Welcome to Shuoer Tape Pro Review. Shuoer is a Chinese company founded in 2010. Currently has many models in various prices, this is their latest Tape’s review.
First tape created a buzz. With casette looking, it offered much morr than its old fashioned looks. Housing a selectable low end setting, it had offered the option in form of + shaped buttons. New Tape Pro carries the tradition to the future by both using Electrostatic drivers and a selectable bass style. We did the review on stock 2.5mm settings and with transparent silicone – neutral – tips on. Then we used the stock 3.5mm adapter supplied in the original box. 2.5mm plug and 3.5mm plug will be reviewed seperately.
Box, Cable, Iem
Box is a large rectangle box. Not huge like DM8 we reviewed. Front is sleek and silent. All sides has the same holographic casette logo. But backside has many information. Box contents in Chinese and English + specifications + frequency graph with the dB values all squeezed in an A5 sized medium.
Cable is one of the strongest we had seen especially for under 150$. Light weight metal beginning from the drivers, used till the end of 2.5mm balanced pole. Cable is silver plated braided and braided in itself. Necessary additions to reduce the possible stress on the cable aren’t forgotten. And mandatary chin guard piece to elevate the cables dangling under your chin. But no safety measure eliminate the microphonics anyway.
Iem itself is like a black metallic casette interior resembling sharp shaped rectangle with + shaped screws on both ends. Cable is retractable. Lips are thick and proturing from the nozzle pretty large.
Driver: Composite Electrostatic Dynamic Driver
Cable: Detachable 2pin Cable
Connector: 2.5mm
Sensitivity:105dB/mW
Cable length: 1.2m
Impedance:16Ω
Sound
Hot and natural timbre. Playing somewhat dark (the darkest was BGVP Zero) Full bodied instruments. Harman-like frequency curve. Sounstage is insane after you raise the volume high in professional recordings and it is faithful to the place where its recorded. Low volume (thus low power level) is jaw dropping. Impressive bass capacity. Bass is very strong and thumpy. Not punchy like vk4. Sub bass is not present. This is disappointing considering its bass quality and quantity.
Midrange is fine anyway. Instruments are natural and plays behind a thin veil. But vocals sing just to you with suprising details (in form of extensions) in the male / female singers voice. This is not a detail beast afterall. Strange sensation. With this thumbs up in mid range, treble range is lacking. And naturally no sibilance.
These were the result of 2.5mm balanced plug. We’d like to use a specific song to review 3.5mm plug. Welcome to hiphop performance of Shuoer Tape Pro.
Constant and bodied and puchy bass beat. Also a sub bass-esque rthyme. Recording place and the distance at mic & distance between blank walls can be estimated. No resonance at drums. Obvious sign of a sound processing. Traffic at the background is busy if busiest and no critical listening required to catch the details. Singers words are not muffled despite the bass and rich in tonal changes.
Shuoer Tape Pro Review Conclusions
Shuoer Tape Pro was supplied by Yaoyaotiger Hifi Store in exhange for our honest opinon. Brand Shuoer had done a fine job even with the power requirements its amp needy Electrostatic driver has. While the first Tape had an increase in high end frequencies, this one is not and with its strong bassed sound, more appropriate for Bass heads.
