หูฟัง TFZ Balance 2M

คือสุดยอดหูฟัง IEM รุ่นล่าสุดของทาง TFZ ที่ได้เลือกใช้แม่เหล็กแรงสูงแบบใหม่ล่าสุดระดับ N52 ทำให้คุณภาพเสียงดียิ่งขึ้นไปอีก เบสลงได้ลึกกว่าเก่า ซาวสเตจที่กว้างขึ้น โดยตอบสนองย่านความถี่ที่ 5 – 40KKhZ ในส่วนของบอดี้ทำจากเหล็กที่ผ่านกระบวนการ CNC มาทั้งหมด ส่วนภายในหูฟังชุด diaphragm เป็นแบบใหม่ที่พัฒนาขึ้นให้มีขนาดที่เล็กและบางกว่าเก่า และด้วยการดีไซน์ที่ถูกออกแบบมาอย่างดีจึงทำให้คุณเพลิดเพลินไปกับคุณภาพเสียงระดับ Hifi ได้อย่างง่ายดาย

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Hey everyone! today I have the pleasure of talking about the newly released TFZ Balance 2M, a big thank you to TFZ for making it happen! I received them today and these are my very early impressions, so please take them as such. YMMV and I reserve the right to change my opinion as time goes on.

Their previously released Series 1, 3, and 5 series garnered attention for their ergonomic shells and tuning that was geared towards modern music. This was followed up by the Series 1S, 3S and 5S and they are working to release the Series 7 in time for December, suffice to say TFZ has not been sitting on their laurels. Always good to see companies trying new things!

Anyways lets get down to business!

There are two variants: Balance 2M (MMCX removable cable) and Balance 2 (Fixed cable).

Specification

• Speaker Driver：12MM (N52)
• Frequency Response: 5-40Hz
• Sensitivity: 108dB/mW
• Impedance: 16Ω
• Plug Diameter: 3.5mm
• Wire Length: 1.2M

The driver housing is metal, with a nice heft to it. Its solid and feels nice and snug in the ears. The connector is well reinforced and I didn’t find the body spinning on the cable. The body is atleast as comfortable as the Series 1/3/5 iems if not more, since its not as deep an insertion. The nozzle angle is optimal for easy insertion without having to fumble around to maintain a constant seal. Comfort is quickly becoming one of my top priorities as I find that great sounding iems can be ruined by bad ergonomics. The stock cable (cable up) has little microphonics and is comfortable, easy to fold up and manage. TFZ was nice enough to include a spare cable, which I am assuming is a separate upgrade cable? Different color, no mic and a better plug. Will upload more details about it once I learn more.

I would also like to point out that the unboxing experience was really premium, coming with a plethora of accessories including a very impressive looking leather case. The unboxing experience was planned in such a way that you have to peel layers away to reveal the next compartment with goodies inside. Needless to say, their presentation game is on point. At MSRP of 199 USD I would expect no less, nonetheless I was thoroughly impressed.

And now for brief sound impressions:

• Right off the bat, using the included wide bore tips, the sound is noticeably more balanced than the Series 1/3/5 iems
• Overall tonality on the warmer side of neutral with an overall balanced sound with an emphasis on bass (L shaped)
• Bass is no longer booming bass canons – more controlled and balanced than before; Has nice body and weight to it
• Tighter bass with good decay and impact and sub bass is also more prominent (<3 <3 <3); Can punch really hard with some songs
• More detailed than before, really surprised me out of my FiiO X7 with AM5 amp module; I would imagine it would be even more so, with the AM3
• Treble is polite yet extended, retaining a good amount of detail without coming anywhere close to being forward – good balance; Me likey! Way too many headphones boost treble to seem more detailed but the Balance 2M seemed to be detailed without having gone down that route
• Soundstage is not closed in and sounds expansive with out of head staging – which is helped by its impressive portrayal of depth in recordings
• The midrange is warm and lush while retaining good amount of detail; No noticeable bass bleed but will update with more listening
• Easy to drive, gets loud quickly; Sounded good out of my phone and laptop, improving noticeably with external dac/amps, especially the bass and details
• Overall a noticeable upgrade over the series 1/3/5 iems
• If top 40 music is your jive (like me) then you should have this on your list of iems to try – jamming my spotify and tidal playlists with this baby and I am sitting here with a stupid grin on my face, really has me tapping my foot along with the music
• I am quite sensitive to treble and  so I am always on the hunt for gears I can enjoy for long periods without ear fatigue and this appears to fit the bill so far (My stable now: HD600, Meze 99 classics, Zen 2.0, Nighthawks and the Balance 2M might be joining my stable as the only iem)

Its only been a few hours so I don’t want to go too in depth but all the same I wanted to take this opportunity to document my initial impressions, and so far they are positive. Will post more detailed impressions later, followed by a full review.

Thanks for reading my ramblings!