Dunu DN2000J Impressions
Dunu should win some kind of award. I have never seen such amenities appointed on an IEM. Upon seeing little ziplock bag after ziplock bag full of accessories, I instantly thought of the gumball toy dispensers of my youth- you know the ones with spider rings and super balls? No stone has been left unturned: tuning rings, bass rings, tips galore, cable guides, cable tie, removal flaps and the list goes on and on. Fit and finish is really nice too. From the case to the cable to the housings. All of it screams high end. Truly well done Dunu. An unboxing experience like no other.
If I have one build and aesthetic critique, it would be to remove the tab on the housing for the pull out staps. That tab rubs my ears and cramps my fit on otherwise small and comfy housings. After about an hour, my ears start to get irritated and I have to remove them.
The Great
Bass! Wow, what can I say?! It’s truly top tier; rivaling and besting many IEMs costing a grand or more. Probably inside the top 5 of all 161 IEMs, CIEMs and earbuds I’ve heard. It’s taught, it’s fast and texture is superb. Class leading- no two ways about it. The amount of boost is exquisitely tasteful. I have zero complaints. But all bets are off with the bass rings. It becomes a little boomy with texture and speed taking a serious hit.
Give me this driver, in this housing without the tab; we don’t need no stinking balanced armature.
The Good
Excellent sense of space. When listening back to back with my GR10E or E-Q8, the DN2000J makes them seem 2D in comparison; mere holographs. Resolution is great. This Dunu certainly stands toe to toe with with its sensei, the K3003.
The Bad (and the ugly)
Everyone has a bad side. Everyone can get a little ugly. Maybe they get a little drunk and show their ***** or have too short fuse? So too does the DN2000J. The treble. What the bloody hell? If I turn this thing up too loud, every dog in a twelve block radius is all of a sudden jumping and barking up a storm around my feet. If I apply the blu-tack mod, as prescribed from James444- IEM modder extraordinaire, it definitely smooths the peaks and removes the harshness. However the overall brightness level is still too high for me- unrealistically high, leaving me with a cold and crystalline feeling.
Conclusion
The DN2000J is top tier. Bass is phenomenal and overall it competes with anything. ANYTHING. But you better love lots-o-treble and yippy dogs. I, myself, as a connoisseur treblenaire, will probably have to let these go. Que sera, sera.