Is Trakin Tech Audio Review Actually Good?
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Traking tech is a major tech review channel that now covers audio products? But are they any good?
A major indian tech channel has started doing audio reviews now....so I wanted to see if they were any good. Honestly, I got mixed results and while, on balance, this is overall a good thing ..they can definitely do better
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On balance, a big tech channel doing audio is great for good audio quality reaching more people and making them aware of the choices out there. So I'm quite happy they're covering this stuff. I also think they could do better, though.
but first we must ask wtf is microdetail 😂
Not tech RUclipsrs' product sellers; I'm also watching RUclips, then buying IEMs and DACs around ₹12,000 (Indian rupees) is not worth it. See, the last six months, all tech RUclipsrs have been promoting IEMs and DACs.
I noticed all the "micro details" in your video.😂
Thanks for that fantastic takedown mate. Trying to find the nearest pit to bury my head in it.
On a serious note, would love to get in touch with you and have a open discussion on testing audio products.
For all those worrying about my credibility, please do. Because only criticism will make me better. But, be rest assured that my intention was noble (to introduce ans evaluate new products) even if my review was off the mark.
I'm glad you guys are covering audio, which is by nature niche, despite being a big channel...I'm sure these videos don't quite bring in those numbers business wise. Happy to talk anytime. How would you like to get in touch?
Glad you took it positively. I got into the hobby through your videos so a big thumps up to you.
This is how we should take feedback...
There is another reviewer who reviewed astell and kern mentioned that it has a built in dac. All bluetooth earphones need to have a dac because it receives digital audio and it has to convert it into analog. So specifically mentioning that it has a built in dac means others don't have.
And i wonder what these audiophiles mean, everyone wants to add themselves to that list.
And what is this hires. Even kz vader iem has a hi res version which is basically the same as that of the balanced version, same drivers except that the bass is toned down. So are they saying that you take an earphone and tone down the bass and it becomes high resolution? Then i can take an earphone and Equalize the bass down and call that i hear hires sound. I believe KZ knows that it does not make sense but want to attract buyers with that term.
It looks like everyone wants to impress Ignorant audiences and hence using terms like built in dac, audiophiles and hires
Huge W for Ershad, that is how you accept criticism..
The indian youtube tech space has boiled down to fancy graphics and words to hold viewer retention, no actual information and definitely no criticisms.
Criticism 😂😂 they are afraid of not getting product from brands
Cuz most of the youtubers are at their peak and they wanna avoid controversy and don't wanna deal with lagal action with brands and even if they did most of them wouldn't recive products kr sponsership and it's a huge thing cuz have you seen the team behind its huge💀 and only with youtbe I come they can't afford that but in Us that's a different story cuz the Amount recieved per view is a big different
To be frank, whenever I see a review made by an Indian RUclipsr, I tend to click off elsewhere as I've found that they sound like overenthusiastic ads that provide no useful information. This is the only Indian channel I follow for audio reviews.
Yeah more or less
There are a few good tech reviewers here.
But none in audiophilia.
There's no seasoned audiophile here.
I find Paul's POV for proper audiophile stuff
There are many good Indian techtubers. Just that most of the bigger mainstream channels are hot garbage.
Actually there are a lot of good Indian audio review ytbers, like headphone zone, Paul's POV
This has got to be the most entertaining video you've ever made! 🤣
Wasn't expecting to see you here. How r u doing these days?
I love you sir. I love your video
thanks for making this, all of indian tech youtube has been like this for so long, random jargon thrown in with no objectivity whatsover. Laptop reviews with no benchmarks,comparisons etc. I once saw a review where the guy group reviewed 4-5 earbuds and he dismissed half of them for not being loud enough, i was like bro wtf
Ershad from Trakin Tech has given good suggestions in the past. Oppo enco x2 are my favourite tws thanks to his earlier reviews. But yes maybe he can improve his game in terms of being more precise and technical. Think he goes more with his feel and yes audio is very subjective.
I, too, agree with many of the things he said. :)
Well explained! Incredibly sharp and insightful thoughts- appreciated the post. Was interesting to hear both views.
He calls himself a musicophile. I bought the Moto Buds+ based on his video but was completely disappointed. I’m sorry to say but I won’t ever be taking his audio takes seriously.
I reviewed those somewhat favourably too...for the price. Of course, the white noise was a problem for me ..
