This is way too underpriced | HIDIZS MK10 ArcSonics Review

Yo, what's up? Now, today we are going

to be talking about this pair right

here, which is the soontobe releasing

Heidi's MK10. It is going to be

releasing on September 25th on Heidi.net

for a limited flash sale of $59.

And if you are buying from anywhere with

Amazon, it will be available on Amazon

as well for this price point with tax.

And with that out of the way, thank you

to Heidi's for sending these pair my way

because boy oh boy, I have a lot of

crazy things to talk about.

I'm I'm speechless. Let's just roll this

video.

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Now before I begin, thank you to Audio

Monster and Heidi for actually making

this video possible. Definitely they are

not influencing me to say anything

positive or negative about this

particular IM. But definitely when I

talk about this right now, you're going

to feel like why is this guy so biased

about this particular pair? Let me give

you guys some context. This pair right

here, uh it was sent to us quite early

before we even know how much is the

price point because we asked and they

said they haven't finalized it. The only

vague answer that we could get back then

was this thing will be cheaper than the

MK12s.

That is like extremely vague. So the

MK12s is also $19 US. It is also a

single DD. So with that assumption,

knowing that this is a more entry level,

we will assume it is, you know, probably

around 120 $130 after listening to this.

But boy oh boy, I was quite happy that I

am very very wrong about the price

because you know I exaggerated the price

by twofolds. This is only $69 retail.

Nice. And as to why my personal judgment

is saying that this thing is priced at

so initially. Let's talk about it. But

before I get into that, a very very

quick rundown as to what you're getting.

Other than, you know, the very obvious

shiny nice looking IM that honestly

looks like a Star Wars guy on the face

plate, which I never bought Star Wars.

If you guys know who I'm talking about,

you guys probably know who I'm talking

about. And also a very good quality two

core cable, which apparently is OFC with

a nice matte brushed finish on the jacks

and the connectors. And also, yeah, it

ends in a balanced output, which is a

good thing. They give you two sets of

tips which you know kind of cutely

resemble spin tang hulu. And the black

translucent one is a more narrow bore.

So it will be better in terms of you

know slightly elevating the nuances in

the lower midbase. And this pair right

here is kind of more balanced. And as

always I personally prefer the more

balanced one. And one more particular

thing is that this thing also provides

you with some tuning nozzles which is

quite standard at this point. one is

going to be more focused on treble and

one is going to be more focused on bass.

The treble one I feel like it definitely

adds more aireriness without any uh I

would say compromises towards a risk of

siblance or a risk of being too sharp

but with that definitely it causes a

slight increase in thinness for the

mid-range. The bassy one is quite nice

but obviously it is not going to be that

significant. It is discernible but after

a few minutes you definitely forget

about it. Other than that, this thing is

also rocking a single DD config, a 10 mm

silicon carbide crystal diaphragm, and

as always, it is with a metal zinc alloy

shell. Fit in my opinion, it's honestly

quite okay. I don't really have any

problems about it. And given the fact

that even though it is quite quite

weighty, I feel like the ergonomics is

done quite well. So that after 2 to

three hours of listening, there's not

really any fatigue because this thing is

definitely more short nozzle. So you

guys will definitely don't feel like

it's a little bit too intruding. Now,

when we're talking about sound quality,

there's going to be two different

distinct things. First is the first

impressions and the second one is after

a proper burn-in. So, I use my Hibby R

six uh 2025 to properly burn it in for

30 hours and during the second listen.

And definitely, there's other very

discernable stuff that you won't cure

when you initially just started to use

this for like the first 5 minutes. But

nevertheless, my initial impressions on

this are actually quite positive.

Basically, it has a mild Vshade tuning

with some very specific emphasis on the

lower bass for some reason. Not subbase,

not midbase, but specifically the juicy

lower bass. That part is very dynamic.

That part is very musical. I like it a

lot. And this thing overall has a

neutral tonality as well as for some

reason, even though I said it's already

focused on the lower bass, crispy mids.

Crispy mids. It doesn't intrude you too

much, but crispy mids. Now, starting off

with the bass, this thing overall is

quite fun sounding. It is quite strong.

It is quite organic. The subbase, in my

opinion, is quite simple. It is rumbling

with some good levels of diffusion. So,

you do not feel like there's going to be

any congestion. This is true during the

first initial impressions. And once you

let it burn in for over 3 hours, it

definitely opens up a little bit more,

giving you more spaciousness, giving you

more aireriness. And like I said, this

will be the main part of your interest.

bass heads will definitely find this

thing interesting because the lower bass

will definitely sound texturally

alluring and very very musical. Y'all

definitely need to try this out because

when I wrote this, I wrote this in the

context where this thing is worth $120

to $150 give or take and it is only $70

MSRP and you can get it for 59. Why am I

selling this thing so hard? Presentation

of bass in my opinion is a little bit on

the aggressive side. Maybe because of

the lower bass being more amplified and

more punchy. I wrote it has decent

definition, but assuming this thing was

initially, you know, the more expensive

price point. So, there's that. 808s also

sound quite quick. 808s also sound quite

responsive and they give you a very good

bounce. So, I would say dynamics on the

lower end are definitely very very good.

Onto the next part, vocals. Now vocals

in my opinion the positioning is very

very well balanced in the sense where it

is not too recessed or too in your face.

It sits just in the same plane as

everything else which don't get me wrong

I don't mean that it's flat. It

basically just means that nothing is

overwhelming one to the other. And

vocals in my opinion feel quite tactile.

It feels quite crispy in a way which I

personally quite enjoy. And take note

that definitely this is something you

need to know when you're getting this.

If you are listening to any siblance

initially, it will definitely happen and

it took a good 30 hours of burnin to

basically, you know, let it loose. Let

the drivers go loose. So after 30 hours,

there's literally negligible amounts of

siblings unless you have, you know,

basically very bad files. Male vocals,

in my opinion, are presented in a more

natural and a more relaxed way. So it's

both engaging but also not too

fatiguing. Then as for female vocals,

definitely they are on the lighter side.

So you might occasionally feel like it

is a little bit more aggressive. But

with that being said, due to the crispy

nature and the more airy nature that

this thing has, expect some airy

overtones that accompanies female

vocals. Now going on to the mids, the

instruments, every single thing is quite

transparent. It is quite musical with

some levels of intent. Basically talking

about the tactility of the thing. You

feel like everything is responsive

enough for you to actually hear clearly.

Strings in my opinion are one of the