Verum 2 is the BEST headphone €500 can buy

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@VerumAudio
@VerumAudio 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for review! I see areas for improvement.
@MadLadsAnonymous
@MadLadsAnonymous Ай бұрын
How can we order the Verum 2 if we missed the Kickstarter campaign?
@shiiomi
@shiiomi Ай бұрын
@@MadLadsAnonymous email him, he replied me with a way
@asan1050
@asan1050 4 ай бұрын
Always great reviews, Thanks for posting this video
@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461
@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 4 ай бұрын
🙋‍♂️GREETINGS SRBJ, I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND THANKFUL YOU ARE STILL HELPING THE AUDIOPHILE COMMUNITY 👍💚💚💚
@dangerzone007
@dangerzone007 4 ай бұрын
Did you see Danny at GR research promoting them as well. He's wearing yellow Verum 2 in his yellow sports car. You're Verum 2's are a nice turquoise colour. All you need now is a nice turquoise sports car and your image will be complete.
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
I couldn't possibly pull that off, I'm not as cool as Danny. 🙂
@dangerzone007
@dangerzone007 4 ай бұрын
All you need is some cool sunglasses and you'll be just as cool as Danny.
@DarkJeffau
@DarkJeffau 4 ай бұрын
I love my Verum 1,I can see in the future a pair of Verum 2.
@rickrobinson1801
@rickrobinson1801 Ай бұрын
I have the Verum 1 mk2's. I think the design and sound are excellent, and I was very interested in Verum 2. But not anymore. Let me say at the outset that I agree with you about "the controversy", and your not applying what you referred to in one of your replies below as "selective righteousness" - there's a great phrase! But problems with “the man” in this case are not limited to tasteless comments or un-evolved cultural sensibilities; and unfortunately, the furor over that has effectively distracted from more salient problems, which I do think you should be addressing in your reviews. A number of reviewers have covered these issues, but with such petty, arrogant, over-the-top harangues, that it was them I rejected, not Verum, particularly when they disparaged its sound and design, whose excellence your reviews, amongst many others, attest to. In fact, it was your review that convinced me to buy them. But as far as elements of quality control, customer service/support, and Igor’s forthrightness are concerned, the haranguers turned out to be quite accurate in my experience, and a sober review of those factors might have kept me from buying the Verums, which, for me anyway, was a mistake. To wit: My phones cut out when the cables are just slightly stressed; and they have a cosmetic defect that makes them seconds quality merchandise. On the cosmetic issue Igor said 'sorry 'bout that', and made a ridiculous excuse about bad lighting during power cuts because of the war, but ignored my request for remediation. On the intermittency issue, after a runaround that only ended when I sent him videos of the problem, he said it was because of the cables he sent me, which have straight plugs to the earpieces instead of the "proper" right-angle ones he says do not cause the problem. So why did he send me the wrong ones? Are you ready? Because he *ran out* of the right ones! No note about it - nothing, apparently hoping he'd just get away with it. Said he'd send me a replacement "soon", when he was "able to get the parts". Meanwhile, I've read comments from people he had sent replacement cables to for the same reason, and they didn't solve the problem, or at least not completely. And why should the jacks have a problem with straight plugs anyway? Anyone have a problem like that with anything you own? The upshot is that there are apparently no cables on the market with right-angle jacks on the phones end, so I will have to have expensive replacement/balanced cables custom made, to ameliorate what is apparently a design or implementation defect that Igor will not acknowledge. [UPDATE: Uh huh. I just received the custom cable I ordered with the right-angle plugs, and the right side no longer cuts out; but the left side still does. So we may conclude that, while Igor may be a brilliant audio electronics wiz, his handiwork is the problem here, along with the attendant consideration for other people.] Finally, as you know, these are unusual, 8 ohm phones, the Verum 2's are only a tad higher at, I think, 12 ohms, and they really want power on the order of 1W minimum to reach their potential, for which, as you have clearly pointed out, you will need a DAC/amp. (Not that they don't sound very good with less power - they do; but 350/400 is rather a lot to pay at that rate.) You've mentioned a few pairings, but there are precious few reasonably priced DAC/amps out there that have even been tested at less than 16 ohms, so it would be nice if the headphone manufacturer at least pointed you in the right direction here; but there's nothing on the web site, and emailing him only gets you the most perfunctory responses. So buying these is the 1st step in a miserable process of searching for an appropriate amp and custom balanced cable that don't take you to the cleaners. The bottom line is that they are really not such a bargain - not if you're likely to get seconds quality, and have to humiliate yourself chasing this guy around like some supplicant to a wayward adolescent, for an unacceptable level of service and support. Not to mention the high extra costs. He expects you to take what you get as long as they work, and dodges as much as he can with the excuse that he's a one-man company in a war zone, as if those were irremediable things. (Get a generator? HIRE someone? That is, of course, if he hasn't long since done both.) Like many if not most of his customers, I was motivated to support the effort, especially under the terrible circumstances; but now I feel like I fell for what may be one of the cleverest marketing/liability-avoidance schemes ever devised.
