CELEST WYVERN QING REVIEW

>>I am brazilian and I speak portuguese, so forgive my english, I’ll use translation tools to help<<

INTRO:

The company is growing and putting very aesthetically beautiful IEMs on the market. Let’s take a look at another review of Celest Audio. The IEM of the moment is the Wyvern Qing.

In context, Wyvern Qing refers to one of the four majestic Celestial Spirits in Chinese mythology. It is a dragon that represents the culture of the ancient people of China. It is referred to as the God of the East according to mythological tales.

Price: $29 USD
Color: Gree or Blue
Cable: With Mic or without Mic

Celest reviews: Gumiho (portuguese); Pandamon, Plutus Beast, Pandamon 2.0, Wyvern Abyss, Relentless (english)

CELEST LINKS:

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oE15DrC

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omRLLOe

SPECIFICATIONS:

Single DD:

• (1) 10mm Dynamic Driver (DD) LCP

– Effective frequency: 20Hz – 20kHz
– Impedance: 32Ω
– Sensitivity: 105dB/mW
– Connectors: 2pin 0.78mm (detachable)
– Plug: 3.5mm (in L)
– Cable size: 1.2m
– Cable: Copper with PVC
– Shell: 3D resin
– IEM weight: 4.1g (one side)(without eartips)
– Cable weight: 12.2g (with Mic)
– Total weight (packaging, iems, etc): 60g
– Packaging size: 10cm [H] x 7.2cm [W] x 3cm [D]

UNBOXING:

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PHYSICAL ASPECTS:

Construction: This IEM have been on sale on AliExpress, and the price the company offered is definitely something to be considered in terms of construction… I’ve seen them for less than US$15! It’s absurd that IEMs with such good quality cost so little. The quality of the resin is excellent! The IEM is very well made. And then there’s the whole aesthetic part and the internal part of the IEM, which you can see that there was a lot of care in the production. You can see that it has a sound passage duct, which is impressive for IEMs in this price range.

Eartips: This is an extremely important part of this IEM. The eartips can completely change the sound from one thing to another. First, I should say that there was only one type of silicone eartip, in sizes S/M/L. They are good eartips, very soft and thin, which helps a lot with comfort. However, if you noticed, they are aimed at wide bore, and as usual, I don’t really like this type of eartip. I started evaluating the IEM with them and immediately went up from size M to size L, thinking that it would make the sound warmer… however, that wasn’t what happened, the stock eartips really make the sound of the IEM more open, more airy, with more prominent mids and thinner bass. So, I don’t know if the company wanted the IEM to be like that or if it was a “whatever, I’ll put any eartips”. What I can say is, I didn’t think the sound I heard was “correct”. I changed the eartip for the SpinFit CP100 size M, and then the sound of the IEM changed drastically. Therefore, the evaluation of the IEM will be with this eartip mentioned. With that in mind, I strongly recommend that you have more tips around to make some changes.

Cable: The cable was the weakest point of the product (in my opinion). Unfortunately, the cable left something to be desired, it’s one of those entry-level cables, it even reminds me of the QKZ x HBB Hades cable. It gets tangled easily and has some waves (but nothing chaotic). The earhooks have a strange curvature (although this issue isn’t noticeable in the ear). The positive side is that it is light and doesn’t present microphonics. I think the version without a microphone may be better than this one… and I would choose without a microphone, but since the company sent it, that’s what we have for today. By the way, you know I’m not very good at testing microphones on wired earphones, so I didn’t test it (sorry).

It’s important to remember that the company recently released the Celest Wyvern Abyss, and that the cable for that IEM is excellent, and it costs the same price as the Wyvern Qing… so I think there was a downgrade in the product kit (Qing). The cost-benefit of the Abyss is better than that of the Qing (in my opinion).

Fit and comfort: This is a very positive point, the comfort is 10 out of 10, and the fit is 10 out of 10 (in my ears). This IEM is great in this regard, I have nothing to criticize, very light and ergonomic IEM. Very good isolation (although the eartips need to be improved). I found the insertion to be average. I recommend it for those who want to use them for long times. I didn’t feel any pressure points, nor did I feel any pressure in the ear canal.

Accessories: As you can see, there are no accessories included with the IEM. This is not a very positive aspect of the product, but I certainly can’t crucify the company because we’re talking about IEM that are on sale for less than $15 dollars (USD).

