TANGZU Wan'er S.G II Bass Version (Lion Edition)

Sources mostly agree on the shape — a warm, mildly V- or U-shaped take on Harman with a lifted sub-bass, forward-ish vocals and a relaxed top — and most call it well-judged for the money. A quarter of the weight hears the same balance as thin, unnatural or slightly off: a scooped lower midrange under a pushed 2 kHz, which the sceptics read as 'colored' or 'honky' rather than warm.

“The Waner SG Red Lion Edition goes for a softened Harman-style tuning, with a bit more body through the mid-bass and lower mids, and a slightly more relaxed take on the upper mids and treble.”

Prime Audio

“The tuning is brilliant.”

Bad Guy Good Audio Reviews (via YouTube transcript)

“doesn't have the most natural tonality, and that really boils down to driver quality”

Tone Deaf Monk (via YouTube transcript)

Sources split three ways on the one thing the name promises. The majority hears a real, satisfying sub-bass lift over the base Wan'er 2 that stays controlled and mostly out of the mids. A small measurement-minded camp finds the bottom octave too much for extended listening. And a vocal minority — often people who bought it specifically for bass — say it is big but dry and flat: sub-bass without mid-bass punch or texture, 'not the bassier Wan'er' they were promised, and not a basshead set.

Sources split. The larger camp hears the Wan'er trademark — clear, forward vocals with equal weight for male and female voices, the strongest thing about the sound and the top pro in the Reddit tallies. The other hears the same 2 kHz push over a scooped lower midrange as fuzzy, honky, low-contrast or thin, and a few find the vocals too close and dominant over the instruments.

Sources split three ways. The largest camp calls the top end smooth, safe and non-fatiguing — tamer than the Kunten, with no real sibilance. A second hears that same restraint as dark, plasticky and short on sparkle and air, the 'cheap IEM treble' that keeps it from a top recommendation. A third — the treble-sensitive, and several out-of-the-box first impressions — finds the upper mids and highs shouty, harsh or hot, especially at volume, and reaches for tips or EQ.

Broad agreement that it is nothing special: average in width and slightly intimate at best, narrow or congested at worst, with a couple of reviewers granting above-average height. It is the most-cited weakness after build in the community tallies.

“Soundstage is about average in size, leaning slightly intimate, but imaging is handled well enough to keep things organised.”

Prime Audio

“the sound stage on here to me was very average”

Dracomies (via YouTube transcript)

“imaging is average to good, and soundstage is very narrow as expected.”

cjreviews, Head-Fi

Consistently rated decent-to-good for the money — precise enough to place instruments and footsteps, with usable stereo separation — but not a competitive-FPS pick, and the one 'poor separation' dissenter compared it to Apple's wired earphones on dense arrangements.

“It has good separation and imaging.”

ATechReviews (via YouTube transcript)

“The vocals, imaging, and instrument separation completely blew me away.”

BusyLeadership4616, r/iemlndia

“Sound stage isn’t anything crazy but there is good separation and I can pick up most details.”

Kooshbag, r/iems

Sources split, mostly by how much they weigh the price. One camp calls resolution perfectly decent for $23 — slightly above average, on a level with AirPods Pro 2. The heavier camp says it is not a technical set: low-contrast, a little muted, with separation that congests on busy tracks and a driver that 'chases cheap ways' to sound clear.

Sources split. Reviewers who like the low end hear punch and physical energy — kicks that thump, composed and tight. The measurement-minded and the bass-focused hear a flat, dry driver: little macro scaling, limited micro-dynamics, fast decay without the attack-and-resonance of a real drum, 'horribly non-existent' note weight in one owner's words.

Sources split along ear shape. Most find it very light with a safe, stable fit that disappears for hours — helped by the two included tip sets. A steady minority finds the shell surprisingly large for a single dynamic driver, the nozzle wide and short (the HE Sonic tips are hard to mount and some ears never seal), and a few report pressure build-up or ear ache within the first day. 'Bulky design and large nozzle cause fit issues' is a top Reddit con, and Amazon's fit tallies run negative.

Sources split, and the negative side carries the weight. The shell is a hollow, lightweight plastic that many call toy-like, and the owner sets and Indian community threads carry a steady tail of units going quiet or dead on one side within days to months, channel imbalance, ear-hook sleeves and inline mics coming off, and a sharp nozzle lip that tears tips. The other camp finds it perfectly fine for $23 — a step up from earlier Wan'ers, with a cable and accessories that outclass the price — and notes their own units have been trouble-free.

Rarely discussed. The two owners who mention it call passive isolation average to good; the shell is vented, and one owner reports pressure build-up at higher volumes.

“isolation is average”

hal9000v1, Head-Fi

The nearest thing to consensus: at $23 the box — two tip sets that cost nearly as much on their own, a good cable and a pouch — makes it one of the best starter packages in the hobby, and reviewers who rate the sound only 'fine' still call the package a steal. The dissent is specific: that the sound alone is unremarkable, that the hype outran it, and that once an Indian buyer adds a dongle there are better sets at the combined price.

“At around $23, this is simply a banger.”

Prime Audio

“It is a surprisingly incredible package in terms of accessories”

Super* Review (via YouTube transcript)

“Red Lions aren't that good in terms of sound anyway to begin with. They are just a good package overall for starting the IEM journey.”

Beast_Viper_007, r/iemlndia