HiFlight
Headphoneus Supremus
From strictly a sound POV, I preferred the Be over my Pro's. (Sold the Pro, still have and use often my Be)How do the pro’s compare to the periodic audio beryllium, these are the 2 iem’s I am considering.
From strictly a sound POV, I preferred the Be over my Pro's. (Sold the Pro, still have and use often my Be)How do the pro’s compare to the periodic audio beryllium, these are the 2 iem’s I am considering.
I've completed my review of the Golds.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/flares-gold-by-flare-audio.23024/reviews
From strictly a sound POV, I preferred the Be over my Pro's. (Sold the Pro, still have and use often my Be)
,What do you think of the final e5000 vs periodic be?
I used the small couplers shown earlier in the thread. Very small and allow the use of any mmcx cable to match up with the short fixed cable on the earpieces.HiFlight / RichHawk22 - tell me more about the balanced cables mentioned.. Were they home-made or purchased? Or standard ones using MMCX couplers?
I have a small issue with my Pros - going to check out the extended waranty I registered for with the card in the box. At some point recently, for whatever reason I was getting a tight seal in my ear and the iem made a click as I slowly pushed it in further - a sound I associate with a driver membrane popping in and out - now it lacks bass when comparing the two seperate drivers. Still sound great but I get that feeling of unease, a sense of imbalance. Anyone know how long that extended waranty was meant to be for?
Jamming with Mojo as always hereWhat’s everyone’s portable source listening with their Golds? Mines the Ipad Pro 10.5 3.5mm headphone jack with apples alac files. Sound is incredible.
I suggest contacting Flare anyway, they've been pretty good with warranty as far as I'm awareI have a small issue with my Pros - going to check out the extended waranty I registered for with the card in the box. At some point recently, for whatever reason I was getting a tight seal in my ear and the iem made a click as I slowly pushed it in further - a sound I associate with a driver membrane popping in and out - now it lacks bass when comparing the two seperate drivers. Still sound great but I get that feeling of unease, a sense of imbalance. Anyone know how long that extended waranty was meant to be for?
Thanks for the detailed reply. Your description of the R2As is the same as how I perceive them so your comparison to the Pros is easy to relate to. From how you describe the difference I think I will like them a lot. I’m selling my IE800S so as soon as they go I think I will order the Pros.I have both and also have the Flare Golds. (I suppose I like the sound that Flare produces)
When I got the R2As I was blown away with two things - soundstage and bass. I'd not heard anything like it before. The bass was clean and clear and went very low. They also gave an out of head experience that sounded more like open back headphones despite the fact that the R2As are a closed system. The bass didn't get in the way of the mids but I found the treble to be a little recessed.
At the beginning of the year I got the Pros and they were clearly a major step up from the R2As. The soundstage was even wider, the bass more defined and the treble much brighter. The R2As sound slightly flat in comparison despite the fact that these are excellent iems. I guess that Flare had read the feedback on forums like Headfi and decided that treble frequencies needed to be addressed. This is obvious in the improved clarity over the R2As. However, there is a caveat with this (from someone looking to sell their Pros). There is an area of the audio spectrum which Flare didn't quite get tuned properly with the Pros. It's small but if you are extremely treble sensitive it could annoy you. I find it occurs with just a few recordings where the singer (or recording engineer) doesn't do their job properly and sibilance is exacerbated. The R2As don't pick this up and neither do the Golds but the Pros do exacerbate it. It's only on a few albums which allowed me to live happily with the Pros. They are an outstanding set of iems.
Bottom line, the Pros are much better than the R2As and you can hear a discernible difference. If you want to spend the money then you won't be disappointed. I'm listening to Grace Jones "Nightclubbing" on Tidal Master with the Pros as I type - wonderful! The sense of space, Robbie Shakespeare's amazing bass riffs, Grace's earthy voice...
I now have a dilemma. Do I use the R2As or the Pros as my traveling iems. My R2As plugged into an airplane system would easily outclass whatever noise cancelling cans that any airline would supply in business or first class and provide me with superior isolation.
I drive my Pros at home with a Burson PLAY. The Pros would love your Chord Mojo