NICEHCK NX8 REVIEW

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

INTRO:

I believe that everyone in this hobby has at some point searched for an accessory and found one from the NICEHCK brand… The company has always been very strong in the audio accessories sector, and now it’s entering the market of manufacturing its own IEMs and DACs/AMPs. Today’s review will be of the NICEHCK NX8!

Price: $199 USD
Color: Black/Purple
Cable: 3.5mm or 4.4mm Bal

NICEHCK LINKS:

https://amzn.to/4ppUHti

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3oVYaYZ

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Hybrid: 8 drivers per side

• (1) DD 10mm Dynamic Driver titanium coated
• (6) BAs Balanced Armatures
• (1) PTZ Piezoelectric

– Frequency: 20Hz – 30kHz
– Effective frequency: 20Hz – 20kHz
– Impedance: 19Ω
– Sensitivity: 111dB/mW
– Connectors: 2pin 0.78mm (detachable)
– Cable Plug: 3.5mm (straight design)
– Cable size: 1.20m
– Cable material: Silver-Plated Copper OCC
– Shell: 3D resin
– IEM weight: 6.2g (one side)(without eartips)
– Cable weight: 21.7g (USB-C)
– Total weight (packaging, iems, etc): 337.7g
– Packaging size: 20cm [H] x 13cm [W] x 5cm [D]

UNBOXING:

PHYSICAL ASPECTS:

Construction:

• Aesthetically very beautiful (subjective).
• Great unboxing experience.
• The shell is made of resin with an aluminum side panel.
• Removable (screw-on) nozzles.
• The extra nozzles are identical (in case of loss or damage).
• It has 3 vents per side.
• Excellent build quality.
• Great accessory kit.
• Excellent carrying case: rigid, spacious, lightweight, and elegant.

Eartips:

• Two types of tips: Colored (07) and Transparent (C04).
• Colored 07: S/M/L. Transparent C04: SS/S/M/L.
• Both are wider profile eartips, although they maintain the standard.
• The kit is interesting, but I prefer thinner eartips.
• I don’t like “liquid silicone” eartips (models similar to C04).
• Eartips are very subjective, even though the kit is good, I’ve used others.
• I did the review with the HE Sonic eartips (Size M).

Cable:

• Excellent cable. Positive point.
• High-quality cable.
• Available in the 4.4mm Bal version (at the time of purchase).
• Very light and thin cable.
• Excellent flexibility.
• Doesn’t get tangled.
• Doesn’t get “memory” (creases).
• The earhooks are excellent (no curling).
• No microphony.
• The chin slider can slip.
• Aesthetically, the cable could be black (subjective).

Fit and comfort:

• Excellent fit and comfort. Great stability.
• Very comfortable and lightweight, you forget you’re even wearing.
• Good shape for all ear types. Small size.
• Good for long hours of use.
• No protruding parts.
• Medium insertion.
• Great isolation.

Earphone kit (accessories):

• NX8 earphones.
• 3 pairs of eartips (sizes S/M/L).
• 4 pairs of eartips (sizes SS/S/M/L).
• Plastic case for storing the eartips.
• Cable.
• 2 pairs of nozzles (1 already installed).
• Cleaning brush.
• Velcro cable fastener.
• Carrying case.
• User guide, social media card, and QC pass.

SOUND ASPECTS:

Sound:

• Engaging, fun, and technical sound.
• Balanced tuning. W-shaped.
• All-rounder IEM. Matches with many genres.
• Delivers energy without being excessive. Coherent.
• Emphasized bass, linear mids and treble.
• Excellent resolution and detail.
• Technically very competent (for the price).
• Delivers a lot of texture and warmth.
• Up to $200 USD, it’s a great recommendation.
• On sale it’s around $150 USD, then it becomes a guaranteed recommendation.

Bass:

– Quantitative:

• Moderate to high bass.
• Could be an option for bassheads, but there are IEMs with more bass.
• Sub-bass and mid-bass with quite presence.
• A slight emphasis on sub-bass.

– Qualitative:

• The bass is full-bodied, rich, warm, and has good extension.
• It has a lot of mass, texture, and physicality.
• It has a more expansive characteristic, rather than being tighter.
• The definition is good.
• The impact is looser, instead of a dry punch.
• It doesn’t invade the mids.
• Depending on the recording, it can sound massive.
• The bass makes the presentation warmer, “cozy”.
• Bass drum beats are softer.
• In my opinion, the bass could be tighter.
• It’s not a drawback, it’s more a matter of taste.
• It’s the only part that I wish were different.

Mids:

– Quantitative and qualitative:

• Mids are “forward,” but not to the point of sounding “mid-centric”.
• Pinna gain is “forward,” but very coherent. Balanced.
• They can be seen as linear, but they are more forward than recessed.
• Excellent definition and detail.
• Excellent clarity, airy, and transparency.
• The mids have a great sense of speed and texture.
• The instrument sounds are very detailed and textured.
• I didn’t experience fatigue in the upper-mids.
• Tonally and technically, a well-implemented IEM (for the price).
• With wind instruments, you can hear the nuances of the air in the instruments.
• With guitars, it’s as if you can feel the vibration of the strings, the texture that the sound conveys.

Voices:

• Excellent for both voice types.
• Body, warmth, and texture for deeper voices.
• Detail, airiness, and life for higher voices.
• Great for whispering voices, due to the detail and texture.

Treble:

– Quantitative:

• Moderate treble frequencies.
• Not for trebleheads.
• Well-implemented treble frequencies.
• Balanced with the mids/upper-mids.
• I didn’t experience fatigue due to the treble frequencies.

– Qualitative:

• Linear, controlled, fast, and well-extended treble.
• Natural/coherent/alive sparkle.
• Good detail and airy. Excellent level of definition.
• They are not shrill, not sharp, not harsh.
• I didn’t experience sibilance, peaks, or coloration.
• Guitar solos have great energy and detail.
• Chimes and bells sound coherent in the presentation.

Soundstage:

• Excellent soundstage.
• It has a good sense of space, but it’s not that “spatial”.
• The more “forward” mids diminish the feeling of great spaciousness.
• The Quintet has more spatiality, but the mids are more recessed.
• Good in depth, height, and width.
• Along with the imaging, the IEM stand out.

Imaging:

• Excellent instrumental separation. A very positive point.
• The stereo image is also very good.
• The good resolution of the IEM helps a lot in this regard.
• Easy to identify the position of the instruments.
• Hybrids can convey a better sense of separation (isn’t a rule).

Driver flex test:

• The NX8 didn’t show driver flex characteristics.

Amplification:

• Easy to drive.
• Doesn’t require a powerful amplifier.
• A DAC/AMP dongle is sufficient.
• I tested the NX8 with the FiiO KA11.
• I also used the NICEHCK NK1 MAX.
• Both dongles did the job.
• Obviously, the KA11 pushes better (more powerful).
• KA11 at 20 and NK1 MAX at 30 (out of 100 available in W10).

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