I have had my fair share of pretty looking IEMs with less than stellar sound.
Sound is of paramount importance, rather than looks. Achtung! The shells are a looker, but they may be a potential scratch or finger-print magnet! Each housing is then electroplated and polished by skilled workers. HZSound says each shell is die-casted and cut from a high-precision surface mold. The Heart Mirror have beautiful metal shells with a mirror-like finish, as per their namesake. The semi rigid case is quite hardy, and will be a good case to bring the Heart Mirror out for a spin. It is made of a cloth material and has an internal webbing to hold accessories. The included case, while not the best looking, is very functional. Unfortunately, those with poorer vision may have issues identifying the sides.
The included cable has a small embossed letter R on the 2 pin terminal to indicate this is the right side of the cable. It has minimal microphonics, does not tangle easily, and is quite good in my opinion. The shirt clip can be useful to hold down the cable and reduce microphonics.Įverything is quite usable out of the box. A shirt clip and a carabiner are included too. The foam tips tame the treble and provide better isolation, though I am not really a fan of foam tips in general, due to being less durable than silicone tips. The black colored tips look and feel suspiciously similar to the Final Audio E black tips, except without the grooves on the stem, and indeed they function in a similar way by tightening the bass and taming the treble. The white silicone tips are stiffer with a longer nozzle, whereas the black ones are flimsier with a shorter bore. Quite a generous array of eartips are included here. Thankfully, the stuff inside is way more beautiful than the appearance of the external packaging! In the box I really like that the manufacturer pasted a protective sticker on each shell housing to prevent scratches while in transit.