Switching to smaller, deeper inserting tips and using the copper cable with my DX120, all helped to pretty much eliminate these issues.Ī few songs quickly helped me to draw out some of the prime characteristics of this IEM:įear – Blue October (Phil Tan Remix)(16/44 FLAC) Listening to the CL2 with the silver-plated cable, I found that on some songs I was wincing with too much treble. However, I have a known sensitivity to certain sounds or aspects of treble. I started out using my main DAP to play the music on for testing the iBasso DX200 (with AMP8 and the new CB12s 4.4 cable). I suspect that even ‘side-sleepers’ like myself would be able to use these comfortably, which for me is almost unheard of. I am a tin-foil hat wearing Luddite, so I eschewed testing it, but I’m nevertheless delighted to see such an inclusionįor those of you who like to listen to IEM’s (well, listen to music onyour IEM’s to be precise!) in bed, these are the only IEM’s aside from the now extinct Trinity Audio Hyperions that I have found which fit into the ear without protruding out.
Unusually, the CL2 even comes with a Bluetooth neckband, which is a generous addition at any price point. Ironically, the hardest part of cable swapping was not the MMCX connectors per se, but rather the IEM’s themselves, which are extremely small and with a very smooth polished finish. The MMCX connectors are delightfully easy to attach and detach, without any perceivable looseness. If cables are your thing.Īren’t they everybody’s thing? Perhaps that’s just me Whilst the earhooks are somewhat thicker than I would wish, the rest of the cable is fairly non-microphonic, sturdy without being heavy and looks gorgeous. However, in this case, I have to say that whilst the 2.5mm is a quality cable, attractive and well made, both sonically and aesthetically, I greatly prefer the 3.5mm copper cable. In other products I’ve reviewed, the 3.5mm cable is usually the poor, inbred cousin of the premium 2.5mm offering. They are detachable and use the MMCX connectors and hence can be used with a huge variety of aftermarket cables. The second is a cable with a 2.5mm balanced plug I’m assuming from the description that it is silver-plated copper but do check on their website directly or on the threads for confirmation. The first is their ‘standard’ cable a pure copper cable sheathed in clear plastic with a 3.5mm single-ended (SE) plug. The IEM came with two cables (as detailed above). The packaging and presentation here is absolutely top-class with a remarkably generous array of included extras.
My thanks to Colum and the rest of the team at RHA! I noticed a page on Head-Fi about an upcoming review tour being run by RHA for their new innovative planar magnetic IEM and was delighted to be offered a place.