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IMR R2 Aten IEM
Diudia
9
Sep 8, 2020
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At some point I decided, that I'd like to experiment with openback iems and IMR looked like a way to go. There are graphs, there are reviews, everything seemed to be fine.
I should say, that imho burn-in is up to 200 hours, which is fine I'm okay with that. Regarding sound quality - it's great. After burning them in and finishing my experiments with frequency adjustment, I settled down on purple and black nozzles, so it's a bit brighter than something I'd assume to be neutral.
They reminded me GR07 with a much better highs and that natural sound which could be brought only by openback design. Positioning and imaging are great, it's more of an oval shape and goes very-very wide for IEMs. On a good source it is going beyond your face and sits on your nose, around your eyeballs and at the back of the skull. All this while offering you an ability to pin point sound sources.
Of course your could say that lowest bass is dominated by mid-bass, but it's there and you don't miss representation of this region. On the red and black large nozzles this quality disappears, but they both offer overwhelming amounts of bass and the difference between them is almost none present. And it's probably not the fastest dynamic driver your heard but it's very decent and I consider this to be sufficient.
Highs are simply the best, but I just like this type of driver, it sounds better then armature and multi-armature as for my taste. Highs are natural, have a very nice hit and weight while extending as far as it gets. Drum set is sounding very natural and representative.
Regarding my one star evaluation - it's all because Aten simply broke after six-seven weeks of usage. Left channel volume level got extremely low.
I addressed to professionals and they mentioned that soldering quality is mediocre at best and that crossover board construction oddly differs on left and right pieces. After checking everything they told me that probably there is an issue with headphone capsule itself, but it sits on glue and there is no way to disassembly it without damaging it permanently.
I'm just lucky I've got a couple of spare iems.
UPD. I was advised to address directly to IMR, which I did. Bob replied very fast and immediately agreed to send a spare iem piece. I received it, everything works fine so far. Fun fact - new right earpiece sound is identical to burned-in old left earpiece, so no burn-in required for the new piece. Don't know if I've imagined burn-in or is this new piece already burned-in from the factory.
(Edited)
Recommends this product? Yes
Ferrar0Gr0up
45
Oct 5, 2020
DiudiaSo you give it 1 star instead of trying to get a warranty replacement? I'm confused.
Diudia
9
Oct 6, 2020
Ferrar0Gr0upA very reasonable note.
Drop has got a 30 day return policy so they weren't able to help me.
However, at a local audiophile guys chat gave an advice to wright directly to Bob, so I did.
Bob replied very fast, asked just for the invoice and send the headphones next day.
As soon as ill get them, I'll update my review.
(Edited)
Ferrar0Gr0up
45
Oct 7, 2020
DiudiaFair play. Hope all works out for the best. Cheers.
Diudia
9
Oct 19, 2020
Ferrar0Gr0upDone as promised - check the updated review.
Ferrar0Gr0up
45
Oct 19, 2020
DiudiaYou're a gentleman and a scholar. Glad Bob took great care of you. I love mine. And the Planar Rah are even better. ;-)
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