Plextone X41M

| 8 mm Driver |

? The Plextone X41M have an 8mm dynamic driver which is a pretty common size in many earphones, we will see after the test if they are a standard sounding iem or they offer anything special.

Plextone manufactures a good amount of earphones and headphones. So far we had not tested any headphone from them but their earphones are always well constructed at a very friendly selling price. Construction quality is very good, all metal constructed with a magnet system on the back of the housing that allows them to attach to each other.

The cable is rounded and rubbery and has an attractive design look with gold and black color pattern. It comes with an inline microphone and 1-button control, it also has a switch to change from Nokia mode compatibility to iPhone mode compatibility. The cable has a particular issue holding too much the form and not being excellently tangle free.

Plextone sells the X41M in gold or silver color, with the cable matching the housing color.

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Weight

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Accessories & Packaging

Packaging and accessories are pretty basic and standard; a small cardboard box with 2 extra eartips and a cable clip.

^7_/10

Bass & Sub Bass

The Plextone X41M has a nice punchy mid-bass that is not boosted in a bad way and does not bleed too much onto mids/vocal frequencies. Sub-bass depth is very deep and clean. Bass is super fun any genre will always have exceptional warmth and energy.

the Plextone X41M were able to manage an impressive 73% of Fiio’s maximum power and deliver an astonishing basshead impact

When equalizing, sub-bass depth gets amazingly deep but mid-bass remains pretty similarly punchy.

When extremely pushing them for bass applying a custom basshead eq and amplified with a Fiio E12 portable amplifier set to high gain and bass boost on, the Plextone X41M were able to manage an impressive 73% of Fiio’s maximum power and deliver an astonishing basshead impact with very good depth and punch. Basshead impact is amazingly strong, way above the JVC HA-FX1X, Xiaomi Mi Quantie Pro Hybrid, KZ ZS2, KZ ZST and very similar to the Sony XB50AP. Piercing highs will be the only limit to the amount of amplification that you can throw at them as they will get too piercingly painful and dangerous for your auditory health.

^10_/10

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Mids & Vocals

There is a very slight recession on lower mids but they do not sound muffled at all. Middle and higher mids can get harsh at times. Equalizing improves vastly mids/vocals, harshness disappears and recession too resulting in pretty smooth, present and non fatiguing mids.

^7.75_/10

Highs & Treble

The highs of the Plextone X41M are bright but may lack detail and can be piercing too when highs reach strong peaks. There is a marginal sibilance at times but not too disturbing. Equalizing can brighten a lot more the highs and piercing peaks can be reduced cutting down frequencies around  5kHz to 6kHz.

^7.75_/10

Sound Leak

The sound that leaks out of Plextone X41M is low but still perceivable. On mediumly noisy places sound leaking will not be heard.

^7.75_/10

Sound Isolation

Surrounding noises get reduced but they are not totally cancelled. You will not get an absolute isolation from your environment at very low volumes but as soon as the volume is cranked up isolation will be very good.

^7_/10

Comfort

The Plextone X41M has a small size and metal construction that makes them comfortable to wear and fit snugly without any discomfort. They fit securely enough to maintain their position with normal movements. As a reference, they are similarly sized and solidly built as the Elephone E1, Songful F2, KZ EDR2, KZ ED9, Vots J1 or the Xiaomi Mi Quantie Pro Hybrid.

^8_/10

Response to Equalization

The X41M does a great job responding to custom equalization, mids can be brought forward and harshness reduced with no problem nor inducing boxy sounding vocals. Highs can be equalized to reduce piercing peaks reducing them considerably but they will not be totally cancelled. Bass is were the response to equalization mostly amazes, sub-bass depth gets exponentially emphasized and if equalized and amplified the Plextone X41M becomes a true basshead iem.

^9.5_/10

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