Celest Wyvern Pro's Review - Budget gaming/music IEM

 

General/Build/Packaging/Comfort

Celest is a brand which I believe needs no introduction. They made waves back then with the release of the first SPD IEM, the Celest Gumiho, which I have also reviewed back then. Today I have the Wyvern Pro with me, which is a single dynamic driver IEM with LCP diaphragm and also detachable boom mic capability.

The packaging is the usual Celest style which has the myth beast themed packaging style/naming convention, a very positive unboxing experience i would say, it came with a boom mic, a very soft 2 pin cable, three sizes of eartips and the IEM itself, not to mention a bookmark with resemblance of Wyvern is also included.

As for the build quality, there isn’t much to fault at the asking price, resin based, very light weight with Celest’s name on the faceplate, faceplate actually looks quite minimal and clean, as long as you set the right expectation, you’re good, you should not expect the build quality of 1000$ when you’re only paying less than 30$ for the Wyvern pro.

The overall IEM even with the boom mic attached, feels very light and sturdy and it doesn’t fling around with the mic attached to it, thanks to the light build of Wyvern Pro as well as ergonomic shape which gave me a good seal and no discomfort throughout the testing session which ranges from 1-4 hours depending on what i’m doing, music listening, teams meeting, and gaming.

Equipment and Software used

• Earmen Tradutto -> Earmen CH-AMP

• Earmen Collibri

• Hiby R6 II DAP

• iFi Go Link

• Macbook Air M2

• Apple Music/Tidal/foobar2k

• Sony Xperia 5 II

• Wyvern Pro Stock cable and eartips M sized

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

Wyvern Pro is tuned based on harman 2019 target, sub bass focused instead of mid bass, it has quite a bit of energy on the upper mids, but it is definitely not shouty to my ears (do take into consideration that your experience might differ depending on your tolerance). Timbre sounds quite natural and the overall presentation has sufficient body/note weight to it. Tonality is leaning towards slight warmth. Let’s take a look at the break down below:

Bass

• Wyvern Pro’s bass response is no basshead kind of bass response, it is sub bass focused, it does rumble when the track calls for it but it doesn’t go very deep or rumble very hard

• Mid bass is lacking based on my listening impression, it has sufficient punch but lacking texture and impact, the good thing is that it doesn’t bleed into the mids

Mids

• The mids are slightly recessed but still has enough details in this range

• Male vocal does sound slightly recessed due to it normally resides at the lower mid range, female vocal however does sound very energetic and on certain track, it be can a little shouty especially some JPop

• Vocal has sufficient texture and doesn’t come across as overly thin

Treble

• Treble has enough energy and it is definitely doesn’t sound harsh

• Detail retrieval is quite good considering the price

• Good amount of air and presence contribute to a big perceived soundstage

Soundstage/Imaging

• Soundstage has good perceivable width height, slightly lacking in terms of depth but generally it does quite good in music and also gaming

• In terms of imaging, instruments can be pinpointed easily and as far as gaming goes, directional sound is quite accurate and easily perceivable on where it’s coming from

Driveability

• Wyvern Pro doesn’t need any amplification nor it is hard to drive, it can be driven to my normal listening volume even straight out from my Xperia 5 II’s 3.5mm port

• With that being said, it does scale quite well with a quality source, most mid range dongles will do just fine

Microphone’s Impression

• I don’t play online games hence i can’t really share much about the microphone’s performance

• I do however used it for Microsoft Teams meeting and the other party is able to hear me clearly without sounding muddy

Comparison (7Hz Zero)

• Wyvern Pro has better ergonomic compared to Zero due to its shorter nozzle length which might be a problem for certain people

• Bass is slightly leaner on the Zero

• The treble on the Zero might be too energetic for some

• Soundstage is narrower, more like in your head kind of perception

• Technicalities wise, it is better than Wyvern Pro in terms of imaging, dynamics, and detail retrieval

• I wouldn’t say Zero is better than Wyvern Pro vice versa, i would say they’re side grades and different in terms of tuning targeted at different audiences, so, pick your poison

Final Thoughts

Do I recommend the Wyvern Pro? If you are on a budget and in the lookout for a good sounding IEM and also you game quite a lot, Wyvern Pro certainly fits the bill, not to mention it came with a good quality boom mic that’s detachable as well, so you can actually remove it when it is not in use. So yes, I do recommend it and it’s an easy 4/5!

*The unit was sent over by Kinera/Celest for the purpose of this review, I thank them for the opportunity for me to test this out.

If you are interested in getting a pair of this, head over to their AliExpress official store to get one, or even one of their dealers which is Linsoul:

Wyvern Pro Kinera/Celest Official Store - Non affiliated

Wyvern Pro Authorised Dealer Linsoul - Non affiliated