
The Secret Garden HD IEM is more successful in the upper midrange due to the better extension and emphasis, while the Brainwavz B400 shows better control in this frequency region. The TFZ Secret Garden HD is superior to the Brainwaz B400 in terms of resolution, separation, definition and airiness of instruments and it sounds also more transparent and spacious. The Secret Garden HD sounds more realistic with female vocals due to the more pronounced upper midrange, while the tonality of the Brainwavz B400 is more suitable one for male vocals. The TFZ Secret Garden HD is superior to the Brainwavz B400 in terms of bass speed, control and tightness, while the B400 shows better extensions and quantity in the midbass region.īoth the TFZ Secret Garden HD and the Brainwavz B400 sharing a quite emotional and sweet midrange presentation. The Brainwavz B400 has a warmer tonality, while the TFZ Secret Garden HD shows less warmth and an airier presentation.īoth In-Ear Monitors performing pretty well in terms of subbass depth, while the B400 shows more quantity and better extension in this area.

TFZ Secret Garden HD versus Brainwavz B400: The soundstage is slightly wider than its depth and there is enough space and air between instruments for a good definition. The TFZ Secret Garden HD has a pretty wide and deep soundstage that shows a quite precise instrument placement. The treble range of the TFZ Secret Garden HD shows a slightly above average airiness. Instruments in classical music such as flutes, violins, piccolos are sounding quite realistic except of a little shortage in extension. The hits of the ride and crash cymbals are sharper and more noticeable than those of the hi-hats and there is missing a slightly more force and extension, but sounds otherwise pretty controlled and fatigue free. The hits of instruments such as Hi-Hat’s are coming more from a bit more form the background than normal and the extension is average but shows a fairly good definition. The TFZ Secret Garden HD has a slightly recessed and non fatiguing treble presentation, which is not as strong pronounced like the upper midrange. The detail level and extension in the upper midrange of the TFZ Secret Garden HD with instruments such as violins to the flutes, from the female vocals to the pianos is quite successful. But it I can confirm that the upper midrange of the Secret Garden is otherwise fairly controlled with many genres such as acoustic, metal, jazz, blues, etc. The upper midrange is showing a little bit of sharpness, especially with bad recorded/mastered songs (mostly EDM or Pop songs) due to the peak around the 7 kHz region. The TFZ Secret Garden HD shows an emphasis in the upper midrange, which is more pronounced than the treble region. It sounds pretty airy and spacious thanks to the small gaps between the instruments with very low mixing. The Secret Garden HD’s performance in terms of separation between instruments and vocals is pretty good and instruments are behind the vocals. The tonality of Guitars is soft and lightly bassy, violas are close to warm (slightly warmish) and pianos are vivid and slightly bright. When it comes to the instrument presentation, the TFZ Secret Garden HD shows a vivid and seat presentation, with pretty good definition and separation for this price range. Female vocals in genres such as EDM or Trance can sound sometimes a bit sharp due to the peak around 7 kHz, while there is no such situation with other genres. There is also no negative situation such as mixing or hollowness in this area.įemale vocals are sounding clean and have good extensions thanks to the pronounced upper midrange presentation. The lower midrange shows a good depth that gives male vocals a nice bodied presentation. The midrange of the TFZ Secret Garden is presented in a lively, transparent and warmish (close to warm) tonality. DAP/DAC/AMP’s : Cayin N5II, Fiio M7, Chord Mojo, xDuoo XD10 Poke, iPaid Air2.IEM’s : TFZ Secret Garden HD, Brainwavz B400.Megadeth - Sweating Bullets (Tidal Hi-Fi).Metallica – Sad but True (Flac 24bit/96kHz).Liquid Tension Experiment 2 – Acid Rain (Spotify).Minor Empire – BulbulumAltinKafeste (Spotify).Laura Pergolizzi – Lost On You “Live at Harvard and Stone” (Tidal Hi-Fi).

London Grammar – Interlud (Live) (Flac 24bit/44kHz).First Aid Kit - My Silver Lining (Spotify).Portishead – It Could Be Sweet (Spotify).Tom Player – Resonace Theory “Album” (Tidal Hi-Fi).Future Heroes – Another World (Tidal Hi-fi).Otto Liebert& Luna Negra – The River (DSF) – Binaural Recording.Vivaldi – Le QuarttroStagioni “The Four Season” (Tidal Hi-Fi).Casey Abrams – Robot Lover (Tidal Hi-Fi).Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight True (Flac 24bit/96kHz).Leonard Cohen – You Wnt it Darker (Spotify).
