Short answer: the TRN Jaws. Both are rated 3.6/5 for sound quality (#728 and #727 of 1291 in-ear headphones), and the TRN Jaws costs $129.99 against $139 for the Kinera Celest Yaksha, so with nothing between them on sound quality, price settles it.
What the Kinera Celest Yaksha does well: A four driver hybrid with two dynamic drivers, a Knowles balanced armature and a micro planar. The tradeoff: Treble sits about 3.0 dB below target, a dark, relaxed balance.
Why pick the TRN Jaws: An eight driver hybrid with three dynamic drivers, four balanced armatures and a planar. Watch for: A 2.37 dB spread from the target shows peaks and dips that better tuned sets avoid.
Buy the TRN Jaws. Both are rated the same for sound quality, and it costs $9.01 less than the Kinera Celest Yaksha.
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A four driver hybrid with two dynamic drivers, a Knowles balanced armature and a micro planar.
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An eight driver hybrid with three dynamic drivers, four balanced armatures and a planar.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Kinera Celest Yaksha | TRN Jaws | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $139.00 | $129.99 |
| Ranked | #727 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones | #728 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Driver Type | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| Drivers | 2 x dynamic + 1 x balanced armature + 1 x micro planar | 3 x dynamic + 4 x balanced armature + 1 x planar |
| Harman Preference Score | 69 (median of 10 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 69 (median of 5 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 2.18 dB standard deviation | 2.37 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.71 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.21 (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 (+0.8 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Impedance | - | 27 ohms |
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 Kinera Celest Yaksha from arn, atechreviews, audioamigo, dl, gadgetgenerations, hbb, jaytiss, pw, soundcheck39 and tonedeafmonk; the TRN Jaws from atechreviews, audioamigo, eplv, soundcheck39 and tonedeafmonk, all via squig.link.
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