BEHIND THE BOX: QKZ x HBB Hades

Bass. That’s it. That’s my impression.

Jokes aside, the Hades was an IEM I was looking forward to as it seems to be the complete opposite of my preferences. I’m also well-versed in HBBs collabs, having reviewed and shared my impressions on a lot of them. So when I got the opportunity to review the $49 Hades, you bet I took that like a champ. 

And first impressions be damned, that box is good. It may not be the most fitting for the name and aesthetics, but it is very well thought out. Is it too big for its own good? Yep. But it’s honestly a great display piece if you’re keen to collect boxes. 

Accessories are pretty meh all things considered. The tips are nice but the case feels like the same on they used for their $2 AK6.  At least you get a really dope and surprisingly dense coin of HBB’s logo. 

But boy, you’re here for the sound and I think calling this a basshead set would be a disservice. This thing is BASS. But surprisingly, bass with a little bit of vocal energy to keep it from sounding too muffled. Don’t get me wrong, if you’re not a basshead then you’d probably find everything you play out of this veiled, muffled and distant. But considering the philosophy that this IEM follows, it does it pretty well while keeping vocals still somewhat in the mix. But I can’t wholeheartedly say that this is a set that everyone will love. I tried many tracks on these and, quite frankly, it’s so bassy that I couldn’t really enjoy the small things in the music. But that’s the beauty of the Hades. It’s so ridiculously bassy, you might as well just crank up the volume to whatever bassy track you want to play and just turn off your brain. And turn off my brain I did while listening to this. 

 FULL REVIEW COMING SOON!

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