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Well, my UM2 are here.
I ordered them seamesly from earphonesolutions.
Previously, I had a pair of E3c and also tried E4, which I considered a great sound, but ordered UM2 to try new sound signatures.
First impressions are this:
They have a rough aspect. Seems to be handcrafted. I hope this is normal.
The main difference between the Shure line is that they throw more sound outside. With the Shures, a co-worker never had haeared them. Now he does.
About the sound. Well. I suppouse they have to burn-in, so i hope sound will change a bit, speciallly in the highs.
Orange foam tips:
Low end is impressive, but mid and highs are not as crystal clear and enhanced as in E4. I have to EQ to listen them properly, I've never had to do it in the Shures. Mid range seems to be less defined, and in some synth pad layered tunes I can hear some ringing. I've never heared mid-ringing in the shures
About the soundstage, everything sounds bigger. Thats because the low end section.
I listen to trance, funky, electronic, etc. One of my worries was if the Roland 909 kickdrum whould sound as excelsus and punchy as in the Shure line, and it does. Bass and rythm section in electronic and dance music sounds big, great, magnificent and gigant. Well, also in the E4.
Tri-Flanges:
Well, the highs seems to raise and I dont need to EQ as much as with the orange foam tips. They seem to be a little bit rolled off, too. Yes, my reference song for this part is 'Jarmiroquai - Dynamite' and UM2 cant reproduce its highs as E4 does.
I've never inserted that huge white christmas trees. The worst part is extracting them !!
Yellow foams:
Highs goes better, not higher, but better. Thats right.
Conclusion:
Note that I am writing this with the IEM straigh from the box, and this are first impressions.
Well I've spent less than one hour with them, so maybe is to early to have impressions.
Bassically, great low end but I miss the definition and the perfect shape of the E4 highs and mids.
Tomorrow I will have here a pair of E4 and I'll do an A-B test, specially in focused in the high section
And in a week I will post another review and I'll tell if UM2 are better than E4 or not.
I ordered them seamesly from earphonesolutions.
Previously, I had a pair of E3c and also tried E4, which I considered a great sound, but ordered UM2 to try new sound signatures.
First impressions are this:
They have a rough aspect. Seems to be handcrafted. I hope this is normal.
The main difference between the Shure line is that they throw more sound outside. With the Shures, a co-worker never had haeared them. Now he does.
About the sound. Well. I suppouse they have to burn-in, so i hope sound will change a bit, speciallly in the highs.
Orange foam tips:
Low end is impressive, but mid and highs are not as crystal clear and enhanced as in E4. I have to EQ to listen them properly, I've never had to do it in the Shures. Mid range seems to be less defined, and in some synth pad layered tunes I can hear some ringing. I've never heared mid-ringing in the shures
About the soundstage, everything sounds bigger. Thats because the low end section.
I listen to trance, funky, electronic, etc. One of my worries was if the Roland 909 kickdrum whould sound as excelsus and punchy as in the Shure line, and it does. Bass and rythm section in electronic and dance music sounds big, great, magnificent and gigant. Well, also in the E4.
Tri-Flanges:
Well, the highs seems to raise and I dont need to EQ as much as with the orange foam tips. They seem to be a little bit rolled off, too. Yes, my reference song for this part is 'Jarmiroquai - Dynamite' and UM2 cant reproduce its highs as E4 does.
I've never inserted that huge white christmas trees. The worst part is extracting them !!
Yellow foams:
Highs goes better, not higher, but better. Thats right.
Conclusion:
Note that I am writing this with the IEM straigh from the box, and this are first impressions.
Well I've spent less than one hour with them, so maybe is to early to have impressions.
Bassically, great low end but I miss the definition and the perfect shape of the E4 highs and mids.
Tomorrow I will have here a pair of E4 and I'll do an A-B test, specially in focused in the high section
And in a week I will post another review and I'll tell if UM2 are better than E4 or not.
