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Flare R2A IEMs
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New from England’s Flare Audio, the R2A IEMs deliver natural, intimate sound in a lightweight, low-profile package. Made from a solid bar of aerospace aluminum, the enclosure—just 12 by 7 millimeters—promises a deep, easy fit that’s flush enough against the ear for you to wear comfortably while lying on your side Read More

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gdchen
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Feb 19, 2021
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I actually like the sound and form factor of these, but the build quality is a bit suspicious. The lack of strain relief on the housings isn't great, and the metal y-split is unnecessarily heavy, especially compared to the housings.
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rhythmicnature
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Nov 7, 2018
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I haven't listened to my R2As in a couple years ... so this is my impression of them from memory. CHEAP and crappy. These are $15 dollar single driver earbuds dressed up in an aluminum housing with Comply foamies. The cable is super thin and noisy. The block is just some added weight with gratuitous advertisement. The housing was a joke - it actually pinched my cables through. The back was totally unsealed, and you risk pinching the cables more if you seal it. Or ... you can modify it. Stricty lo-fi dressed up to steal your money. I ended up ripping out the original cables and soldering on an old pair of Samsung earbud cables to get a remote and a microphone. I wouldn't frankenstein this with a *good* cable....
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Bananiq
R2A are still my favorite IEMs. The soundstage, bass, timbre, naturalness, positioning, realism, smoothness, delicate treble - these thing were growing on me since beginning. This is exactly the type of audio equipment that does not make you say "WOW" on the first try, but is steadily growing over time. The build quality of cable -> shell is not perfect though and needs some mods to support the cable.
rhythmicnature
I ended up pulling it apart... after I removed the whole cable. I desoldered the drivers and put my own cable in, with microphone and buttons for Android. :) No significant change in sound quality with a heck of a lot more useful features.
Bettersimple
Gently open the aluminium split with a couple of pliers. You can put it again whenever you want. Without the splitter you loose the L/R indication, you have to put a mark in one earbud.
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