Queen Of Audio Mimosa Review

Описание: Queen of Audio (QOA) is a sub-brand from the house of Kinera. Kinera itself is a storied company with many great iem releases under its belt spanning a wide range of pricing and brand names including Celeste.
The Mimosa comes from Queen of Audio whom have garnered much praise with a few of their past releases including the Adonis. The QOA Mimosa is their latest release and a good one at that. From a visual standpoint it is a gorgeous looking iem with quality of the accessories to match.
In terms of driver compliment per side the $99 USD Mimosa boasts a single 10mm customized dynamic driver paired with a 6mm planar driver for the higher frequencies. The blending of these two driver technologies is done exceedingly well. This is made apparent due to the cohesive sound that the Mimosa produces. On tap here is a balanced signature with some emphasis at opposite ends of the frequency spectrum. I would characterize the tuning as a balanced U if that makes any sense, with a warmth that adds to the musicality that the Mimosa blesses the ears and senses with. The Mimosa walks a fine line between being fun and technical very well.
The Mimosa is not the easiest iem to drive at least when comparing it to recent earphones I have listened to. That being said it is not a difficult load and most competent sources should be more than able to drive the Mimosa to louder than needed levels. The caveat being that the Mimosa can be a surprisingly resolving set and as such I recommend that a more capable source is used. Playback quality through the Mimosa was exceptional when paired with the Topping A50s, Hiby R4, and others but the slightly warmish and open signature of the XdUOO XA-02 offered a synergy that was incredibly musical.
Check out my video review for a detailed breakdown of the QOA Mimisoa build and sound.