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post #1 of 5
7/22/08 at 9:56pm
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Ok, after much much much researching, I've decided on these two to upgrade to.
The Head-Direct RE1, which I plan to use with a Fiio amp or the Atrio M5/M8 (which I might as well use with a Fiio since it's so dirt cheap).
So, any good comparisons of the RE1 vs. the M5/M8?
Will the Fiio amp be good enough to 'unlock' the potential of the RE1's to do them justice?
Any experiences people have had with a RE1/Fiio amp combo?

Thanks
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post #2 of 5
7/22/08 at 11:49pm
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need an answer
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post #3 of 5
7/23/08 at 2:35am
hi i just bought the fiio and the RE1, not to try together, but i just gave it a shot since i saw your question.




the Re1's are pretty damn good unamped for the money, and for the small amount it costs for a fiio, you cant really lose that much. the Fiio adds some bass and gives it a nice smooth and warm sound signature, quite nice actually, sure it does sound better through more expensive amps, but for the money you cant really go wrong.
i suspect many people on head-fi are going to tell you it sounds a lot better with better amps etc. but of course that costs more money.

i've only tried the atrio's for about 2 hours, they were a friends, and i like the RE1's by far, atrio's are just a bit bassy for my liking, sounds great with certain songs, but i not really an all rounder type of iem.

hope that helps.
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post #4 of 5
7/23/08 at 5:56am
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Originally Posted by limathy View Post
hi i just bought the fiio and the RE1, not to try together, but i just gave it a shot since i saw your question.

the Re1's are pretty damn good unamped for the money, and for the small amount it costs for a fiio, you cant really lose that much. the Fiio adds some bass and gives it a nice smooth and warm sound signature, quite nice actually, sure it does sound better through more expensive amps, but for the money you cant really go wrong.
i suspect many people on head-fi are going to tell you it sounds a lot better with better amps etc. but of course that costs more money.

i've only tried the atrio's for about 2 hours, they were a friends, and i like the RE1's by far, atrio's are just a bit bassy for my liking, sounds great with certain songs, but i not really an all rounder type of iem.

hope that helps.
So how much of an improvement was it form the stock RE2?
How is it with the PA2V2?
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post #5 of 5
7/26/08 at 5:08am
do you mean stock Re1?
but amping on the Re1 is like a drug, you dont know you NEED it till you hear it.

hard to compare with the pa2v2 - it has volume control for 1, and it costs several times more than the fiio, also its many times larger.
but overall the pa2v2 is considered to boost bass, but its a whole lot better across the sound spectrum compared to the fiio. Just u will notice that you are carrying it around, unlike the fiio :P

both are great affordable choices cant go wrong with 1/both of these.
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