Hi, Head Fi (after years of passive reading i've decided to join this cabaret of neurotic ears), hi thread!
I'm thinking about buying the R2a's (the "s" and the "pro" stand really far from my sad economy) and i have a question which has been made before in this thread, in different ways, but after reading the 140 pages of this Flare's bible (i promise!!!) i haven't resolved yet because of mixed opinions. My concern is about the bass, it's midbass impact and the rumble roaring riot of the subbass.
I have tons of vinyls, cd's, cassettes and terabytes of 320 and of all kinds of music from ambient to soukous, cumbia, 60's jazz, dub, kraut , electro or tarantella. I mean, i'm really eclectic and intense (about 8-10 hours listening per day for the last 20 years). That said, when i put my feet on the public transport i tend to calm my wishes of killing everyone mainly with techno and some other kind of hard hitting huge full sound bassy things that around this forum receive the name of EDM. My usual partners here are the Sennheiser hd25's and the Yamaha eph100. When i pick the iems, however, i miss clarity, detail, soundstage, precission. I like the yamahas, really, they're not bad, but i want more, much more. I love full 3d fleshy detailed non sibilant sound. And i'm poor.
So, i want to upgrade. I was drowning my self these days between (in oder of preference) rha t20, altone 200, fidue a73, dunu dn1000, and... then this r2a's appeared. I fell in love with the form factor (love tiny iems, reason for nor being too happy about the other options) and the description of the sound looks promising. But i need a firm, explained answer about it´s bass capabilities (that electronic bass; i’m sure that Mingus will be great, that’s why i don’t ask about him). Is it close to the models i mentioned or you see it as a lighter signature?? Does anyone prefer clairly any of the other models for edm?
Will the r2a´s kick my hyphotalamus and create a bassground for the music when i'll need it? Are they more similar to the type of punchy sound i've known in the RHa's t10 (too much bass bloat for me)/Yamaha eph100 or are they more in the classy family of the hifiman re600/vsonic gr07 (both great, but a little boring for me)??
For your reference, here are two productions/songs i normally use to test monitors or headphones i like (one with a fast 4x4 kick in a great soundstage, the other with a deeeep melodic subbass that must not interfere with the rest of the music):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtXgqUrXAiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4plUKqJnuA
I have a vey smart, funny, beautiful (and yeah, not really got over it...) ex girlfriend that always answers to the daily question of "how are you" with something like "compared to what". Well, i don't consider myself a basshead, but compared to the tastes showed in general on head fi i'm beginning to think that maybe i'm not too far. Anyway, i've been educated with a freak hi-fier valves lover father obsessed with vocals and violins, so i tend to consider the midrange perfomance, the texture and grain of sound (which i search organic, vivid and airy),in pair with the bass. And i want both dimensions in a precisely positioned soundstage. Will the r2a solve it?... So bassheads, audiophiles of anykind, generous souls...can anyone please help me?
And that's all my debut, hope didn't bleed too many words (my apologies, i suppose it was the nerves of the first time) and... Thanks in advance!!!
