Disclaimer

*As always, with each review I try to improve and better demonstrate my experience as a regular but avid and passionate user!

*If you are looking for a super technical and in-depth analysis, please feel free to look for another review. There are many guys here who have much more knowledge than me and have been doing this for much longer.

*This time, the unit to be reviewed was kindly delivered by FAAEAL in exchange for my honest opinion/review.

*I will try to be as brief as possible, "straight to the point!" And as unbiased as possible.

Gear Used

- EPZ - TP35, Fosi GR40, TempoTec V3 Blaze, SnowSky EchoMini (WAV, FLAC files and Tidal)

- Motorola Edge 50 Pro (UAPP), (Tidal)

- Notebook (Windows), (MusicBee), (Tidal)

- Penon Liqueur O and B, Dunu S&S, Sancai Wide, Whizzer ET100AB, Bamboo Tips, TRN T, SoundCocoon, ddHIFI ST35 (best match) , Eproo 00, Divinus Prism

- 4.4 bal. Cable, and High Gain as always

Specs

- Drivers Config: 10mm "Gold Ring Large Dome PET Single DD"

- Sensitivity: 110dB

- Impedance: 14Ω

- Frequency Response Range: 20Hz-20kHz

Unboxing Experience

Oh here we go, with this unboxing I had one of the coolest and most satisfying experiences since I started in the hobby.

No, it's not super elaborate and full of treats and things that the end user will never use, on the contrary, it's all simple.

But the case, which in this case, apart from the black cardboard box, is the first and only thing we will find, was so well thought out and well made that for me, all sets could have this same concept.

Well, look and judge by the images, this case would easily cost you $25-$30usd and if sold with certain names in front of it, it would probably cost you double.

Wonderful case, 6 pairs of eartips plus 1 pre-installed pair, here I noticed something not so normal. There are 3 pairs of orange eartips (S, M, L) and three pairs of black eartips (S, M, L), plus the pair that comes already installed in the iem. Despite this abundance and different colors, I could swear that they are exactly the same eartips, same size, same material and same hardness. It wouldn't be a problem if it were a great "premium" type eartip, but it's just ok, like 07 normal/medium bore.

But it is what it is, and it's not a con, but I think they missed an opportunity.

Overall Build

SOLID! full metal body shell, CNC engraving, grinding, polishing and anodizing.

The Faaeal Tulip really stood out in terms of design, and it received a lot of attention in this regard. With its shell shaped like a tulip petal, it manages to be eye-catching but in such an elegant way, all the colors in this case rose with gray and combined with the "hibiscus" cable, everything together matches perfectly.

The cable is another highlight! Named Hibiscus, it has a copper or rose color, whichever you prefer. Made of OFC 5N, 4 strands, 56 cores in Litz structure. The hardware is incredibly well made and has a bold design, just like the entire set.

The Faael design team wasn't messing around when they thought of this set!

Sound Impressions

Faaeal Tulip is a V-shaped IEM, or rather, a soft V or U-shaped. It has a very tight and generous low end, mids and vocals are right in the middle, neither recessed nor forward. From the upper mids onwards it starts to get a little more energetic. And the highs are a little on the bright and spicy side.

Energetic, Fun and Engaging

Bass

The overall bass has excellent quality. Quality over quantity, but there is still no lack of quantity.

The sub-bass is good, a little shy and on the soft side, It's still well done and it's not the lowend focus either.

While the mid-bass steals the show in this area, it has a certain authority over the sub-bass, it is tight, has a good punch and good speed.

Mids/ Vocals

Even though it is in fact a V/U shaped iem, as you prefer, Faaeal did a good job on the vocals and mids.

When we think of V-shaped, we immediately think of laidback/ recessed vocals and that is not the case with Tulip. The vocals were well placed, neither back nor forward. They are right there in the middle.

They have a great presence, the male vocals have the necessary body, they are in a way quite "full" and still natural enough. The female vocals were also very well placed, the beginning of the elevation in the upper mids helped to bring more shiny to the female vocals.

Treble

In the treble region is where things change a bit, starting in the upper mids and continuing in the treble, everything gets spicier as I like to say, it's right there on my limit of being too much.

So much so that I made a point of using a smallbore eartip to soften it up and give a certain reduction in that area. A warmer source could helps too

It's bight, has good a extension, and also has a good level of detail, but I thought it needed a little refinement. A little more control would be great.

I liked it, but I wouldn't recommend it to people who are sensitive to this area.

Technical Performance and Soundstage

Separation and overlap are really good, on par with competitors. Accurate imaging and good resolution.

The soundstage is very good, wider than it is tall, but overall very good.

Overall Verdict

Overall it's a really good IEM in the under 100usd category. Very correct, fun as a V should be but not in an exaggerated way, technically very capable and as a bonus whoever buys it will have one of the coolest designed and built IEMs in recent months.

Oh, and that case, the icing on the cake.

*Again, thanks to FAAEAL Team for kindly sending me these unit. These guys rocks!