When you are already in an industry for a while, it urges you to get out of the conventional ways and do something uncommon and that’s what SoundPeats has done here. Known for their high quality mid range tws IEMs, mostly housing DD drivers in various sizes they offers excellent value and good ANC for half if what one might pay for a low range Sennheiser or Apple TWS. Their Air 5 pro is a gem of a TWS imo, offering excellent balance and tonality while maintaining very good details and mid range clarity. Their Capsule 3 pro is a bassy TWS with a bit more premium build. Both offered very good ANC and value quotient.
What I have here is the H3. SoundPeats’s Flagship TWS IEM offering excellent all-round performance without any obvious issues. Priced at $129 this definitely is in the flagship range for TWS IEMs and just the 12mm DD within it would have justified the flagship status but SoundPeats went a step ahead and put in two more BA drivers that take care of the mids and highs.
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UNBOXING:
Even though this is a flagship tws, don’t expect anything fancy here but it definitely has a more premium book style box here. Open the box and we have the charging case in front of us and the ear pieces are placed inside them. We get 5 set of Ear tips, a cable for charging and documentations, that’s all.
BUILD AND FIT:
Build quality of this TWS IEM is as good as it gets. Yes, it looks nothing like their previous IEMs. SoundPeats have been making some straight barrel IEMs but this has a semi-custom like design with a prominent wing design. this is bigger than most of the popular TWS IEMs available in the market but it does have a more complex driver setup too. Ergonomics of this IEM is fantastic, it has the curves at the right places, wings help with stability and alignment too and the ear tips offer good grip inside the ear. I would have liked slightly deeper fitting tips but these tips aren’t doing bad either. On the back we have the whole back plate as the touch sensitive area, no misses at all.
Yes, this charging case is differently designed. They open side wise yet, the buds fit nicely, no clunky sounds whatsoever. This time around the cradle has leather like texture. I had no issues with perception of placements of the buds this time around.
BATTERY, RANGE & CONNECTION STRENGTH:
Soundpeats TWS IEMs never had any issues with battery life, range and connection strength. I easily got around 7-8 hrs of battery life from each earpiece and one single charge lasted me more than 2 weeks with daily usage of around 2-2.5 hrs with the charging case.
We get a good range of around 10-12m (35-42ft) in clean air and around 5-6mtr with a wall within and signal strength remains good within this range. Good thing is, it doesn’t have issues with multiple walls within a small range. I barely have any complaints here. Thank to its clean and natural vocal presentation, call clarity is very good, no issues at the receiver’s end either.
APP SUPPORT:
Soundpeats has updated their mobile app, it’s named PeatsAudio now and looks a bit more tidy and sleek. We get to control ANC levels, how the touch sensitive area responds to various inputs, it offers preset EQs and a custom one too, can be used for software update from the upper right menu. It has another useful feature, “Find my Device” which makes an reasonably audible ringing sound (might not be audible in noisy conditions) but the device has to be connected with the phone.
SOUND QUALITY:
Hmm.. There has been one native issue with most of the IEMs these days, they aren’t as effortless and tonally accurate, especially under $150. Can a TWS IEM get this right? To my amazement, this TWS IEM can!! This wireless IEM masterfully delivers stress-free, effortless notes with superb imaging and que placements. This is definitely not trying to be balanced or reference type for sure.
H3 is fun, musical and grand with its notes, and yes, this IEM is just on a different level when it comes to cohesion. It’s mostly warm with big bass, calm yet engaging mid range and open yet relaxed highs. It’s back and foreground separation along with decay of background notes is just mind-blowing.
I am using stock tips and S20 FE 5G as source for this review. Let’s expand!!
