Review: Birth of the new Q-Jays

I would like to clarify that this is not a sponsored set and I got the loan set for a week from Orangecomms--Singapore exclusive distributor for Jays and many thanks to Joshua for preparing the set for me. This is something I've always wanted to get my ears on.

This is a great change to see how much effort Jays have put into the thought behind the packaging--but if the set was mine I would have wasted no time tearing apart the packaging. I find that there are just too many things to open.

Yes, I had to go through five boxes before I could enjoy this lovely pair of earphones. Thumbs up to Jays for caring about how the packaging looks. It gives off a premium feel just from the packaging and even after you see the item itself--it is no less impressive. Build quality is solid thanks to the stainless steel material and the detachable cable allows it to have replacements easily available if you ever break the cables.

This shows how Jays actually sticks to their philosophy:
“We believe that by humanizing innovating technology with good design, we can create memorable music experiences with an emotional impact”







My first day of trying it out was an embarrassing one, I did not know that the circular case only contains the earphones with the cables being in the rectangular box you see above. I left the cables at home and only brought the earphones out--great job there to myself! The cables are screwed on and its great since there won't be any accidental dislodges.

Moving on to the sound, first impression really impressed me and it reminded me of my Etymotic ER4p. Yes, people would ask why I would spend more than $400 on a pair of single armature driver when a pair of Westone dual armature drivers cost about the same price. The ER4p was what brought out the most details from a single driver itself and looks like Jays is here to step up to the challenge. The number of drivers don't explain how they were tuned, same thing for the frequency--I hear to believe and I don't believe in numbers.

The Q-Jays sounded wide and has good lively sound--bass lacks punch but is full sounding and the micro details in the low frequency is really good. The main highlight for me on this was the treble range--this extends really high and listening to falsetto on this didn't bring about sibilance. Do note that this pair of earphones are real sensitive to minute details and a lower quality track can be recognized almost immediately. Noise will be imminent if you use low-res tracks. Try on at least tracks at 320k, best to go FLAC format and above for optimum performance.

This retails at $588 and is a great pair of dual BA drivers for its price, and you can also get the earphones with their respective iOS or Android cables for the price of $99--which comes with its own handsfree mic and volume control. You can get them at $99 each--good for people who use their mobile phones as their everyday multimedia device!