Tanchjim Bunny Review

Tanchjim's Bunny is an ultra-budget $20 IEM that is sure to make a lot of listeners happy. Tanchjim has released several popular products in its short history, and I was excited to try out this newest one. This product was provided by HiFiGo for review and can be found on their Amazon store page and on their official website.

The Bunny is a single dynamic driver IEM featuring a PET-Titanium coated diaphragm in what they term as a Maze driver design, due to the internal structure of the shell. The shell itself is clear, and rendered in a shape of a rabbit without ears. In truth, its a fairly generic shape, and the shells do not feel premium in any sense, but it is a product that is on a significantly lower cost scale than other products I review, at only $20.

The fit is very easy though. It's comfortable to wear with its design, and it is extremely lightweight making it last hours in my ear without any discomfort. 

The shells terminate with flush 2-pin female connectors, and mate with the includes 2-wire clear cable that has a microphone headset attachment on the right side. The cable sent to me was of the standard 3.5mm jack variety, but there is also an option for a USB-C connector for an additional $2.

This product does not come with an included case.

Sound Impressions

Tanchjim tuned the Bunny IEM with a very balanced and warm sound that is rich and smooth. The bass range is slightly elevated with a subtle focus in the mid-bass, and the mid and treble range is very relaxed without any noticeable peaks. This is surely one that will be easy to use across all genres.

I spent some time listening to this IEM with a few records: Vince Guaraldi's Live on the Air, Of Monsters and Men's Beneath the Skin, and The Cure's Songs of a Lost World. Generally, I enjoyed the Bunny's easy-listening presentation. It's laid-back and presents a cozy atmosphere.

On "Hunger" from Of Monsters and Men, there was a small sense of compression in the way the resolution sounded. It reminded me of a good set of bluetooth headphones more so than a high-res wired headphone. The bass texture was slightly lacking, but actually better than I had expected given the price and the slight emphasis in mid-bass over sub-bass on this set. One thing, I did enjoy on this track, and generally all of the ones on this record, are the lack of sibilance and treble artifacts that can occur with brightly tuned IEMs since both vocalists on this album have higher pitched vocals. 

The soundstage of the Bunny comes off as generally intimate to medium in size. That's pretty standard for the bulk majority of all IEMs and headphones, so it's not something really noteworthy. Instrument separation can be a little tight though. This wasn't a big problem in the Vince Guaraldi Trio record where there's only three distinct instruments, but on a layered and busy track with a combination of multiple synths, guitars, drums and bass like The Cure's "Alone", it does struggle providing clear and clean texture and separation of the more complex sections.

With all that said, Tanchjim did a great job of tuning this budget-friendly Bunny IEM. It's very easy to enjoy -- both on the physical aspects of wearing it comfortably and also enjoying the simple and effective tuning that reaches across all genres easily.

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