[Review] Sensaphonics j-phonics - the BEST professional universal stage ear monitor yet - Page 13

Hey guys, I got my k2 today!! =) they are not a WoW earphone, but that was not what i was looking for anyway..they sound very clear n bright imo. Going to do more listening with them =)

They are musical IEMs :)

WoW as in they're not "WoW these sound good" or WoW as in they're not suitable for World of Warcraft?

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They are musical IEMs :)

Not to these kitten ears.

lol... Wow as in "Wow these sound good". They are really comfy and the sound is brilliant, but I just wish that the soundstage would be a bit bigger. But all in all, I am very happy with the sound separation n clarity.

 

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WoW as in they're not "WoW these sound good" or WoW as in they're not suitable for World of Warcraft?

I'm not surprised :P
 

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Not to these kitten ears.

You guys have different models, though. I think.

Mine's already SP'd :P

Good point!

I have the SP (Stage Monitor) and he has the MX (Musical Extreme) (<-!)

Indeed, our comments reflect the names, I'm not so sure... but Shigzeo thinks the MX and SP are identical, apart from a filter... (which dogears has removed).

Hey Kiteki, can you post a picture of the skeleton? I'm intrigued how the drivers are placed.

I only have a mobile phone camera, I'm not into cameras I like sound.

I'll try, tomorrow.

I was thinking along the same lines, that the drivers could be placed differently on the MX, which alters the sound, however no way of checking without sending an email to J-phonic or someone with an MX skeleton.

But as you mentioned, I think they have the same config except for the filters on MX --- which I think is a 'miss' because they sounded awful for a $400 IEM :P It is so unrecommended :D Good thing the filters can easily be removed :)

I think they have the same config only because Shigzeo thinks so, afterall he had both the SP and MX right? For rather obscure reasons he's had the SP, MX and 2-XS, which is basically three copies of the same product.

He must love Sensaphonic, I think he's an old-school audio lover, from back when only Sensaphonic and Ultimate Ears had noteworthy custom IEM's, and everyone would compare the 2-XS and some UE model.

In those days the 2-XS was very popular, and expensive, now we have the 2-XS in a universal IEM at half the cost, I think this fact, and his very long exposure to this sound (unless I'm mistaken) factors in to his appreciation for the J-phonic.

For me, it's a completely new sound, I have very little exposure to it, and nothing to compare it to apart from the Stax SR-404 (the full-size electrostatic sound, unlike your Stax IEM's), and the Apple earbud, because that's all it has anything in common with in it's signature, and the ATH-CK10 as far as speed and detail are concerned.

Yes I know it sounds crazy, Stax and apple earbuds, but if you listen to an apple earbud (they're not that bad, made by Fostex after all) and imagine the same sound 5 times better so to speak, that is close to what you'll hear in the J-phonic.

More detailed impressions to come soon.

Now I've got to try one of those Apple earbuds :D :D :D

Haha! That should be very easy!