I have owned 4 Cowon DAPs over the years and currently got both the Plenue V and Plenue R2 in possession. Plenue R2 is basically one of the most versatile DAPs I have.
More importantly: the balanced output is true balanced and it is one of the very few DAPs under $1000 that did proper justice to the highly inefficient Final E5000 (93dB/mW).
Actually, your post made my day and here is why. The Plenue V and the Plenue R2 both have the Cirrus Logic CS43131
but the R2 has the dual-DAC design. The V has Jet Effects 5 and the R2 has Jet Effects 7. My question to you is that when you volume match the two DAPs and use the single-ended output on the R2 do the two DAPs sound extremely similar or do they sound different.
I'd also like to hear your feedback on Jet Effects 5 vs Jet Effects 7.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
.... but i noticed it's shallow tips give me the best fit i ever got with the ZS6! until now i kept the ZS6 for home use\sitting only as it's shallow nozzles made them fall out of my ears during movement.
I always thought i need big\long tips to compensate for shallow nozzles on the ZS5\ZS6, turns out it's the other way around! might need to buy more shallow TWS ear tips.
I usally use foams, but these are better.
Here's a pic of the TWS tips compared with "regular" tips:
I usually go for the shallow eartips with a wide bore for two reasons.
1) they fit me well and are usually very comfortable.
2) tuning an earphone requires the tuner to factor in both the length and diameter of the nozzle. Using eartips that elongate the sound tube (nozzle + eartip) or eartips that narrow the aperture of the sound tube (nozzle + eartip) further can definitely alter the sound and sometimes to the earphone's detriment.
Pick your brightest sounding in-ears and place a set of shallow eartips with a wide bore on them and listen to just one song that you are very familiar with for about twenty minutes. Review the most notable sections of the song over and over again. I say twenty minutes so that
you will become intimately acquainted with the sound. Upon swapping you will undoubtedly hear the difference when you slip on an eartip that was designed with a more elongated collar/shaft and maybe even a more narrow aperture.
For me, everything gets brighter from the upper midrange to the upper treble. That may be suitable for a warmer in-ear (BQ3, C10, CA16, BA10) but an unwelcome alteration to a brighter earphone (ZS6, ZSN Pro, ZS10 Pro, A10), depending on the earphone .
I don't know which manufacturers tune their earphones with the included eartips or which manufacturers just throw in their standard eartips but it's worth noting that
the eartip plays a definite part in how the listener perceives the tuning.
It will be interesting to hear your feedback on the difference in the ZS6's presentation given the two eartips in your photo.
That is the thing I have learned in this hobby - only trust my own ears
I've enjoyed many an entertaining in-ear that I would have absolutely missed out on due to someone else's opinion. The AS12 is my most recent example. A single YouTube video nearly put me on the fence. I did some research and ordered the first of what would quickly become three sets. Without reservation it is hands down my favorite sub-$100 all-BA in-ear.
And yes, I will order a fourth AS12 so I can remove the filters on the 30012 treble BAs and experiment with a full set of filters to modify treble response. The 30012 has more treble extension than the ubiquitous 30095.
I'm expecting $3 worth of filters/dampers to transform the AS12 from a very, very good set of in-ears to an almost perfect set of in-ears. Great expectations I know but hey, I'm a hobbyist.
LOL, I hope they fit.
