Introduction

SeeAudio is a Chinese audio brand that started out within China and made a name for itself quickly in an extremely competitive IEM market. The SeeAudio Yume, Neo, and Kaguya were but three of the models that helped there, and these were also those the company launched its international sales with earlier this year. I have no experience with any of those three at this point, but, rather, a brand-new model introduced a couple of weeks ago, which seemed an apt opportunity to debut the brand. Thanks to HiFiGo, via SeeAudio, for providing TechPowerUp a review sample!


This new model adopts a wholly English name in an attempt to better appeal globally, and we thus get the SeeAudio Bravery. It has four balanced armature (BA) drivers in each IEM and promises a lot in the sound signature department, too. The decision to go with all BA drivers is bold and has led to several brave-related puns already. I'll spare you those and will mention here that SeeAudio has also partnered with a couple of accessory makers—HAKUGEI for the cable and AZLA for the ear tips—to make for a potentially impressive unboxing experience. Let's get to that on the next page after having taken a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications

Packaging and Accessories

I mentioned before how HiFiGo shipped this demo unit in for review, and we see a HiFiGo sticker over the plastic wrap go over the product box itself. SeeAudio has attended the same marketing school MOONDROP, IKKO, and a few other brands have attended, as they too use a female figure mascot drawing for the brand on the product box, in this case called Rinko. It's a pretty colorful box with the company name and logo, product name, and some salient features listed on the front. On the back are more relevant specifications, including a factory frequency response and the driver distribution. There are some typos unfortunately, which I did let HiFiGo know about, and they quickly worked with SeeAudio to at least correct these on the online product page. SeeAudio has gone with an outer sleeve over an inner box, which slides off to show a black box with only the SeeAudio name and a tagline on it. This box in turn has a lid that lifts up to reveal a cardboard card, which has some of the accessories inside.


Well, there's no getting around where SeeAudio is going with the anime waifu strategy here. Two separate postcards are included, one of which s quite thick and uses bond paper. There are also stickers and a contact card using the same theme, and we find a handy multi-language quick start guide that goes over the usage of these IEMs for newcomers to the IEM world. SeeAudio also includes four replacement mesh filters, which is nice for when you may want to replace the stock filters on the IEMs, so it is a case of combining function and form at least. The rest of the components are underneath in snug cutouts made in thick foam, with the carry case on the left and a collection of labeled ear tips above the IEMs.


This is where things get impressive. SeeAudio has partnered with established premium accessory makers to throw in items that won't get thrown out. Take the ear tips for example, where we see three sets of the highly acknowledged AZLA SednaEarfit XELASTEC tips in sizes S/M/L. These are unique in that the outer flange is somewhat tacky to the touch, and lightly malleable based on a narrow temperature range to allow them to better fit your warmer ear canals. Try holding them in your palm and then with your fingers and you will notice them getting slightly softer as you heat them up. These ear tips sell for $19 for a set of two pairs, making these alone a retail value of $28.50. There's also a similarly sized set of foam tips, although these are not very good, being extremely elastic and not as easily molded. This is likely because the foam density is quite high. I am not sure why SeeAudio went this route.


The storage case is primarily black and has a matte finish that is scratch-resistant. It takes the shape of an ice hockey puck with the SeeAudio signature on top, along with a bunny hairband because why not? A rubber lining in the middle keeps the lid closed in use, and the inside is similarly lined to prevent the IEMs from getting scratched or damaged easily. There isn't a lot of room inside. However, the SeeAudio Bravery with the stock cable and installed ear tips fit just fine.


The IEMs come with the cable pre-attached and placed inside an appropriate cutout as seen above. The cable makes it easier to pluck the shells out, which shows no pre-installed ear tips. For a closer look at the cable, we need to disconnect it from the IEM shells. This shows SeeAudio using 0.78 mm 2-pin connectors, so carefully pull out the pins from the cable side on each of the left and right channels.