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HiFiMAN RE-400 Waterline Universal IEM

2013-04-26
hey guys how you doing today Brian from audio had coming at you with a new review we have a high five man re-400 waterlines here they are an in here monitor style Universal fit you can see here that I have some soft foams on them right now and in the forefront here if we can get it in focus you can see that there's also some more rubber size double flange tips there for those of you familiar with the site you'll know how often I try to stress the importance of a good fit with the tip of a universal in-ear monitor the the fit is everything if it doesn't fit good if you don't have a good seal it can affect bass it can affect a lot of different things negatively so getting the right tips is paramount getting that fit right really important so now that that's out of the way I'll actually get on to the re 400s here as you can see the re for hundreds I have an aluminum aluminum housing and they feature a eight point five millimeter titanium coated diaphragm that's a single driver in there they fit of course into your ear canal and they are pretty easy to drive they don't have a lot of impedance going on there since they are of an in-ear dry in-ear monitor design you can easily drive them from any device without an amplifier although I did find that these particular headphones did benefit as many of you can probably imagine from a better audiophile style rig they did sound better with a better source with a better deck with a better amplifier than just running straight out but they can be driven straight out of a portable device without any problem there overall I think the build quality on these is great the cable is actually braided at the bottom and smooth at the top after the Y split a very nice design and for a cable it's you can see here it's not actually interchangeable but for a hundred dollars which is what these headphones run not too bad at all for the price point I did really enjoy the sound of these in-ear monitors I've had bad experiences in the past in your monitors can sound horrible at the hundred dollar range these that is not the case with these these extra sound quite neutral the bass wasn't over inflated the mids were very decent resolution and the highs weren't piercing or crew overly crisp or any of that stuff I found a very nice neutral kind of delivery when you really could with the ear tips that I used however I did think a little bit of volume helped them the most really bring out the color bring out the texture so if you do add a little bit of volume I find they perform the best but once they're they're really kind of a nice treat for a hundred dollars you really kind of get what you pay for and a little bit more with these ones I think a great kind of response resolution and a balanced bass section a lot of times within ear monitors the bass can get way too big it can sound really muddied and crowd the mids not the case at all with this very nice bass presentation up into the mids doesn't crowd those too much so I really I really like that about them a balanced presentation is really something special and in a universal in-ear monitor of this type and price range so for those of you looking for a more neutral sound signature with great resolution and kind of a lively feel at a hundred dollar price point these are definitely something you're going to look at the re for hundreds then we gotta know if you guys have any questions feel free to subscribe to the channel if you can and have a great weekend guys Cheers
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