Softears Twilight VS Symphonium Helios

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Softears Twilight and Symphonium Helios use 1DD and 4BA driver setups respectively. Softears Twilight costs $930 while Symphonium Helios costs $1,100. Symphonium Helios is $170 more expensive. Symphonium Helios holds a slight 0.3-point edge in reviewer scores (7.6 vs 7.9). Softears Twilight has significantly better bass with a 1-point edge, Softears Twilight has better mids with a 0.6-point edge, Symphonium Helios has significantly better treble with a 1.6-point edge and Symphonium Helios has significantly better dynamics with a 2.5-point edge.

Insights

Metric Softears Twilight Symphonium Helios
Bass 8 7
Mids 8.5 7.9
Treble 7 8.6
Details 7.6 8.1
Soundstage 8 8
Imaging 7.6 7.8
Dynamics 5 7.5
Gaming capabilities 6.6 6.8

Softears Twilight Aggregated Review Score

Softears Twilight Average Reviewer Scores

Tim Tuned
Crin
Jays Audio Gizaudio Axel Jaytiss

Average Reviewer Score:

7.6

Strongly Favorable


Symphonium Helios Aggregated Review Score

Symphonium Helios Average Reviewer Scores

Smirk Audio Precogvision Crin Nymz
Z-Reviews Shuwa-T

Average Reviewer Score:

7.9

Strongly Favorable


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Softears Twilight Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

  • The gaming score is prioritizing technical capabilities of the IEM (Separation, Layering, Soundstage) and good value.

Gaming Score

6.6

Gaming Grade

B+

Symphonium Helios Gaming Score

Gaming Score & Grade

  • The gaming score is prioritizing technical capabilities of the IEM (Separation, Layering, Soundstage) and good value.

Gaming Score

6.8

Gaming Grade

B+

Softears Twilight Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

A
  • Well-executed tonal character. No major flaws with good technical control. Smooth presentation works with multiple genres.

Average Technical Grade

A
  • Good technical performance. Clear separation and decent detail retrieval across various tracks. Soundstage shows reasonable width and depth.
Bass A+
Excellent bass response - powerful yet controlled. Deep extension with authoritative slam while maintaining clarity.
Mids S-
Superb midrange that's rich and resolving. Exceptional transparency and micro-details with perfect vocal/instrument balance.
Treble A-
Excellent treble: airy, extended and well-controlled. Great micro-detail retrieval without sibilance or harshness.
Dynamics C+
Decent dynamic performance. Good macro-contrast but micro-dynamics could be more nuanced. Satisfactory impact.
Soundstage A+
Exceptional soundstage with holographic imaging. Creates a truly three-dimensional space where instruments float naturally around you.
Gaming B+
Respectable environmental presentation favors atmosphere over precision. Detects obvious directional cues while conveying game world ambiance. Bad value-to-cost for gaming purpose - not recommended

Symphonium Helios Scorings

Average Technical & Tuning Grades

Average Tunign Grade

A
  • Well-executed tonal character. No major flaws with good technical control. Smooth presentation works with multiple genres.

Average Technical Grade

A
  • Good technical performance. Clear separation and decent detail retrieval across various tracks. Soundstage shows reasonable width and depth.
Bass A-
Strong, well-defined bass with good texture. Delivers satisfying punch and rumble without overwhelming other frequencies.
Mids A
Excellent midrange with natural timbre and great detail retrieval. Vocals are forward and emotive with lifelike instrument reproduction.
Treble S-
Superb treble: effortless extension with crystal clarity. Perfect balance of sparkle and smoothness with exceptional detail.
Dynamics A
Excellent dynamics with great contrast and speed. Transients are crisp and micro-details are clearly articulated.
Soundstage A+
Exceptional soundstage with holographic imaging. Creates a truly three-dimensional space where instruments float naturally around you.
Details A+
Exceptional resolution that uncovers the deepest layers. Retrieves even the most minute details while maintaining natural timbre.
Imaging A
Excellent imaging: precise and stable placement. Instruments occupy specific points in space with tangible positions.
Gaming B+
Respectable environmental presentation favors atmosphere over precision. Detects obvious directional cues while conveying game world ambiance. Bad value-to-cost for gaming purpose - not recommended

Softears Twilight Reviews

Softears Twilight reviewed by:

Jays Audio 8 Reviewer Score
S Tuning
A Tech
Slightly warm/neutral, very well balanced, good scaling, TOTL male vocals, big staging, wait for sale

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Softears Twilight reviewed by:

Tim Tuned 6.5 Reviewer Score
B+ Tuning
A+ Tech
Warm tuning done correct, one of my favorite single DD Need more treble

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- Tim Tuned
Bass: A+ Mids: A+ Treble: A-

Softears Twilight reviewed by:

Gizaudio Axel 8 Reviewer Score
S Tuning
A Tech
My top choice for timbral accuracy. Beautiful warm sound signature with outstanding timbre and an open sound. I wouldn’t change a thing.

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Softears Twilight reviewed by:

Jaytiss 8.3 Reviewer Score
A- Tuning
A- Tech
It's like a tubed iem, it's really fun. Something about DDs, so good.

Jaytiss original ranking

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Mids: S Treble: A- Dynamics: C+ Soundstage: A+

Softears Twilight reviewed by:

Crin 7 Reviewer Score
A- Tuning
A Tech
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Symphonium Helios Reviews

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Z-Reviews 8 * score normalized

Symphonium Helios reviewed by:

Smirk Audio 7.9 Reviewer Score
A Tuning
A+ Tech
Exceptional treble with solid bass. Great techs. Some may find the midrange a bit clinical. Fit will be a dealbreaker to some. Cons: Poor fit.

Smirk Audio original ranking

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- Smirk Audio
Bass: A Mids: A Treble: S- Dynamics: A+ Details: A+ Imaging: A+

Symphonium Helios reviewed by:

Precogvision 7.7 Reviewer Score
A Tuning
A- Tech
Great technicalities. Lacking that last leg of refinement in terms of coherency.

Precogvision original ranking

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- Precogvision
Bass: A- Mids: A+ Treble: A+ Dynamics: A- Details: A+ Imaging: A-

Symphonium Helios reviewed by:

Crin 7.5 Reviewer Score
A Tuning
A Tech
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Symphonium Helios reviewed by:

Shuwa-T 8.1 Reviewer Score
A+ Tuning
A+ Tech
Clean-sounding monitor with great bass decay Occasional splashy cymbals due to the treble extension

Shuwa-T original ranking

Shuwa-T Website

- Shuwa-T
Bass: A Mids: A+ Treble: S- Soundstage: A+ Details: S- Imaging: A+

Symphonium Helios reviewed by:

Nymz 7.9 Reviewer Score
A Tuning
A+ Tech
Top tier clarity and great technicalities, other than a hint of BA timbre plasticness to it. Mid-bass recession is the con in the tuning, turning it into a dry IEM. Top performer nonetheless.

Nymz original ranking

Nymz Website

- Nymz
Bass: B Mids: A+ Treble: S Details: A+ Imaging: A+

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