Mk12 Turrisvs.Solo

Sound & Specs Comparison

Information

Both IEMs are widely regarded in the audiophile community. See how they differ in terms of sub-bass response, upper mids, clarity, and overall tonality. Spider charts and rating breakdowns included.

Objective Comparison

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Meta Ratings

For comfort fit, Solo performs faintly better (8 vs 7.3). The tactile feel and solidity of It suggest evidently greater robustness and longevity compared to the more fragile impression left by Mk12 Turris. The stock cable of It is distinctly higher in quality (7 vs 4.8), offering improvements in flexibility, tactile feedback, and resistance to microphonics. Accessory-wise, It includes significantly more practical and high-quality items, enhancing both protection and usability.

Sound Characteristics

Low-frequency extension on Mk12 Turris feels m more natural and authoritative, while Solo lacks some reach (8.5 vs 5.5). It enhances basslines with d more energy and grip, giving them a livelier feel compared to Solo (8 vs 6). Listeners may find the low-end impact on It n more engaging during high-dynamic passages (8.5 vs 5.5). It renders lower mids a more naturally, giving male vocals and instruments a fuller tone than Solo (9 vs 7.5). Upper mids are a more resolving and expressive on It, revealing emotion and articulation better than Solo (8 vs 7). It provides s more refined lower treble, resolving fine detail and air with greater finesse than Solo (9 vs 6.5). It extends m further into the upper treble, adding air and openness that Solo lacks (9 vs 5.5). Listeners may notice that It presents sounds with c more lateral space, giving recordings more openness than Solo (8 vs 5). It retrieves micro-details a more effectively, revealing nuances that are less apparent in Solo (8.5 vs 6). It organizes musical elements s better across depth, enhancing spatial realism over Solo (8.5 vs 5.5). Instruments remain intelligible on It even during busy sections, showing m better handling of masking than Solo (8.5 vs 6.5). The note presentation is d fuller and more tactile on It, giving instruments a stronger physical presence than Solo (8.5 vs 7). It hits with a more authority during transients, creating a more explosive effect than Solo (7.5 vs 4.5). It handles sibilant sounds overwhelmingly more gently, with fewer peaks and less sharpness than Solo (9.5 vs 3.5). It renders timbres with e better harmonic balance, preserving the character of instruments more accurately than Solo (8.5 vs 7.5). Tonality on It is m more coherent and refined, yielding a more pleasing overall signature than Solo (8.5 vs 7). It renders texture a more precisely, making instrument surfaces and vocal grain more palpable than Solo (8 vs 5.5).

Tonal Signature

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