Short answer: the BGVP Melody. It ranks #907 of 1369 in-ear headphones by sound quality, rated 3.4/5, at $7.99; the Rose Technics Photon Pro ranks #958, rated 3.3/5, at $7.59. The price gap is small enough that the sound-quality ranking should decide it.
What the BGVP Melody does well: A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 66 against the Harman target. Watch for: An uneven response, 2.5 dB standard deviation from target.
What the Rose Technics Photon Pro does well: A published AutoEQ preset corrects its response toward the Harman target, so a few minutes of EQ setup closes most of the gap. The tradeoff: An uneven response, 2.7 dB standard deviation from target.
Buy the BGVP Melody. It is rated higher for sound quality, and the $0.40 saving on the Rose Technics Photon Pro is not enough to make up the difference.
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A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 66 against the Harman target.
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A published AutoEQ preset corrects its response toward the Harman target, so a few minutes of EQ setup closes most of the gap.
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Specifications Side By Side
| BGVP Melody | Rose Technics Photon Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 07.99 | 7.59 |
| Ranked | #907 of 1369 in In-Ear Headphones | #958 of 1369 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 66 (median of 3 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 65 (median of 3 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 2.46 dB standard deviation | 2.70 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.66 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.42 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (+0.0 dB at 30 Hz) | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-1.2 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Driver Type | Dynamic | Dynamic |
| Drivers | 1 x 12mm Lilin03 carbon crystal PU dynamic driver | 1 x 8mm PEK PU dynamic driver |
| Impedance | 18 ohms | 32 ohms |
| Sensitivity | 106 dB SPL/mW | 100 dB |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 40kHz | 20Hz - 20kHz |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Weight | - | 0 lbs (1.8 g) |
Frequency Response Compared
Both headphones’ measurements overlaid on the Harman target. Above the target sounds louder in that range, below it quieter. Each curve is the median of several independent measurements, shifted so its 500 Hz to 2 kHz average sits at 0 dB, so only the tuning is compared.
Measurement data: the BGVP Melody from animagus, pw and superreview; the Rose Technics Photon Pro from audioamigo, digaoreviews, elrics, lumerion and soundignity, all via squig.link.
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