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Introduction: A Journey in Audio Excellence
About three years ago, Fresh Reviews embarked on a quest to find the best audio solutions for competitive gaming. This journey led to the creation of the "wall hack certified tier list," which aimed to share the joy of incredible sound with both professionals and novices alike. The Arete IEM is a result of this quest—a product designed to offer exceptional imaging, separation, and detail retrieval across a variety of first-person shooter games. The collaboration between Fresh Reviews and ZiiGaat marks the beginning of a series of products dedicated to the pursuit of audio perfection.
The Legacy of ZiiGaat: Engineering Excellence
ZiiGaat has been the silent force behind many of today's most popular global audio brands. With over a decade of experience in developing OEM and ODM products, ZiiGaat now aims to unleash its technological innovations without corporate restrictions. The team is passionate about music and best-in-class audio resolution, striving to help people rediscover their music like never before. ZiiGaat is more than just an audio brand; it's a tech team dedicated to working closely with the audio community to create better products.
5-Driver Hybrid Configuration: Precision and Power
The Arete IEM features a sophisticated 1DD+4BA configuration that fully utilizes each driver to its maximum potential. Classic American Knowles drivers are selected for the midrange and treble, ensuring tried and true performance, while a new biocellulose diaphragm dynamic driver powers the bass, delivering a robust and detailed low-end experience.
Biocellulose Diaphragm Driver: Superior Bass Performance
The 10mm biocellulose diaphragm dynamic driver is the heart of the Arete's bass response. Enhanced by stronger neodymium magnets, this driver delivers responsive and tight bass, while the biocellulose membrane allows for better texturing in the low-end. This setup provides a bass performance that surpasses typical balanced armature woofers, making it ideal for both gaming and music.
American Knowles Balanced Armature Drivers: Exceptional Midrange and Treble
The Arete employs two Knowles 29689 balanced armature drivers for the midrange, known for their natural and accurate sound reproduction, particularly in vocals and string instruments. For the upper treble, the Knowles 31736 twin-balanced armature drivers ensure pristine and extended treble response. These drivers are revered in the IEM industry, and ZiiGaat's latest tuning innovations breathe new life into them.
Balanced Monitor Tuning: Natural and Detailed Sound
Tuning was a critical focus in the development of the Arete IEM. The aim was to achieve a natural sound profile akin to professional studio monitors, while still providing punchy bass for an enjoyable listening experience. The midrange is tuned to be almost flat and natural from 300Hz to 1kHz, ensuring accurate reproduction of instruments and vocals without coloration. This neutral midrange also enhances layering and imaging, allowing listeners to discern each instrument line within the mix.
Concentrated Bass Impact: Deep and Clean Low-End
To achieve a subwoofer-like bass signature, the Arete features a 9dB shelf that precisely cuts off at 300Hz. This tuning ensures that the bass is strong and deep, yet clean and free of muddiness, allowing listeners to fully appreciate the lower frequencies without sacrificing overall tonal balance.
Professional Treble Response: Airy and Spacious Sound
The treble response of the Arete is meticulously tuned to balance clean tone with a natural perception of upper treble harmonics. The upper treble is free from unnatural peaks or harshness, delivering all the micro-details and nuances in the music. The Knowles 31736 tweeters play a crucial role in this, offering excellent treble extension and creating a more airy and spacious soundstage.
Three-Way Crossover: Precise Frequency Separation
The Arete's sound signature is made possible by a complex 3-way electronic crossover system, complemented by three independent acoustic sound tubes per side. This configuration ensures optimal separation across the frequency ranges, delivering a cohesive and immersive audio experience.
A Collaborative Effort: Fresh Reviews and ZiiGaat
The Arete IEM is a product of collaboration between ZiiGaat and Fresh Reviews, a popular YouTube and social media audio reviewer. Fresh Reviews brings an in-depth understanding of the Hi-Fi world, helping ZiiGaat fine-tune the Arete to achieve the best possible sound quality. This partnership reflects a shared passion for creating audio products that elevate the listening experience for gamers and music lovers alike.
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The amount you pay for this DAC is absolutely worth it. I'm using it with my PC, and I also have a Fiio KA13. It provides 32-bit 48000Hz audio output, and it's really good. I'm connecting it via a USB-C port and one extension cable (AGARO 3.5mm Aux Male to Female Extension Cable, Gold Plated). There’s no audio loss whatsoever.
The only minor issue is when you use it with a mobile device — the blue light can be a bit annoying. However, that's more of a personal preference. It also makes some noise with certain songs, but that's actually a known issue with the CS46L41 chip. There's no need to worry though; unless you've used a high-end DAC before, this will be more than enough for you.
Bass and clear vocals
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Excellent sound quality
After searching internet found this dac which has multiple input options and support 165*2 watts passive speakers and 350 watt passive subwoofer for future extension, tested with all input modes, bluetooth input feels a bit of low quality as it only supports sbc and aac codecs only, however if you want to use mobile via wired, alternative option is to use audiocular d08 cs-pro usb-c to 3.5 mm and 3.5 mm to rca input (cable creation brand). Optical input mode supports PCM (loss less stereo output) and Digital compress audio multichannel only) these are specific to Sony X-80J 65 inches
Thanks a lot Pritam Ji for suggesting me to use a balanced cable with my Moondrop Aria IEMs and thanks a lot for ordering Moondrop Aria filters for me. The Audio Store goes out of the way to serve Indian audiophile community.
The way my IEMs sound with a balanced cable and Shanling UA2 Plus DAC & Amp are unprecedented!
I am grateful Pritam Ji. 🙏🏻
The empathetic support that I got (as a budding audiophile) from Pritam Ji at The Audio Store is unparalleled. I am grateful Pritam Ji. 🙏🏻
Just bought it and started using it with my IFI Zen Stack - feels awesome.
This was a natural pick for me, since I wanted to have a completely balanced setup for my HiFiMan Sundara.
Nothing much to add, if you want an optimal balanced setup without spending too much, then look no further.
Thanks AudioStore for being blazing fast with your delivery. I got it withing 48 hours of placing my order! Kudos.
For my HiFiMan Sundara, this is a nice quality 4.4 mm balanced cable. I am buying this for the second time, since the first one got destroyed by my kids.
If you are looking for a good quality 4.4 mm balanced cable, look no further.
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This product is reached my expectation good purchase good audio signal transmission no noise at all.....thank you the audio store👍
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I have used lots of TWS even high end of Samsung and Oppo worth 10K. But IEM sound signature is great! This is my second IEM. I had KZ-ZEX. It has dual driver with electrostatic. Compare with that MoonDrop Chu 2 is better clear and smooth sound signature even with single driver. I am using with Audiocular DAC cost 750. Just go with MoonDrop Chu 2 if you are music lover. Thanks.
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