[REVIEW] Aurisonics ASG-2 & 2.5 (with many comparisons)

[warrior1975]

Yes, that's really messed up. Also why I don't gift unless it's someone in my inner circle.

 

[coolcat]

Warrior my friend , I highly recommend the Andromeda. I did listen to them today after the burn-in (I first listened to them in a headphones store out of the box, they sound bad tooo much treble). I can say,  to me,  they are better than the K10U , they combine the strengths of the ref1too and the Um Mason (12 driver Unique Melody for japan market),which I am also owning now. They are not as dynamic as the ref1too, they are not as revealing as the UM Mason, but they have a good bass (speed slam body). For the mid, they are cleary more revealing than the K10  but dont have some spikes in treble region like the K10. Soundstage though not the best but airy enough to make you enjoy the music. I told you I do search for the iem to complement the ref1too. I will sell the Mason and buy the Andromeda soon.
Please read Twister reviews, it spots on.  

 

[warrior1975]

coolcat Thanks bro, I've read nothing but great things about it. Just worried it won't have enough bass for me. After I sell my K10, that might be next.

 

[coolcat]

@coolcat Thanks bro, I've read nothing but great things about it. Just worried it won't have enough bass for me. After I sell my K10, that might be next.

They are not bass light earphones for sure Warrior, but I dont know if it's enough for you. They are not the bass monster like the roxanne, the ref1too or the asg2.5, but at least they have better bass than the Um pro50 (better quality for sure, quantity I am not sure because I didn't compare them side by side but I felt I am very satisfy with the Andromeda bass. ) I just can truly say that the Andromeda dont lack the bass at all .
By the way, forget the angie they are good, but that's all they are not in the same  league of something like K10,Andromeda and the ref1too.  

 

[Phenic]

 
Very educative comment.
Don't bother posting if you're too lazy to write an actual answer. Your 3000+ posts don't make respect and explanations optional...
 
And by the way, bass can be changed on the Angie, with better results than I could ever obtain by playing with the bassports of the ASG2.5. Partly because the dials are more precise and do no rely on air intake since the Angies are entirely BA-based.
 
Regarding build quality, although I really appreciate Aurisonics and only have good comments about their after sale performance, I got connection issues twice with my ASG, once with ASG1 and once with ASG2 (= 2 shipments to the US and back at my charge), si I'm a bit skeptical about their recessed 2-pin connectors design. Especially because I'm a careful person who always transports IEMs in rigid cases. Strangely enough, although it is said to be more fragile, I never got a single issue with IEMs having MMCX connectors...
 
ASG2.5 were a nice step-up regarding shell quality though, but I find the mids less gorgeous than on the previous iterations, and the Angies are a nice change.

Are you saying the Angie has more quantity or better quality bass?
 
I can see a debate about quality but none for quantity. Even the SE846 has more bass quantity then the Angie.
 
I had MMCX issues with iems before and admittedly one of them was an Aurisonic.

 

[jmills8]

Are you saying the Angie has more quantity or better quality bass?

I can see a debate about quality but none for quantity. Even the SE846 has more bass quantity then the Angie.

I had MMCX issues with iems before and admittedly one of them was an Aurisonic.

basically liking real bass like bass at a live show, night club or studio which all use a real woofer that moves air and causes vibrations, waves of bass compared to a driver that was at first invented to recreate voice for people who had hearing issues. Obvious real is real, not all about being unnaturally perfect.

 

[Pacman123]

Agree with Jmills. If you like the 2.5s you like bass from a live show.
 
http://www.bassboss.com/subs/zv28-powered-subwoofer
 
"Two ZV28s offer response extended to 21 Hz (+-3 dB, 1m, ground plane).  ZV28s were independently measured at Ultra Music Fest 2013 to achieve flat frequency response to 21Hz (-3 dB) at audience distance. A sub system of only sixteen ZV28 Subs and eight Z5/D Bass Horns s was used to create a legendary gig of extreme levels for close to 10,000 screaming fans. SPL meters showed levels of over 135 dB in the middle of the audience area."
 
I was there that year. This was the loudest system I have ever heard. Your insides shook, I could barely talk, the air was moving so much I couldnt light a bic lighter. 
 
The 2.5s are the closest IEM's to that level of bass.

 

[jmills8]

Agree with Jmills. If you like the 2.5s you like bass from a live show.

http://www.bassboss.com/subs/zv28-powered-subwoofer

"Two ZV28s offer response extended to 21 Hz (+-3 dB, 1m, ground plane).  ZV28s were independently measured at 
Ultra Music Fest 2013
 

to achieve flat frequency response to 21Hz (-3 dB) at audience distance. A sub system of only sixteen ZV28 Subs and eight Z5/D Bass Horns s was used to create a legendary gig of extreme levels for close to 10,000 screaming fans. SPL meters showed levels of over 135 dB in the middle of the audience area."


I was there that year. This was the loudest system I have ever heard. Your insides shook, I could barely talk, the air was moving so much I couldnt light a bic lighter. 


The 2.5s are the closest IEM's to that level of bass.

Ultra 2013 I was there !

 

[jmills8]

Bass is too much for the mic but you can get the feel of the bass.

https://youtu.be/nve81mpBLkc

 

[Sound Eq]

well i owned the asg2.5 and to be honest i miss it, it had this amazing sound sig like a 3d effect, and i was fine with the highs, and bass was simply amazing
 
i sold it to buy the next flagship that will come out from Fender, I hope it will be soon

 

[Jackpot77]

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well i owned the asg2.5 and to be honest i miss it, it had this amazing sound sig like a 3d effect, and i was fine with the highs, and bass was simply amazing

i sold it to buy the next flagship that will come out from Fender, I hope it will be soon

Are you talking about the FXA7pro? It's on sale on a few UK sites already. Not seen many impressions of it yet though.

Keep toying with the idea of putting my 2.5s up for sale to buy something else a bit further up the pecking order but can't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. There is something just a little special about the Asg series it's difficult to find elsewhere.

 

[gikigill]

The JH16 have absolutely brilliant bass for being BA based and so do the Angie but the the 2.5 is a sledgehammer compared to the plastic hammer Angie. The Angie might be more refined but they can't be compared.

The 2.5 pushing air in your ears is a thing of beauty.

 

[jmills8]

 

[warrior1975]

That bass... Oooh. Hard to beat. Was the king for a long time, still is for many.

 

[gikigill]

I prefer the 2.5 over the EX800 because the plug and play nature of the ASG. The EX800 needs tape and EQ while all the ASG needs is to be popped in my ears.