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Headphoneus Supremus
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Well, if the GR10 sounds anything like the e-Q5, then it is in no way an upgrade over the RE252. If you can get a good fit with RE252, which I found impossible, then IMO you have what may well be the best universal IEM out there. Actually, when fitted in a certain way, I found RE252 also quite fun with some music, so they are not exactly plain cold and analytical. Now, the e-Q5 is neither analytical, nor fun. They are just meh - nothing special IMO. I don't know what Ortofon was thinking when they designed them. They are like the e-Q7 with all life sucked out of them and then some technicalities added that hardly do anything to improve the listening experience and still do not make the e-Q5 good enough to compete with RE262 or RE0 or most 2+ driver armatures in most technical aspects.
Listening to ELO's "Last Train to London" through the e-Q5, I can't help but feel sad - it does have the general character of the e-Q7 and other moving armatures, but what happened to the wonderful atmosphere and energy that the e-Q7 was able to portray in this recording? With the eQ5 I only hear a weak shadow of the beautiful sound that e-Q7 produced with this song - only a small reminder of the wonderful musicality of the e-Q7 that really makes me regret that I sold them, but also makes me feel sad that Ortofon got rid of that unique, beautiful sound with their e-Q5.
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Looks like i am keeping my RE-252
(Still sure the one really good upgrade to my 252/262 will be the grado GR-10 - TOO EXPENSIVE THOUGH)
Well, if the GR10 sounds anything like the e-Q5, then it is in no way an upgrade over the RE252. If you can get a good fit with RE252, which I found impossible, then IMO you have what may well be the best universal IEM out there. Actually, when fitted in a certain way, I found RE252 also quite fun with some music, so they are not exactly plain cold and analytical. Now, the e-Q5 is neither analytical, nor fun. They are just meh - nothing special IMO. I don't know what Ortofon was thinking when they designed them. They are like the e-Q7 with all life sucked out of them and then some technicalities added that hardly do anything to improve the listening experience and still do not make the e-Q5 good enough to compete with RE262 or RE0 or most 2+ driver armatures in most technical aspects.
Listening to ELO's "Last Train to London" through the e-Q5, I can't help but feel sad - it does have the general character of the e-Q7 and other moving armatures, but what happened to the wonderful atmosphere and energy that the e-Q7 was able to portray in this recording? With the eQ5 I only hear a weak shadow of the beautiful sound that e-Q7 produced with this song - only a small reminder of the wonderful musicality of the e-Q7 that really makes me regret that I sold them, but also makes me feel sad that Ortofon got rid of that unique, beautiful sound with their e-Q5.