It depends I use moto edge 30 which doesn't support lhdc v5 or any lhdc version, so it sounds very closed but as soon as I connected it with moto edge 40 which support lhdc v3/4 it sounded fantastic like I spent my whole night listening to apple music lossless on it so it depends on your device as well
17:17 "What about my sanity?"
Brooo I'm dying 😭🤣 I have never thought that I'll be enjoying this reaction video so much 😂
13:12 Balanced Armatures are actually quite TERRIBLE in the budget segment when compared to DDs
Except the truthear nova. It’s actually very smooth treble
@@chrisstroud60how is the truthear nova overall. I would like to try it if i come across a used one.
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Thanks for the video, I was planning a video like this too and thanks for calling it out. Since audio is such a ignored thing in India it is essential to have a good & well informed review if you are making something related to audio.
23:30 Reading treble from a 711 graph is quite tricky. The 10k dip is a measurement artifact and the entirety of the treble depends a lot on the anatomy of your ears. The concept of the graph is simple but the nuances of how to interpret them are quite tricky especially with raw measurements which require a lot of knowledge about the measurement system used
Oh just loved the video, I've been following both of you for quite long time, and love both of your videos, although I understand Ershad's word of literature sometimes get too vague lol, but it works for for people who are just starting out thier audiophile journey without getting too technical. Even I purchased my first IEM looking both of your reviews of 7hz salnote Zero. Great video, keep making more videos like this. Also one suggestion for you, pause the reaction video while speaking, it's very irritating and doesn't know what to focus on.
Can u do ... Review of astell and kern mkii .. tws??? ... Iam waiting for your review
Me too. I am also tempted that it cost 5k
What’s your take on AirPods Pro 2??
Excellent iems..good overall tuning, decent to good anc, fantastic transparency..
Lol 😂😂. Leave him bro, he's just reading what was in the script given by manufacturer and seller website 😂.
One youtuber promoted tws,iem. In the event of correcting him, The another youtuber promoted trakintech channel among foreigners and Whatsnew channel among Indians.
Bro why is my Tin T2 & 7hz zero (which is supposed to be neutral) sounds SO different When it comes to male vocals?
Male vocals sounds very good on Tin T2 while it's very "thin" on the zeros.i know T2 doesn't have much dip on the lower mids like 7hz.but is that the only thing affecting this?
Hi, would you please help me? I want an iem under 2.5k INR.
I've come down to two choices : Salnotes Zero 2 and Moondrop Chu II
(Type c versions as i don't have a 3.5mm jack)
I am using the CMF Phone 1. Would you recommend 3.5 mm with the audiocular do7 dac or the type c dsp would work fine? Like if I drive them through my phone, will i feel too much of a difference in quality. (Also i would also use them with my ASUS TUF F15 laptop which has both 3.5mm and type c, but i'll mainly use it with my phone and maybe outside as well so i do not prefer the hastle with the dac)
Hi, a USB C iem does save you a bit of money overall but in the longer run having a dongle let's you use other iems you may upgrade to in the future. Both zero 2 and chu 2 are good...can't really go wrong. If you buy the zero 2 you maybe consider using the wavelet app and reducing the bass just a tad for a cleaner overall sound.
when you use ChatGpt for writing a tech product review
Y do my comments keep getting caught by the youtube filter 😭😭
5:49 Valid criticism regarding the lack of context given to the viewer for the frequency response graph. I'd argue that the wider balance of the frequency response shown is fine overall, though not amazing.
7:16 Provide your own context now. What does that squiggly line mean? Is this a raw measurement, or is it compensated? If it's raw, what did you measure it on, and if it's compensated, what did you compensate it to? I can intuit just from looking at it that it's a weird fr, but the layman won't be able to. I guess you can argue that the average viewer of your channel knows more about reading frequency response than the average viewer of Trakin Tech, but I think if you're going to scrutinize another reviewer's presentation and explanation of data then you should hold yourself to the same standard all the time, let alone in the same video where you levy criticism.
Other than that, good video, I agree on pretty much everything else lol
I'm on board with what you've stated. The way I do it is I show the graph (raw ) and talk about it in relatively layman terms (though sometimes I fail at this) and I try and point out what I'm talking about in the graph so that the more experienced viewers have something to watch whilst the layman can follow along. I have zero chance of getting this balance right all the time, but I do aim for some degree of consistency. Massive room for improvement in my presentation, though.
