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TANGZU x HBB Wu Heyday Edition

Name: TANGZU x HBB Wu Heyday Edition
Brand: TANGZU
SKU: TANGZU-ShengShi-HBB
Price: 179.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Upgraded 14.5mm Planar Driver In Ear Monitor IEM with 5-Axis CNC Aluminum Shell, Detachable 3-in-1 Silver-plated Cable for Audiophile Musician DJ Stage

$179.00 USD $199.00 USD

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Product Features

Upgraded 14.5mm Planar driver  tuned in collaboration with HawaiiBadBoy @badguygoodaudioreviews.

Ergonomic Shape made of Aluminum with 5-axis high precision CNC machine.

Upgraded 3-in-1 Detachable 4 Core Silver-plated Braided Cable

Premium faceplates engraved with traditional Chinese auspicious cloud pattern.

Includes 6 pairs of interchangable eartips and a premium carrying box

New Year, New Start. The newly released upgraded Wu HeyDay IEM from Tangzu Audio is a collaboration with trustworthy HBB (HawaiiBadBoy from “Bad Guy Good Audio Reviews”).

With HBB’s years of experience and large IEM frequency measurement database, Tangzu develops this new model that makes changes on bass and highs based on the sound signature of previous Wu Zetian earphone. HBB’s tuning and optimization has brought great changes to the new one and we wish you enjoy the new start!

The Aluminum CNC faceplate is engraved with traditional Chinese auspicious cloud pattern that manages to be both flashy and classy.

The Aesthetics of Wu HeyDay IEM

As a brand deeply influenced by Chinese history, TANGZU’s newly launched earphone Wu HeyDay still pays homage to the one and only Chinese female emperor. It is precision crafted with meticulous attention to every detail. To present the greatness of the dynasty, the new earphone adopts metal gray as the main colorway to represent the noble origins.

Upgraded 14.5mm Planar Driver

To upgrade the competitiveness in the planar battlefield, this time TANGZU is bringing Wu HeyDay to the next level with upgraded planar driver that features OCC joint wire for the speaker.

The 14.5mm planar driver with optimized bass and high frequency, this new earphone is a new attempt of the brand to pursuing an overall musical but more neutral and balanced sound with more thick and spacious signature. Theoretically, this set of planar driver IEM has improved in many technicalities and resolution

5-Axis CNC Aluminum Case

One of the biggest improvement of the new model is the full Aluminum case, processed with 5-axis high precision CNC machine. Each material used for making this earphone is carefully selected and undergoes a rigorous testing process in order to ensure that the quality meets our expectations. The smooth shells easily fit into most average-sized ears and sit securely and tightly. As a result, it still remain comfortable over long listening sessions.

Upgraded 3-in-1 Detachable 4 Core Silver-plated Braided Cable

Despite other improvements, the bundled accessories has been fully elevated to provide HiFi-level performance. A 3-in-1 detachable silver-plated cable is included to accommodate wide range of devices while also ensure balanced sound performance. Either you want to experience next level sound quality with your private cable or simply like to change it, the Wu HeyDay provides convenience should your needs change later on

Ergonomic Shape, Comfortable Fit

Fit is something to audiophiles. TANGZU has specifically designed the products to provide the perfect fit, outstanding comfort and a pleasant listening experience simultaneously. It’s build based on large data of human ears via a precise calculation on the shell measurement to ensure to meet the sweet spot of fitting for the majorities. We believe the unique design will satisfy different tastes and preferences

WHY IT HAS TO BE TANGZU’ Wu HeyDay?

TANGZU, a brand inspired by the most prosperous traditional Chinese dynasty-Tang Dynasty, a golden age of Chinese arts and culture, has been keeping its roots by releasing three iconic models successively: Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Wu Zetian and the brand-new Wu HeyDay. TANGZU is a brand of broad vision and exquisite craft.

Empress Wu Zetian was the only female emperor of Imperial China. She reigned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) and was one of the most effective and controversial monarchs in China's history. By naming the new earphone this way, TANGZU intentionally brings unprecedented sound performance to the community with the 14.5mm planar driver and finely tuned three frequencies. We believe that Wu Zetian will surprisingly outperform its competitors.

Inside the Box

Wu HeyDay In-Ear Monitors
4 Core Silver-plated Cable With Modular System
3 Pairs of Silicone Ear-tips (balanced)
3 Pairs of silicone Ear-tips (bass)
1 Pair of Foam Ear-tips
Earphone case

Technical Details

Model

Wu Heyday Edition

DRIVERS

Upgraded 14.5mm Planar driver

Sensitivity

100dB (1kHz)

Frequency Range

20Hz-20KHz

Impedance

16 ohm

Distortion Rate

< 1%

Channel Difference

1dB (1kHz)

Earphone Material

Aluminum

Cable Interface

0.78-2PIN

CABLE PLUG

3-in-1 detachable cable (2.5mm/4.4mm/3.5mm plug included)

CABLE Material

4 Core Silver-plated Cable

CABLE Length

1.2m+5%

PRICE

$199.00 USD $179.00 USD

Customer Reviews

The Tangzu for audiophiles

These IEMs have a balanced tuning that makes it useful for monitoring work. In addition, the detail retrieval and relatively wide sound stage make it easy to separate different instruments in the music. Build quality, accessories (especially the cable), and presentation are exquisite at this price range, and if you are looking for a planar that is well-tuned (balanced), without that emphasis in the treble region (“planar sheen”), this is a really good choice.

