Oriveti OD200's Review - The Hidden Gem!
General/Packaging/Build/Comfort
Oriveti is a brand founded in 2015, they have years of experience in terms of design and engineering for IEMs. They released several IEMs ranging from mid-fi to totl. This is my first time testing out Oriveti’s IEM, the OD200, which is a single dynamic driver IEM with a patent-pending DAD(Dedicated Airflow Distribution) which aims to improve the performance of the dynamic driver, housed within the OD200 is a 9.8mm Be-Coated (Beryllium Coated) driver. The packaging of OD200 is spectacular, and very premium for the asking price. I've seen worse packaging at a higher asking price than OD200. The box consists of a leather storage case which looks very premium, two types of silicone eartips, wide and narrow bore, as well as foam tips, and also tuning nozzle for OD200. Modular cable is also included which is very nice in my opinion, the cable is very soft, not microphonic, slightly prone to tangling, the colorway is intended to match the OD200’s British Racing Green i supposed. OD200’s built quality is also very good, the whole unit feels very solid and premium possibly due to the finishing.
Wearing the OD200 for several hours to access the comfort as well as the sonic performance of it, I did not feel any discomfort, the fit and seal is very good for my ears, no weird protruding edges that press against my ears.
Gears used for this review
Earmen Colibri
Earmen Tradutto -> Earmen CH-Amp
Hidizs S9 Pro Plus
Fosi Audio DS1
OD200’s 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 (silver nozzle)
The first thing that I noticed when I put on the OD200, it has good musicality coupled with good technicalities, in today’s overly saturated market, musicality and technicalities don't really go hand to hand, it is either one or another, in some rare cases, they do exist, OD200 being one of it. The timbre is natural, doesn’t sound odd or metallic, which is to be expected from a dynamic driver.
Bass
The sub bass here does roll off quite a bit but the rumble is still there whenever the track calls for it
Plenty of impact and punch from the mid bass, definitely not a basshead IEM, but the key word here is quality and control, rather than quantity and bloated bass
The bass is tight and has very good speed, very evident in tracks like Metallica’s Lux Aeterna’s speed drumming and Slipknot’s People=Shit!, it doesn’t even bleed into the mid range
Mids
Mids are not recessed nor overly forward,
Male vocal has good texture and body, it doesn’t sound thin which some would define it as “dry” sounding
Female vocal such as Faye Wong, Na Ying, Chantal Chamberland sounds full and very enjoyable, emotive to my ears, especially when you push the volume up
Lower to upper mid range are very lush and enjoyable, even at high volume, it doesn’t get harsh nor shouty
Treble
Treble is smooth and not fatiguing, energetic enough but not excessive to the point where it is harsh and sibilant
Extension is good and it has good amount of air, i believe the design of the DAD that contributed to this
Detail retrieval is good, higher expectation is just nitpicking in my opinion
Soundstage/Imaging
Good sense of width and height, depth as well, it doesn’t sound boxy and very open sounding to my ears
Imaging is quite good, instruments can be pinpointed easily
Driveability
OD200 is not hard to drive, however, it does benefit from extra power (better dynamics and bass control)
It does scale with sources based on my testing with various dongles/dac-amp, i personally find uncolored source such as Earmen’s Tradutto, Colibri matches very well with the OD200, the Hidizs S9 Pro with a little bit of warmth also has very good synergy with the OD200
Comparison
IKKO OH5
Priced several times higher than the OD200, impressive driver tech
A warm sounding IEM overall, fuller sounding in terms of having slightly better note weight
The bass isn’t as clean and doesn’t exhibit better control compared to OD200 despite being priced several times higher
The mids are fuller sounding compared to OD200, which is to be expected due to the nature of the tuning
The treble is smooth and somehow lacking, in terms of air and presence compared to OD200, hence indirectly contributed a slightly smaller soundstage
Technicalities is not the strong suit as well vs the OD200
I would say OH5 is more for laid back listening while OD200 offers a blend of musicality as well as technicalities
It may sound like i’m being very harsh on the OH5 and praising solely the OD200, rest assured that’s not the case here, just trying to show that OD200 is indeed punching above its price point
OD200’s Black Nozzle (default nozzle)
Bass performance to lower mids doesn’t change much
The upper mids however are a little hot, or slightly more forward depending on how you word it (this is not exactly a bad or good thing, more about preferences, some prefers a more forward sounding upper mids whereas there are those who are like me who prefers it to be slightly less forward
Treble is also slightly more energetic here, which also contributes to a better technicalities in terms of detail retrievals
Overall note weight does sounds a little bit thinner compared to silver nozzle
Final Thoughts
Having tested Oriveti’s product for the first time after their comeback, it's safe to say they are definitely on the right track. OD200 certainly punches above its price point, offering good technicalities as well as balancing it with musicality, which to me is the intended/preferred way of listening to music. OD200 certainly can give you that, not to mention, with the included tuning nozzle, you have two different sound signatures to explore based on your preference. Easy recommendation from me! A hidden gem indeed!
If you are interested in grabbing a pair, head over to the following link:
Oriveti OD200 - Non affiliate
*Received the review sample from Oriveti, however, i am in no way influenced by them in producing this review, all thoughts are of my own, big thanks to them for the support and opportunity
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