Softears Twilight Review

Sound Quality

The Softears Twilight is a warm-sounding IEM with great coherency, tonality and control. The single dynamic driver concepts are usually good in terms of consistency, musicality and cohesiveness, and Twilight is a good example of that pattern.

The dynamic driver performs excellently in terms of pace, dynamism, timbre and resolution. Altough the IEM is on the warmer side of neutral in terms of character, it still has very good technical performance.

Bass

Twilight has a warm bass response, especially in the mid-bass section. The mid-bass is well-defined, perhaps a bit fatter than neutral, but nicely controlled and doesn’t disperse at all. It has a quick response with good decay and speed. 

On the other hand, the sub-bass section is on the flatter side of things, so the bass is not too deep. This is an advantage with some genres and a disadvantage with others, but if you assume that this IEM is a bass monster because of the dynamic driver, it’s not. 

Of course, this trait allows a cleaner sound with good PRaT, so I can’t say I’m displeased with it. The control in the bass section is very impressive. So if we look at it from an audiophile perspective, aside from the slightly diffused sub-bass, the overall bass presentation of the Twilight is well-defined and well-controlled at the same time. 

From a fun and engaging sound perspective, it might be underwhelming. This IEM is more quality oriented in the bass instead of quantity. It all depends on preference, but from a technical standpoint, it is excellent. 

Mids

Mid-range is an area that Softears pull-off, especially with the Cerberus model. So I expected a good mid-range performance, which I certainly got. Twilight presents a fantastically correct mid-range. The tonality, definition, layering and separation are all very impressive here. The timbre of the instruments is very good, and the sound in this part is very realistic.

Mids have great refinement and texture with a very lively timbre. Another strong point of Twilight here is the imaging. Mids have good space to shine, with great positioning and detail. You don’t hear a congested mid-range with any genre or in any situation. Twilight always manages to separate this area from the rest of the spectrum.

There’s good resolution and transparency here as well. The instrument separation and layering are excellent, and I couldn’t find any weakness there. Mids have a good sense of space and breath. There’s good body and meat in the mid-range, but never overly so.

Treble

The treble sounds smooth and controlled in Twilight. It’s rather a safe tuning, but it comes with its qualities. There’s good air in the treble section, and just like the mids, there’s good spaciousness and imaging. The treble is nicely detailed with good articulation.

If you’re looking for a crisp and focused treble though, Twilight is not that IEM. It rather reproduces the treble smoothly and it’s slightly rolled off. So overall extension in the treble range isn’t the best, and especially the upper treble area is smoothed out to provide a comfortable listening experience. Just like I mentioned in the bass section, it comes down to preference. Trebleheads wouldn’t be fully satisfied here, and smooth/warm sound lovers would be pretty happy.

However, it still has the necessary qualities in the treble section, in terms of transparency, detail, definition and imaging. It just wouldn’t appeal to those people who like a bright, focused, and crisp sound. 

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4.5/5 - (45 votes)
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A keen audiophile and hobby photographer, Berkhan is after absolute perfection. Whether it is a full-frame camera or a custom in-ear, his standpoint persists. He tries to keep his photography enthusiasm at the same level as audio. Sometimes photography wins, sometimes his love for music takes over and he puts that camera aside. Simplistic expressions of sound in his reviews are the way to go for him. He enjoys a fine single malt along with his favourite Jazz recordings.

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