@shawnpwatsons1
@shawnpwatsons1 4 ай бұрын
Glad to know about Goldplaner 2000!
@joshd265
@joshd265 3 ай бұрын
Great review 🔥
@jazzlouise
@jazzlouise 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for your review on the Verum 2! It would be interesting if you could pair them with a higher quality recommended dac/amp dongle or portable dac/amp.
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
I like how they sound with Chord Mojo 2 for portable. Smaller dongles with less power just don't do them justice.
@MaestroTautu
@MaestroTautu Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Verum 2 to use with Mojo 2 is a good match? Do you think Mojo 2 has the power to take it to 100% of its performance?
@sloboat55
@sloboat55 4 ай бұрын
Excellent, cool runnings
@500k-w5n
@500k-w5n 4 ай бұрын
Have you tried the RSL ia255.1 it’s a US based budget amp ($110) recently released and highly praised, if not try to look into it I’d love to hear your thoughts
@zounds13
@zounds13 Ай бұрын
I have one on my desk and I think it sound really good. I especially like the high-pass filter. I'm listening to it right now, with a pair of RSL CG3M speakers and an old B&W sub.
@dangerzone007
@dangerzone007 4 ай бұрын
I love my Verum 1. I was going to get a second pair as a backup but now it looks like I'm going to get a Verum 2 instead.
@witsaint
@witsaint 4 ай бұрын
How is tonality? Any metalic sheen (planar-ish favour) or refined as high end one? Is this good for vocal song ( natural or artificial voice)?
@quentingerard6550
@quentingerard6550 4 ай бұрын
Great review as usual, i am very interested and ready to order them but unfortunately, on the web shop of verum audio there's no way to order them, only the verum 1, maybe you have another link? Many thanks in advance
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
They're in a kickstarter preorder phase at the moment. The link for that is in the description.
@danieleturrin5625
@danieleturrin5625 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review!! You should compare them against Sash Tres SE!
@korob20080
@korob20080 4 ай бұрын
Pretty much like hd600 vs hd650.
@danieleturrin5625
@danieleturrin5625 4 ай бұрын
@@korob20080 nice, which is the 600 and which is the 650?😁
@korob20080
@korob20080 4 ай бұрын
@@danieleturrin5625 verum 2 is hd600 here)
@Josecunyat
@Josecunyat 2 ай бұрын
I am using the Dan Clark Aeon 2 Noir with Aune s9c. I actually have to tame down the Noir on the bass slightly, but I love and appreciate the detail and speed. How will the Verum 2 land on my ears @iiWiReviews ?
@TheMaurob1979
@TheMaurob1979 Ай бұрын
Agree about thr topping dx3 pro plus..just got one and it doesnt shine with hifiman 400 se becouse are already a bit high focus..but when i plug in sennheiser than they shine and the warmer feeling disappeared
@PinePizza
@PinePizza Ай бұрын
Have you tried the Sash Tres SE? Wonder how it compares.
