Xtralglactic
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Well im listening to them now. Im thinking these have a hump in the upper mids that I dont like cause its making female vocals abit shouty sibilant?? But it seems if I put it in the OUTPUT 2 (P-B output meant for Ety's ERP) in my CC BH these are traits are largely negated. I've set it to high gain SF (soundstage switch) and LF (Bass Boost) switch on. Im enjoying them now! Also Im using a new app on my Apple Ipad, Its called Equaliser by Audioforge, a paid app but there's so much more detail retrieval than the standard apple music player.
I think DSNuts also touched on this as per below:
Thus far some negatives on the sound. These are somewhat picky about sources. They do sound great in general with the variety of sources I am using with them however I can tell these are sensitive to impedance matching. Meaning these require a low impedance out source to sound their best. Higher output sources or high gain mode on most amps will make them sound less refined especially in the upper regions of sound. I have had them on the burn now for 2 days and nights straight and the sound is balancing out more so than on open listen and treble seems to benefit the most thus far. It went from being hidden to full on with solid improvement in definition, but exhibits a slight peak for vocals which is completely gone with something like a Geek Out .47 Ohm out match.
Overall though these are very impressive. I don't know if I would call them ruler neutral, they are certainly not analytical in sound signature. They have great balance but the sound definitely has coloration as most do. While not audiophile flat it has some very deceptive depth and fullness you would not associate with how average the earphones look. These don't have extra chambers or a housing that is larger than average but what it does have is a taller and fuller, deeper sound than average but has a solid amount of sound stage to pull it off. Here is where these remind me a bit of the CKR10 sound signature which is the only other iem I own that has this same type of trait in the sound. The crazy thing is the CKR10 has dual oversized drivers in push pull mode with a much larger housing to pull it off. The Rain2 looks humbly average almost boring in comparison. How many cheapo made in China woodies look just like these is my point. Very deceptive in how one would think these would sound. But as you all know it is all about the tuning.
The wood gives a very natural tonality to the overall sound that just works with dynamic drivers. It went from too warm on open listen to a much more even balanced and naturally smooth sound. Guys that are snapping up on this deal are getting one heck of a deal for these. Much like how the FX850 is about enjoying your tunes so are these Rain2s. These are not the end all for definition or timbre or stage, balance or depth. But they do solidly in all these aspects and when put together in one cohesive sound. One of the biggest surprises for me this year.
Edited by Dsnuts - 12/14/14 at 2:00am
I think DSNuts also touched on this as per below:
Thus far some negatives on the sound. These are somewhat picky about sources. They do sound great in general with the variety of sources I am using with them however I can tell these are sensitive to impedance matching. Meaning these require a low impedance out source to sound their best. Higher output sources or high gain mode on most amps will make them sound less refined especially in the upper regions of sound. I have had them on the burn now for 2 days and nights straight and the sound is balancing out more so than on open listen and treble seems to benefit the most thus far. It went from being hidden to full on with solid improvement in definition, but exhibits a slight peak for vocals which is completely gone with something like a Geek Out .47 Ohm out match.
Overall though these are very impressive. I don't know if I would call them ruler neutral, they are certainly not analytical in sound signature. They have great balance but the sound definitely has coloration as most do. While not audiophile flat it has some very deceptive depth and fullness you would not associate with how average the earphones look. These don't have extra chambers or a housing that is larger than average but what it does have is a taller and fuller, deeper sound than average but has a solid amount of sound stage to pull it off. Here is where these remind me a bit of the CKR10 sound signature which is the only other iem I own that has this same type of trait in the sound. The crazy thing is the CKR10 has dual oversized drivers in push pull mode with a much larger housing to pull it off. The Rain2 looks humbly average almost boring in comparison. How many cheapo made in China woodies look just like these is my point. Very deceptive in how one would think these would sound. But as you all know it is all about the tuning.
The wood gives a very natural tonality to the overall sound that just works with dynamic drivers. It went from too warm on open listen to a much more even balanced and naturally smooth sound. Guys that are snapping up on this deal are getting one heck of a deal for these. Much like how the FX850 is about enjoying your tunes so are these Rain2s. These are not the end all for definition or timbre or stage, balance or depth. But they do solidly in all these aspects and when put together in one cohesive sound. One of the biggest surprises for me this year.
Edited by Dsnuts - 12/14/14 at 2:00am
