Some small insights before entering the topic
At this point in the development of popular music, basically two forms have been derived - commercial music and independent music. In the eyes of most people, they are distinct. The biggest difference is the taste. Many people can perceive the so-called "commercial taste" and "small freshness" - commercial music, needless to say, for most listeners, The most perceptible independent music style should be that the accompaniment instrument is simple, and the vocal interpretation plays a minor tune. However, in fact, commercial music and independent music do not exceed the original characteristics of popular music, that is, the structure is short, the content is popular, and the form is lively. Emotional sincerity, and loved by the masses, widely sung or appreciated, popular for a while or even passed on to future generations. On this basis, commercial music and pop music are in fact complementary, the most striking example is today's Taiwanese pop music, Sodagreen and Chen Yu are widely accepted as representatives of the commercialization of independent music; at the same time, the original commercial music singers are also taking advantage of the independent music and integrating it into their own use, such as Liang Jingru (represented as the album "Kiss" Preface" and Wu Yuxi (represented as "The Twentieth Century Boy"). Therefore, the author believes that it is popular Music does not split, and the ultimate goal is still to express the mood of the singer and the listener - this is the so-called "singing and listening to the song". On this basis, we should pursue a set of sounds that are natural and suitable for ourselves. The accustomed portable audio system listens to music and gets the spirit of entertainment in the process of listening to popular music.
Music sense and quality, which one do you choose?
As mentioned in the preface, choosing a portable audio device suitable for your listening habits is very important for you to enjoy the beauty of pop music, so we have also raised a long-standing debate in portable audio-- Which is more important for music and quality?
Music sense is a kind of atmosphere, a kind of "seasoning material" of music. Good music sense makes it easier for listeners to feel the unique appeal of pop music, and it is easier to pursue spiritual pleasure. However, music induction is based on certain equipment quality. It is not a good thing to ignore too much music and to ignore the original quality improvement. It is also easy to cause hearing fatigue. Therefore, the balance between music sense and quality is a process of game.
Is it tea or alcohol?
Generally speaking, people are accustomed to buying earplugs with their own front-end use in the price range of 150 to 300. Therefore, the dynamic earplugs in this price range are the main force space of major manufacturers--why not moving iron earplugs. ? It is true that domestic manufacturers also have such a presence at this price point, but compared to foreign moving iron earplugs, there is still much room for improvement in terms of production process and tuning, so the production process and tuning More mature moving earplugs are more worth buying. At this price point, there are a large number of mature products, including akg k314p, Wisonic r02, ECCI PR200 mk2, and the newly launched plextor x55. These dynamic earplugs have different styles, but they all pursue the same goal--the consumers who buy this price are the most suitable for their own sense of hearing, truly value for money and even value for money.
Knowing ourselves and knowing each other can win every battle--ECCI PR200 mk2 evaluation
If you are a friend who has concerns about the domestic portable audio market, then you must have heard of the famous zombie, yes, he is the founder of the brand ECCI. Mr. Zombie was known for making headphone amplifiers. After launching several successful products, Mr. Zombie put his eyes on the earphone market. Under this premise, the cyclone (ECCI's predecessor) PR1 came into being. The excellent musical sense of PR1 left a deep impression on the author and is still in service. It can be said that this earplug has laid the foundation for ECCI products, that is, the pursuit of music, suitable for pan-popularity. This feature also gives the listener a good pop experience - a word that often appears in portable audio is "omnivorous", and this time the PR200 is no exception. Let us first look at the parameters of the PR200:
Drive unit 9 mm neodymium magnet
Input impedance 16 Ω
Sensitivity 105 dB/mW
Maximum input 70 mW
Frequency response 20 - 20,000 Hz
Plug 3.5mm gold-plated stereo plug
Line length 1.3m Y type OFC line
Since the launch of the first product, ECCI's product line has been in-ear dynamic earplugs, and this PR200 is no exception. From the photos we can see that the PR200 is black and black and strong. - Compared to the PR1, the thin wire is quite fragile. The workmanship is not quite good but the strong wire splitter, black piano paint. The layer is matched with the cavity of the silver ring, the left and right logo of the white silk screen on the cavity, and the bright red earplug cover, the overall design does not calculate the color, but it is conceivable a word - boring. But what kind of performance does this slightly stuffy earplug bring?
