Introduction

Remember the Mangird Tea? The nonsensical name aside, it was and still remains an excellent option for those looking at IEMs in the $200–300 price range. I had mentioned in my review of the same how the company was rebranding as XENNS, so there are all sorts of permutations now when it comes to the words XENNS, Mangird, and Tea, with my particular naming going to be XENNS Mangird Tea. It hasn't stopped the poor branding exercise with the latest release, however, which many opt to call the XENNS UP the Mangird XENNS UP instead. There is no XENNS (or Mangird) website for us to check, and thus no place to find the XENNS logo, either. So until the company works this out, I will just use the Mangird branding. Thanks to Linsoul for providing TechPowerUp a review sample.


Confusing naming and branding aside, the XENNS UP has been a subject of interest for many folks looking for their first foray into premium IEMs and tribrids. We first explored the concept of tribrid IEMs—essentially a set using three different types of drivers—with the ThieAudio Monarch that used a mix of dynamic drivers, balanced armature drivers, and electrostatic (electret, to be more precise) tweeters for an extended frequency response across the full 20 Hz to 20 kHz hearing regime. XENNS goes the same route with the UP, and it costs nearly the same, too. Let's find out how the XENNS UP exactly fares in our testing, which begins with a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications