Paid total 426.31 USD for the M2 plus leather case (35 USD) plus shipping and import fees.
Thanks, I will be waiting for your impressions.
The bass doesn’t have the soft impact that left me wanting on the P2 mk II, it’s more natural. If I was really nitpicking I’d probably want my dream Plenue to be just a little punchier or harder in the bass - the V is probably a touch more aggressive down low - and perhaps also I’d wish for a touch more black space between instruments.
Well written, yes its not perfect in any one area but it is a dap I usually want to use.PM2 + case arrived yesterday. I upgraded the firmware and listened for an hour or two straight out of the box.
First thoughts:
It’s actually smaller than I expected. I guess I was thinking of the R, P2 and V (the most recent Plenues I’ve owned) but the M2 is actually a bit thinner - not much from specs but noticeable in the hand. Also based on photos I expected it to feel quite chunky and metallic but it’s more delicate in person.
Sound-wise (the most important feature!) this thing is great. I just kept listening and fell asleep with it, so I guess that’s love
But these are small quibbles imagining my end-game DAP. I saw someone mention the M2 “purrs” along, and that seems like a great description: the music progresses and just feels right, nice stereo imaging, nice sense of emotion, building dynamics come across well, good balance across the spectrum and of course the expected flawless gapless and quick Cowon UI.
It isn’t the last word on resolution or separation but there’s plenty of nice little details audible to capture your mind every now and then. Also it has something I’ve come to feel is even more important, which is a sense of coherency - where it all adds up to convey the flow of the music well. I remember writing a review of an album once where I described an album as “nothing stands out on here”. It wasn’t an insult - the drums, guitar, vocals etc. all did their job without anything too flashy screaming “look at me, look at me”, and the result was an album where it all came together and the band as a whole ensemble sounded right. That’s kind of how I feel about the M2 so far. You can hear some nice little details and high or wide instruments in the soundstage but it doesn’t distract from the flow or feel of it all.
I wonder if there’ll be any perceptible changes in sound with burn-in, but even if not I can see plenty of happy times ahead with me and M2. Well played Cowon, well played.
I’ve been using it quite a lot over the last few weeks and in all honesty haven’t noticed any changes in the sound signature - still sounds the same to me!
Ah right. Yeah the cheap price for an older player was a factor for me getting the PM2.
Ah right. Yeah the cheap price for an older player was a factor for me getting the PM2.
Personally, I’m hoping that Cowon will release another mid-priced player as their next Plenue. They had the R a few years ago, which also had balanced output and Bluetooth, but it was relatively underpowered (1.6 Vrms balanced and 1.4Vrms single-ended). The smaller D2 has higher power but with the downside of the smaller, lower resolution screen and slightly laggy interface. I’d love them to put out another mid-fi option of a R/PM2 sized player with more power but without the high prices of the L or P2 mk II. But who knows, whenever I guess what Cowon will do next, I’m wrong
Hi Chris,Ah right. Yeah the cheap price for an older player was a factor for me getting the PM2.
Personally, I’m hoping that Cowon will release another mid-priced player as their next Plenue. They had the R a few years ago, which also had balanced output and Bluetooth, but it was relatively underpowered (1.6 Vrms balanced and 1.4Vrms single-ended). The smaller D2 has higher power but with the downside of the smaller, lower resolution screen and slightly laggy interface. I’d love them to put out another mid-fi option of a R/PM2 sized player with more power but without the high prices of the L or P2 mk II. But who knows, whenever I guess what Cowon will do next, I’m wrong
Unfortunately I sold my pair of HD6XXs (may have to update my head-fi profile). I only have the HD58X, which has 150 ohm resistance instead of 300. It can handle those fine.
Nice, thanks. I tried searching this thread with 6XX which yielded no results, I should have searched with HD6XX.
Just thought I’d update that I paid 75 USD for import fee deposit but got 15 back in refund as the actual fees were less. Obviously I’m not sure how it would work out for India.
Thank you.