BASS:
Let me make one thing clear here, H3 has a Bass head level lower end yet it is one of the most complete and technically capable lower ends under $200. It delivers superb punchy notes when needed, without losing control or dynamics. We get very good sub-bass depth and rumbles with superb extension. H3 uses its 12mm DD to its full potential and offers high quality bass. It’s not the new Meta mid bass bloat. We get very good sub-bass extension, lovely rumbles while the mid bass isn’t unnaturally overpowering. H3 has bigger mid bass body but with very good control while offering high quality dynamics. It offers a big area of impact too which has a wholesome feel to it with plenty of weight behind the notes, exhibiting its overall contrast and technical abilities. Notes move inward with plenty of air and expand in every direction. It has nicely layered delivery while the decay is dynamically paced which helps H3 in holding back and letting the notes go when needed. This is what I like. I appreciate the cleanliness with the upper bass too, it hits these notes without sounding soft or monotonous, it easily adapts to the volume and intensity of the notes, which is a great thing for a bass-head level IEM.
MID RANGE:
I don’t need to think twice before labeling H3 as one of the best IEMs for mid range under $200. It is not trying to be detailed but comfortable and cohesive. If you like natural, organic notes, slightly relaxed tonality an timber, you will love this mid range. It not only offers full bodied notes its tonality and timber are neutral with a hint of warmth, giving it superb overall cohesion. Another excellent thing is the sense of clarity and cleanliness with intricate movements within the vocal note, earning H3 extra brownie points. Yes, vocals are a bit on the warmer side, male vocals have the right height and throat emphasis while female vocals have slightly taller and more precise presentation.
Instruments around the vocals on the other hand are slightly less energetic, giving a bit of pop to the vocals. Yet, instruments maintain good clarity and height. Another impressive thing is H3’s back and foreground separation, Its just on a different level for a $130 IEM, it nicely separates instruments in the Z-axis. Yes, this mid range lacks a bit of bite, giving it a more comfortable presentation even at the upper mids it stays comfortable even after longer listening sessions.
TREBLE:
Highs on this beautiful looking TWS IEM are aptly detailed yet soothing. It offers very good agility and comfortable sparkling notes with the lower and mid treble regions. It doesn’t have any excess energy or sharpness to be wary of as it even cut out the extra sharpness of cymbal crashes and violin strokes, making it more uniform and comfortable. We get very good extension but the upper treble isn’t exactly the deepest and is slightly muddled up in the upper treble region. It offers similar extension as Kiwi Ears Aether so you can imagine where it stands. It has good cue placements and air between instruments thanks to the big stage. Layering and separation are very good at this price and the contrast of back and foreground instruments is above average too.
STAGE AND IMAGING:
One thing that sets H3 apart from even the Wired IEMs is its well developed stage and imaging. This stage is much bigger than the competition and brings in soothing transient effects with decent amount of air between instruments. We get a well rounded stage with very good height width and fantastic Z-axis depth. H3 has a class leading stereo imaging too. Most of the vocals generated inside the head and end out of it. Some mid range and most of treble notes find themselves placed totally out of the head and the good thing is it doesn’t lack flexibility with cue placement either.
Sonics are very good with excellent background presence and transient effects. The contrast and separation of back and foreground instruments is just outstanding, giving it a more immersive presentation.
COMPARISON:
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CONCLUSION:
There are a lot of possible points of failure here, especially when you consider the fact that SoundPeats have never worked on a BA IEM before but somehow they didn’t fumble with the BA timber or cohesion while offering some of the best tonality and warmish presentation. I will even go on to say, H3 has nailed it. Yes, this is not a technical masterclass, especially because its inability to handle high-paced tracks as cleanly as wired IEMs but the imaging and its organic presentation is something a few similarly priced wired IEMs are incapable of. And the bass response is just fantastic!! Lovely thump, rumbles and wholesome slams make it a pleasing IEM, ignoring the fact that it’s TWS. If you aren’t into metal or hard rock or a lot of synth or trance, H3 will serve you good without any issues.
I wholeheartedly recommend this, it is one of the best TWS IEMs I have heard in a while and I must say, I will even like to see a wired version of this tuning. Come on SoundPeats !! Let’s make a wired version of the H3!!
That’s all, enjoy!!
2 Responses
Thanks for the review, but please don’t confuse timbre with timber 🙂
Great review! I agree with your observations on the H3 having been using it for about a week myself with a range of music. I like that it comes out of the box fairly neutral and reacts very well to EQ to fine tune for the listener’s preference. I’m so far very impressed with these IEMs – I was a little worried about comfort and fit but no issues whatsoever with these.