I know some of you own this one. Would you mind share your impressions? If someone can compare it to VxV just from sound signature perspective would be great.
Admin note: edited to include all rhapsodio iems, started as infinity mk2 thread
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The shortest description to describe it would be engaging.
It is likely going to be the most detail in an iem that you will experience so far. There are others with more, but it will be a significant step up from VxV. While having more detail, it will not be harsh. It is a very smooth iem at the same time. You will likely hear a ton of room detail and small nuances that you didn’t hear before, even from your best headphones.
Stage wise, it is more intimate than VxV, especially since you have the tubeless design. Even though it is narrower, you will likely get a more accurate and believable presentation and especially image.
The slam and dynamics shine quite a bit here, especially macro, but you also get a ton of micro in comparison to your other experiences. You will feel the guitar string plucks and the texture of instruments.
Lastly, the star of it is the timbre and fullness of the sound, especially mids. If you listen to vocals and acoustics, this is one of the iems to look for. It sounds extremely natural and have tons of texture. Very realistic.
Things to note: the iem is quite thick and has some heft. Some people have complained about fitment. It is a comfortable iem, but will stick out. It is not as flush as 64a or FiR.
For more details, refer to M0N’s shootout of TOTL iems.
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Basically what’s stand out to me tends to be it’s dynamics, timbre, presentation, and general midrange. It’s an extremely macrodynamic iem but has great micro as well, everything is so dynamic in a way that doesn’t feel overdone. Very very textured and nuanced in the midrange, and lots of control as well. Really great timbre. It’s presentation is interesting, it’s intense but not fatiguing or inorganic, makes things extremely lively and pop out that isn’t common. Pretty technical throughout the range but midrange shines the most to me
It’s also got a strange yet impressive sense of impact, not in the bass but in the midrange, I haven’t heard a midrange or treble impact as impressive as the infinity in other iems. It’s strange to say that but it’s got surprising punch in those ranges.
Spatially it is more intimate and forward, but it’s depth is pretty excellent, and most impressive to me is how it sizes instruments properly, things sound correctly sized in it’s very sharp placing stage. Also background is very black, super absent which really helps with it’s stage.
Tonal density wise it hits a real nice balance, it’s actually not that thick/meaty sounding, but it adds weight when needed and removes when it doesn’t, leading to a pretty organic weighting to notes that while on the slightly leaner side is very satisfying
At least those are the stand outs to me, the rest of the aspects are very nice as well
To quickly compare the signature of the vxv to the mk2, the infinity is more mid centric, where the vxv was a neutral slightly v to me. Vxv was also a bit more chill where the MK2 will be more intense. Otherwise from a technical perspective it’s not even close, the infinity is far ahead. But the infinity is much more picky source gear wise and will not show you the above unless you have source gear that can reveal it
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I cannot stress this enough. I was getting nasty feedback through N6ii DAP, but magic through the P6P
So I guess my Ibasso would not be sufficient to get the best of them. I saw them used for 2k and remember I saw some praising words from you and Verite about them.
Very interesting IEM and sounds like something I would love to try. But if my source will be bottleneck I guess I need to consider the upgrade there as well which will take time for sure.
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No, but you will likely still get an enjoyable experience, based on the brief time I got to spend with the 300, it was still enjoyable although plenty left on the table, so room for improvement in the future but still worth considering now if you can find a good price on it
I wouldn’t worry too much, you already have a pretty solid source and any iem within the range of an infinity will improve with nicer source gear so this isn’t exclusive to the mk2, so I’d more focus on finding an iem you enjoy and then moving up source gear wise. Or you could take the source gear jump first and boost what you have (if you already enjoyed your current iems) if you wanted to do it that way, both equally viable
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This is standout for sure, even over the Fourte Noir I have on loan right now, ime.
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Weird-ish (and probably out there) question… Has anybody tried this on any desktop gear?
I’ve hit a point where I’ve probably maxed out on the ie900’s scalability so I was thinking having a nice alternative would be nice. But the catch is I don’t plan on using any daps so it would be used exclusively on desktop gear.
I tried the Sony m9 on my allnic and it didn’t seem to harm it in any way which was my other potential concern.
Also how’s the stock cable? Passable or atrocious?
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For the Infinity, right? The stock cable is definitely passable, and even possibly preferred outside of bumping to the Evo. I currently use an Eletech Socrates, but mostly for ergonomic reasons vs SQ. I think desktop gear all depends on the chain. Infinity is fairly sensitive, so it needs to be very vacant background or there’ll be a bit of a noise floor.
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I use my infinity on my desktop setup sometimes… let’s just say I had to stop doing that because it sounded too fucking good and made my DAP jealous lol I actually haven’t tried it since I got my dac upgrade…should probably rectify that 
It scales pretty great imo, It is a pretty sensitive iem, I have to use a IEmatch on my setup, not because of noise or anything but because otherwise I have like zero play on the volume. If you have a preamp in the chain that can probably be avoided.
The stock cable is good, SQ is definitely not lacking but it is a bit on the stiff side, in a desktop setting though that stiffness is likely not a issue. I use a PlusSound Verse Copper+ with mine.
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Yes, for the infinity. Cool thanks for the info! Evo is rhapsodio’s own cable right? Is the stock 3.5 or 4.4?
On your EC amp right? If so, then that’s good news to me!
I certainly do! Looks like the stars are aligning. Lol
Oh and @Towa you got yours custom right? Is it as simple as sending it to rhapsodio for a reshell regardless if you’re the original owner or not? Or are there hoops I have to go through?
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Yes on the studio b and I also had great success using it on the Cavalli Liquid Gold (OG LAu) when I had it.
no hoops. you do not have to be original owner, they did not even ask me. you have to go through the NA Rhapsodio dealer, Hifi-Portable.com - The in-ear monitors specialist in Europe and USA - Hifi-Portable.com. They will take care of everything and send to hong kong for the reshell.
I definitely recommend getting custom, not only does it fit way better plus more comfortable, but also just sounds better imo. Of course make sure the signature is good for you before sending for reshell.
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Damn it, why does it have to be the least used out of the three 
Ok sweet, thanks!
Sagra → 13r → infinty mk2 is the best iem experience i have ever had
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Well I have neither of those. Lol
Then again you do have one for sale… But I’d be breaking budget 
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I def miss the inf mk2. You def need a good source for it though
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My Linn Satie dac to allnic 3000gt. But there’s good news and there’s bad news…
Bad news is it sounds like crap on the allnic. There’s like no bass at all. Don’t know if it’s some impedance thing or something else. But the ie900 blows it out of the water on the allnic.
I pulled out my chord mojo that’s been sitting in the drawer for ages just to make sure nothing was wrong and, yeah, it just blows on the allnic.
While I’d never recommend the mojo and the infinity paired together, it actually wasn’t that bad all things considered. I could hear its potential and the characteristics all of you shared on here. So I guess that’s somewhat good news.
Took a gamble and it didn’t pay off (despite the warning here) but good news is I’ll be trying a different amp over the allnic (hopefully) in the very near future. And if it sounds like crap on that one then I’ll have to resort to some dap or portable amp… Though it seems like the p6p (and 13r per eskamo, maybe lotoo too) might be the only one that’ll make it worthwhile. Of course, open to any suggestions over the ones already mentioned.
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damn that’s rough 
The LPGT has been very good with the infinity so far, plus if you feel like tweaking with EQ it’s pretty much the best DAP out there for that.
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It is. I tried to convince myself it was some kind of extended brain burn in but nah… 
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