And I’m back, with a legendary IEM, the Aroma Jewel. A 13 drivers tribrid (1DD, 6BAs, 6ESTs), Aroma is tuned rather neutral, with a balanced presentation and. very good layering.
Aroma Jewel paired with Eletech’s 5th Ode cable
While it may seem as an evolution of the famous Oriolus Traillii, with a FR graph the sound is, in fact, quite different. If Traillii has a large stage, with emphasis on integration and not separation, Jewel goes in the opposite direction. Its stage is narrower, but it expands vertically and in-depth. The layering is very good, as revealed when listening to busy pieces, like Akrona’s La Cenè album, including both a metal band and an orchestra. Jewel is very good at layering these two elements.
By comparison with Traillii, the sound is more forceful, with a more aggressive pinna gain, bringing the voices forward. Because of the elevated upper mids, Jewel sounds more V shaped than Traillii.
The sibilance is very well controlled, making listening to 2Pac’s “All eyez on me” a real pleasure (on many IEMs, the entire album has quite piercing treble and significant sibilance).
While Traillii remains the master of vocals, Jewel has a more visceral bass and improved layering.
The full review is posted here.