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this video is brought to you by NCI XCOM great technology selection and service hello everyone Aiden here with Hardware Canucks and today we'll be taking a look at the m4 earbuds from a DV sound these earbuds were successfully funded on Kickstarter with the tagline being earbuds for musicians a DV sound promises durable naturally tuned in our monitors for $39.99 now the first thing you'll notice when you get the m4s is the premium packaging from the get-go you wouldn't have any idea these were only 40 dollars with a nice box design and an awesome hard firm where you'll find the earbuds and the case the premium experience continues on here with an excellent hard case with a soft finish and an adv logo inside you'll find the earbuds and an extra nine rubber ear tips in addition to the comply tips already on these now for $40 this is one hell of an accessories pack at this price I didn't expect this many rubber tips and a hard case let alone comply firm tips which are usually a $20 edition for a free pack now the one gripe I have is there isn't a 1/8 inch adapter which is the standard for most music production interfaces since these are marketed as earphones for musicians it would have made sense to include this overall though I have to commend ADV for the great accessories pack with these earbuds because I didn't expect it at the price but now let's move on to the star of the show the m4 earbuds I used the comply tips as I found they were the most comfortable and sounded the best for me but your experience might vary the first thing you'll notice is the unique 1.3 6 meter cable with this braided design this is to ensure that the cord doesn't tangle which is a great feature and it gives an interesting look and texture as well also on the cord is the shirt clip and an inline remote and mic the remote has the benefit of being iOS and Android compatible but it only has a single button which means no volume control it also lacks a binder clip which means that unless you're using a shirt clip you can't secure the left and right earbuds together but it's less of an issue due to the tangle-free design once you move up to the top you'll have the earbuds they very light but durable aluminium chassis with a small ventilation hole and some a TV branding you also have a very faint left and right marking to indicate the earphones Channel this is pretty hard to see at times which can be frustrating when you're trying to quickly put them in there a straight design with a medium length so they'll poke out of your ears a little bit now that pretty much covers everything except for sound and comfort I've been pretty happy overall with these ear buds for the style they are for comfort I would say they're decent but not the best I've used the over ear design of my shure se215 s feels much more natural and helps hold them in place whereas these tend to hold the weight of the cable more the fit is pretty good for the style and I don't find them falling out of my ears too easily the design does mean that you can't sleep with these in and if you're being active any nudges on the cable translates directly to movement of the earbuds noise isolation is pretty good it doesn't block out everything but with the comply it blocks out enough noise to easily listen to music on public transport the sound is quite interesting and it took me a little while to get used to it a DV sound included a frequency response graph and as you can see these are fairly flat with a slight emphasis on the high end and my experience has matched pretty closely with that these earphones are very bright and clear with that emphasis on the high end and they're very flat over most of the range as well keeping detail and instrument separation and definition in most of the range the mids are very pronounced and strong and the high end is very evident and bright although at times I've found it to be a little harsh the low end is controlled but I didn't find it had much kick and I didn't find it had much extension into deeper bass with more emphasis on the mid bass range to my ears after listening to these for a while I found they seemed clearer than my se215 s power they're definitely not as fun for music listening I prefer the warmer sound of the shores with the better bass and they sound much smoother if you're looking for a more pronounced mid and high range though these might be tuned for you since these are the marketed for music production I would say the sound would be wanted to flattest you'd get at this price although I would prefer one with a bit less high range emphasis I don't think these replace higher-end pairs of headphones or IEMs if you're doing serious music production but though casual work these are pretty great at the price so to sum up the value of the adv sound and fours is impressive the premium experience and accessories are great and handy features like tangle free cords and inline remotes and nice to have the sound won't be the funnest you listen to but if you're looking for clarity and detail at an affordable price it's hard to go wrong with these so thank you for watching everyone if you enjoyed this review make sure to leave a like and comment if you have any questions or feedback I'm Aiden with Hardware Canucks make sure to subscribe for more videos and we'll see you in the next one