Hey to the day.

Well balanced. Similar to stock but better build and cable. Timbre is natural and I dont get the metallicy sound other planars can convey. Recommended in this price category.

Great value for the money

Excellent tuning of 2 DD by HBB Collaboration. One ☝️ of my favorite EIM.

Quality at low cost

The TANGZU x HBB Wu Heyday Edition is one of the best IEMs for its price range. This planar IEM is well tuned. The sound is resolving and suitable for all day listening.

Little gem

Very good tuning especially for my library. The packaging is great and the iems definitely are worth the price.

Tangzu

I really love these iems. I had a problem with my local delivery service as it lost my order but I contacted Linsoul who helped a lot and sent out a new replacement which arrived in about 10 days in the UK.
Top quality customer service and fantastic products.
Thank you Linsoul.

A beauty simply.

I am a very big aesthetic guy and these iems look stunning - especially the cable. But don’t even get me started with the sound - it’s simply bringing my library to life. Great purchase, would do it again a million times :).

The one's I keep picking up!

I've been listening to the Wu Heyday for over a month and they sound better and better and better. I'm really enjoying them. I have more expensive iem's but I keep picking up the Wu Heydays. They sound wonderful and feel premium. (All-aluminum for $200, impressive). Classic rock like Steven Wilson's Yes remixes, male-female vocals like Andrew Bird or Katie Pruitt, acoustic-folk, r&b and blues all sound great. I tried several tips and for me wider opening tips like TRI Clarion or Spiral Dots work the best. They allow the Wu's tuning to shine through. Well done Tangzu!

Absolute good collaboration!

I have original zetian wu and updated heyday edition, it's a very good improvement in sound quality and accessories, now it's my favorite planar, 100% recommend.
You can watch the review on my channel.

Great for enjoying your music

This is a great one if you want an IEM with great technicalities, but also don't want the dry analytical sound. Musical, fun "wet" sound. Also the tonality and timbre is really good especially for a planar. Although, some music does sound a tad shouty and screechy... This probably depends on your Library.

I personally couldn't stand the timeless, even though it eeks out a bit more detail due to the weird tonality and timbre.

Only major downside of these IEMs maybe the size of the IEMs themselves. They are HUGE. So keep that in mind if you got small ears.

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Not compatible for Meze 99's

Still awesome cable(i have it for my HD600) BUT not compatible for Meze 99 Neo and 99 Classics.

Nectar For The Eardrums

They took a little longer to burn in than the last IEM's I purchased, but are a huge bang for buck product.
My preferences don't seem to line up with most experts/reviewers. I found the T4 + to be a nice relaxing listen with plenty of detail.

Don't Do It!!

I fell for the YouTube review as well, and wish I had waited for other opinions... These have an awful echo with certain frequencies; you can literally hear sharp sounds reflecting and pinging inside the cans. And this site's return policy doesn't even last as long as the burn-in period stated in the user manual.

I took off the beautifully crafted headband and used it to fix my Hifiman HE-4XX.

Great energetic sound at the price.

It follows a mild v shaped but it's very well done, at $55 it punches above it's own weight, I very much recommend it.

Pretty Great

Comfortable, sound great. Not too expensive. Exactly what I wanted.

Increased Power and 4.4 Pentacon

I purchased the BTR7 for the increase in power over the BTR5 and the 4.4 Pentacon connection.

While the bulk of my listening is portable audio, the extended battery life of the BTR7 means I can use it to take high resolution audio and feed it from the BTR7 directly into my HIFI system pure and direct… listening at concert levels…. Well till my neighbours complain and I get a grapefruit through the window…

The thing I miss the most on the BTR7 is the lack of a clip or holder to secure it to yourself while you are on the move…. This will force you to get inventive and sort out some sort of lanyard holder or in my case modifying an old multi tool pouch so I can clip it to my belt.

The battery life is reflected in the way it is used, if you are driving planar headphones through the 4.4mm connection… you might get 3 or 4 hours…. Listening to IEM’s through the 3.5mm connection and the battery life will double…

The other feature I found is the support of MOA encoded music from Tidal… this is awesome and something I enjoy listing to…

Interfacing with the BTR7 menus is best carried out using the Fiio Control App, which you can download along with firmware updates from the Fiio website.

