RHA CL2 Planar In-Ear Headphones: HiFi Planar Magnetic Driver IEM with Bluetooth Wireless Neckband Black, regular size

I have amassed quite a fair number of different earphones in the never ending search for the perfect pair. In RHA CL2 I may have finally found it.I've been a fan of the planar magnetic technology for a while now, I have the now well worn-out Oppo's PM3s (over ears) and was planning to get a pair of PM2s to replace them. This technology does not come cheap but if you really enjoy music you should give it a try, maybe you will not look at headphone and earphone-making technology the same again - or look back for that matter, I certainly haven't ever since.What I was missing, though, was a decent pair of in-ears as they are infinitely more practical when out and about. I wanted that technology in in-ears, and sounding good!, I wanted good cables and fit but also Bluetooth. I also wanted in-line controls and good passive sound isolation (not a fan of active one). If that wasn't enough, I also (!) needed them to sound good with Spotify (something of an issue with my PM3s probably due to no built-in EQ in the app). I am no music snob and love Spotify so this was a must (they did some blind tests, which showed that the quality of Spotify's compression standard is indistinguishable between lossless, so you can now safely get over yourself!). I got all that and more with CL2s. What is 'more' you may ask? They are just such a FUN pair to use.Yes, the cables are a bit fiddly if you plan to swap them around often. Yes, the inline remote could've been better, I find the buttons a little too recessed for my liking but that is me scraping the barrel of negatives. This is the ultimate pair of earphones so I am happy to report that my search is now over. And I got lucky, purchased them as an Amazon Warehouse item with cyber Monday 20% off in 'Very Good' condition, which was actually excellent with no sign of any wear whatsoever. I guess someone gave them a 5-minute listen and didn't like the treble. It is well-documented that their tuning is intentional and does include a spike at that low treble range, which you MAY want to EQ out. I didn't, in fact I had to immediately switch off any EQs across the board (which also shows how much I was relying on it to get a good sound out of my kit). I enjoy them how they were intended and they sound perfect to me. Don't forget to use Comply tips, though.Well done team at RHA, you have created a masterpiece and made me a very happy customer (now I know that I would've paid the full price). You've heard this before but never a pair of headphones made me want to re-listen to my music catalogue more than these. As it is extensive and varied, it will take me some time but I know that I will enjoy every minute of that. Please just don't follow these up with another flagship too soon...Edit: some weeks in and my pair is still going strong. It has been in my ears every single day since I bought it, for hours at a time. I've played around with cables some more, think my 3.5mm one might be defective as the sound drops and crackles, thought it was my jack port but other earphones work fine with it. That said, the quality on the cable is a lot better than blutooth, yet I enjoy both set ups equally. Cable exacerbates the treble 'issue' (the whole sound spectrum is exanded on it), I've played with EQ a bit to see if it made it better for me, but I found the result dull; just took the sparkle out of the treble.Switching the cables on this connector is not as fiddly as I found it initially. It is quite easy now that I got used to it and I actually like it - it's a solid fit and click, yet still easy to swap out.Edit #2. Still in love with these IEMs, I could never get over how great they sound every time I put them on but recently particularly started appreciating their unparalleled speed, air and openness of the sound, especially when I compared them to headphones with dynamic/balanced drivers. I realised I never said what my set up was: I use them with LG V30, which everyone should know is a series of phones with a great DAC built-in, rivalling that of many dedicated DAPs based on objective measurements. This is perfect for portability, which is how I mainly listen to music these days. But then...Disaster struck. My right earpiece fell on a hard floor and the casing smashed, it was totally my fault. I glued it together and the earphone worked for a while but then it eventually stopped. I will buy them again soon, probably at full price, I missed their sound so much even after only a few days of not having them. They are hard to find now and RHA told me that they don't know when more will be available as factories have stopped manufacturing due to covid-19.

Very expensive, but the cost is somewhat offset because they are able to be used as wired or wireless. Very good sound that improves by the phones being run in from new. I would say they are the best I have had.

