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Hifiman RE262 Initial Impressions
Feb 4, 2011 at 12:56 AM Post #511 of 862

Gotcha, so the amp on its own shouldn't color the J3's sound right? All it should do is raise the volume limit and bass boost if it has that option?
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The E7s DAC will pretty much only be useful with your PCs where it would do the function you describe. The J3 doesn't have a line out to bypass it's own internal amp so you have to get a mini to mini cable to hook up the E7/T3. This is reportedly to work solidly well...
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Feb 4, 2011 at 1:00 AM Post #512 of 862
Well it would color the sound but not the extent a DAC would. If anything I think the E7s amp may sound even worse than the J3s internal one so I think a T3/T3D is a much safer bet. 
 
Feb 4, 2011 at 1:01 AM Post #513 of 862
Thanks that clears it up! Ibasso it is!
 
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Well it would color the sound but not the extent a DAC would. If anything I think the E7s amp may sound even worse than the J3s internal one so I think a T3/T3D is a much safer bet. 
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Feb 14, 2011 at 10:46 PM Post #514 of 862
I haven't used my RE262 for a while since I've been experimenting with other IEMs, but I just took them out for another listen. Wow! Out of my Audio-GD Sparrow, these are to die for. Without an amp these are very good, but with a decent amp they are breathtaking. The sound is just so lush and the mids are eargasmic, the sound is so natural and intimate, while still maintaining a great clarity throughout the entire spectrum. A lot of other IEMs sacrifice clarity for intimacy and warmth, but the RE262 walks this line perfectly.
 
Feb 14, 2011 at 11:05 PM Post #515 of 862


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eraserxiv said:
I haven't used my RE262 for a while since I've been experimenting with other IEMs, but I just took them out for another listen. Wow! Out of my Audio-GD Sparrow, these are to die for. Without an amp these are very good, but with a decent amp they are breathtaking. The sound is just so lush and the mids are eargasmic, the sound is so natural and intimate, while still maintaining a great clarity throughout the entire spectrum. A lot of other IEMs sacrifice clarity for intimacy and warmth, but the RE262 walks this line perfectly.
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definitely. these sound like my hd598 but with a smoother treble. even sounds like some full size cans
 
Feb 15, 2011 at 1:00 AM Post #516 of 862
I agree about them being lush 
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 Initially I had described them as liquid but that is more apt for the e-q5, the re262's are the lush ones
 
Feb 16, 2011 at 6:59 AM Post #518 of 862
 
[size=10pt]Received my RE-262 this week, unfortunately it seems I got a faulty one…[/size]
[size=10pt]The right channel doesn´t work (at least with the HM-602), emailed head-direct and the advice was to left it turned on for about a week and try it with another player.[/size]
[size=10pt]Anyone experienced such a thing?[/size]
[size=10pt]Thanks. [/size]
 
Mar 13, 2011 at 3:40 AM Post #522 of 862
Wow, that's a great price for one of my 'top 3 favorite' IEMs. However, I'm at a loss as to why they continue to add balanced termination. There aren't even any products out there that can really take advantage of it...
 
Mar 13, 2011 at 7:50 AM Post #524 of 862
Mar 13, 2011 at 4:22 PM Post #525 of 862
Hmm so only the Hifiman 601 batch buyers got non-balanced RE262s (and preordered/review units). Makes it more like a limited edition compared to the 150$ preorder batches which have that bothersome balanced output. 
 
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