Evaluation environment and conditions:
Front end: ipod mini 2 generation (unmodified), Blackberry 9700, Realtek ALC662@Thinkcenter.
Source: Various types of music, lossless music in flac or ape format on the computer, MP3 format music in 320kbps; Apple lossless format on the portable device, and MP3 format music in 320kbps.
Evaluation environment: moonlight cloudless night windy night or afternoon clear weather.
Comparison equipment: Plextor X55, Sunrise (new) SW-Dragon.
When I first listened to PR200, the author was attracted by its excellent low frequency. Excellent dive, the volume of the ring to the flesh, it is easy to bring pop music to a bright rhythm. However, because of the excellent low frequency, the occlusion effect affects the performance of the intermediate frequency. The vocals are relatively backward, and the high frequency is also bleak. The overall feeling is more dynamic and less detailed, the sound of the whole earplug is a bit mixed.
Tri-band: After the downtime, the PR200 is still the first to attract the author's low frequency, still excellent and shallow, and rich in volume. It’s just that after the downtime, the low frequency performance is better, the low frequency is tightened, and the volume is adjusted to a limit that most people can accept. It is not as bloated as before. This low frequency lays a solid foundation for creating a good sense of music.
In the IF aspect, after the downtime, due to the certain relaxation of the unit, the expression of the intermediate frequency is more prominent than before, the vocals are not as backward as before, and the density is also increased compared with the previous listening, which is more suitable for pop music. which performed. And because the mid-frequency of the PR200 is slightly grainy, the sound feels quite right when listening to male voices (such as Jacky Cheung, Eason Chan, etc.). However, the masking effect derived from the excellent low frequency always has a certain influence on the intermediate frequency. During the listening process, it will be found that the human voice is disturbed by the percussion music and the human voice is slightly disturbed.
As for the high frequency, PR1 is relatively bleak, but this time the feeling of fading on the PR200 is relatively weak--after the downtime, although the digital taste is a bit heavy, the high-frequency performance is freed from the previous PR1 left to the author. The feeling of "darkness" is more clear.
Parsing and Separation: In terms of resolution, since PR200 is the tuning orientation of the overall bias to the middle and lower discs, although the author can feel the zombie's handling of the resolution problem carefully during the listening process, there is still a little blur. . Naturally, the degree of separation and hierarchy can only be said to be at the upper-middle level in this price, and it cannot be said to be quite excellent.
Sound field and positioning: Mr. Zombie is very good at creating a sound field that performs well under the same conditions. This time the PR200 is no exception. In the in-ear moving earplugs, the sound field is approximately circular and has a large space, so the overall sound does not feel crowded and feels stuffy. It can be heard in the in-ear moving earplugs at such a price. The sound field is indeed a surprise. In addition, the accurate positioning is also the master of the zombie, although the low-frequency cover effect will have a slight impact on the positioning, but does not hinder the accurate positioning of the PR200. Under such premise, the audience is like the emperor in the theater, listening to the beautiful melody.
Short-term match, win-win and defeat--x55 and PR200 comparison evaluation
Through the above evaluation of PR200, the author thinks that friends should also have a certain understanding of PR200. So, compared with the x55 that I have reviewed before, what is the difference between the two? Let's take a look at it later.
First of all, still list the conditions for evaluation:
Front end: ipod mini 2 generation (unmodified), Blackberry 9700, Realtek ALC662@Thinkcenter source: Zhang Jingxuan - "Feat" (Apple Lossless 1100kbps, test resolution and male performance) Zhang Jingxuan - "later" (Flac 826kbps, test resolution , sound field and positioning and male performance) Eason Chan - "Christmas knot" (MP3 192kbps, test male voice performance) Deng Ziqi - "Sleep Princess" (APE 1032kbps, test female voice performance) Liang Jingru - "Kiss" (APE 788kbps, test Female voice performance) Wu Yuxi - "Motto" (MP3 320kbps, test female voice performance) Jacky Cheung - "If this is not love" (MP3 320kbps, test female voice performance) evaluation environment: moonlight cloudless night wind or afternoon fog Day comparison equipment: Plextor X55, ECCI PR200 MK2
This evaluation environment is more detailed, especially in the choice of music, a variety of formats, the purpose is to more realistically restore the listener's use environment - remember in the reply to the previous post, some people say that the common source is Swans' audition discs, in fact, the choice of audio source to test the equipment is completely determined by the individual listening style, but this time the two earplugs are mainly used in the scope of use, especially the interpretation of vocals, so I decided to be as fine as possible Environment to get more realistic results. So after a round of AB, what is their performance? Next, the author will introduce one by one.