22:53 i dont think that really increases the resolution atleast not the treble because when I use my crinacle zero red with foam tips I feel like the treble goes down
Foam tips usually reduce treble a bit. But, because the isolation is so much better, usually it's easier to hear the detail. Hence, the increase in 'perceived' resolution.
Recently some things have come to light about majority of indian tech reviewers . And how the marketing and pr agencies finely script and control everything said in a video as part of their contract. Brands are now making it mandatory to include certain key words when they are making a review . So all the words you pointed out I'm guessing is part of it . I'm into audio myself and I've seen almost every indian RUclipsr out there that deals with audio and one thing I've found is that there 2-3 websites and companies that are the majority of indian audiophile segment , and whenever they get a newly imported product they push it on to these reviewers and they make videos promoting it , which is basically just a paid ad , they probably would have only reviewed a couple of or 1-2 devices from 2-3 brands and will immediately put out a video saying this is the best for this price range without actually looking at everything available in that range at that time. Also they carefully choose which existing devices they are comparing it with to arrive at a pre-planned verdict. They don't have or use any of the testing gear like other audio reviewers in the rest of the world , but they base almost everything on individual anecdotal experience which doesn't include things like overall fit and seal that's different for individuals and their listening or hearing capacity. So it's 99% along the lines of "trust me beo this is good" and thats it . Also they mostly do one week reviews and say a product is awesome , but people who've believed them and bought those devices realize after 3-6 months that the build quality and durability is pretty pathetic and quality control issues are so damn high , and these were never mentioned at all . Also these people keep a couple of tracks or songs as their favorite and then judge these devices based on how those particular songs sound and it should have been a known fact by now that each song will vary based on the tuning and the size of the driver, the number of drivers or its technical specifications doesn't matter as much as how well it it tuned , what are the tolerance levels and precision they were designed and manufactured to be at and the durability and level of quality control in their manufacturing . So yeah these are just basically ads pushed by these audio stores through these reviewers. People have lost trust in these kinds of reviewers and now only watch them like any other entertainment video to see how low are they ready to stoop down to to get more views and more paid sponsorships from brands and stores that sell these things online and offline.
Agreed. But at the same time some reviews turned out to be right when my after purchase experience is good😂
Bro choose Violence😂
Unfortunately and yet much much more fortunately I’ve become aware the second someone is trying to sell me something bs someone genuinely wants to share what they’re actually loving.
Totally agree with you, thank you for making this video ❤️😁
23:01 I've got a small disagreement cuz while they do isolate noise, they also tend to mildly darken treble right, how does that translate to a better resolving experience as per you?
This is very true...for me, subjectively, a quieter environment helps me resolve details better even with a relative drop in energy in the treble. So I usually don't mind a slight reduction in highs if it's an inexpensive way to gain perceived resolution.
@@imwhatsnew i am looking for foam tips for my aful explorer. Any suggestions please.
Heyy!, Can you please make a review of the moondrop space travel? Looks like they're providing great value for money in the wireless market. I wanted to know your take on them!
Thanks for the video.
Can you suggest budget audio products for Advanced audiophiles? Please and Thank you.
The only reason I use 5128 measurements is to check the treble smoothness. Everything else is better understood on 711 rig in my opinion
One general question: if a particular frequency response curve can make an earphone sound better for a person, can we buy a cheap earphone with good fit, passive noise isolation and no distortion at high volumes and eq it. I keep hearing not all earphones can respond to eq at all frequencies. Please throw some light
You can definitely improve loads of poor sounding cheap iems to a great extent using eq. .depends on the default tuning and the tool using to eq it.
@@imwhatsnew@imwhatsnew recently bought qkz x hbb iem. Its a warm set. 2 negatives with it. One is a little bit of boominess in mid bass and secondly little bit of sibilance in the upper treble. I use hiby music player. In the PEQ, kept sub bass until 80 hz as it is and reduced 125 hz and 250 hz by 2 db. Then in MSEB, kept -25 for bass texture(bit faster) and -25 for sibilance(lesser sibilance). With these settings qkz x hbb sounding better. So eq and MSEB made the iem better sounding..
