Simgot EW200's Review - The new contender!

 

General/Build/Comfort/Packaging

Simgot used to fly under the radar and not known to many, but ever since the release of EA500, the brand has been on fire and churning out several products targeted at various price points. I have tested the EA500 and EW100P, both which I have had good experiences with given the asking price. EW200 is with me today and I'm here to test it out to see if it will follow the footsteps of its “brothers” which are favoured by most. 

Packaging is the usual Simgot’s style, fancy and premium ish looking, build quality is solid, the whole iem is metal in mirror finish, which has its pros and cons in which i’m sure most readers will be aware by now, premium looking vs fingerprint magnet. 

The shell does not have any hard edges which causes discomfort, it does have some weight to it due to all metal, but once they’re in your ears, the weight kind of just disappears. I don’t feel any discomfort throughout my listening session with it, the cable is also soft and doesn’t tangle up easily.

Gears used for this review

• Earmen Angel Dac/Amp

• Earmen ST-Amp

• Hiby FC6

• Sony WM1A

• Simgot EW200 stock cable and eartips

Foreword

My review is solely based on what I hear via my equipment and I never consider my reviews to be objective in any way rather a subjective approach. Do take into consideration that everyone’s ear anatomy is not the same, so the psychoacoustics perception might be different as well, but i believe it will not stray too far

Sound Impression

EW200’s tonality lies between slightly bright and neutral to my ears. Timbre sounds natural to my ears. They’re very engaging and lively, Note weight however is slightly lacking body, so it doesn’t sound full in my opinion, also,  it is certainly not a set where you want to put it into your ears when you want to chill. Let’s take a look at the breakdown below:

Bass

• Sub bass does rumble when the track calls for it, not bass head kind of rumble since it lacks a little extension, it is still good enough for me to say its fun

• Mid bass is slightly lacking in terms of punchiness

• Speed however is good, Metallica’s Lux Aeterna speed drumming part was handled flawlessly without sounding smeared or bloated

• It doesn’t bleed into the mids

Mids

• Mids are slightly forward but not to the point where it’s in your face

• No bass bleed as mentioned earlier

• Male and female vocal has good texture to it, somehow female’s vocal sounds a little sweeter probably due to the slight upper mids emphasis

• The upper mids’s gain are still within safe range to my ears, YMMV depending on your tolerance/sensitivity

Treble

• Treble is very lively and engaging

• Detail retrieval is good for the asking price

• Plenty of energy but never harsh nor sibilant

• Good amount of air and sparkles

• It’s really rare to see such good tuning at this price point

Soundstage/Imaging

• Very spacious sounding and sounds out of your head

• Good width, height and depth perception

• Imaging is very good for the asking price, instruments can be pinpointed easily, good separation and layering capability

Driveability

• EW200 is very easy to drive and it does scale with better source

• It doesn’t really benefit much from amping based on my listening experience

• Pairing it with a warmer source will give the overall sound a bit more “body” as the EW200 is quite a technical set

Comparison (Moondrop LAN)

• In terms of fit and comfort, both are more or less on bar except for build quality, which the EW200 edges out the LAN (more premium looking build on the EW200)

• Tonality wise, LAN is leaning towards the warmer side of spectrum whereas EW200 is slightly on the cool side (more body vs lesser), not exactly a bad thing but more on preference as some might prefer a warm and thicker sound whereas some goes after cool and clinical sound

• Technicalities wise, EW200 pulls itself ahead of LAN in terms of better detail retrieval, imaging, and soundstage capability

• Timbre on both sounds natural to my ears

• LAN has smooth and non offensive treble response, EW200 on the other hand has treble that has quite a bit of energy but not harsh

Final Thoughts

Simgot really surprised us with each of their releases, those that I have tested, the EA500, EW100p and the one I have with me today, EW200, all surpassed the expectation punches above the price point in my opinion. They definitely deserve the hype. EW200 is a very strong technical performer with good tonality, albeit the treble might be too energetic for some who are sensitive to it, for those who aren’t, they’re definitely a keeper. Highly recommended!

Big thanks to Simgot and Linsoul for sending this over for the purpose of this review. If you are interested in getting a pair, head over to the store link below to get one(Non affiliated)

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