Anybody else, like me, thinking of going with the FD02 plus a better cable route?? Don't seem to be much different in the quality of housing and drivers and zero spec differences. I know the FD01 has the quad cable and the FD02 doesn't but doubt the cable is really that much better. Similar to the AT CKR's where the 90 doesn't have the quad cable and the CKR100 does but someone got an Null Ethos cable(only $50) and really likes the improvement over the CKR100 cable. Don't think they would forsake enough profit that a decent brand cable won't be still better and you can still have options like choosing straight or RA plug etc. Of course I like that the FD02 plug is RA and if a bit lower res it can be good for podcasts or other non critical listening and for sports use/beater cable type of thing. Another reason to get a cable is JVC always seems to use sheathing that stiffens like mad in cold weather so can't trust this will be any different here.
As far as the Spiral Dot+, they can be bought after and I didn't like the first gen enough to keep them when I had them. Again, if they are somehow amazing this time they can be had later on. All the other accs. are the same so no loss with the FD02.
With the filters, whether real or imagined, I have the screw in filters narrowing the path of the sound through the bore more and worry about it. Plus more little pieces of stuff to keep around in the drawer. I already have plenty of tips to try and Ostry filter tips and BGVP tuning cables that do a nice job so, for me, tuning can already be done and something like the BGVP "B" mids cable does really give more mids(w/o bass amount difference) which I haven't heard done well in a front screw in tuning implementation and I have had 4 of those so far.
Since they don't have worse specs, don't remove the MMCX, or the nozzle adjustment, or swap for a crappier case etc., I think I am going the FD02/m choice of cable route for the same or less $$ than the FD01.
