MadDog
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I've had the Prophonic 2x-s for about a month and am starting to realize the true value of this truly master-earpiece as the dual drivers get matured. I am just relieved that I have finally found what I have always been hoping for and do not have to spend anymore money and times trying to find ideal headphones for many many years while retaining the ultimate joy of private listening. Here's what you get with Pro2X-s:
1. This is 27 ohms canal phone can be driven by just about any audio unit. I tried on iriver iFP-190T and even a mini AM radio, had no problem. I doubt this one ever needs an amp.
2. It's ultra light! Dual drivers are embedded inside the custom earmold made of ultra soft silicon. It is so comfortably/firmly secured and anchored to your ears that you feel like wearing a ear glove. It takes a quick second to put these on so you won't
waste time trying to get a good seal. Don't go too deep like Ety. Incredibly ergonomic and extremely comfortable.
3. No microphonic! Excellent isolation at 26db. Perfect for noisy, turbulent environment as you won't hear a thing with your music on or won't bother anyone. You could have death metal at full blast, but people won't be noticed.
4. As for sound I will just compare this to dual driver Shure E5 since it wouldn't make too much sense comparing it to other low-end, inferior canal phones like e2, e1, er-6p & er-4p being exposed to most of them. Auditioned using the portable rig - Creative Zen with/without Supermini V6 although it didn't make much difference in sound quality so far. (will V6 ever do its thing?)
- Power (sound output):
This is something I can't quite comprehend because E5 at 110 Ohms (impedance) sounded much louder than Pro 2X-S at only 27 Ohms although Zen was more than enough to blast my ears off at about half volume. This wasn't a big deal but just noticed that E5's louder.
- Open-ness/analytical:
E5 seems to be more open and analytical but it seems to reproduce more uncontrolled sonic outputs whereas the sounds coming from Pro 2X-S are more laided back, musical and mellow.
I realized that too much open-ness by E5 can be more fatiguing to my ears in the long run. Pro 2X-S seems less revealing that it is bit more forgiving to low bitrate MP3s. Hissing noise with soft/quiet music files and artifects on deficient MP3s are less apparent with Pro 2X-S.
- Clarity/brightness:
E5 is very clear and rather bright compared to Pro 2X-S but I feel certain sense of coldness and brutality. Pro 2X-S isn't as crystal clear as E5 but all the details and warmth are retained. E5 is very direct and masculine if Pro 2X-S is described to be more soft and femine. High/Mid are well-balanced and EXTREMELY accurate. Such a clarity and precision is only possible due its dedicated mid/high frequency tranducers. Remeber, these are 2-way system in a one small single package.
- Bass:
E5 definitely delivers more power and stimulation to your ear drum so the bass, too, is bit more thumping and punchy but the bass from Pro 2X-S is not to be neglected. I really like the fact that
this is definitely not a synthetic but pure natural bass and it goes real deep, I mean real deep. E5 and Pro 2X-S surely have their strength on being able to deliver the superb bass response with a dedicated low frequency tranducer, but I somehow favor bass from Pro 2X-S because it seems to bland in better with overall tone (very mellow).
- Surrounding/3D-ness/Soundstage:
I don't believe the Canal phones will ever have wider soundstage as full-sized headphone but it has different way of enlightening your cerebrum with sonic spectrum. The long time canal phone
users may realize that you are not just hearing the music but you breath with it. Music lives on inside your head and you are being consumed by it. With the dual the drivers electro-pumping, I hear
and feel different sonic wave from many different corners of my head. This is called a 3D sonic trip in your private world on the go.
In conclusion, Pro 2X-S is surely non-fatiguing, mellow-out musical earpiece which has all the right ingredients of being top notch audiophile headphone, but what really makes this great is that it's an extremely portable mod with a comfort level beyond your imagination. So does it justify its high price tag? I am not sure if I can answer that but it's a great pleasure to feel that I am able to bring along full blown hi-fi system wherever I go without people noticing it.
1. This is 27 ohms canal phone can be driven by just about any audio unit. I tried on iriver iFP-190T and even a mini AM radio, had no problem. I doubt this one ever needs an amp.
2. It's ultra light! Dual drivers are embedded inside the custom earmold made of ultra soft silicon. It is so comfortably/firmly secured and anchored to your ears that you feel like wearing a ear glove. It takes a quick second to put these on so you won't
waste time trying to get a good seal. Don't go too deep like Ety. Incredibly ergonomic and extremely comfortable.
3. No microphonic! Excellent isolation at 26db. Perfect for noisy, turbulent environment as you won't hear a thing with your music on or won't bother anyone. You could have death metal at full blast, but people won't be noticed.
4. As for sound I will just compare this to dual driver Shure E5 since it wouldn't make too much sense comparing it to other low-end, inferior canal phones like e2, e1, er-6p & er-4p being exposed to most of them. Auditioned using the portable rig - Creative Zen with/without Supermini V6 although it didn't make much difference in sound quality so far. (will V6 ever do its thing?)
- Power (sound output):
This is something I can't quite comprehend because E5 at 110 Ohms (impedance) sounded much louder than Pro 2X-S at only 27 Ohms although Zen was more than enough to blast my ears off at about half volume. This wasn't a big deal but just noticed that E5's louder.
- Open-ness/analytical:
E5 seems to be more open and analytical but it seems to reproduce more uncontrolled sonic outputs whereas the sounds coming from Pro 2X-S are more laided back, musical and mellow.
I realized that too much open-ness by E5 can be more fatiguing to my ears in the long run. Pro 2X-S seems less revealing that it is bit more forgiving to low bitrate MP3s. Hissing noise with soft/quiet music files and artifects on deficient MP3s are less apparent with Pro 2X-S.
- Clarity/brightness:
E5 is very clear and rather bright compared to Pro 2X-S but I feel certain sense of coldness and brutality. Pro 2X-S isn't as crystal clear as E5 but all the details and warmth are retained. E5 is very direct and masculine if Pro 2X-S is described to be more soft and femine. High/Mid are well-balanced and EXTREMELY accurate. Such a clarity and precision is only possible due its dedicated mid/high frequency tranducers. Remeber, these are 2-way system in a one small single package.
- Bass:
E5 definitely delivers more power and stimulation to your ear drum so the bass, too, is bit more thumping and punchy but the bass from Pro 2X-S is not to be neglected. I really like the fact that
this is definitely not a synthetic but pure natural bass and it goes real deep, I mean real deep. E5 and Pro 2X-S surely have their strength on being able to deliver the superb bass response with a dedicated low frequency tranducer, but I somehow favor bass from Pro 2X-S because it seems to bland in better with overall tone (very mellow).
- Surrounding/3D-ness/Soundstage:
I don't believe the Canal phones will ever have wider soundstage as full-sized headphone but it has different way of enlightening your cerebrum with sonic spectrum. The long time canal phone
users may realize that you are not just hearing the music but you breath with it. Music lives on inside your head and you are being consumed by it. With the dual the drivers electro-pumping, I hear
and feel different sonic wave from many different corners of my head. This is called a 3D sonic trip in your private world on the go.
In conclusion, Pro 2X-S is surely non-fatiguing, mellow-out musical earpiece which has all the right ingredients of being top notch audiophile headphone, but what really makes this great is that it's an extremely portable mod with a comfort level beyond your imagination. So does it justify its high price tag? I am not sure if I can answer that but it's a great pleasure to feel that I am able to bring along full blown hi-fi system wherever I go without people noticing it.
