Backgammon vivo XE800i in-ear headphones evaluation

Backgammon vivo with Xplay3S designed headphones - XE800i, not so much this is a "playing earplugs" for Xplay3S, it is better to say that this is the first time that vivo has been the concept of "music phone" and HiFi mobile phone for the first time. High-quality earplugs. Why do you want to position the XE800i so that it can reach its level?

From the time of the past year to the present, we have only released the sound quality evaluation of Xplay3S, and I am afraid that we will wait for a while for the various experience contents. It is said that Xplay3S has been finalized on the engineering machine we got, and in one Many months ago, the system included more than a thousand bugs in the camera part. Xplay3S has been listed one after another, and Soomal has just received the official version of Xplay3S. We have evaluated and compared the sound quality of the official version of Xplay3S, confirming it and engineering. The results of the machine test are consistent. Add a note here today, and the next point is to talk about the vivo XE800i headset.

Why can't you say that XE800i is the original earphone of Xplay3S, which is related to the current market strategy of vivo. It is said that it only works with the XE800i headset for free among the first batch of preferential users. After that, users who purchase Xplay3S mobile phone may purchase this headset at a preferential price. It is said to be around 200 yuan], and XE800i will also launch a hardcover version of independent sales, the price may be between 500-800 yuan. After reading this description, I am afraid that the vivo is a bit too big?

Then we have to go back to the XE800i headset positioning. We didn't talk about this headset in the engineering prototype evaluation, because the XE800i was not finalized at the time, although the hardware is ready, but the fine tuning is still in progress, Soomal I have heard about 5 XE800i. The style of the sound is slightly different, a little bit brighter, some are slightly lighter, probably. But after a round of laps, in the official version of Xplay3S, the final XE800i is still finalized. It is really consistent with the XE800i sound delivered in the engineering machine [the high frequency part seems to have a very small difference].

XE800i is not a headset that comes with Xplay3S in a strict sense. vivo also intends to sell it separately and exquisitely packaged, and its positioning is likely to be 798 yuan [may also be around 500 yuan]. From the surface, there is indeed a huge profit. Another point of view is that the design of the earphones does have a high technical content, so it can support this industry's lucrative profits.

The life of the XE800i is not a secret. It comes from the design of Vsonic, and the tuning of the speaker unit and the entire headset is done by Vsonic. It is said that the XE800i unit is based on the Vsonic GR07 series unit, which is also the final XE800i. The reason for the higher positioning. Due to the fact that the appearance and the outer casing of the Vsonic headphones are not very high, the XE800i is said to have found a third-party factory. It is said that its shell design and manufacture comes from the rambler [not completely sure]. Of course, from the appearance of anyone can easily see that XE800i and GR07 are certainly not a standard.

Since the XE800i we measured comes from the supplied headphones of the Xplay3S production machine, the packaging is relatively simple, just a paper box. The machine comes with three pairs of different sizes of earplug rubber sleeves. We don’t use too many photos to show It is.

From the appearance, the XE800i uses a more sleek line design, the white plastic case has a very good glossy texture, and the side of the wire access part uses a metal plating process. To be honest, this design is very delicate, but Not at the top of the current plastic and electroplating process, perhaps still retained in the design? XE800i's shape design allows the earphone wire to be worn around the ear or the ordinary two ways of wearing, pay attention to whether it is upwards or Under the line, the left and right channels are not reversed. This design is not possible on GR07, VSD1 and other products. Is it interesting? In fact, more and more in-ear headphones have found this secret, in many new models. There is a similar design in the XE800i. Of course, there is a unique Vsonic technology on the XE800i. The angle of the catheter in the ear can be adjusted slightly. In general, the XE800i is not particularly worn, and the comfort is good.

In order to better evaluate the XE800i headphones, we have been using the headset for more than 150 hours. Because of the previous engineering machine headset as a reference, we can compare the sound of this headset to a little stretch in the high frequency and mid-high frequency before and after the machine. But overall, the opening sound can basically determine the almost complete power of the headset, is a headset that does not take too much time to work down. In the test we not only use Xplay3S as a sound source reference, but also with Xplay, iPhone 5s, flying proud X5 and Le Zhibang Monitor 06 MX as a reference.

