Pros: Detail Retrieval at this price range, Fun and Cohesive Tuning, Lovely Bass and Midrange tonality, Great Build Quality, Great Accessories, Great Value

Cons: Fit and Design, Separation and Layering are not the best and can get congested. energetic highs (not a con, can be a pro, just to take note for sensitive ears)

Driver Setup: 1 Dynamic + 1 Planar + 1 PZT(Piezo) – Tribrid Driver Configuration

Price: US$69.99

Intro

Disclaimer: The Simgot EW300 was provided to us at no charge courtesy of Simgot. However, this was done with the understanding I was to give my honest thoughts and opinions of the EW300. The Simgot EW300 is available for purchase here should you find yourself interested in a pair, or feel free to use your links.

By now I am no stranger to Simgot IEMs and am very thankful to have had the chance to try a number of their IEMs. Coming in hot from their amazing Quadbrid, the EW300 takes a step back with a seemingly similar DNA – as a tribrid. This carries on that experimental and playful side of Simgot who have been achieving significant success in their recent releases. Of course, I had high expectations for these going into and hoped these would be a significant step up from the EW200 which so far to me would have been one of the weaker releases in the lineup.

Accessories

The EW300 comes with accessories similar to the ones in their $100-$200 range. It comes will a hard zipper case that is a really good size and protects your IEMs from picking up knocks. However, I would imagine the metal shells of these IEMs specifically knocking into each other in that case (for all the overthinkers like me out there). The bundled cable is the same black and gold one that came with the EA500LM which I quite liked for its softness and aesthetics.

On top of all that, you will be getting all the materials needed to play around with the nozzles. There are spare sets of foam and O-rings. For the sake of being able to spend enough time on these, I will be doing my day-to-day use with only the silver nozzles as they came out of the box. The gold nozzles are supposed to present quite a different sound signature. I will include a graph of the gold nozzle in comparison for you to make your deductions.

Build Quality and Fit

The build quality of the IEMs is great, as with all the other recent Simgot IEMs I’ve tried. These have the glossy polished finishing that unfortunately are excellent fingerprint and scratch magnets like the EA200.

The fit with these was something I struggled a bit with. The nozzle is on the shorter side and the shape of the shells is not as ergonomic as the resin-type shells or the EA500LM. Hence I struggled to get a good fit and seal with some of my usual go-to tips like the JVC Spiral Dots. After some experimentation, a pair of foam tips was what helped me get the most consistent fit and seal and get the most out of the bass response. This is also unfortunate since Simgot only provides 1 set of 1 type of silicone tips in the packaging.

Sound

Frequency Response of the Simgot EW300 (Blue: Stock Nozzle, Red: Gold Nozzle)

Sources

• Fiio BTR7
• Aune M1P

Music listened to

• Jackson Browne
• Kingo Hamada
• The Carpenters
• Maroon 5
• Aladdin Broadway
• Kygo
• Chicago
• NEEDTOBREATHE
• Loud Luxury
• The Vamps
• The Eagles
• etc

Bass

The bass on the EW300 really puts a smile on my face. It is punchy and fast and extends quite deep into the sub-bass when you manage to achieve a good fit. Yet the bass quantity is not as overpowering to me as it was in the Supermix4. This might be the work of the Dynamic and Planar drivers complementing each other well. I found it sufficiently satisfying

Mids

The tuning in this pair, especially in the upper mids deviates from the usual Simgot house tuning, and I caught myself very quickly getting addicted to the Harmanish tuning on this pair. The vocals are forward and authoritative with a pretty natural tonal balance. This is all achieved without any sibilance or the unbearable heat that sometimes comes with piezo PZT drivers. Somehow Simgot has managed to keep the piezo heat and tinniness in check. Perhaps this is the foam/nozzle design at work.

Highs

The highs are still quite present with the nature of the piezo drivers. The EW300 manages to tame it down and I find it significantly less fatiguing to listen to compared to other Piezo IEMs which is great. The highs are airy and spacious with decent upwards extension.

Overall

The EW300 has average to decent soundstage and imaging, definitely not too shabby compared to its peers in the price range. The overall tonal balance is lovely and something I enjoy about this IEM. The coherence and yet engaging nature of tuning was a combo that won me over. What the EW300 struggles with at times is when melody lines get a bit more complicated, like on some of the tracks by The Killers, the separation and layering aren’t the best and everything comes across as a little congested when all the melody lines and instruments come in.

Conclusion

This is a very cohesive Tribrid at this price point. I dived into the testing of the IEM without checking the price and halfway in when I enjoyed them quite a bit and was pleasantly surprised by the price tag! Admittedly this product does have room for improvement, namely its fit and design elements. This might ultimately be a matter of personal preference though, I find that I am generally not a fan of glossy metal body IEMs due to them being oil/fingerprint/scratch magnets. The EW300’s short nozzles also were quite a bummer for me in getting that good fit and I found myself unable to get a good seal with my usual goto tips.

The EW300 also does have limitations to its technical chops but this is only to be expected. Despite those mentioned earlier, I really liked how these excelled across a variety of genres and remained so cohesively tuned and versatile. The best way to describe the EW300 is crisp, punchy, and playful. It can be a little too energetic and potentially fatiguing for long listening hours but would do just fine for daily use. What’s more the EW300 goes one step beyond and gives you that flexibility in tuning with the swappable nozzle feature! All things considered, I would have no qualms recommending the EW300 to someone looking for a do-it-all in the price range of $50-$100.

Overall Grade: A-

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