barondla
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I like my Flare R2Pro. So why don't I use them all the time? 1. I miss the airy highs of the Sony XBA - H1. Supposedly Sony builds their own ba drivers. The Sony ba tweeter is the most extended sounding of all my IEMs. I am very picky about high frequencies. They can't be spitty or forward. If they are, I stop listening. 2. Tired of the foam tips. IEMs get used for portability. Takes almost a minute to prepare, insert, let foam expand, wrap wires over ear before playing. Inevitably, at that point they have to be removed to answer some question or to hear the outside world. 3. Not balanced. Asked for balanced during the Kickstarter. Got new Flares that are only balanced when using Bluetooth. Couldn't care less about BT. The Flares are as hard to drive as the HD600! Balanced would make so much difference.
The Trinity have the most dynamics and the most clarity. They also have the most uneven frequency response. They don't sound any airier than the single driver Flare - only brighter. Even with added damping in the purple filters, the highs bug me after a while. They are kind of rough and mechanical sounding. Adding more damping doesn't change the quality of the ba driver.
So I am still searching. I am beginning to think IEMs took the wrong path a few years ago. More on that later.
The Trinity have the most dynamics and the most clarity. They also have the most uneven frequency response. They don't sound any airier than the single driver Flare - only brighter. Even with added damping in the purple filters, the highs bug me after a while. They are kind of rough and mechanical sounding. Adding more damping doesn't change the quality of the ba driver.
So I am still searching. I am beginning to think IEMs took the wrong path a few years ago. More on that later.