Head-Direct RE2 earphones

[Frederik S]

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[zeus_hunt]

Excellent post.

Just ordered it today
Hoping it is as good as u mentioned it to be
Unfortunately need to wait till 26th for it to be shipped.

Burn-in for about 50 hours... just play random music for 50 hours.. damm thats more than 2 days continuous...

And what are the advantages of doing so.... Burn-in

Also

quite demanding when it comes to sources

Plan to use it with LG KU990 mobile Phone .. do u think it would be fine ?

[Frederik S]

Burn-in helps to make the diaphragms settle into their ideal state. The theory is that the diaphragm loosens up and that should change the sound signature a bit.

I am sure they will sound fine with the source the question is will they sound great. I bet that you could get a budget DAP that sound a bit better.

[TRW]

Frederik S,

After a little over a year of constant use I am looking for a durable upgrade for the stock earphones Apple supplied with my original Ipod purchase. I tend to be hard on equipment, so I'm looking for a "value for money" replacement. After reading several reviews I narrowed the search to the VSonic RO2-Pro's, the Head-Direct RE2's and have now included Yuin's OK3's (because the last is presently on-sale through Head-Direct for $59). As all of these fall within budget, I'm not necessarily looking for the cheapest, but rather the best set given the associated price tag.

Head-Direct RE2 $99
VSonic RO2-Pro's $69
Yuin OK3's $59

My impression from reading all of your reviews on the previous earbuds is that the Head-Direct RE2's are by far the best of the lot (9.6 rating). And yet you wrote the review for the RE2's about two months before writing the review of the OK3's. Can you comment on which of these you'd choose in a value for money sense and what you see as the tradeoff's?

Thanks,

TRW

As a side note, I was surprised that you gave the Yuin's such a high rating (9.0) given the general complaints about the short cable, the lack of sufficient accessories to make a good fit for the canal-phones, etc.

[Frederik S]

TRW,
The reason why I rate the Yuins so highly is because their sound quality is incredibly good compared to the price. In ear bud mode they perform extremely good. The Head-Direct RE2s are the best compromise all around (noise attenuation, good sound, reasonable bundle, great fit).

The R02-PROs are also brilliant for the price, but sound quality wise the RE2s outperforms them on all accounts. Price / Performance as in-ears the RE2s are the best, if you do not need the isolation the OK3s will give you the best bang for the buck sound wise.

[TRW]

Frederik S, Thanks for the response. I appreciate both your insights and your candor. TRW