SOUND ASPECTS:

I understood the Celest’s Wyvern Qing sound as being an IEM that follows a variation of the Harman Target (a sound compensation curve based on research by the Harman International group). The Harman curve is simple: bass with emphasis, upper-mids slightly accentuated, and more linear treble. As I said in the paragraph about the eartips, if I hadn’t changed the eartips, the IEM certainly wouldn’t deliver the Harman Target sound. The company itself says in the product’s advertisement that the IEM follows the Harman Target, so I think I did the right thing by looking for an eartip that “corrected” the sound.

These IEMs are very similar to the Wyvern Abyss, which unfortunately I no longer have in my hands, so it’s hard to make a side-by-side comparison… but I think it would be a waste of time, because in my opinion, the proposal of the two IEMs is similar, both are Harman Target with 1 dynamic driver and the same shell shape. Even if we compare the frequency responses of the IEMs, we’ll see that they are very similar. As I said before, the Abyss offers a better cable, so for that reason I would give it priority.

Bass:

Quantitative: The Qing’s bass is moderate, and in some situations moderate to high. Once again, if it weren’t for the change in eartips, I would think that these were moderate to low earphones. The eartip has really changed a lot, especially in this bass region. Good presence of mid-bass and sub-bass, I think there is a little more mid-bass than sub-bass (but a very small difference). I didn’t feel any roll-off, the extension is good. This isn’t an IEM for bassheads, however, after changing the eartips, they increased the bass volume, and in my opinion, it was satisfactory, especially for me who likes bass above neutral (although nothing exaggerated).

Qualitative: Here we have body, warmth, texture, and physicality. We also have good definition, especially considering the price of the earphone. The impact is strong and has substance. The bass isn’t boomy, it isn’t bloated, it isn’t muddy, and it doesn’t bleed into the mids. I think the Wyvern Qing can be an IEM that can be used with various musical genres. The bass can be versatile. When it needs more emphasis, it grows, and when the music doesn’t need as much presence, it remains linear/controlled.

Mids:

Quantitative and qualitative: Harman Target’s proposal brings a slightly accentuated pinna gain, so here in the Wyvern Qing we have a more “forward” upper-mids. I didn’t have any problems with the region. On the contrary, I found it very good, with vitality, clarity, and definition. The mids aren’t aggressive, they aren’t shouty mids, nor are they fatiguing. I found these IEMs interesting for listening to guitar, because they performed very well with riffs and solos. For riffs, it delivers a warmth and texture that makes the sound very visceral, while for solos, the upper-mid range delivers good energy, which brings a sense of clarity and speed.

Voices: This is definitely a great IEM for male/low vocals. From everything I’ve heard here, including videos on YouTube, the lower-pitched voices sound very textured, imposing, and stand out in the presentation. Because the IEM has a slightly high pinna gain, the higher-pitched voices also sounded good, but in my opinion, not as much as the male/low-pitched voices.

Treble:

Quantitative: I think the treble is moderate. Interestingly, in some songs the treble is more present and in others it doesn’t stand out as much. I felt a slight sensation of roll-off, but everything I heard was audible during the performance, I just heard it in a “lower” way. The extension is good/ok, this roll-off issue didn’t affect the extension.

Qualitative: This is perhaps the part of the sound that I found to have the least technical performance. It’s certainly the region that stands out the least. For the price range, you can’t expect much, the treble isn’t bad, but it’s not the best in the world either. I think the Truthear Gate is a little more forward – and technical – in this region, it has more detail and airy… the Qing is just OK in this sense, the definition is also OK. The Qing’s treble has no peaks or coloration, and it doesn’t cause hearing fatigue. They aren’t shrill, they aren’t harsh, and they didn’t present any sibilance at any time. I found the sparkle to be more on the polished side, it doesn’t stand out much. Honestly, these are IEMs that I would listen to for more fun or “non-analytical” genres, that is, without the need to try to get the last drop of performance from an instrument, etc.

Soundstage: I found the soundstage sensation to be good. The sensation of space is good/ok. The depth is neither too far nor too close, it’s somewhere in between. For an IEM that costs less than $15, there is nothing to complain about.

Imaging: I found the instrumental separation to be average/ok. In this regard, the Qing is an average IEM, you can hear the instruments with good definition, but the distance between the instruments isn’t that great… It’s true that the bass part is quite well separated from the rest of the frequencies (remember that the quality of the recordings influences this part).

Driver flex test: I didn’t heard any driver flex when inserting the IEMs into my ears.

Amplification: I used the FiiO KA11 dongle connected to my notebook to make this review. The volume was set to 25% of the 100% available through Windows. The Celest Wyvern Qing is an easy-to-play IEM and doesn’t require extraordinary amplification. I recommend that, whenever possible, people have a dongle to play the IEM. I currently recommend the FiiO KA11 as a good cost-benefit.

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