I am very pleased with my purchase and can happily recommend the BTR7

Cheers

Cliff

A Wet Fish in the Face

Now I am a truck driver with little or no budget for IEM’s. In my world IEM’s are very much a consumable product with a limited life expectancy.

I mention this as the most expensive IEM I currently own would be the Xenns Mangird Tea 2, and covet the Thieaudio Oracle.

I have purchased a number of budget offerings over the years, and I had the HBB Mele which I enjoyed very much, sadly on one particular work site these expired, getting caught up in an argument between gravity and some bulldozer tracks.

I liked the concept of the Khan, with its dedicated low end driver and its tame manners in the higher frequency. I really was looking forward to there arrival from Linsoul.

The IEM’s themselves are light, manufactured from a plastic resin, the body of mine is dark almost black, and slightly translucent (not sure thats the right word… I and sure if you held a torch up to it you could see some of the internal anatomy).

For me IEM’s are about being on the move, doing other things, getting the stuff of everyday life done.

I might be mowing the lawns, painting trellis, working in the garden, vacuuming, washing the dishes or at the gym.
All those things you spend your day doing because you are busy.

So if I’m at home I am normally using the Xenns Mangird Tea’s, if Im at work I’m using something much more affordable (because of gravity and bulldozer tracks etc)

Enter the QKZ + HBB Khan….

I upgraded the cable to the QKZ Q1 Max cable, this comes with a choice of interchangeable input plugs, the 2.5mm balance, the 3.5mm stereo and the 4.4mm pentacon…
I have a seperate review on this cable, if you have not yet fallen asleep.

The other modification I apply to all my IEM’s are the Symbio Hybrid Tips which you can easily find on Amazon. These tips give me the reliable seal of a foam tip with the durability of a silicone shell, the perfect partnership.

I watched and have read a number of reviews on online prior to purchase, but as I say I’m a HBB fan-boy and enjoy the process of him talking me into my next purchase.

It is difficult to find a review on line that praises the virtue of the HBB Khan. Reviewers are comparing it to all assorts of IEM’s some worth hundreds of dollars and in one case thousand of dollars… critiquing the high-end being rolled off or the mid range been a little thin….geez are we listening to the same IEM?

I can honestly say the sound of the Khan is truely shocking… there it is you have wasted the last 10 minutes of your life, but for me the Khan is truely a wet fishing the face….

Its like the 1st time you hear your favorite song on a good car audio system, with unbelievable bass rich mid range tones and clear airy highs that are bout to become sibilant… but never do… all the time the thump and rumble of that bass…

Thats the signature of these IEM’s they remind me of good quality car audio…

I found myself listening to music like Angel by Massive Attack… why? Because its fun…. with the Khan. I was listening to a random play list on Tidal and Flowers by Miley Cyrus came on…. I nearly dropped my paint brush…. good grief…. the bass that hits about 30 seconds in was so unexpected…. These two pieces of music are not my normal go to sounds, but the Khan’s delivery is massive… everything is there, the bass, clear vocals and the high end all there and crystal…

I find myself listening to all my music as if truely hearing it for the 1st time, with all sorts of surprises throughout the recordings… if this sound is as bad as some reviewers have made it out to be… then ignorance truely is bliss.

The live recording of Simone Kopmajer at Heidi’s Jazz Club is a stripped back performance with a drum kit and brushes, a saxophone, double bass, a piano and Simone’s voice… there is no where for an IEM to hide any flaws here. The string plucks on the bass are strong and in your face, yet the piano is clear and present in the music… Then Simone, she starts to sing… it seems very intimate and personal… As I say The easiest way to explain the experience is like good car audio… with a sub in the boot (or trunk) and great speakers in the doors with the whole thing tuned in and setup for your listening position.

This is starting to turn into a book, so lets end this review by saying the bass on the Khan is not going to rattle out your fillings its not going to blow your head off, what it will do is allow the bass to get the attention it deserves and it will do this without sacrificing the vocals or the high end.

I have never listened to $1500 or $2000 IEM’s and I accept that I don’t know what I don’t know.
Or if you prefer my experience defines my reality. And so with these caveats in place, I can tell you that the HBB Khan will surprise you, it will make your music fun.

While the QKZ + HBB Khan may not technically be perfect in every way, at $40.00usd the Khan will make a lot of much more highly regarded IEM’s, well, just seem plain boring.

Thanks ...

Good earphones

My second set of earphones, and its good, better with the open eartips or other eartips opener

Bass Canon? Five Star? Maybe!

Looks like a very bassy IEM. Ian Fann has the only squig link on these so far. If Linsoul decides to put them on sale like their competitor ($10 coupon), I might jump on them. These should go with my EA 500 from Simgot for more bass.

Best I’ve heard under $100

Got mine through Amazon for $70. Linsoul has an even better price. If you pass these up, it’s your fault. The Simgot EA 500 can compete with any single dd up to $200. Check out Tone Deaf Monk’s review.