Cable in fact is very good. Fits recessed 2-pin on the Roland perfectly tight and secure. Jack is fine except nickel plating that is not good. If u polish it with cloth it works better for a while. Also Frequency response is subjective, and Roland seems to be responding to burn in, so I might re-evaluate stock cable and probably will replace jack to have that cable in my collection anyway, as wire quality appears to be very good.
Roland is not too sensitive. With original Hiby R6 no noise that I can detect.
Wait, how does it sound?! I just ordered a La Hire instead. Scare of bass bleeds to vocal again and again :/My apologies folks, for this delay. I got them Thursday as Linsoul promised but didn't expect it because Linsoul failed to update DHL tracking. So on Wednesday while being under the weather I powered through a workout and guess what? Got more sick.
So, why is that relevant? Because my hearing is affected when I'm sick and it would be wrong to do critical evaluation at that point.
So far I'm impressed with some caveats. This beast is not easy to figure out as it sounds like nothing I've heard before. Good news: Not very source sensitive, Hiby R6 is back in business with 2.5mm balanced.
That depends on what you didn't like about T800. Because if you don't mind bright sounding IEMs I would put No1. FH7, 2. it04, ..ms4 & T800. MS4 is also less bright. S8p is very good if you don't mind doing like TwiceBoss to EQ down 125Hz (I also EQ up 31Hz)
) but it04(and t800) is unforgiving. MS4 is not the most natural but sounds delicious with pop, alternative and synthetic genres.
Is the ibasso IT04 brighter than Roland? i have it and i was thinking to upgrade and Roland is one choice i am considering, how they compare in soundstage, resolution?That depends on what you didn't like about T800. Because if you don't mind bright sounding IEMs I would put No1. FH7, 2. it04, ..ms4 & T800. MS4 is also less bright. S8p is very good if you don't mind doing like TwiceBoss to EQ down 125Hz (I also EQ up 31Hz)
Does isolation matters for you? DD Sub bass?, extended HF (like t800)
I like it04 natural tonality (which just have been bested by Roland
I was looking at Paladins graphs and see, that La Hire has slight roll-off of the bass, less than S8p. S8p has bloated mid bass in comparison. One thing that I've mentioned that bothers me is that somewhat darker presentation with considerably less shimmer and sparkle than LX and M9.
Anyone else see these?
Personal opinion- that Roland graph is forged from purest win.
so, do you find Roland is an endgame material for your sound preference?I was looking at Paladins graphs and see, that La Hire has slight roll-off of the bass, less than S8p. S8p has bloated mid bass in comparison. One thing that I've mentioned that bothers me is that somewhat darker presentation with considerably less shimmer and sparkle than LX and M9.
Etymotic sounds so much brighter (from my er4s memory)
Etymotics ER2se:
"for your sound preference"come on there's no such thing as endgame
R6 volume low gain:
balanced Roland @ 40
3.5mm Roland @ 46, ier-m9 @ 52
Roland Mids. r fuller than M9, they sound closer to the way they were described for Fiio FH7 (Cannot do my own comparison yet because as of right now my hearing is mostly back and FH7 sounds insufferably bright. Later will try a little)
Mid bass to low mids range is very full bodied spacious “Room filling kind”, sounds very natural presenting in some songs feel of actual studio, I guess. Whether it’s possible, don't know, WorriorPoet may have an answer
M9 has considerably less of it.
Treble is the most forgiving of any IEM including se846 & Sony ier-z1r (Sony is a lot brighter. That 100KHz capable 6mm super twitter has massive power advantage over Sonion E-stats.) ier-z1r FR I consider closest to perfection than anything I’ve heard. Miss it. Cannot wait for Sony to release something similar that fits my ears.
Roland even with 2 E-stats (as compared to EE Valkyrie that has only one) still sounds darker than LX and HF instruments and especially brass percussion pushed to the back of the stage often too far for comfort.
The treble on M9 and LX extends much better, there is no way around it. To be fair both M9 is reputed to have unusual treble extension by many audiophiles including, if I remember correctly Toranku, Steph from Major Hi-fi you tube reviews and I don’t disagree. LX also brings shimmering sounds much closer than most.
Roland feels to me like CL2 story all over again, but unlike CL2 it has no glaring flaws and forgiving enough for portable use. Like CL2, Roland has very natural tonality from Low end through lower mids. The high mids and treble feels to me like that magic starting to fade. (I will revise it when I play with EQ to find out what is it that bothers me in upper mids and treble)
it04 sounds to me (will check the graph later and also wonder what BGGAR gonna sayIs the ibasso IT04 brighter than Roland? i have it and i was thinking to upgrade and Roland is one choice i am considering, how they compare in soundstage, resolution?
Thanks!
) like Harman FR pushed to the limits. It sounds intense, very natural, more so than S8p and even FH7 but on compressed recordings upper mids and treble may sound harsh on it04 and hats and cymbals a bit thin and dry. With otherwise perfect imaging which I love, that harshness bothers me and on most days when my hearing is all there - I'm too treble sensitive to bear it (with Google Music where I do most listening on the go.) 
