Made from mostly rubber and plastic, the IEM feels sturdy and could probably take some knocks without any damages
The cable’s design choice is quite puzzling. The top half of the cable is made of rubber while the second half of the cable are of braided fabric. We would have preferred having the entire cable be of braided fabric to minimize microphonics issues.
Comfort and Fit
The peculiar shape of the housing might throw a first-timer off. The ear tips are pointing at a weird angle that we don’t normally see from other IEM. It does, however, rest comfortably within the ear canals but the fitting is not as snug as other IEMs.
Noise Isolation
expect much passive noise isolation with this AKG. We had to crank it up to almost max volume to filter most external sounds. Maybe that is why Samsung call this headphone “Hybrid canal type”. It has the shape of an IEM but with the noise isolation of an earbud.
Sound Leakages
The IEM doesn’t leak much sound. Your colleagues sitting across you will struggle to hear any audible sound leakages unless the volume is crank almost to max volume.
Sound Quality
The presentation of the bass is thin and lack speed. Save the World by Swedish House Mafia sounds half-exciting as it should. You can also barely hear the sub-bass reproduction in Intro by Yoshi Horikawa. This pales in comparison to the. The bass is recessed behind the mid and treble