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From the lows to the treble
BA200 has more subbass but RE400 has less midbass so it's clearer in the lower midrange.
Midrage is more forward on BA200 I think RE400 is more balanced here. Both have a peak at around 5k, RE400s is a tiny bit more harsh.
BA200 has more treble but sounds a bit too much at times while RE400 sounds a bit too soft. Treble extension is better on BA200
Timbre is better on RE400. Soundstage wise, RE400 was a bit more wider.
Hard to say which is better...W2 with certain tips and maybe resistance is like a hybrid of the two, beating them both IMO
BA 200 may have slightly more subbass...but properly sealed the RE 400 is pretty much the same but with more of a sense of tone and texture. I would honestly say that's a toss up. I think properly set up the 400 may have just a hint more midbass where I find it's actual range of warmth to start...continuing into the lower part of the midrange. The BA 200 is warmer in the midrange, tonally perhaps a bit more forward, ie just a hint more energy there. Yeah I agree on the peak, it's managed a hint better in the 200 but I believe that's because the upper mids and highs are softer on
the 200...no matter which tips you use. The most air and detail is with double flange buried all the way in. They have a smokey seductive warmth that is very pleasing...I have only very occassionaly heard any harshness even with bad recordings. The high's are sweet and gorgeous but are a touch rolled off and lacking slightly in air although they still are very detailed.
They just don't bloom and air out the way the 400's do. The hifiman is a touch fussier about material but is very tolerant, the peak is slightly more apparent but is very will managed when you get the depth right. The midrange is more neutral but still is subtly warm and perhaps a hint sweeter than the 200. I would speculate you have a very subtle shift in the mids from warm to neutral to sweet in the 400's as you move up. The 200 I find is actually not lacking in mid bass warmth it's just that the midrange is even a bit warmer and then
the upper midrange and high's are a hint sweeter with warmth and softening that is very musical. I get the best results with the Large Double tips. I modify them by cutting the top flange so I can slide a homemade foam tip over it. I like foam silicone hybrids and I make my own core's for them. Foam just adds a subtle warmth and sweetness and a hint smoother response without lessening detail. I am sending my 200's to my son. I actually modded mine to improve their upper frequecny response and I like them a touch better than stock...but the RE 400 are better. In the highs and in the focus and soundstaging by just a hint. What really makes them better is that they are
noticeably better in PRAT and dynamics. They are just more involving. If I haven't listened to my 400's for a while I will put the 200's on and go WOW! But then I play the same thing on the 400's and it like that's it. My son has my old Klipsch S4's...oh yeah is he in for a surprise. Heheheheh!
FWIW
Happy Listening!