Belief in Driams: The Oppoty To Tune The BLON BL-05

BLON BL-03 made headlines in 2019, offering good sound at a great price. Will its sibling – the BL-05, continues the succession to LETMUSICBURN?

Thanks to Wooeasy Store for sending the first tuning beta. I received the beta two days after Crinacle and Hawaii Badboy (Chris) got theirs. Chris made a YouTube video with graphs.

Crinacle wrote a short comment on Discord. After both commented, I knew roughly what to expect from the BL-05 more or less.

However when I put them in my ears, my anticipated smile turned into a drooping frown faster than Usain Bolt could reach the finish line. The treble is way too peaky!

There are plenty of details though but in the wrong places. Vocals sounded harsh and brittle… Timbre is artificial… I can continue the long list of negatives but in short – no way is this earphone going to the stores.

This is when my job as a tuner comes in. I posted my listening impressions on Audioreviews.org Facebook page. Then I posted comments on both Audioreview and NBBA (No BS Budget Audio) Facebook page seeking suggestions on what audiophiles want from the new tuning.

Next I posted a several graphs on Audioreviews.org to collect opinions and suggestions. It is a TEAMWORK!!! Crinacle shared his concerns. Many have posted their opinions too.

Special thanks to Erlk Ikomori, Yannick Khong, Andrew Grimshaw, Sandeep Shetty, Brian Wheatley, Matt Batista, Rodrigo Rodrigues and many friends of Audioreviews.org (apology if I missed out your name).

I have done a rough tuning and will submit the parameters to BLON after Jürgen received his BL-05. As of now, I am quite satisfied with the new tuning. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that BLON will accept and approve the “new sound”.

We shall NEVERGIVEUP!!! 

Some Photos Of The Blon BL-05

FURTHER READING

Tuning The KBEAR Diamond – A Killer Earphone Ready To Go! by Jürgen Kraus