Disclaimer: Please note that I am not an audiophile, and this review does not delve into the technical aspects of the IEMs. My impressions are based on my personal preferences, and others may have different experiences with this product. I also have a very limited experience with audio products so please take this review with a grain of salt.
The NF Acous RA15 was lent to me by a friend because I was in the market for headphones under 100USD that could be used for casual gaming and music listening, it's not a part of any tour.
Pros
- Shells feel high quality and well made, perfect size for my ears
- Great details and imaging, great for gaming
- Gold seems to be the sweet spot for me, though still bright
Cons
- Not enough bass, even when changing nozzles from silver to gold
- Hard to handle the shells due to shape and material, can be slippery
- Silver nozzles are too bright for me
General Product Details
Package Inclusions
- IEM shells & cable
- Carry pouch
- 4 pairs of MS42 Eartips
- Tuning Nozzles
- The shells are greenish-grey teardrop shaped CNC-ed aluminum with the NF Audio logo printed in light brown on the faceplate.
- Weighing in at 9.4g, these are the heaviest IEMs I’ve tried, and the MP143 Salt pales in comparison at 7.8g. It’s a little fatiguing to use for more than a few hours for me due to the weight but over time, I got used to it and was able to wear this pair without any problems.
- The cable is of a pearlescent white color. It’s very thin and feels like it can easily be damaged. despite that, it’s very well behaved and easy to wind or position.
- The silver chin clutch and black splitter are both made of plastic.
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The pouch is a plain white drawstring piece with black cord. Nothing special about it.
- The shell is a little slippery due to the shape and material. You need to be very careful when handling these
- Despite being heavier than the Hidizs MP143 Salt at 9.4g, I didn't have trouble getting used to the weight. Maybe because the center of gravity was inside my ear instead of outside.
- The shells are small, and are able to give me a good seal. This set made me realize that my right earhole needs one size smaller eartips than my left earhole.
- You won’t have trouble with fitting the shells to the cable, there’s a jacket over the 2 pins that will only fit on the correct pair so it’s much easier to fit the two sides together!
- Gold Nozzle
- The treble is less pronounced, so it’s just warm. I guess this nozzle is supposed to be the “balanced” one.
- Silver Nozzle
- The treble is more pronounced, more bright. Some songs are are a bit more sibilant to me.
- I don’t like using this as it seems exhausting to me.
- The soundstage is average at best, it’s not as wide as I hoped, but it’s good nonetheless.
- I used this set for gaming competitively (Overwatch 2) and it was able to give me good information on where certain enemies are, details were great.