[sabloke]

Don't blame the Pros, nothing sounds spectacular plugged directly into a phone except the Beats Ultra Pros of course
With the Mojo and on SE port of my DP-X1 DAP (damn you Flare, give me balanced cable!!!) I can't have enough of them.

 

[Idsynchrono_24]

Eh... I wouldn't expect a night and day difference from a DAC or anything. The R2 sounds great straight from my iPhone 6, it just needs a bit more on the volume slider. I have a GoV2/Liquid Carbon that sounds better but I don't bother most of the time due to the plug and play convenience of the iPhone.

 

[sodesuka]

They sound quite horrible straight from my phone. Of course it might just my phone having horrible phone out though.

 

[holden4th]

I bought the Apple CCK Lightning connector and out of my iPhone 6S straight into the Fiio Q1 these sound spectacular thanks to the Fiio DAC.

 

[Venture Guy]

Any word on the Pono Player cable for the R2s? I am running them single ended on the Pono and they sound great. IMHO they will sound fantastic in balanced mode

 

[sodesuka]

Decided to sell all my other phones besides R2Pro. They simply sound like toys in comparison, which is kinda tragic. These things practically killed this hobby for me lol.
 
Ah well more money for other hobby I guess, right at the dawn of VR, and I've the perfect solution for the audio already haha.

 

[KowalskiFUT]

They sound quite horrible straight from my phone. Of course it might just my phone having horrible phone out though.

This sounds consolating. Cant wait Mojo to arrive.

 

[Venture Guy]

I wouldn't say they sound horrible out of my iPhone 5S, however they lack bass slam. They require more current than other IEMs to achieve full bass reproduction, because they are sealed chambers. (Almost all other IEMs are ported.) The amps in phones just don't have the power. They sound great, even in single-ended mode, out of my Pono Player. While on that topic, when are we going to see the balanced cable for the Pono Player?

 

[sodesuka]

I don't think anyone besides Flare knows. At this rate it's probably faster to find a modder willing to work it out, order a pair of spare driver (and maybe cable of your choice), have them sent to the modder and then have him send the finished balanced driver to you.

 

[sabloke]

I'm about to pull the trigger for Snugs custom silicon tips. Pretty expensive, £109 with shipping to Oz plus whatever will cost to get impressions done and sent to UK. Hope it is worth it...

Edit: just booked in for ear impressions with www.connecthearing.com.au here in Adelaide. $50 for impressions, not too bad. I will order the snugs shortly after I get the impressions done. Just in case you're interested, there's a coupon for 15% off until the end of March with snugs, and that saves you about 15 pounds.

 

[Jackpot77]

Long time owner, but finally got round to posting my impressions of the R2A (not the Pro, sadly - missed out on that on the Kickstarter campaign) on here as there seem to be so few actual reviews listed in the Head Gear section:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/flare-audio-r2a-sound-isolating-in-ear-aluminum-earphones-with-high-definition-distortion-free-sound-black/reviews/15486
 
All feedback or comments very much appreciated (good or bad!)

 

[Podster]

I see Massdrop is running these again (non Pro)?
 
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/flare-r2a-iems?utm_placement=1&referer=PR3LLV&mode=guest_open&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Automated%20Daily%20Promotional%202016-03-15&utm_term=Daily%20Promotional

 

[KowalskiFUT]

They are brilliant with Mojo! R2Pros are my first (and initially intended as last ) hifi iem-s, but I have a feeling that head fi madness is just beginning.
 
P.S. They sound good from iPhone 6, Xperia obviously has inferior output.

 

[KowalskiFUT]

  Long time owner, but finally got round to posting my impressions of the R2A (not the Pro, sadly - missed out on that on the Kickstarter campaign) on here as there seem to be so few actual reviews listed in the Head Gear section:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/flare-audio-r2a-sound-isolating-in-ear-aluminum-earphones-with-high-definition-distortion-free-sound-black/reviews/15486
 
All feedback or comments very much appreciated (good or bad!)

How would you compare Flares with Rockets? I've got Pros, and love them, but would consider changing them for Rockets (because of tough build) if SQ is similar.

 

[Jackpot77]

How would you compare Flares with Rockets? I've got Pros, and love them, but would consider changing them for Rockets (because of tough build) if SQ is similar.

Not heard the Pros, but the R2A and the Rockets are close enough in sound signature for it to be a sidegrade rather than a downgrade. The soundstage is the only thing the R2s have a clear advantage on - I've just put a review of the Rockets up as well in the Head Gear section if you want to get a more detailed opinion? The build quality is insanely tough on the Rockets though, compared to the Flares.