Short answer: the Melody Wings Venus. Both are rated 4.2/5 for sound quality (#256 and #288 of 1291 in-ear headphones), and the Melody Wings Venus costs $168 against $179 for the Tanchjim Kara, so with nothing between them on sound quality, price settles it.
What the Melody Wings Venus does well: The median of 10 hobbyist measurements gives it a very good Harman preference score of 77 with a 1.76 dB spread, and its mids sit within about 0.5 dB of target, so vocals and instruments sound natural. The tradeoff: Its 1.76 dB spread is less even than the best measured sets.
The case for the Tanchjim Kara: The median of 23 hobbyist measurements tracks the Harman target closely, with a 1.93 dB spread and lows, mids and upper mids all within about 2 dB, so vocals and instruments sound natural and even. Watch for: The 3 to 6 kHz presence region sits about 3 dB low, which softens vocal bite and attack a little.
Buy the Melody Wings Venus. Both are rated the same for sound quality, and it costs $11 less than the Tanchjim Kara.
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The median of 10 hobbyist measurements gives it a very good Harman preference score of 77 with a 1.76 dB spread, and its mids sit within about 0.5 dB of target, so vocals and instruments sound natural.
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The median of 23 hobbyist measurements tracks the Harman target closely, with a 1.93 dB spread and lows, mids and upper mids all within about 2 dB, so vocals and instruments sound natural and even.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Melody Wings Venus | Tanchjim Kara | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $168.00 | $179.00 |
| Ranked | #256 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones | #288 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 77 (median of 10 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 76 (median of 23 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 1.76 dB standard deviation | 1.93 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.19 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.11 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-1.5 dB at 30 Hz) | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-2.6 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Driver Type | Hybrid (1 dynamic + 3 balanced armature) | Hybrid |
| Drivers | 1 x 10mm dynamic + 3 x balanced armature | 1 x dynamic (PEEK+PU diaphragm) + 4 x balanced armature |
| Impedance | 32 ohms | 27 ohms |
| Sensitivity | 108 dB/mW | 115 dB/Vrms |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz (Manufacturer specified) | 7Hz - 40kHz (Manufacturer specified) |
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 Melody Wings Venus from aden, aftersound, atechreviews, audioamigo, bloomaudio, flare, jaytiss, pw, samreviews and tonedeafmonk; the Tanchjim Kara from aftersound, ankramutt, arn, atechreviews, audioamigo, cqtek, csi-zone, dchpgall, dl, gadgetrytech, hu-fi, ianfann, iemocean, jaytiss, koi, kuping-sensi, musicafe, recode, soundcheck39, soundignity, superreview, tanchjim and timmyv, all via squig.link.
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