. The Twilight comes in a black cardboard box, featuring the SoftEars logo at the top, the Twilight name embossed on the front, basic specs and a golden “Made in China” sticker at the bottom. And now, they present their newest creation, Twilight, successor to the Turii. The name of SoftEars is directly related to excellency and opulence. From the venerable RS10 & Cerberus, to the dynamic driver frontrunner Turii, the “true reference” RSV and the “VFM” Volume. Over the course of 5 years, they have created numerous products that the audiophile community have come to love. SoftEars is a Chinese IEM company founded at the end of 2017 in Chengdu. There are, however, no external influences on my thoughts and views on the product, thus, this will be a personal, in-depth, yet honest review. I have been given a discount from the said distributor in exchange for this review ( not a student discount). This unit was purchased at MusicTeck USA (thanks to Andrew and your team!). My reviewing style (and the way I define certain terms) are largely inspired by crinacle and Precogvision. I love listening to J-Pop (yes, J for Japanese), J-Rock, OSTs, and occasionally, Electronic and Classical. I have been an audiophile for a bit less than 2 years, although I have had interest in audio for a duration much longer than that. A student currently completing studies in Canada. Just wanted to clear that out, as I did find some people having questions about this, given that the Turii Ti has no official documentation about its specs. The Twilight uses a 10mm DLC + FreeEdge suspension dynamic driver (no creases on the suspension), which is developed specifically for this next generation of IEMs. The Turii Ti uses the same 11mm DLC + PEEK dynamic driver as the Turii with 1.6T of magnetic flux. The Twilight and the Turii Ti are completely different.
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