Over the years, I have heard a lot of thousand-yuan tablet in-ear headphones, and I have witnessed this category from the explosion of dimensionality reduction at the beginning, and now it is as calm as everyone else. Looking back on the past, in that era of single-dynamic and three-unit moving iron dominance, flat earphones quickly attracted many enthusiasts who disliked the lack of quality of dynamic headphones and the excitement of moving iron headphones with ultra-low distortion, calm tuning and natural listening sense. Although after years of iteration, the stubborn problem of thrust has been well solved, but the problem of "high lower limit and insufficient upper limit" of tablet earphones is still left.

After retrospective analysis and thinking, I privately think that the quality of tablet headphones is generally not a problem, the problem is how to break this rigid and honest sound bottom, how to make the musicality more "interesting", which is the key to testing the brand's R&D strength.Just when I was thinking so, Timeless2, which was officially priced at 0 yuan, came to me. Frankly, this is the version of the answer I've heard so far, which best meets the above requirements.

The unboxing process skips the table, and it can only be said that this packaging box perfectly interprets the meaning of "although the sparrow is small", it is dizzying: three pairs of silicone earmuffs in three pairs, 4.0+0.0 replaceable plugs, three additional tuning tubes, etc., are still sincere domestic brand representatives.

Timeless2's styling is worth mentioning.The top of the panel and the round metal storage box is the same, all of which are three-dimensional dense concave and convex design, after five-axis CNC machining, it can reflect different light and shadow effects under different light irradiation. At the same time, the wearing comfort of Timeless2 is good, because of the physical structure of the tablet unit, it cannot be as close as other resin headphones, but it is better to be stable, not heavy, and the size and volume are also controlled within a reasonable range.

In terms of sound, the default gold pattern conduit is adopted.On the large frame, Timeless2 is an elegant and comfortable headphone that focuses on heavy and calm, solid atmosphere, moderate and loose, smooth and pleasant.At first, the timbre of the Timeless2 is quite warm, strong and powerful, and the glitches are almost inaudible. Tuning focuses on the reproduction of charm and the simulated taste of slightly mushy, which is a rare thousand-yuan tablet headphone with a strong personalized style and can withstand fine tasting.

What impressed me about Timeless2 was the following two things:

One is the tuning concept that leans towards the dynamic style.In fact, I had a vague feeling in my heart early on that it would be wonderful if I could strengthen the presence and expressiveness of low frequencies on the basis of retaining the rational restraint of the flat unit. Timeless2 has put this idea into practice, and has proved with action that the dynamic sound, which is blessed with strong resolution and realistic restoration ability, is the most acceptable tuning style at this price point.

Specifically, Timeless2's three-frequency energy distribution is balanced towards the middle and lower disk. Low frequency is the absolute strength of Timeless0, the sense of volume is moderate, relaxed and calm, the overtones diverge naturally, with strong strength and reverberation, as well as excellent transient blessing, such a "quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit" high-quality low frequency, it is simply more dynamic than the moving coil, is a high-end tuning with both taste, ups and downs and texture; The key word of the mid-frequency vocal is "dense", the mouth shape is not too large but the distance is veneer and the amount of information is very large, the overall edges and corners are very few after polishing, and the thickness is also moderate and reasonable. With such a clear and lively style, aside from the fact that some songs with more low frequencies may be slightly covered, most of the scenes are high-penetration vocals with sufficient performance time and even some scene-stealing tendencies; At first listen, the high frequencies may not be eye-catching, and there is no sharp tension, but under the dark background and not so extremely transparent sound, more emphasis on the starry and breathy approach. If you listen carefully, the static naughty and slender timbre is still there, and the traces of slowly extending upwards are still there, especially with the blessing of the dynamic ability to open and close, so that this high-frequency who is willing to be a green leaf has a sense of seriousness without anger and self-authority. The measured timbre reproduction of various instruments is very accurate, and the overall level is not excellent but completely sufficient.

The second is to further enrich the gameplay.After a closer look, the appearance of these four tuning pipes can be described as unique, one more alternative than the other. After a simple combing, it can be divided into two categories: gold pattern and bullet, silver pattern and bullet. If the preset golden pattern is a full and warm sound with some moving tendencies, then the golden bullet is the more restrained and serious one, with a faster rebound speed, less reverberation, and a cleaner sound floor, which is an appropriate reduction in some of the expressive power released outward, in exchange for a more pure and neutral approach.

Switching to the silver bullet, the timbre suddenly became a lot colder, the overtones converged faster, and the feeling of Hi-Fi came out immediately; Compared with the two golden catheters, the human voice of this conduit is larger and closer, and the changes in mouth shape and chewing words are more in line with my understanding of moist dynamics; The presence of the mid-frequency vocals surpasses the low-frequency and has become a new façade and a proper vocal party welfare.

Switching to the silver pattern conduit again, the feeling of loose Hu-Fi is back, and the strength of the low-frequency duang duang duang duang goes straight to the door, just because the timbre is cold, more rational, less enthusiastic.

After comparison, we can roughly understand the characteristics of the four catheters, simply put, the pattern and bullet correspond to Hu-Fi and Hi-Fi, and gold and silver correspond to warmth and coolness. Considering personal preference and tuning fit, I'm ranked in that orderGold pattern> silver bullet> gold bullet > silver pattern.

After checking the translation, it turns out that Timeless means "eternal" (please forgive me for only passing level 4 in college English) Frankly speaking, after a period of silence, I believe that many audiophiles have the idea that "tablet headphones are outdated". Timeless2 tuned with four different styles of high-finish tuning (especially the preset gold pattern), which gave me hope that tablet headphones would become "eternal". It may not be the savior of reproducing the golden age and turning the tide, but it must be a Ji Qin sound that draws a perfect end to the thousand-yuan tablet series. Even a few years later, when we look back on the list of classic models of this type of product, Timeless0 will definitely have its own place.

One sentence sums up my recognition of Timeless2: I am eternal because of the end!

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By 鐵西遲之謙