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Multi-IEM Review - 352 IEMs compared (Pump Audio Earphones added 04/03/16 p. 1106)
May 24, 2011 at 2:33 AM Post #3,061 of 16,931
Really enjoying the sound on my new RE262s, but what the hell is with the short cables ? Wear them over-the-ear and you feel like you have a chinstrap with the Y-cable sitting so high - I get annoyed with the ludicrously long cables on phones like the AD900, but they suddenly make sense next to the RE262's crazy short cabling. HiFiMan need to spend less on the 'display case' and more on the cabling :wink:
 
From a sonic POV, I can relate to impressions from Joker and others - its not hard to see why this earphone wouldnt make the purists happy. Whatever - the 262s like to party and so do I !
 
May 24, 2011 at 2:37 AM Post #3,062 of 16,931
Hmm the cable length was fine in my experience, but you seem to be using the newer batch (mine was the pre-production batch). Perhaps there's a difference there, so it's short even with the extension plugs they provide? 
 
May 24, 2011 at 3:49 AM Post #3,063 of 16,931


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I think it sounds too dark and a bit sluggish on the clip+. 
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Need is a strong word.  They do like volume and gain for sure to sound best.  I do prefer a good amp to get the most out of them.  I just like having my detail and articulation well represented.  E11 should be fine. I am NOT a fan of Monster Pros or MDs from the Clip+.  Though some might prefer the more thin and lean signature w/ the Clip+ and their Monsters, who knows.
 
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Are there any chances of Coppers hissing when connected to an amp in general? as they are very low impedance.
 
Thanks again for the replies.
 
 
 
May 24, 2011 at 3:57 AM Post #3,064 of 16,931


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Are there any chances of Coppers hissing when connected to an amp in general? as they are very low impedance.
 
Thanks again for the replies.
 
 
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No, if you're using a good and proper amp, they should not hiss. In fact, even before amplification, the primary purpose of an amp is to clean up the signal. That means it should clean up background hiss or bass rolloff with low impedance IEMs, fix the lack of volume or dynamics with overly high impedance IEMs, et cetera. Only after that comes the amplification. Now, whether your phones actually benefit to any degree from amplification is a different matter, not all do. But by all accounts the MTPC are among the IEMs that do benefit.
 
May 24, 2011 at 9:56 AM Post #3,066 of 16,931
all i have is a 100 $ budget for the portable amp guys 
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 i dunno if these low budget ones can do all that.
 
May 24, 2011 at 8:50 PM Post #3,067 of 16,931


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all i have is a 100 $ budget for the portable amp guys 
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 i dunno if these low budget ones can do all that.
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You need to raise your question, as specifically as possible, in one of the Fiio E11 threads. I may not be buying into all the hype around this $60 amp, but its hard to ignore that price and I have been very happy with my E9. Just be very clear on what your expectations are - you might be better served by saving a few more dollars - either way, I havent heard the E11 (or the E7)
 
 
May 24, 2011 at 8:53 PM Post #3,068 of 16,931


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inks said:
Hmm the cable length was fine in my experience, but you seem to be using the newer batch (mine was the pre-production batch). Perhaps there's a difference there, so it's short even with the extension plugs they provide? 
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Yep - embarrassment at my end - I didnt realise that I needed to chain two of the adapters together to get a decent cable length. Still dont entirely get the 'balanced' thing, as all my sources/amps are single-ended, but I know that one of the adapters gives me sound in a single channel only, so I assume that was meant for a balanced source/amp ?
 
 
May 24, 2011 at 9:35 PM Post #3,069 of 16,931


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Yep - embarrassment at my end - I didnt realise that I needed to chain two of the adapters together to get a decent cable length. Still dont entirely get the 'balanced' thing, as all my sources/amps are single-ended, but I know that one of the adapters gives me sound in a single channel only, so I assume that was meant for a balanced source/amp ?
 
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One of the adapters swaps channels and keeps it as a balanced plug layout, one of them swaps the channels and makes it a normal TRS plug and one of them simply turns it into a normal TRS plug.  Swapping the channels is for if you want to wear them over-the-ear.
 
May 25, 2011 at 12:37 AM Post #3,070 of 16,931
BTW, the FA Silver Bullet tip set fit the HJE900 PERFECTLY.  Much better quality than the stock tips that come with the Pannys and better isolation to boot.
 
May 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM Post #3,072 of 16,931
May 25, 2011 at 11:17 PM Post #3,075 of 16,931
cnhardwick is right but all the Meelec double flanges work fairly well. I personally like the RE/Hifiman double flanges because they seem to balance the sound even more for me. 
 
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