HifiMan RE252 Appreciation Thread

[Mad Max]

There should be a thread or two, somewhere around here.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I was pretty sure I posted earlier that I was able to get them to fit upside down without trimming the little hook, and they did fit better using the bi-flange tips.

 

[Photofan1986]

I cut the rubber appendix and got a much better fit wearing them upside down (with the cable over the ear). I use UE medium silicone tips and get a very good fit now.
A couple of pics just for you
 

 

[treal512]

Thanks for the pics! I may do this if these become a keeper.

 

[proedros]

they may be ugly buggers with occasional fit issues, but soundwise...they are very,very good IEMs with outstanding clarity and sooundspace
 
I am constantly rotating between them and the RE-262 , depending on what SQ i want at the moment.
 
God bless Hifiman.
 
 

 

[Photofan1986]

Just chiming in to say that I was listening to some Michael Jackson through my HD555, and then shifted to the RE-252, and boy! The Hifiman make the Senn sound like I'm listening with cotton in my ears, and under water
The difference in clarity, speed, separation, instrument placement...basically everything is SO much better on those tiny IEMS!
Not very constructive comment, sorry but those really kick my ass...in a very good way^^
 
 
 

 

[proedros]

I am so happy with my J3/RE-252 combo that i may have found a nice place to rest my ears and my wallet for now my upgraditis seems cured/tamed
 
Really , i know there are some great IEMS out there , but for 150$ i don't think anything can surpass the 252
 
But then again , I may be wrong and this is why w are members here lol

 

[Mad Max]

 
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I am so happy with my J3/RE-252 combo that i may have found a nice place to rest my ears and my wallet for now my upgraditis seems cured/tamed
 
Really , i know there are some great IEMS out there , but for 150$ i don't think anything can surpass the 252
 
But then again , I may be wrong and this is why w are members here lol

Even TF10 isn't an upgrade unless you are a soundstage freak and don't mind giving up 252's great mids, detail, a bit of its transparency, and great timbre quality.  =p

 

[proedros]

bump cause these are really great
 
I see people praising DBA-02 and i have a feeling that the 252 simply kick their ass easily.
 
Just a hunch.
 
These are now my go-to IEM surpassing even the 262

 

[proedros]

no love for these iems ?
 
surely , they aint no flavour of the month but still.....
 
I am very happy with these.Very happy.

 

[Mad Max]

People are too busy enjoying them to reply. 

 
Edit: By the way, anyone tried UE buds on RE252?
 
They achieve a more linear-sounding balance and become a bit more open-sounding.  With monster supertips, they get a more defined sound with more bass clarity, bass detail, and mids detail than with the UE buds, but is more rounded with more laid-back treble.
I'm really liking these tips with RE0 as well.

 

[i2ehan]

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but, after all, it seems that this IS the "official" RE252 appreciation thread. And so, I wanted to mention that I spent majority of today with exclusively my newly arrived RE252's. I'll admit, I've never been much of a dubstep fan. But much of that owed to the fact that dubstep would more often than not sound like someone was belching very loud (you know that familiar sound I'm referring to, found in every dubstep track

), over some intense bassline. Enter the RE252. I've never before been able to appreciate, to this extent, the detail brought forth in each distinct note as it hits, but the RE252 and Zo combination makes me want to reconsider the entire genre altogether. Nothing I'd say at this point would do what I'm hearing justice, but the feeling is simply euphoric. Seems I may have overlooked the analytical side of things, as I'd often relate the very word itself to a sound that'd tend to draw me more towards technical distractions, oppposed to simply enjoyment. Be it the Zo, or the HiFiMan hosue signature, the two make for a killer combination. On that note, it seems I'll have to reconsider the ER4P at some point. Nonetheless, no better place to declare my growing admiration of the RE252 than here, in the official appreciation thread. I'm a believer.

 

[Photofan1986]

Welcome in the club! Yes, the RE-252 is an amazing iem alright!
 

 

[kiteki]

 
I appreciate them.

 

[kiteki]

Ok so it seems like the RE252 is totally discontinued now.
 
On the bright side there is always the GR07 which shares a very similiar signature and costs less.