Short answer: the Night Oblivion Butastur. It ranks #458 of 1291 in-ear headphones by sound quality, rated 4.0/5, at $599; the Kiwi Ears Orchestra ranks #506, rated 3.9/5, and costs $662.56, which makes this an easy call rather than a real tradeoff.
What the Night Oblivion Butastur does well: A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 73 against the Harman target. Watch for: Treble about 4 dB below target from 3 to 10 kHz, which can sound dull or veiled next to brighter headphones.
Why pick the Kiwi Ears Orchestra: Eight balanced armatures per side earn a preference score of 72 in crinacle’s measurement. The catch: Presence sits 5.5 dB below target with a 6.7 dB dip near 5.3 kHz, which pushes vocals and guitar bite back and makes some recordings sound distant.
Buy the Night Oblivion Butastur. It is rated higher for sound quality than the Kiwi Ears Orchestra and costs less, so it is the default pick unless a specific strength of the other one matters more to you.
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A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 73 against the Harman target.
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Eight balanced armatures per side earn a preference score of 72 in crinacle’s measurement.
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Specifications Side By Side
| Night Oblivion Butastur | Kiwi Ears Orchestra | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599 | $662.56 |
| Ranked | #458 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones | #506 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 73 (median of 10 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 72 (measured by crinacle, via AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 1.87 dB standard deviation | 2.33 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.49 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | +0.13 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-0.4 dB at 30 Hz) | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-5.4 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Driver Type | Balanced Armature | Balanced armature |
| Drivers | 10 x balanced armature | 8 x balanced armature |
| Impedance | 30 ohms | 17 ohms |
| Sensitivity | 107 dB | 111 dB |
| Frequency Response | 10Hz - 20kHz (Manufacturer specified) | 20Hz - 20kHz (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 Night Oblivion Butastur from breampike, ducbloke, faxepremium, flare, iemocean, kr0mka, mmagtech, precog, superreview and zerostresslevel; the Kiwi Ears Orchestra from dentreviews, hbb, joycesreview, koi, precog, superreview and timmyv, all via squig.link.
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