If you are reading this I am guessing you are interested in high end, high quality sound reproduction, as this is about the headphones I will not say what sound source I am using other than it is a high res music player with a balanced output jack. I have a wide taste in music and regularly attend live concerts, these headphone are as close to the sound of live concerts I have ever heard, the clarity is incredible the sound stage is superb, I have listened to everything from Jan Gabarek with that soaring saxophone over choral voices, to the beautiful clarity of Kate Rusby, the mean sound of Stevie Ray Vaughn through to full Orchestral works and Opera. These headphone really are something very special, I have upgraded from the very good RHA t10 so already had high expectations even so I am in awe of these headphones.

What a sound, very expensive but worth every penny if your into music like I am.Can’t fault this product at all.

Had to EQ out some of the treble on these to get them sounding wellSomewhere around the 4k band needs adjusting to get them in orderBetter than their competition i.e SE846 etc...

Who in the world will buy such a ridiculous price......

Excellent stuff !

Beautifully crafted iems with a wonderful way of playing all genres of music.

Definitivamente esperaba tener en mis manos un aparato sorprendente en materia de sonido, pero es todo lo contrario es demasiado caro para sus prestaciones. Cualquier otro aparato de mucho menor precio tiene una mejor calidad de sonido

Creo que he terminado la busqueda. Da igual que fuente uses, una vez balanceas en esta los agudos estas ante lo mas parecido a escuchar frente a los musicos, puedes separar cada fuente de sonido, cada instrumento.Tenia miedo que la relacion calidad/precio me defraudara, pero no ha sido asi. No creo que los bajos en este tipo de auriculares se puedan mejorar.Sin duda son los dispositivos intraauriculares para los gourmet de la musica.Les doy 5 estrellas.Es mi opinion.

Ottimo prodotto qualità superlativa superiori a quasi la totalità degli auricolari da 1000 euro, l’unico difetto Ha un picco 5khz.

En tant que maniaque de l’esthétique, je trouve cette paire d’écouteurs intra-auriculaires et tout ce qui l’accompagne, d’un sublime capillotracté ! Ce, d’un point de vue totalement positif ! Grand fan de RHA pour cela ! Bravo !Par contre, en tant que grand audiophile, je suis déçu. Cet appareil coûte son prix, mais, ne supporte pas la connexion Bluetooth APTX-HD… Pour des écouteurs HiFi, je trouve malheureux de ne pas être adapté, au Hi-Res. C’est beau de monter dans les fréquences, jusqu’à 42000Hz. Par contre, la profondeur de 16bits me fait vraiment de la peine pour un produit d’une telle finition… Planar ! Le 24Bits serait le bienvenu, je pense…Tout cela pour dire que c’est un très beau produit ! Mais, l’écoute manque de profondeur.

初めて10万円超えの機種を買いました※ 初期の価格の話ですネットのレビューを見ていると、今の価格が妥当というのが目立ちますがどうなんでしょう？書いた通り初めてなので10万円超えが妥当か、今の価格が妥当か分かりません今までの最高額はSONYのMDR-EX1000です実売価格で言うと今回と同じですが、私に取っては初期の価格比較で、5万円から10万円へのジャンプアップのイメージでいますDAPはiBasso DX160 2020ですと言う前提で音質はとても素晴らしいです高音はキラキラして何処までも高く鳴りそうです低音は主張し過ぎないですが、何処までも低く鳴らせそうでハッキリしてます色んな楽器が別々に重なって鳴っているのがハッキリ分かります曲に透明感を感じます。何も混ざらず曲だけが聴こえます他の方が高音のバランスが悪い、とか、ある周波数を超えるとメチャクチャ、と書いてるのが分かりません※ 私がまだビギナーというのもありますただ下の点については、ひょっとしてコレの事を悪く言ってるのかな？と思う気もします1.ピアノの高音でキンと耳に刺さる事が稀にあります2.ボーカルがある曲はボーカルと楽器が横並びに感じ、もう少しボーカルが聴きたい気持ちになります以前はRHA T20を持っていてとても満足してました。それもあってRHAが好きで、本機が気になってました。平面駆動型という聴き慣れないガジェット感、価格が半値になったという事で購入しました。今の私のレベルでは、上記のボーカルの点を除き、このイヤホンはとても素晴らしいと感じています。一点の曇りもなく上も下も鳴らし切る流石ハイエンド、といった感想です。因みに私の付属品はカビたりしていませんでした。