Tri-band performance
Low frequency: The low frequency is a highlight of the PR200. The PR200 performs very well on this. Regardless of the sense of volume, the X55 has a step on the dive, which can bring a fairly bright rhythm to the listener. Although the X55 lags behind the PR200 in terms of volume and dive, its low-frequency flexibility is also remarkable.
IF: Excellent low frequency performance is both the strength of the PR200 and also has a certain impact on the performance of the IF. Due to the masking effect caused by the low frequency, the vocal performance of the PR200 is slightly affected by the low frequency, and the performance is not so delicate, slightly grainy. Especially in the performance of female voices, such as Deng Ziqi's "Sleeping Princess", Deng Ziqi's voice will be covered by percussion at the climax part, it seems that the distance of the singer from the listener is slightly extended, and because the PR200 slightly particles The reason for the sense is that the sound of the slightly toothed sound (which is determined by the singer's own singing style) is more rough. In contrast, the X55's mid-range is more natural and smooth, more prominent in the performance of the tri-band, more suitable for enjoying vocals, especially female voices. Of course, due to the higher impedance of the X55, more thrust is required to get better results. When the thrust is sufficient, the X55's IF performance will be fully exerted.
High frequency: The high frequency of X55 is a point that I like quite a bit. There is no ostentatiousness similar to ER4. It is not as dull as the Sennheiser CX series, and naturally extends the performance to reach the best point that can be achieved. This is A fairly comfortable listening expression. In the process of debugging the guitar in "Preface", the high-frequency advantage of the X55 is fully exposed. In contrast, the high frequency of the PR200 is digitally heavy and relatively bleak in the same segment. Just like the advantage of the PR200 in low frequency, the X55 is also a step higher than the PR200 in the high frequency.
Analysis and Separation: The song "Feat" is a very complicated music. It can be said that this is a symbol of Zhang Jingxuan's internationalization of music. The combination of acoustic instruments and electronic music, many music elements burst at the same time. This has a great test for the parsing and separation of portable audio. The two earplugs are more difficult to perform on this song, but the X55 is better than the PR200. Try to make the listener distinguish the performance and context of the instrument while keeping the original sound full. Positioning. In contrast, the resolution of the PR200 is a poor grade. Some parts sound like a vague feeling, and the positioning is not as accurate as the X55.
Sound field and positioning: It is also the song of Zhang Jingxuan, which is sung from Liu Ruoying's "Later" as the return song of Zhang Jingxuan in the "Unplugged First Movement Concert" in Xinghai Concert Hall. The use of the original music instrument and the voice of Zhang Jingxuan can be very good. Test the sound field and positioning ability of the earplugs. Thanks to the open moving coil structure, the sound field of the X55 is larger than the PR200, and the structure of the sound field is more similar to a circle. The sound field structure of the PR200 is an ellipse, and the sound feels a bit crowded, but this is also determined by the in-ear cavity structure. In the positioning of the sound, both are very accurate, the listener is also in an "emperor position", just because the sound field of the X55 makes the sound look a little wider, but this also makes the sense of hearing more comfortable.
In general, PR200 and X55 are the strengths of Chunlan Qiuju. PR200 is good at giving listeners a good sense of music and a bright rhythm. X55 is good at giving listeners a natural smooth sound and excellent sound field performance. See the author's listening orientation, I prefer the X55. After all, the price of less than two hundred yuan, the natural smooth and comfortable sound performance, such sound orientation is more resistant, and the cost performance is higher. Of course, there is no denying the meaning of PR200 here, because the author is also a music enthusiast who loves rock and electronic music, and in these respects, PR200 is indeed more dominant.
to sum up:
Although the impedance of the X55 is 32 ohms, which is twice that of the PR200, this does not mean that the X55 is required to drive a larger thrust. In fact, on the author's ipod, as long as more than 20% of the PR200 volume can drive the X55 well. Of course, as a moving earplug, the situation of leakage will also occur. At this time, it is recommended to use a hollow sponge sleeve, which will not have too much influence on the medium and high frequency bands while maintaining the stability of wearing and the amount of low-frequency feeling, and the sound will be more comfortable and more comfortable.
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