Bananiq
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If I understand this correctly - today is the last day for Amazon R2SS 50% off deal?
Does anyone know the reason for the r2pros having such a low output volume? This is new to me for an iem as my sennheiser ie80s and and previous Se425 were super loud at this volume. It's actually on par with my Hd598 but that has an impedance on 50ohms. Was there a reason behind flare audio doing this?
Can't but agree with you. Comply's are proving so much better for me.
I've also found the same experience on my Ety ER4's - the bass (what little there was of it) has vanished, so they're back to comply tips too.
A real shame as I had so much hope that customs were the way to go.
I am finding this also - well, certainly using my iPhone 6 as source. However both my Macbook Pro and iPad have louder outputs so it may be a smartphone issue. Can I just say, however - I have been blown away by the quality of these little units. I don't think I have ever had such a natural sound especially from an IEM - once the ear seal is established the soundstage is mind-blowing and clarity is second to none. I do find that I am trying to force the earbud further into my ear canal when using the lower output of the iPhone when I am in noisier environments and it takes a little time for the Comply foam to fully fill the ear canal. But once it does - very, very nice.
I am currently looking for a minimalist DAC/amp for use with the phone just to complete my experience - investigating the Cozoy units available - anyone got hand-on experience of these?
@Bananiq and @sodesuka - thanks
Actually I wasn't referring to the non-fatiguing highs/sound. It's the pressure being build up in the inner ear - or lack thereof - I'm interested in. Stephen Ambrose's ADEL technology supposedly prevents hearing loss, Flare Audio promised somewhat similar in their claim, I wonder what independent and objective proof or measurements are available to support the claims.
I do not bother posting much these days because this combination is essentially perfect.
PAW Gold (LOTOO PMEQ) > NXT-2AK > R2PRO (end caps fully screwed in, Comply Tx-200 large)
My portable music issues are dealt with. Time to focus on something else.
Excellent !
I'm getting there - it's a good DAP I need now. I'm re-discovering how good my Blackberry Playbook is though - amazingly natural and transparent with the R2Pros - just not so portable and only 48kHz max.
See what it sounds like.
I think the Blackberry Playbook's sound is just down to the Wolfson codec chip it uses with integrated amp - nothing particularly special but just happens to sound great. The chip's spec also states it can do 96KHz... perhaps the playbook's OS can too and I've never checked??
So much depends on implementation and chipsets - an "upgrade" doesn't mean it will be better sounding as most consumers will think stuff sounds good enough as it is, so manufacturers don't bother much improving that aspect of a phone.
Funny though how phones like the iphone 6 are still stuck on 64Gb! My 2009 Nokia came with 64Gb as standard plus the microSD slot. My current 2014 blackberry is less, only 32Gb on board (plus mSD card) - whatever happened to progress?