Kiwi Ears Orchestra II review: More misses, fewer hits 10 balanced armature drivers on each side, but an imbalanced presentation

Ramanuj Kashyap — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:23:17 +0000

Kiwi Ears is yet another subsidiary of the popular audio brand Linsoul. Although a newer entrant in the market than KZ, ThieAudio, BGVP, and Penon, it has been releasing a lot of IEMs in various flavors — with planar magnetic drivers in Aether, bone conduction drivers in Etude, and multiple configurations in Astral and Septet. Today, I have the sequel to Kiwi Ears' Orchestra line-up, the Orchestra 2, and they're sporting a rather unexpected 10BA driver configuration.

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Kiwi Ears Cadenza review: The underdog of budget IEMs They sound as good as they look

MoonWarrior — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:12:46 +0000

The switch from mass-market AirPods and consumer-grade headphones to IEM land is one of my fondest memories. I’ve rarely dabbled with prohibitively expensive headphones and earbuds, but even gear south of, say, $200 can give the Beats and the Skullcandys of the world a run for their money. I’ve followed the Chi-Fi audio scene for […]

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Kiwi Ears Orchestra II review: More misses, fewer hits 10 balanced armature drivers on each side, but an imbalanced presentation

Kiwi Ears Cadenza review: The underdog of budget IEMs They sound as good as they look