Tralucent Audio 1Plus2 IEM Appreciation/Impressions Thread - Page 71

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Originally Posted by Girls Generation 

I do not disagree; I myself am extremely cynical when approaching any kind of gear at any price bracket, whether that be low-fi, or summit-fi. I only justify a gear's price with its performance bracket, and whether there are other products out there that equates but is cheaper. Therefore, I really do not prefer buying 'blindly' where I am taking a risk in that I have not heard the product first hand. Further unfortunately for me, I live in Vancouver where there are barely any Head-Fiers with mainstream gear, which is why I am grateful there is a local headphone shop who is also Canada's only Schiit and Audez'e dealer, meaning they have their flagships in stock and ready for demoing. 

 

I understand the risk factor in purchasing products that are extremely highly priced, especially if those products are not mainstream and will be difficult to resell without losing quite a sum of money, and further if there are not many reviews posted yet. However, this still does not call for blaming the company's pricing because that's a whole different animal, and they do not price products according to how 'comfortable' the consumers are with spending their money, nor whether it's 'worth' it to them.

 

Now, talking about Tralucent specifically, I have faith in them because we are seeing real progress and improvements made to cater to the consumers' thoughts and requests. They have demo tours of this product, implying they are confident it can compete, wow, and sway the consumers, which in turn boosts our confidence and relieves some doubt and the risk factor, since we know there will be many upcoming reviews and comparisons.

Yep, this... Actions speak louder than words. There really is no reason to be skeptical if you are getting to demo the unit free of charge. Pretty much all that is asked is that you be honest in your thoughts and maybe somewhat thorough to help other members here. The proof is in the pudding. My initial thoughts weren't nearly as good as yours though GG lol. It caught me off balance to be honest. I think part of that is due to them being brand new and of  course not use to hearing such a sound in an IEM period. But my thoughts are very much in line with what you've said so far. With one thing differing for me though. I'm actually starting to learn towards the gold cable now. Now that's I've spent more time on it and burned it in more. It adds a coloration to the sound that is very pleasing to my ears. The mids are even better with it IMO so I think I've found the cable I'm gonna stick with on them. I'll probably try out my other cable on the 8A. Not sure how that is gonna work though (balancing act) :P.

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Originally Posted by soullinker20 

what's up with the gold cables now after more burn in?

For me the sound stage has opened up a bit more so its not an issue anymore with the "in your head sound" that I was complaining about. Pretty much that was my biggest issue with it. Also I like how it adds more intimacy to the mids/vocals. Still very detailed and has this organic texture to it that is very pleasing to the ears. Detailed yet euphoric at the same time but without muddiness associated with the term. Generally speaking I feel pure silver cable has better synergy with bassier and more fun headphones/IEMs as it brings more balance to the sound. I agree though the 1Plus2 is definitely more neutral with the silver cable but a very neutral sound is not my preference. I like to be slightly north of it & the gold cable delivers that in spades ;). So what you get is more intimacy in the mids (my favorite part), slightly more intimate sound stage overall, so a little added emphasis on all frequencies basically but most notably the mids followed by bass and treble. Treble also gets this very nice texture to it. Very hard to explain but very noticeable. Overall I'd say a more natural and musical sound :).

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Originally Posted by xinghui0711 

 

 

I have no Pro Audio store or local dealers around my area for demo... And the only thing I see is Beats by Dre and Bose.

That really fcked me up

lol same here.... :P

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Originally Posted by soullinker20 

still couldn't make up my mind on these 1p2 ..

? Hmmm.

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Originally Posted by DigitalFreak 

The best, lets see, my absolute overall best would be my j-phonic K2 sp. Others I've owned which I think are excellent, Westone 4, and Ortofon e-Q7. The best bang for the buck I've heard would be my Sony MDR EX600 which I think is a steal for under 200 bones. Flagships I've heard and I thought were crap for full MSRP, Klipsch X10 and Monster Pro Coppers. I bought the last 2 on Boxing Day sales for under 120 shipped each and even then the X10 wasn't worth it in my opinion while the Coppers were. The X10 didn't sound bad but I wouldn't call it flagship sounding material. The Coppers sound pretty good but I wouldn't pay full MSRP for them and I find they're limited for me because their overly bassy. Of coarse that's just my personal view. Others on here would strongly disagree.

The best I've heard in terms of high end IEMs are 1Plus2, Fit Ear 334, AKG3003. Followed by Tape modded IE80 with silver cable, MDR-7550, JVC FX700, EX1000,  GR07, IE7, RE262, TF10. Not sure if the others are really worth mentioning lol :P.

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Originally Posted by DigitalFreak 

I've heard and still own the TF10 and I thought it was a good IEM bit didn't think it deserved the full MSRP pricing. Half or two thirds if that well ok. The Black Friday Amazon pricing I thought it was a steal of a deal. Oh and I also heard the HifiMan RE262 that a friend of mine owns. Very nice IEM  for it's pricing. I'm very curious what Fang has planned when the new 600  IEM gets released.

I'm not sure but to be honest I wasn't impressed by it much at all.... Was left rather underwhelmed as a matter of fact lol. My expectations where way too high for it. Pretty much it didn't give me anything I didn't have and was a downgrade in pretty much all aspects when compared to my modded IE80 and MDR-7550s. The TF10s sounded better in Universal form lol but was not very impressed with them either in comparison to what I had. I guess with the $92.00 sale its not a bad deal. But I felt the IE7s where better and they could be had refurbished at that time for around $92.00. I'm at the stage where I'm trying to not hinder myself with lesser gear unless I really intend on using it. Otherwise its just a waste of money and a waste of my time. Whereas I can dedicated my listening time to higher end and more enjoyable IEMs. Yet it is a good idea to have at least 1 mid-fi pair for on the go purposes. Not really sure about the MDR-7550s as they really draw attention lol.

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Originally Posted by DigitalFreak 

Well you have heard better gear then me. The TF10 is just a fun IEM. I just wish it had better cables and not so much mud in the lows.

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To everyone on the thread

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy new year :)

Yeah the bass was a bit bloated, treble.... Artificial, like hollow glass lol. Mids almost non existent :P. But I must admit they did do quite well on dubstep & the sound stage was rather spacious for a BA. So I can't fault them there. At least in my case when I move up the chain I get spoiled and just can't go backwards :P. Like even with the MDR-7550s compared to the older 1Plus2s. It would take a good hour to just get back into their sound. That is frustrating.