Petalpusher06
Head-Fier
So i managed to spend some time with the 622B and here is what i can tell so far.
First up, the shell is light and relatively tiny, it fits for me almost like custom. No complaints about the cable either, it's not heavy, annoying on the earhooks and it looks nice. The package is well made too, even the tips worked for me in large size. So out of the box you can enjoy it as it is, you put it on and forget it's there 10s later.
With that out of the way. Let's talk about sound:
This is i would say overall a more neutral signature than we are used to in this range. It sounds rather flat, with a little bass boost and some party trick in the very low that i will touch upon later.
It actually sounds a lot like a great monitoring speaker. Vocals are more forward but only because it's not as shaped than we are used to i believe. If i had to mix with one earphone i have right now, i would certainly go with the Canpur to know what's going on more accurately. The stage is a bit narrower than say a Maestro or RN6, and significantly so compared to a Mentor, but the imaging is not bad and precise enough. It just doesn't throw at you informations too obviously, left and right, up and down constantly, which is something im totally fine with and even have a preference for, to make it a more relaxed and focused experience.
-Highs are not as silky as a RN6 (one of his strong suit) or even a Maestro, but it's fine and it generally does the job, while making it for my own sensitivity, very unoffensive, even at high level.
-Mids are quite detailed, voices are very very nice on it, getting close to the quality of the MSE when it comes to texture and details (although MSE's voices are not as forward). Instruments are rendered quite correctly, however they don't reach the level of refinement of an RN6 (its other strong ability), but overall very good timbre/tonality and without a doubt worth its slot with the TOTL in this regard. It just doesn't sound as thick, expensive and big as the other two mentionned sets yet it's also a enjoyable presentation if you are into a kind of more physicaly accurate rendition.
-Bass, then comes the bass. You wonder at times where they ve hidden the DD... more seriously, it's a quite interesting bass region. While in general the attacks are not as dry and fast as a Mentor, it has a lot more body, it's rounder with a very decent slam. As a dirty basshead i could totally live with it, even if it's not as prominent and exciting (most of the times) than on the likes of the Maestros, which reigns supreme in this category. It's well balanced between mid bass and sub bass, until you play some tracks that dig very low and all of a sudden it seems like the lower a track goes with the set, the harder it plays. It's a bit confusing at first and im gonna try to illustrate that:
(YT version is nasty, this is just to get the idea of what im trying to describe)
This drops at about 50s, it's a big humpf on the Canpur, but more than that, it represents it as some sort of sinusoidal vibration, where as MSE and RN6 plays hard too, it's more of a hit playing up and down in level. This is the best i could describe and i definitely want to investigate this further but they are doing something in the sub bass that is out of the ordinary especially considering this is produced by BA's/BC (i bet nobody in his right mind would think it is, if listened to blind). I can't say i have been as wowed yet as some other youtubers but it has its own thing going on that is remarkable considering the driver composition. It's not very noticeable until a track plays something that has a clear elevation there (say below 50-60hz), so most of the time you ll just get a very solid bass and that's it. It certainly makes me reconsider how a bass region can sound without a DD, which has been a bad experience so far in my book.
Preliminary conclusions: It's a surprising set, i would say in the TOTL range of things, it might be the safest choice actually as it doesnt have the last word on anything but it's damn close to have it on most things as well and doesnt display a particular weakness besides its relatively narrower stage and a presentation that could appear a bit bland at first but could also turn into something very enjoyable if you dig something less "tainted". If you are into a more neutral signature, with great voices, more forward there, unoffensive highs, and surprisingly good clean bass, this might be your pick.
Would i take this over a Maestro/GM or RN6 personally? i don't know yet. I kind of want to have all of them right now. It gives a new different flavor that i find refreshing and with some plot twist in the sub bass that makes it -at times- also exciting in a different way than my other 2 current favorites.
Any comments, questions, or disagreements are welcome.
First up, the shell is light and relatively tiny, it fits for me almost like custom. No complaints about the cable either, it's not heavy, annoying on the earhooks and it looks nice. The package is well made too, even the tips worked for me in large size. So out of the box you can enjoy it as it is, you put it on and forget it's there 10s later.
With that out of the way. Let's talk about sound:
This is i would say overall a more neutral signature than we are used to in this range. It sounds rather flat, with a little bass boost and some party trick in the very low that i will touch upon later.
It actually sounds a lot like a great monitoring speaker. Vocals are more forward but only because it's not as shaped than we are used to i believe. If i had to mix with one earphone i have right now, i would certainly go with the Canpur to know what's going on more accurately. The stage is a bit narrower than say a Maestro or RN6, and significantly so compared to a Mentor, but the imaging is not bad and precise enough. It just doesn't throw at you informations too obviously, left and right, up and down constantly, which is something im totally fine with and even have a preference for, to make it a more relaxed and focused experience.
-Highs are not as silky as a RN6 (one of his strong suit) or even a Maestro, but it's fine and it generally does the job, while making it for my own sensitivity, very unoffensive, even at high level.
-Mids are quite detailed, voices are very very nice on it, getting close to the quality of the MSE when it comes to texture and details (although MSE's voices are not as forward). Instruments are rendered quite correctly, however they don't reach the level of refinement of an RN6 (its other strong ability), but overall very good timbre/tonality and without a doubt worth its slot with the TOTL in this regard. It just doesn't sound as thick, expensive and big as the other two mentionned sets yet it's also a enjoyable presentation if you are into a kind of more physicaly accurate rendition.
-Bass, then comes the bass. You wonder at times where they ve hidden the DD... more seriously, it's a quite interesting bass region. While in general the attacks are not as dry and fast as a Mentor, it has a lot more body, it's rounder with a very decent slam. As a dirty basshead i could totally live with it, even if it's not as prominent and exciting (most of the times) than on the likes of the Maestros, which reigns supreme in this category. It's well balanced between mid bass and sub bass, until you play some tracks that dig very low and all of a sudden it seems like the lower a track goes with the set, the harder it plays. It's a bit confusing at first and im gonna try to illustrate that:
(YT version is nasty, this is just to get the idea of what im trying to describe)
This drops at about 50s, it's a big humpf on the Canpur, but more than that, it represents it as some sort of sinusoidal vibration, where as MSE and RN6 plays hard too, it's more of a hit playing up and down in level. This is the best i could describe and i definitely want to investigate this further but they are doing something in the sub bass that is out of the ordinary especially considering this is produced by BA's/BC (i bet nobody in his right mind would think it is, if listened to blind). I can't say i have been as wowed yet as some other youtubers but it has its own thing going on that is remarkable considering the driver composition. It's not very noticeable until a track plays something that has a clear elevation there (say below 50-60hz), so most of the time you ll just get a very solid bass and that's it. It certainly makes me reconsider how a bass region can sound without a DD, which has been a bad experience so far in my book.
Preliminary conclusions: It's a surprising set, i would say in the TOTL range of things, it might be the safest choice actually as it doesnt have the last word on anything but it's damn close to have it on most things as well and doesnt display a particular weakness besides its relatively narrower stage and a presentation that could appear a bit bland at first but could also turn into something very enjoyable if you dig something less "tainted". If you are into a more neutral signature, with great voices, more forward there, unoffensive highs, and surprisingly good clean bass, this might be your pick.
Would i take this over a Maestro/GM or RN6 personally? i don't know yet. I kind of want to have all of them right now. It gives a new different flavor that i find refreshing and with some plot twist in the sub bass that makes it -at times- also exciting in a different way than my other 2 current favorites.
Any comments, questions, or disagreements are welcome.
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