@Firebottleman
@Firebottleman 4 ай бұрын
I feel that that the Verum 2s would be good competition for the Hifiman Edition- XS cans. Same tier S.Q. wise. Thanks for the review. Keep up the good work.
@JoseFerreira-zb7wh
@JoseFerreira-zb7wh 4 ай бұрын
Even though the price in Kickstarter is tempting, it makes me wonder if probable/ possible added customs taxes, fees etc. will amke overall price worth it over some of it's less expensive competitors that are available in the EU (where i live). It would be nice if Verum couls have some distributor in the EU.
@CraciunAlexandruGh
@CraciunAlexandruGh 4 ай бұрын
LOL...they are made in and shipped from Ukraine. There are no added taxes.
@ArtificialDjDAGX
@ArtificialDjDAGX 4 ай бұрын
@@CraciunAlexandruGh do you even know how the EU VAT and customs taxes work? The EU loves to slap a 1.25x multiplier onto the total cost of anything bought outside the EU, followed by an, at minimum, 10 euro customs tax. And, Ukraine isn't in the EU.
@menachemsteinberger8505
@menachemsteinberger8505 4 ай бұрын
I had the opportunity to hear in the Munich show the Aune SR7000 which should start to sell in August for 699 euros. Something to look forward to...
@danieleturrin5625
@danieleturrin5625 4 ай бұрын
Wooow, didn't knew they were about to drop another HP! How it was?
@menachemsteinberger8505
@menachemsteinberger8505 4 ай бұрын
@@danieleturrin5625 can't compare as I am not familiar with the Verum 1 or 2, but hearing them with the Aune S17 Pro (class A amp that was reviewed here) was a revelation. Hope that Igor will review them as well when they come out...
@pascal3026
@pascal3026 2 ай бұрын
How does it compare to the Hifiman Ananda Nano?
@fumo1000
@fumo1000 4 ай бұрын
Shame they don't show a frequency response or describe the sound of the Verum2 on the Kickstarter page...
@VerumAudio
@VerumAudio 4 ай бұрын
From our point of view - others should describe sound of our headphones and perform independent measurements. That's our policy - we don't describe sound of our products.
@Mr100700551
@Mr100700551 2 ай бұрын
Do you have any good quality picture of that green model? Ty
@bezchlebalukas1779
@bezchlebalukas1779 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Can you compare resolution Verum 2 and hifiman arya organic?
@MrBlackJava
@MrBlackJava 3 ай бұрын
Yes the verum 1 lacked in that fun bass atleast the mojo1 paired. Was my coworkers so its my only impression with it.
@ArmarioActual
@ArmarioActual 3 ай бұрын
Hi there. Have you tried the Verum with the AUNE S17? I'm afraid the low impedance of the Verum is going to be an issue for the S17.🔥 Please, let us know what you think. Thank you. 🔈🎶
@jcisme
@jcisme 4 ай бұрын
This sounds like a good option for checking mixes on in its price range..
@WoodstockG54
@WoodstockG54 2 ай бұрын
Any comment on how that might match with a Chord Hugo TT2?
@nw6066
@nw6066 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for review! So what "tier " of amp you can recommend for Verum 2 ? I realize, there is no limits of perfection for audiophiles, but yet what's your choice, you dont go below? Topping a30pro/50/ 70/90 ? (Picking same brand products for sake of understanding). Same question for DAC, i know its probably even harder to pick.
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
I would go with D50 III and A50 III combination for example. These are powerful, great drive, not lean or harsh, so it would be a good combination. Verum 2 can scale with even better DACs and AMPs but this is a solid base I could live with comfortably.
@audie-cashstack-uk4881
@audie-cashstack-uk4881 3 ай бұрын
No one the planet needs anything but a g6
@ArtificialDjDAGX
@ArtificialDjDAGX 25 күн бұрын
@@audie-cashstack-uk4881 like the car?
