Rhines announced the Stage 5 on Facebook today!     https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=717580564928205&set=a.563977706955159.1073741828.561117580574505&type=1&theater   It's not the announcement I expected because I heard a new model with three drivers at their store not long ago. It's...

Tom Yum, care to pick me up in Düsseldorf? :D

How about a meet in Roermond this Saturday? I need new shoes. :)

Another meet would be great!

  The human ear is not a machine, meaning heard tones and loudness are not absolute. The human brain always compares in relation.   Even IF there is something like burn-in, the likelihood of not noticing it is extremely high, due to your brain adjusting and masking smallest details. This...

  Do you mean this?   Quote:   http://www.markuskraus.com/RMAA/ak100tf10.htm

  I'm sorry, I haven't heard the Dunu.

Joker has his review up for both StageDivers and it's nice for me to have his opinion back mine up.   post #12413

  The SD2 is warmer and has some more punch. Both are not very intimate and have a respectful distance to the listener, yet the SD2 has a more romantic presentation when it comes to closeness of voices. So SD2 has some thicker upper bass and lusher voices, which I personally prefer. Whereas...

  I mentioned this somewhere in the beginning of the thread, but Rhines had an unofficial demo pair of the Stage 4 that had a different tuning with more linear bass. (But the artwork still said Stage4.) It could be that this is an experiment from the old Compact Monitors era and that they also...

Great to have some more impressions!   Edit: Here is a video of my customs.  

No idea why you are so bitter, but in case it wasn't clear, my point was that my customs sit perfectly and never lose their seal. The only time I can feel the in-ear inside my canal is when I yawn. That's why I recommended to keep the mouth closed (lips touch each other, not the teeth) because...

I know that biting on a stick is the 'normal' way of doing it, that's why I recommend to keep your mouth closed. At least if you use the customs for listening to music instead of screaming at the microphone.

I haven’t really shared my impressions yet, so I will do that now. My perspective is that of a hifi-enthusiast customer who loves music but also technology and product design. This is my first custom ever and thus I cannot compare with different companies. I can only share my personal...

As you can see from my profile pic, after the StageDivers I also jumped to customs. (Not „after“ because I still have the SDs.) The StageDiver are a good cross-over.   However, I see things differently about „not going lower“. Because, TBH, the Sony MH1C (or similar) can uncover 99% of all...

Well, since you're into Electro you probably appreciate the slam of SD3. I don't listen to a lot of Electronica but from what others said the SD3 definitely delivers. I've seen your Heir is already up for sale. If your budget is tight, I recommend to start a few levels below and purchase...

Well, I’ve borrowed the 4.Ai from a friend for a while. What do you want to know? Or why do you want to replace the Heir?   Neither StageDiver sounds similar. The 4.Ai is fairly neutral, flat in depth, very dry, hollow in the mids and has a tendency to be unforgiving in the highs. To me the...

If you mean "more impact" than "more quantity", the SD2 should suffice. The RE400 is not possible to render kicks and vibrations realistically, IMHO. So the SD2 has more energy to my ears.   Beware, the SD3 will have much more bass than RE400, but you could always equalize it down a bit and...

I have a SD2 and RE400 comparison in my review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/664229/review-inear-stagediver-series

  Yes, I am extremely stoked about the build. When I first considered customs, people steered me away and I crossed some horror stories about the seal breaking when eating or laying on the back. This is definitely not the case. These were extremely comfortable from the start and I am happy...

  You should be careful. I haven't seen measurements yet but the KEF 200 is also a dual driver, not a single driver.

Just saw this today:     It's a Triple.Fi 10 hooked to a AK100. I'm sure the UE reacts worse than SD3, but still this should tell you to avoid the AK100 if you're using multi-drivers.

Handmade by the legend himself - Mr. Reinsch! Perfection and nothing less. No refit needed. Perfect seal when sleeping and eating, too. I don't think I will put silicone tips into my ear canals anytime soon again. That time is over! It's a Rhines Stage 3, btw. "Only" 3 drivers, but...

  I just found this post by chance (always funny to find your own pictures via Google picture search) and it's also funny that not much has changed since April. I now have the Rhines Stage 3 custom and still occasionally use the StageDiver 3 for low volumes (, although I prefer...

I have the Stage 2 demo in my ears right now. I don't have the Stage 3 to compare right now, but I am still quite familiar with the signature of Stage 3. I auditioned many different demos of Stage 3 before, so I can definitely rule out a mix-up.   My early verdict: Stage 2 has warmer mids...