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As a rule, I personally tend to prefer wearing headphones over earphones. I find them, on the whole, to be more comfortable, less fiddly to deal with and I seem to enjoy the sound more while either at home or on the go.

Consequently, I’ve been fortunate enough to sample a number of headphone models from HiFiMAN over the years and I genuinely have come away being impressed with what they have developed and brought to market.

HiFiMAN RE2000 Box

This time, I’m going a little out of my “comfort zone” and will be looking at the HiFiMAN RE2000 flagship In-Ear Monitor.

HiFiMAN RE2000 IEMs In Hand

What makes them “flagship” you ask? Well, beyond the $2,000.00 price tag, the driver topology is somewhat unique. The diaphragm on the 9.2mm dynamic drivers has been treated with a “Nano particle coating.” The distribution of this coating, apparently, has distinct geometric patterns. By varying the pattern, compound and thickness of the coating, a specific audio tuning can be achieved. This, combined with a solid-brass housing and silver-coated, crystalline-copper wire, is said to elevate the sound quality to new standards for an IEM. Did I forget to mention that the brass housing is electroplated with 24k gold? Well, it is. And while this does nothing for the sound quality obviously, it does add a certain level of “posh” to the whole presentation. With an impedance of 60 Ohms and a sensitivity of 103dB, the RE2000 can be driven by practically anything with an electrical pulse. They come packaged in a suitably fancy presentation box complete with a decent array of tips and ear fitments to help get a proper fit and a crucial good seal.

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Initial impressions are that the RE2000 are decently comfortable when worn in their most simple orientation. I find some of the ear tips and ear guide to be less than successful for my use, but again, everyone’s ears are a little different. The sound quality is lush with plenty of detail and a good bottom end. So far, the RE2000s sound very much like an excellent pair of over-the-ear cans as opposed a pair of IEMs. Go figure!

HiFiMAN RE2000 IEMs with Detachable Cord

MSRP for the RE2000 is $2,000.00 and expect a complete review on our website in the near future.

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A native of Toronto Canada, Carlo's interest in audio began at a young age when, unbeknownst to his mother, he started taking apart her numerous transistor radios to see how they worked. This desire for “knowledge through deconstruction” continued through to the family’s 8-track tape player, turntable, headphones, and speakers. Carlo subsequently spent a lot of time in his room. Toronto was a fertile ground for Hi-Fi in the 1970s and 80s and Carlo spent much of his wayward youth hanging out in downtown Toronto stereo shops, listening to all manner of gear and picking the brains of the various store owners. Through that formative experience, Carlo developed an appreciation for good music and good sound reproduction. Also, as a budding graphic artist, the aesthetic aspects of a given piece of gear became increasingly of interest to his eyes. It was at about that time as well that Carlo began purchasing “Audio Magazine” on a regular basis and came to appreciate, in particular, the writing and reviewing of the late Leonard Feldman. Later on, he was also influenced by the writing and observations of the staff at Sound and Vision Canada, helmed at the time by Alan Loft. Carlo graduated from Sheridan College with a degree in Classical Animation and was subsequently employed by Walt Disney Consumer Products for 10 years as a Character Artist and Art Director. Having become disenchanted with Los Angeles, he then decided to strike out on his own. Carlo started his own company and has been freelancing artwork, from his home studio, primarily for the toy and publishing industries since 2001. In 2013, on a bit of a lark, Carlo answered a “Call for Writers” ad from an AV website that he had been regularly reading for about 5 years called Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. He had come to appreciate the website’s combination of subjective impressions along with the objective bench-testing available in several of the reviews. The “B-Team” must have been working that day because by some miracle he was hired as a writer and his first review for the site was published early in 2014. Carlo has been continually writing, editing, traveling, listening, and learning on the company’s behalf ever since. Carlo currently lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, two sons, and a very old, but chill dachshund.

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