Tralucent Audio 1Plus2 IEM Appreciation/Impressions Thread - Page 27

Well we'll need more impressions really to come to a consensus. But I was quite happy with the 5N OCC Cable. I find the 6N OCC to be noticeably better but I could have easily lived with the 5N. Haven't tried the Gold cable so not sure if it is indeed the cause of the elevated treble and bass... At least when I compared the AKGs to the Tralucents the Tralucents treble was clearly more benign and gentle on the ears. I'd say overall the AKGs do have nice and detailed treble but comparing the two the Tralucents made the AKGs treble feel a bit jagged (rough around the edges) and in your face. Not saying it's a bad presentation but a more fatiguing one. I also couldn't say the AKGs were more detailed, but do give an impression of this due to its forward nature. But there is a fine line between this and it is often mistaken as more detail....

I guess what I'm trying to say is the AKGs will slap you in the face with it while the Tralucents I find it easier to actually listen for that detail and in doing so I'm not getting fatigued. This leads me to a significantly more enjoyable experience. Generally this is where I get my musical enjoyment. From listening to the music. Not having it forced on me, if that makes sense to you guys? At the same time I'm not saying the Tralucents aren't very resolving themselves, because that isn't the case at all. I had made comparison to them to my IE80s earlier on and my opinion still stands. They remind me of a very detailed IE80 just significantly better overall. It's always a balancing act in my case. Going overboard in one aspect will ruin it all for me :P. I think the AKGs forward nature is what really drew me to it for out-door usage. Because generally I'm much more distracted and less likely to pay attention to the actual music. The AGKs had a way of forcing me to which was quite nice in situations where I wasn't trying to analyze the music.

A picture of my dumbo ears with Tralucent 1Plus2 :

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Originally Posted by nk77 

Has anyone compared these to the FitEar TO GO! 334s? I think Shane had a pair didn't he. Interested to hear comparisons there...

I'll be meeting tomorrow with Saraguie so we'll do our comparisons then. I really wanna see what's all the hype about this IEM. We'll both do cross comparison for sure and a hole lot more with the gear I have :P.

Well if it wasn't a fun & learning experience we wouldn't be wasting our gas now would we ;).

So is that an improvement? ;)

Yeah I did find the AKGs treble rather aggressive in comparison to the Tralucents. But at the same time they had a very smooth nature to them which was quite surprising to me. I never really heard and IEM that could possess both a smooth yet an aggressive nature (quite forward). But comparing the 2 the AKGs treble was more jagged (rough around the edges). That along with the forward nature would get me fatigued on long listening sessions. Not that I didn't enjoy it though. I didn't find the mids as forward as the treble so I'm also curious about that. I found the treble to be first in emphasis on the AKGs, followed by it's bass. The mids were slightly lacking in comparison to the treble and bass (not much at all but noticeable to me). This is what also made me feel disconnected at times (I feel this is related to coherency). The bass and mids didn't flow together as well as other IEMs I've heard. Something I'm also not use to hearing.

Once I can afford the 8As I'll be purchasing them. I've already committed to the buy and put down a down-payment for them quite some time ago. Just a waiting game now.