@therealgrizzly
@therealgrizzly 3 ай бұрын
For us that can not stand any kind of leather/fake leather on earpads (gets itchy as hell after 5min). How do the verum 2´s sound with velour/suede pads? I do have two verum 1´s that does sound good with velour/suede pads. But my fear is the bassport will cause the change to be much bigger. 🙉
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 3 ай бұрын
To my ears, they sounded just slightly leaner in the bassline with these other pads. The difference was smaller than I expected but yes I did prefer the ones with bass reflex. Maybe Verum could make a suede version with BR ports too if enough people show interest in something like that.
@therealgrizzly
@therealgrizzly 3 ай бұрын
@@iiWiReviews Aah i did mix up that it was the hybrid pads that came with the kit and the Protein leather that is upon request.
@D1N02
@D1N02 4 ай бұрын
I think they look great, especially the blue model you got. Too bad I'm not a headphone guy. Did he also send you his headphone stand? I'd like to see you review that ;)
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
I'm not an expert on colors but I belive this is green. 🙂 I have to admit not liking it at first, but it grew on me quickly and now I think it's great looking.
@D1N02
@D1N02 4 ай бұрын
@@iiWiReviews o yeah green. On the stand it looked blue to me. Green is the kickstarter color I believe.
@HerbertPollard
@HerbertPollard 4 ай бұрын
I would like to know what interconnects do you use?
@dangerzone007
@dangerzone007 4 ай бұрын
How do they compare with the Ananda nano?
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
I don't have them but Passion for Sound did that comparison I belive.
@HaamRadio54
@HaamRadio54 4 ай бұрын
How do these take eq? Like can i turn up the bass to get more slam and punch?the hd6xx and hd600 dont respond well to eq so im wondering.
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
I haven't EQ-ed them because they didn't need that to my ears, but given how they take power and can go very loud... They should take EQ very well. Because boosting bass is just adding power in that frequency region and if headphones don't like being pushed loud, their bassline doesn't like being pushed by EQ either. These can take being pushed.
@HaamRadio54
@HaamRadio54 4 ай бұрын
@@iiWiReviews brother thank you for your response. It helps sooooo much ty. Great detailed reviews as always 👌
@josecintron85
@josecintron85 3 ай бұрын
Where did you get the sound defuser in your wall?
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 3 ай бұрын
These are Sonitus Bigfusors. You can choose between black and white, I bought black and then painted them by hand (long and tedious process 🙂).
@Ricer-b4n
@Ricer-b4n 4 ай бұрын
Awesome review as usual. Base on your description, Virum 2 sounds like Ananda stealth. This means i won't like it since i don't like my ananda. Not enough mids. I prefer more vocal like sennheisers. But others might other verum 2.
@Hetsu..
@Hetsu.. 4 ай бұрын
Typo in title? 😁
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
You saw nothing... there were never two l-s... forget this conversation ever happened and go back to watching the video. 🔮😵
@dangerzone007
@dangerzone007 4 ай бұрын
DMS said Verum fails horribly on sound quality. Maybe he was using the wrong headphone cable lmao 🤣 😂 🤣 😂
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
There are many reasons why one can be wrong. But I don't know the guy and I barely watched any of his reviews, so this time I really can't say why he's wrong. 😁
@VerumAudio
@VerumAudio 3 ай бұрын
​@@iiWiReviewsat least we both know he is wrong. We just don't know why 😊
@frostzxs
@frostzxs 3 ай бұрын
Lame competitors, need at least edition xs for solid comparison...
@x7nick7x48
@x7nick7x48 3 ай бұрын
I have a topping e30 and l30 as amplifier, I want to upgrade without to change my amp. How are edition xs compared to verum2? Should I worry about hifiman quality control?
@VirusForPrez
@VirusForPrez 4 ай бұрын
The risk of never receiving them is too high for me , so i will not be 'Putin' these on my head "
@hartyewh1
@hartyewh1 4 ай бұрын
That's a reasonable concern, but I decided to order them anyway.
@Moeeefiction
@Moeeefiction 4 ай бұрын
Well, but be aware. Igor likes to scam people.
