Sound Impresssions
I used a Luxury & Precision P6 Pro set to hi-gain mode at 9/60 volume to evaluate the FEATs. My music taste consists largely of EDM, Orchestral, Film Scores & Vintage Rock and I listen at lower volumes.
FEATs boast 2x 8mm DDs for bass, 1x Knowles BA for midrange and 1x Knowles BA treble. The FEATs are slightly warm & fairly neutral with an emphasis on tactile bass output.
Bass
Is it just me or are bass-heavy IEMs in vogue these days? FEATs are yet another, in fact I’d go so far as to slap that basshead label on them because yes they do slap!
FEATs twin DDs deliver bass that hits hard, with sub bass in particular going very deep with extremely satisfying rumble.
Bass decay is firmly in the ‘goldilocks zone’ of not being so sluggish as to slow everything down and create incoherency with those BAs, nor is it too fast to deliver satisfying slam. Although there’s huge quantity present, it doesn’t overshadow the midrange either.
Midrange
FEATs midrange demonstrates a decent amount of body & warmth, though I find it remains fairly neutral.
In fact it feels like FEATs delivers vocals that emphasise articulation over smoothness, with an impressive amount of detail that stands out from the rest of the presentation despite all that massive bass.
Unfortunately the upper midrange can be a little prevalent for my taste at times, so they can verge on shouty depending on the source material. FEATs aren’t a relaxed listen, but instead can feel quite upfront.
Treble
By contrast with the midrange, FEATs treble is quite dark and inoffensive.
So things like cymbal splashes won’t ring out annoyingly, and besides the treble here probably isn’t sophisticated enough that it warrants greater prominence – instead the bass & midrange are highlighted.
Treble doesn’t feel excessively rolled off however, giving you just enough information in this region to let your attention to wander elsewhere without feeling anything vital is omitted.
Technical Performance
The FEATs are commendably technical for their relatively modest price point, let’s begin with the good.
Dynamics are quite solid, not the best I’ve heard but good enough to avoid being an issue. Resolution particularly through the midrange is also quite good, so you’ll pick up plenty of tiny vocal nuances.
Similarly the soundstage is quite impressive for this price with width being particularly good and even depth being quite decent, delivering a pleasing feeling of spaciousness.
I do find there’s a slight sense of congestion however and imaging is not the sharpest, perhaps due to the darker treble. Instruments can also sound smaller than on other IEMs I’ve tried.
Page 1 – Introduction, Packaging & Ergonomics
Page 2 – Sound Impressions & Technical Performance
Page 3 – IEM Comparisons
Page 4 – Cable Comparisons
Page 5 – Conclusion
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