Description
Penon X Effect Audio Archangel
2 DD + 4 BA + 2 BCD Hybrid 2Pin 0.78mm HiFi Audiophile IEM with Tuing Switches
Driver Configuration:
2 Dynamic Driver + 4 Balanced Armature + 2 Bone Conduction Driver
Low frequency: 2 coaxial 8mm PET + carbon nanotube diaphragm
Middle frequency: 2 Knowles composite middle frequency Balanced Armature
High frequency: 2 Sonion composite high frequency Balanced Armature
Full frequency: 2 Sonion composite bone conduction driver
Premium Stock Cable
Effect Audio Cadmus II is the world’s FIRST solid core 8-wire handwoven IEM cable, it’s offering a fuller body that maintains tight control and impactful depth. It excels particularly well on higher frequencies, unveiling layers of detail previously hidden, bringing clarity and brilliance to every note. Cadmus II delivers a sound that is both crisp and effortlessly refined.
Switch definition
Switch 1: Control low frequency, turn on to enhance low frequency, turn off to normal mode
Switch 2: Control high frequency, turn on to enhance high frequency, turn off to normal mode
Specification
Brand: Penon
Model: Archangel
Driver: 2 DD + 4 BA + 2 BCD
Impedance: 12ohm@1kHz
Sensitivity: 105dB@1kHz
Frequency response range: 10~40kHz
Connector: 2Pin 0.78mm
Cable: 26AWG 8-wire UP-OCC smelting process, single material Litz with silver-plated copper central core, 6 multi-sized core bundles with EA UltraFlexir insulation.
Plug: 4.4mm EA Standard Rhodium Plated Brass Straight Type
Package
PENON Archangel Earphone
EA Cadmus II 4.4mm balanced Cable
Leather earphone case
2 sets of SML eartips
Cleaning brush
alexandros a –
The PENON Archangel is more than just Penon’s latest flagship — it’s a culmination of technical know-how, tuning maturity, and collaborative design, all wrapped in one of the most complete tribrid packages available under $800.
With massive stage presence, insanely refined bass, and a uniquely neutral yet musical tuning, Archangel sets a new benchmark for Penon — and may very well be the best hybrid they’ve ever released.
It won’t be for everyone — it doesn’t chase warmth or lush coloration. But for those seeking precision without sterility, detail without fatigue, and stage without distortion, Archangel delivers a sonic experience that’s as pure as it is powerful.
Highly recommended for listeners who value space, texture, realism, and cohesive neutrality — with enough tuning switches to tailor the experience when needed.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/penon-archangel-x-ea-cadmus-ii-in-ear-monitor-headphones.28158/reviews#review-38057
Kerouac –
When I tried the Archangel straight out of the box the day it came in, my thirst thought was: ‘OK, this definitely belongs in the ‘fun’ sound signature category!’. But after I gave it around 50-100 hours of burn-in time and listened to it for some extended time later on, I became aware that there was much more to the tuning of this iem than the ‘fun’ factor alone. It also performed technical on quite a high level, while using a slightly warm and emotional seductive approach. Archangel is an impressive cross-over between being a good allrounder (I liked it a lot with most genres) and being a specialist (most impressive lows that I’ve ever heard so far) at the same time.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/penon-archangel-x-ea-cadmus-ii-in-ear-monitor-headphones.28158/reviews#review-39075
Redcarmoose –
With all the above stated the Archangel is a technical bass IEM. Meaning there is heard extra impact in the bass frequencies. When I first got the Archangel the 2 tuning switches were set for standard, yet this extra bass was still giant and forward enabling this extra bass stage that held with-in its grasp a dynamic large bass imaging pronouncing the musical lifeforms that exist there, naming drums and bass. These tuning switches allow for either a boost (when on) of both the bass and the treble. After burn-in I found the bass to smooth out and become more integrated. Where due to balance now the mids took even more of the show, while still proclaiming their flat non-boosted or pulled back approach. Where the treble enabled an entertaining more cutting (in a good way) demeanour way of procuring the foundation for treble imaging.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/penon-archangel-x-ea-cadmus-ii-in-ear-monitor-headphones.28158/reviews#review-39969