Overall impression: The design goal of XE800i is said to be inferior to Vsonic GR07 MKII, and the first sense of hearing is that the XE800i and GR07 MKII show different styles, and the quality is really close. On different portable sources, this level There are also obvious differences. For example, on the iPhone 5s, the XE800i is obviously softer than the GR07 MKII, while on the Xplay3S, the two are relatively more similar. How specific is the details?

High-frequency performance: The whole sound of XE800i is softer than GR07 MKII, GR07 MKII shows a more neutral side, while XE800i is more youthful. The high-frequency part XE800i shows a dynamic difference in different sound sources, in iPhone5s The audio level of the iPod Classic can reflect the finer, lighter, brighter and wider treble than the GR07 MKII. Part of the reason is that the two headphones are different, and the two headphones are the biggest difference. GR07 MKII does not seem to be pushed.

On Xplay and Xplay3S, the high-frequency detail of GR07 MKII has been played, but XE800i still performs more slack and light. Some fast and slender EHF overtone XE800i is more resistant than GR07 MKII, while GR07 MKII on Xplay3S The best of these sources is achieved. It is superior to the XE800i in terms of the density of the high-frequency part of the high-frequency bias and the balance. The XE800i is softer overall, but it seems to have a slightly harder trend on the Xplay3S. On the Xplay, it is warmer.

IF performance: XE800i's IF performance on the iPhone 5s is not good, its sound is too soft at this time, and even feel that the intermediate frequency is somewhat collapsed. Of course, replacing IPC, and Xplay and Xplay3S, this problem is significantly improved, or basically does not exist. GR07 MKII and XE800i have different styles in the intermediate frequency. GR07 MKII is a distinct neutral taste, while XE800i is a more relaxed feeling. Of course, this slack taste is more neutral on the Xplay3S and somewhat close to the GR07 MKII; On Xplay, or FIIO X5, the XE800i is softer. GR07 MKII is slightly more rigid. The performance of the big dynamic needs better coordination with the sound source. The Xplay3S, X5 or 06 MX will make the XE800i's intermediate frequency in the big dynamic. The level of performance is better, with a more relaxed style, this feeling of retractable is even better than GR07 MKII. On Xplay, this aspect of performance is weaker.

Low-frequency performance: The XE800i is a low-frequency style that may slightly favor ordinary users on the tuning. The low frequency is relatively soft and the volume is slightly more. Compared to the GR07 MKII neutral or even some cool low-frequency style, the XE800i is in pop music. It may be more acceptable to behave when vocals, etc. This also makes its mid-range and mid-low frequency styles softer and warmer.

The low frequency of the XE800i is somewhat prominent on the iPhone5s mobile phone. The last paragraph just mentioned that it is slightly tilted at this time. The intermediate frequency is somewhat collapsed, and the low frequency is slightly more. There is no such problem on Xplay and Xplay3S. In particular, Xplay3S can control the low frequency of the XE800i very well. The details of the dynamics in the big dynamics are different from those of the GR07 MKII, but it can display the transient advantage and the freely. The low frequency of the GR07 MKII is more powerful on the Xplay3S. More simply.

to sum up

Overall, the sound style of the XE800i is more relaxed than the GR07 MKII, the high frequency is lighter, the sound field is slightly wider, the intermediate frequency is significantly softer than the GR07 MKII, and there will be a relatively better performance when paired with Xplay3S or Xplay. With Xplay3S or iPhone5s, the XE800i has some traces of high-frequency and low-frequency sensation. The low-frequency is slightly softer, while the mid-high frequency and high-frequency connection areas are slightly elevated. The relaxed style makes the XE800i's high frequency. The quality is improved compared to GR07 MKII, but the balance and density in the middle and high frequency are not as good as GR07 MKII. The intermediate frequency and low frequency show the same level and different style as GR07 MKII. If you match Xplay or Xplay3S, you are not so fond of it. Compared to the neutral style, the XE800i may be a better choice than the GR07 MKII. The GR07 MKII is still a fairly balanced, neutral earplug.