burtomr
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.....might even be better with the upcoming 802.....
802?......Please explain.
.....might even be better with the upcoming 802.....
I share your tuning. If hdp-r10 don't deviate too much from my dx100 then it would be best paired with some midcentric or midbass heavy phones. OTHT 1plus2 paired great with the ak120, hm901 (might even be better with the upcoming 802), studio V, and I quite like it with the dx50.
802?......Please explain.
The grey bluish one on the right.
- dual 8740
- loses the stepped attenuator for a normal POT
- different color shell
- same everything else and share all p boards and accessories
- a lot cheaper
If you drop the bass and treble a bit via EQ, you'll probably lose the soundstage effect a little. Sometimes I really like the spaciousness of the sound, but sometimes I want more intensity in the mids, like a Grado has.
great comparison.
one comment on mids. i had similar impression about mids and vocals on 1p2 being a bit recessed, less sweet and bit more distant ... however comparing live recordings from venues i know i have to admit 1p2 offers superb realism. too much mid centric or sweet warmth can simply destroy images... mid centric sweetness is nice to have but take known live venue recordings and you will be amazed how real they sound on 1p2. i did that after Peter Gabriel concert i downloaded the same tour live recording from his site and compared sound to what i heard just last night at the venue... what is also stunning how 1p2 is able to keep voice dynamic and detail, voices remain rich, realistic sounding and timbre correct despite bit recessed placement. so it all depends on tastes rather than anything else. i do not care for EQ because i am afraid same EQ will not work on all songs and albums while EQing each time i have to change albums is too much for me.
i feel afraid that i am turning into 1p2 peddler and some people might feel not good about that... but having spent some money on buying all other IEMs before coming to 1p2 i took some financial loss and feel i have the right to tell because 1p2 could have saved me time and money and bring pleasure straight away.
and the reason i did not go straight for 1p2 was exactly because of reading some comments on HeadFi bashing 1p2 and telling about some cheaper IEMs being as good... which all was plain wrong!!!
so i have the right to tell
Gintaras, you know I own the 1plus2 and love them, but if everytime someone puts a very slightly negative point on the 1plus2 you have to explain for 5 pages why that person is wrong, it gets boring and annoying after a while. I think everyone here understands and respects your opinion on the 1plus2, so please leave the others to have theirs.
I was told that the 1plus2 and the RDB v1 had the same drivers, but that's obviously not true. I passed on the RDB v1 at $400 and I bought the $1500 1plus2.
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There's always so much confusion regarding RDB+ v1 and 1Plus2 models, whispers sneaking around and off-screen talk.
If anything RDB+ v1 might sound like the old 1Plus2, the original version which doesn't get talked about as much (never the revised version, which you have with you)
So whoever told you they should sound the same is completely incorrect, I can assure you that much.
The old 1Plus2.
Apparently Rhapsodio made the old 1plus2s and then their business relationship went sour or something like that.