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Would love to hear these. Do they beat other flagships or hi end IEMs? Such as the Shure SE846, Heir 5.0, Fitear 334 or the Ultrasone IQ?
I got my pair of Heir 5.0's shortly after the tour pair of 1plus2's, honestly, there was no comparison in my mind, the 1plus2's are in completely different league. I actually like the 5.0's quite a bit, if I hadn't had the 1plus2's to compare side by side I probably would have happily kept them, but next to the 1plus2's they sounded compact and artificial.
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Nice review! What was your experience with JH13 like?
It's been a couple of years now so it's hard to say on a sonic level. At the time, when I was able to get the JH13Pro's to seal, they sounded better by far than any other IEM's I had heard to that point. Still, they could sound phenomenal on some recordings and not so hot on others. One of the things I found with the 1plus2's is they sound very good with everything I've thrown at them, maybe in some cases not quite as good as something else, but on a whole far more consistently excellent than anything else I've heard.
My experience with customs was pretty horrible though. Initially it my fit seemed like it was just a bit off so I sent them back for adjustment but it only seemed to get worse, to the point that they went back around 6 times for adjustments. Customer service was hit and miss, sometimes I would get emails from Jerry himself 5 minutes after sending one at midnight, other times it was like they just didn't listen to what I told them at all.
The real deal breaker for customs with me though was around the second refit I developed a bad case of TMJ which, to this day, causes sensitivity in my left ear around the bend. The way the 13Pro's fit they would just nudge the sensitive area at times so I tried to stick with it but the straw that finally broke the camels back for me was when, after half a year, 6 refits and a ton of money spent in shipping, Jerry finally said he wanted me to get new impressions so they could do a deeper fit. First, I only found one audiologist here who would do impressions so getting a new set would mean going to the mainland. Second, with the sensitivity and pain caused by the TMJ I just couldn't fathom a deeper fit.
So, in the end I gave up on the idea of customs and ever since have been looking for a universal to fill the gap left after having the 13Pro's. The 1plus2's are the first IEM that has felt like it truly competes at that level. Actually, from my recollections of the 13Pro's I would say I prefer the 1plus2's but not having them to compare side by side doesn't make that very valid outside of my own feelings.
