DIVINUS VELVET & HE SONIC EARTIPS REVIEW

INTRO:

Eartips are always a very subjective thing, what might be good for one person, might not be for another. So, today, don’t expect a review like usual, I’m just going to make a content to serve as a portfolio for the website. I always recommend that you have your own experiences with the products.

Divinus is a South Korean company, although the eartips are manufactured in China. The model I’m going to present here is the Divinus Velvet standard. Divinus also has the Velvet Wide Bore and the Velvet for TWS.

HE is short for Harmonic Empire, a relatively new Chinese company in the audio world. In fact, HE is a subsidiary of TangZu Audio. The Sonic – “Chang He Yin” (Song of the Long River) is the brand’s first proprietary eartips.

DIVUNUS VELVET:

– Price: $20.99 to $26.99 USD
– Color: Black
– Full pack: 5 different pairs (S, MS, M, ML, L)
– Individual pack: 3 pairs of the same size

HE SONIC:

– Price: $6 USD
– Color: Black
– Full pack: 3 different pairs (S, M, L)
– Individual pack: 3 pairs of the same size

EARTIPS LINKS:

DIVINUS VELVET

https://amzn.to/3XWC9oc (US)

https://amzn.to/4qbUE41 (UK)

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4m6cc9j

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3p8xiWV

HE SONIC

https://amzn.to/4pd9hEu (US)

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3LkzyLJ

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3jiW0Sz

UNBOXING:

DIVINUS VELVET:

This was one of the few eartips I was really curious to test… but I have to say upfront that my expectations were somewhat disappointed. For me, eartips need to prioritize comfort, and after, the sound.

The eartip is called Velvet, but unfortunately I looked for “velvet” and couldn’t find it. For me, many other eartips are softer than the Divinus Velvet… to mention all the others I’ll be using in this text. So, that was already a setback for me.

The second thing is that I found them a little too big for my ears. It’s not that the eartip itself is large, it’s that they have some elements that don’t quite fit the size of my ear canal. For example, the tube thickness has more “rubber” than it should, and this makes the eartip increase the circumference of the earphone nozzle. In practice, they weren’t as comfortable as I thought they would be.

I usually wear size M, but with the Divinus Velvet I had to go down a size. First, with size M I already saw that it wouldn’t fit well, and then even size MS didn’t fit me either… it was certainly better than M, but still bigger than I wanted. Even using size MS, the earphone was kind of sticking out of my ear, I mean, more protuding than the normal.

They have very wide and rounded sides, I believe they will be a good eartip for those with large ears and/or who suffer from some kind of eartip “slipping”.

I think lastly, I couldn’t finishing not mention the price. In my understanding,earphone eartips don’t involve any “rocket science,” and the materials used are certainly not rare. Therefore, I see no justification for eartips costing what they do here.

HE SONIC:

This eartip was a pleasant surprise. To be honest, I only bought it because the price was very attractive on AliExpress. At first glance, the eartip seemed quite ugly (subjective). I would never have bought it if it were more expensive. All that “different” design meant absolutely nothing to me… The great thing is that it’s a very comfortable eartip (for my ears).

The silicone of the dome is very soft, very similar to the FiiO HS18. The difference is that the FiiO HS18s slightly reduce the mid-bass frequencies due to their conical shape, while the HE Sonic eartips have a dome shape, which maintains the mid-bass frequencies as they should (in my opinion).

Here, unlike the Divinus Velvet, the silicone is very soft, and the tube thickness is also very thin, which provided considerable comfort for my ear canal. I didn’t need to change the size I use, for me, size M is M.

It’s true, they have a slightly wider nozzle than I’m used to, since I don’t like wide-bore eartips… but to my surprise, I didn’t notice any detriment to the sound when using them.

And lastly, this is an eartip that we were able to buy for a very affordable price on AliExpress. Of course, we always use all the discount methods that the platform allows (coupons, coins, etc.). So here we have a price more in line with what I think an eartip should cost.