written by RichCat06 on May 20, 2024
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
This is a review of the GK GS10 in ear monitors. These little guys come in the typical packaging for any ChiFi IEM. They were quite cheap, only costing about $36 on Amazon. For some budget listening devices, I have to say, they surprised be quite a bit. They look realy good, and as you will discover in a moment, the sound quality was par for the course for a budget IEM. I know, some people will say there are better ones out there, but this is only my personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt. Alright, now what are we waiting for? Let's get into talking about the sound quality.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the IEMs themselves are pretty good. The bass is rolled off a bit, but I feel it's tastefully done, so I'd give it a 4 out of 5. The mids are pretty smooth. Acoustic guitars are rather lacerating here, sounding as they should. Brass sections sound amazing through these. I'd give the mids a 5 out of 5. The treble is the spotlight stealer here, with cymbals sounding rather lush. I'd give the treble a 5 out of 5 as well. The soundstage and imaging are pretty good, making it feel like the musician is in the room with you, so about a 5 out of 5 for both of those things. The detail level on these is pretty high, and they really shine on rather busy tracks such as the Hell Freezes Over version of Hotel California by the Eagles or Tchaichovsky's 1812 Overture, so I'd give it a 5 out of 5.
WHAT'S INSIDE?
Inside of the IEMs are 5 drivers. There is 1 dynamic driver, and 4 balanced armature drivers. The dynamic driver handles the bass, while 2 of the BAs handle mids. The other 2 BAs handle the treble and vocals.