My only point as devil's advocate would be that he might have explained or elaborated upon these 'terms' and phrases in earlier videos. Seeing as this was the 6th one.
This is a fair point.
It is not good at all, they sound mid. Totally mid, oppo enco air 3 pro sounds way better and costs less than the A&K.
My phone(realme GT 6T) has SBC, If i bought AAC supports headphones, its worth it? Or these codac really matters?
I have heard via Gpt, like SBC is not good comparing others Codec... And it said My phone doesn't have DAC support though because I don't have 3.5mm jack... And it suggests like I need to buy external type C to 3.5mm converter with DAC support... Then only i can hear Better audio!🥲
Could you please explain regarding this?
@harrish1480 a type c to 3.5mm dac would improve matter a lot !. Generally codes don't matter a much as the tuning of the iem itself ..because most firms aren't tuned that well. But you may still get an improvement from from sbc . Overall the biggest upgrade you can get is a good USB c to 3
5mm dac ..like the apple or Samsung dongle...I believe the Abigail is also a good option.. though I haven't tried it myself
Bro, I have the same phone and I'm using Oppo enco air 3 pro with LDAC. It has all the necessary codecs. Don't worry get a good TWS.
@@ANKITPATRA thanks for the information
@@ANKITPATRA by the way, How is the earphones? Worth for money? Your reviews!
new trend in yt, gaslight famous yt channel to become famous
24:27 Earning the fcuking money from the brands for promotion is only happening
To be frank , Ershad has been doing this for a while . He was associated with two other previous channels over the past six or seven years . His recommnedations are always good . I agree this video isnt the best but I would have gone a lil easier on him.
Big tech youtuber reviewing IEM without any objective testing is sad.
Edit: I mean without any graph they have measured or not even taking a reference point so that the audience can relate to.
Hopefully they take this supportingly. I don't follow their reviews anymore but they were amongst the first that pushed me into this iem journey so won't call them things other people are saying here. TrakinTech please give the things he talks about positively and don't try to go techburner route.
I'm overall happy they're covering audio and believe it to be a net positive. I too do not share the viewpoint of some of the more vitriolic comments.
@iamwhatsnew why would you delete my comment?
😂😂
HNY ..yes it’s still a thing 🎉
I’m still rocking the Soundpeats Free2 Classics …lousy for calls ..great for music 😊
Have a great week ☕️
He just push push push push. There are few others like this. Pushing and pushing will bring the hereafter
OMG .. so its their reviews that are obscure
I used to think I'm dum dum 😔
i always felt he splurts out too many funky words and confuses people
Yea, I'm with you!!! Way too many YT just jump on a genre just to have views and subs. Can we PLEASE, PLEASE get back to REAL, USEABLE information and leave the non sensical over enthusiasm outside. Just the allow the actual people who know what they're talking about to have channels!!! Please
Good one. TrackinTech sucks
Nice video
Macro detail is generally the overall immediate detail you can hear, micro detail is that stuff that is generally way more subtle and hidden, some headphones are very good in capturing micro detail, while not trowing a lot of macro detail at you. It is a more delicate kinda of sound generally. Now, I doubt that pixel buds does it pretty well haha
Can you review Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro?
I borrowed it from one of my friends and listened to it for some time. If you are someone like me who hates sharp spikes in treble, stay away from it.
Blind wanna be techies won’t understand 😂😂😂
Sure. You are the expert. Teach me oh great tech expert.
indian tech channels except very few are not upto mark .... geekyranjit, hardware mana are few of those good channels
In 5k without anc lol ear fun earphone with aptx hd is still 24 bit 😂 at aptx it's 32 lol
Exaggerated video, Ershad is no good but this guy is trying so hard
I wish you get more views than him… but what to do…!!! He is more talented 😂😂😂
🤣🤣 yes he is !
While reacting pls mute the video !
It makes it difficult to hear you .
Yes..ironically had the audio levels wrong on final render. My bad.
@imwhatsnew Sorry for my rude words sir !
But to understand the content the voice must be clear 😋🙏
@@yogeshguravP09 no need to be sorry.you were right and you were providing useful feedback!
This trakin tech guy know nothing about anything😂
Bro is really frustrated, 🥴
Absolutely agree with you
Felt like Professor reviewing a student's presentation
I laughed alot watching the entire video...but u went too far...its his personal view and his channel, his opinions.....not everyone is same
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