ruthieandjohn
Stumbling towards enlightenment
(Formerly known as kayandjohn.)
Just a bit of quick comparative listening to the new HF3 and the RS2e...Thanks for the suggestion! The RS2e is definitely on my short list of what appears to be as safe starting point. Your detailed comparisons posted elsewhere were incredibly helpful, BTW. My reservation with the RS2e is simply buying something that I would likely want to sell off and upgrade (justified or not!) in short order if I liked them. So I'm at least considering starting a little higher. That's where the Professional/Statement split complicates things, especially without the benefit of local audition. To further complicate, the HF3 is starting to get mention, and initial comments seem quite positive. I know you just received yours, but are you able to share any earlier unofficial comparisons with other models?
To me they sound nearly indistinguishable. If I listen to one after the other, I find that the HF3 has a tiny bit more bass and even tinier bit less treble transparency, and maybe an infinitesimal smaller soundstage, than the RS2e. But I can only observe these nuances by switching between them quickly and listening to the music passage. If I were to just pick one up, I would not be able to tell which it was without rapid comparison.
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