@kato2395
@kato2395 4 ай бұрын
scam how?
@Moeeefiction
@Moeeefiction 4 ай бұрын
@@kato2395 Acutally pretty easy. You pay, he dont deliver.
@Guido.P.Sieber
@Guido.P.Sieber 4 ай бұрын
"scam" like in: the production-units will not be as good sounding as the samples? proof, please.
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
Are you talking about longer wait for headphones to be delivered than initially promised and did you contact Igor for explanation? I feel that if he was outright scamming people out of their money that would be a very hot topic. This way, just out of the blue, it sounds like malicious comment.
@Gamesemag
@Gamesemag 4 ай бұрын
@@iiWiReviews He does, and I confirm that. I left the comment myself. He was banned on 3 forums already
@Symba_Lysm
@Symba_Lysm 4 ай бұрын
SO the guy behind these headphones has a rather interesting history with both his leaked emails between a certain youtuber as well as being known to have made racist remarks/statements. (Not clear if it's entirely intentional, but it still happened). Not to dig to far down the rabbit hole out of respect of a fair review your online presence. I would think it's worth a look into his history before promoting his products.
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
It seems to me that people mistake promoting a product with reviewing it. I don't speak out for the brand or for the man behind it and his character. I reviewed the product and its performance. Anything else is on you and your personal moral compass. I don't do background checks on any brand I review and I'm not planning to start - I don't have the means or will to be honest here. Try and dig some dirt on any of your favorite brands and see what happens. Big corporations often do really shity things that literally hurt people's health or worse, yet we still drive our cars, eat our cereals, type comments on our phones, and wear our clothes... without doing a deep dive into all these brands. But yeah, let's crucify Verum for some tasteless comments - easy points for us.
@Symba_Lysm
@Symba_Lysm 4 ай бұрын
@@iiWiReviews I mean.. I guess so? And obviously this is valid. Im not trying to dig at that guy or you. I was simply pointing out what others said. Do with that what you will.
@IZR194
@IZR194 3 ай бұрын
​​@@iiWiReviews thank you. If you're basing your product purchases on whether someone wrote a mean comment on the internet years ago, then you're woefully ignorant of even the most basic bad deeds your favorite brands are doing. People crying about a mean internet comment probably have no problem buying Nestle or Pepsi and fill up their tank at an Exxon station. It's just ridiculous. Stop trying to cancel people.
@Tbagnbdn
@Tbagnbdn 3 ай бұрын
Nobody cares as long as the product is good.
@audie-cashstack-uk4881
@audie-cashstack-uk4881 3 ай бұрын
What's his race views got to do withnanything if the headphones are good there good I couldn't care less about your woke shit go cry elsewhere
@guybrushtwood
@guybrushtwood 4 ай бұрын
Hey Srbj, are you aware of the ‘controversy’ (for lack of a better word) around the maker of these headphones? Might be worth looking in to. Especially if you’re going to promote his products. People change, but the guy has a bit of a shady past. All the best 🫶🤘
@iiWiReviews
@iiWiReviews 4 ай бұрын
Hi. I can see there's some controversy surrounding the owner of the brand but I'm reviewing the product, not the man. So I reviewed them and compared them with other relevant products honestly like I do every time. If a product has a problem I will say it, for the man behind it I don't care really. I don't do checks every time I buy clothes if they're made in a sweatshop. I don't do it for smartphones and other stuff either. Try to dig some dirt for any brand and you're going to find it. Big corporations do truly awful shit and get away with it. For example, I reviewed Apple DAC dongle not talking about their shady, anti-consumer, and anti-repair practices, or working conditions in their Asian factories... So I'm not going to start doing that with Verum just because the owner made some tasteless comments in the past. I don't do selective righteousness that way. But once again, if a product itself has a problem or simply sounds bad, be sure you'll hear about it.
@guybrushtwood
@guybrushtwood 4 ай бұрын
@@iiWiReviews completely agree with you. Your explanation was also very well worded by the way. Thanks for all your honest reviews mate ✌️
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