Short answer: the Kiwi Ears Orchestra II. It ranks #100 of 1291 in-ear headphones by sound quality, rated 4.5/5, at $349; the Inawaken Twilight-DS ranks #144, rated 4.4/5, at $349. The price gap is small enough that the sound-quality ranking should decide it.
Why pick the Kiwi Ears Orchestra II: Seventeen hobbyist measurements on squig.link give its ten balanced armature drivers a preference score of 80.0, with bass, low mids and upper mids all within about 0.6 dB of target. The tradeoff: Presence and treble both sit roughly 3.5 dB below target with a 5.1 dB dip near 7.1 kHz, so attacks on piano and percussion can sound softened.
Why pick the Inawaken Twilight-DS: The median of 3 hobbyist measurements gives it a very good Harman preference score of 79 with a 1.36 dB spread. The catch: Its 1.36 dB spread is less even than the best measured sets.
Buy the Kiwi Ears Orchestra II. It is rated higher for sound quality than the Inawaken Twilight-DS at the same price, so only choose the other one for a particular feature it does better.
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Seventeen hobbyist measurements on squig.link give its ten balanced armature drivers a preference score of 80.0, with bass, low mids and upper mids all within about 0.6 dB of target.
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The median of 3 hobbyist measurements gives it a very good Harman preference score of 79 with a 1.36 dB spread.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Kiwi Ears Orchestra II | Inawaken Twilight-DS | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $349.00 | $349.00 |
| Ranked | #100 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones | #144 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 80 (median of 19 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 79 (median of 3 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 1.38 dB standard deviation | 1.36 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.39 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.36 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-0.9 dB at 30 Hz) | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (+1.2 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Driver Type | Balanced armature | Hybrid (4 dynamic + 8 balanced armature) |
| Drivers | 10 x balanced armature | 4 x dynamic + 8 x balanced armature |
| Impedance | 15 ohms | 17 ohms |
| Sensitivity | 110 dB SPL/mW | 106 dB/mW |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz (Manufacturer specified) | 20Hz - 20kHz (Manufacturer specified) |
| Built-in Microphone | No | - |
| Weight | - | 0 lbs (8.15 g) per earbud |
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 Kiwi Ears Orchestra II from aden, aftersound, atechreviews, audioamigo, bassaudio, bedrock, bloomaudio, boizoff, cqtek, dl, ducbloke, enemyspider, hbb, hobbytalk, iemocean, jaytiss, joycesreview, koi, lestat, listener, practiphile, pw, sai, silicagel, sl0the, soundcheck39, soundignity, superreview and timmyv; the Inawaken Twilight-DS from bassaudio, csi-zone and soundcheck39, all via squig.link.
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