The Supermix 4 is an appropriately named new IEM from Simgot. It is a quadbrid (4-driver) containing a dynamic driver, a balanced armature, a planar magnetic driver, and a piezoelectric driver - a little bit of everything. This unit comes in at $149 and is available at many retailers online.
The sample of the SuperMix 4 was provided for review directly by Simgot.
Simgot includes a zipper case, a series of tips, a nicely braided silver-colored cable and the two IEMs in the box.
The cable terminates in 2-pin connectors and a 3.5mm stereo jack. The cable is a 2-wire braid variety, with a silver look, and a soft and easy to use feel. The connectors are a dark gray metal color, and generally is great to use.
The SuperMix 4 shell has a non-descript look to it. Dark gray metal shell with a chrome circle in the center. Tilted to one sides is a small vent grill that is on the line of the circle. The back side is a black-resin look with nice simple contours that fit very well in my ears. There is a gold vent hole next to the 2-pin connectors as well. It's a generally plain-looking IEM, but there is a niceness to simplicity.
Sound Impressions
SuperMix 4 has a balanced tuning that somewhat falls in-line with the Harman Target Curve for In-Ears. This means it has an elevated but sub-bass focused low-end, neutral mid-range and a slightly forward upper mid-range and a treble range that is generally smooth and even.
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In actual listening, I found the SuperMix 4 to sound quite good. Yes, there is a little bit of an emphasis in the upper-mids between 2-5KHz which you can subtly hear, but it is not distracting and doesn't strain bright as much as you may think. There is definitely a little bit of a darker treble than I would like, but that's fine, as it balances the uppermid focus nicely. Too much treble may make the entire presentation too lean and bright.
The bass range is punchy and has a nice amount of quantity to it. There's good rumble in tracks that need it, and a nice attack. I wouldn't say its the most incisive though, but it's not blobby either.
The midrange is probably my biggest criticism on this IEM. Firstly, it is actually pretty good. I like the neutral and slightly recessed nature of it, as that provides a bit more depth and dynamics with the boosted bass and treble. I do find that the low-mids can be a little lost in the mix in some busier tracks though. There are certain points in my listening of Of Monsters and Men's music that I felt that the mids sounded a little compressed in nature.
And I don't really mean that its compressed in terms of resolution, but more like certain elements in the low-mids are being squeezed out of the mix more than I want it to be. This tends to happen on tracks where bass guitars or kickdrums can be more aggressive and heavier on the track than a lighter acoustic track. Another example of this is when I listen to boygenius' Not Strong Enough.
But this is rather subtle and I am really nitpicking. I, overall, really like the Supermix 4. When I first put it on, I was immediately impressed with its balanced signature and above average technical performance. It's not the most technically impressive IEM I have heard, of course, that's the Subtonic Storm or the Empire Ears Odin, but this one has a nice refined and smooth sound that is very enjoyable for all genres.
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Hi! Could you rank it?
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