[ProfessorBudge]

Very annoying.  I just took the splurge and ordered my JH13 last week.  Was not told about v2 at all, and I placed my order through a rep.  

 

[warrior1975]

Call them. You should be fine, especially if they didn't receive your impressions yet.

 

[goodvibes]

If they started making the V2, they likely stopped V1 production and would probably only do a special order.

 

[ProfessorBudge]

All good now.  They had actually already built the v1 but agreed to change to v2.  Thumbs up to the people at JH!

 

[bwaterme]

Glad they made the change for you. You will be happy with the results of the upgrade.

 

[bwaterme]

V2s arrived today. Some initial impressions. My guess is that a lot of this feedback is already captured by those with Siren Series in ears.

1. Love the new case. I never loved the Pelican case with velvet bag inside. That always seemed like a make shift solution versus a true custom experience.

2. I was initially surprised at the thickness of the new cable. I guess I should not be surprised that an 8 braid cable is about twice as thick as a 4 braid . That said, the build quality of the cable is excellent. The new connector is nice and secure. However, the size of the cable and connector does make looping around my ear a little more work initially. If it were totally up to me, I would place the bass adjustment dials closer to the split versus about 3" from the headphone jack.

3. I absolutely love the steel wave guides. Huge improvement. The exits of the tubes is WAY cleaner/smoother than the silicon tubes on my V1s. I can tell cleaning is going to be much easier and more effective. Nice job!!!

4. In just looking at the insides, I can tell these monitors were built with a little more care and precision than my last set. Looks much more orderly in there. Probably means nothing sonically, but shows attention to detail.

5. Initial listening is on my iBasso DX80 as will be 90% of my use. I already sold my V1s so I can't do an A v B comparison. I selected the JH13s V2s because I wanted to maintain the relatively neutral sound signature, while having the option to tweak the bass up some. I'm not a bass head, but I do sometimes like to add a little bass. Mission accomplished! These monitors sound just as crisp and clean as my V1s, with the ability to up the bass. And surprisingly adding even 7-8 db has no negative impact on the sound. I have my dial to about 1 or 2 o'clock initially. Anything past this is too dark for me. And all the way up is very dark.

With very little listening time, I can tell I am going to be satisfied with my decision to upgrade. The bass adjustment without having to add an EQ alone is likely worth it. But the better cable and steel wave guides are super nice bonuses. Will post any further observations.

 

[rcoleman1]

Awesome. I have V2s on order too. How long to deliver after JH received your ear impressions? They said manufacturing should be somewhat faster on this version. Thanks.

 

[bwaterme]

My impressions were on file. Took a solid 4 weeks from order date.

 

[LiteKirby]

Here's hoping they announce this for the 16s and allow upgrades for past customers

 

[CareyPrice31]

My impressions were on file. Took a solid 4 weeks from order date.

 
Can we see pictures? Particularly of the steel wave guide too?

 

[gearofwar]

V2s arrived today. Some initial impressions. My guess is that a lot of this feedback is already captured by those with Siren Series in ears.

1. Love the new case. I never loved the Pelican case with velvet bag inside. That always seemed like a make shift solution versus a true custom experience.

2. I was initially surprised at the thickness of the new cable. I guess I should not be surprised that an 8 braid cable is about twice as thick as a 4 braid

. That said, the build quality of the cable is excellent. The new connector is nice and secure. However, the size of the cable and connector does make looping around my ear a little more work initially. If it were totally up to me, I would place the bass adjustment dials closer to the split versus about 3" from the headphone jack.

3. I absolutely love the steel wave guides. Huge improvement. The exits of the tubes is WAY cleaner/smoother than the silicon tubes on my V1s. I can tell cleaning is going to be much easier and more effective. Nice job!!!

4. In just looking at the insides, I can tell these monitors were built with a little more care and precision than my last set. Looks much more orderly in there. Probably means nothing sonically, but shows attention to detail.

5. Initial listening is on my iBasso DX80 as will be 90% of my use. I already sold my V1s so I can't do an A v B comparison. I selected the JH13s V2s because I wanted to maintain the relatively neutral sound signature, while having the option to tweak the bass up some. I'm not a bass head, but I do sometimes like to add a little bass. Mission accomplished! These monitors sound just as crisp and clean as my V1s, with the ability to up the bass. And surprisingly adding even 7-8 db has no negative impact on the sound. I have my dial to about 1 or 2 o'clock initially. Anything past this is too dark for me. And all the way up is very dark.

With very little listening time, I can tell I am going to be satisfied with my decision to upgrade. The bass adjustment without having to add an EQ alone is likely worth it. But the better cable and steel wave guides are super nice bonuses. Will post any further observations.

Any memories of improvement in SQ over V1? Thanks (maybe the improvement is not that big so you couldn't tell)

 

[bwaterme]

 

[bwaterme]

As you can see from the pics, the connectors are the same as the Siren series. The steel tube wave guides make the exit point much more defined and easier to clean.

 

[bwaterme]

Regarding sound quality. There is no doubt these monitors are amazingly precise. If you liked the sound signature of the original, you will love these. I am amazed at the ability to add bass (+5 db or even slightly more) with zero degradation of the other frequencies. Maybe at 3/4 max bass addition you start to get some muffling of the rest of the range, but not before that.

 

[gearofwar]

Regarding sound quality. There is no doubt these monitors are amazingly precise. If you liked the sound signature of the original, you will love these. I am amazed at the ability to add bass (+5 db or even slightly more) with zero degradation of the other frequencies. Maybe at 3/4 max bass addition you start to get some muffling of the rest of the range, but not before that.

hmm. I'm really concerned more for the treble , resolution and details. The bass in v1 was just right for me