Apologies are due for the poor quality of some of the photos (especially the B1), given there was limited space to move around at the event and getting photos at areas with better lighting were a significant bother. The blurriness of the photo is no excuse though, I’m sorry I kinda suck at taking photos (but I’ll try my best!!!).



The B1 is the most expensive of the bunch, retailing at $999 SGD, and have a 1 Dynamic Driver, 1 Balanced Armature hybrid configuration. They’re also quite unexpectedly the most handsome of the bunch, with a spectacular brass finish on the exterior of the shells.



Sad to say though, to me, they sounded the most offensive of the 3, especially given their hefty price tag as the flagship of the lineup. The B1 features a heavy V-shaped signature, with significant focus on bass and lower treble.



Bass : Bass on the B1 is quite big, with a midbass focus. It has the best subbass of the 3 models as expected, but still does not go particularly low. Overall, there’s decent slam and impact. Decent detail, better than the B2 though worse than the B3.



Mids: Lower mid recession, causing male vocals to lack weight and power. Female vocals have more emphasis, but can sound quite thinny. Detailing just slightly better than the B1, much worse than the B3.



Highs: Worst part of the B1. Lower treble is sharp, sibilant and splashy, and while detailing is good, the treble has an extremely metallic timbre as a result. Better extension than the B2, but worse than the B3. The treble is generally quite a mess to me, and rather unlistenable for my standards.



Soundstage, Imaging, Seperation and Timbre : Seperation on tracks is decent, but it has terrible timbre throughout. Wide soundstage though. Average imaging.



Generally, the hybrid design of the B1 is very incoherent, with the DD and BA never seeming to be on the same page.Its overall sound signature significantly diverges from what I would consider “natural”.