Verum 2 reviewed and compared to competition

Verum 2 planar-magnetic headphones start at $400 and this is my review. Read my written reviews with scores at iiwireviews.com/
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00:00 Intro
01:31 About Verum 2
04:44 Sound
09:35 vs Aune AR5000 and Meze 99 Classics
10:51 vs Verum 1
12:45 vs Moondrop Para
13:32 vs GoldPlanar GL2000
16:08 Final thoughts
Test System:
Rose Technics RT5000:
Aune S17 Pro: amzn.to/3u2O6gu
xDuoo XD05 Pro: shorturl.at/stJRT
Verum 1: www.verum-audio.com/store
Goldplanar GL2000: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkW...
AKG K702: amzn.to/3TSlnUF
#hifi #audiophile #dac #stereo

[@VerumAudio]

Thanks for review! I see areas for improvement.

[@asan1050]

Always great reviews, Thanks for posting this video

[@dangerzone007]

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]

I couldn't possibly pull that off, I'm not as cool as Danny. 🙂

[@dangerzone007]

All you need is some cool sunglasses and you'll be just as cool as Danny.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️GREETINGS SRBJ, I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND THANKFUL YOU ARE STILL HELPING THE AUDIOPHILE COMMUNITY 👍💚💚💚

[@shawnpwatsons1]

Glad to know about Goldplaner 2000!

[@joshd265]

Great review 🔥

[@EddieRIffau]

I love my Verum 1,I can see in the future a pair of Verum 2.

[@user-mi6fb1of7j]

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

[@quentingerard6550]

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]

They're in a kickstarter preorder phase at the moment. The link for that is in the description.

[@sloboat55]

Excellent, cool runnings

[@witsaint]

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)?

[@bezchlebalukas1779]

Thanks for the video. Can you compare resolution Verum 2 and hifiman arya organic?

[@jazzlouise]

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]

I like how they sound with Chord Mojo 2 for portable. Smaller dongles with less power just don't do them justice.

[@nw6066]

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]

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]

No one the planet needs anything but a g6

[@user-qm9vi4vr9t]

I would like to know what interconnects do you use?

[@dangerzone007]

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.

[@amrittoor44]

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]

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.

[@amrittoor44]

@@iiWiReviews brother thank you for your response. It helps sooooo much ty. Great detailed reviews as always 👌

[@user-ed9gz5lf7u]

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. 🔈🎶

[@D1N02]

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]

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]

@@iiWiReviews o yeah green. On the stand it looked blue to me. Green is the kickstarter color I believe.

[@josecintron85]

Where did you get the sound defuser in your wall?

[@iiWiReviews]

These are Sonitus Bigfusors. You can choose between black and white, I bought black and then painted them by hand (long and tedious process 🙂).

[@JoseFerreira-zb7wh]

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]

LOL...they are made in and shipped from Ukraine. There are no added taxes.

[@ArtificialDjDAGX]

@@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.

[@danieleturrin5625]

Thanks for the review!! You should compare them against Sash Tres SE!

[@korob20080]

Pretty much like hd600 vs hd650.

[@danieleturrin5625]

@@korob20080 nice, which is the 600 and which is the 650?😁

[@korob20080]

@@danieleturrin5625 verum 2 is hd600 here)

[@menachemsteinberger8505]

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]

Wooow, didn't knew they were about to drop another HP! How it was?

[@menachemsteinberger8505]

@@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...

[@therealgrizzly]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@jcisme]

This sounds like a good option for checking mixes on in its price range..

[@fumo1000]

Shame they don't show a frequency response or describe the sound of the Verum2 on the Kickstarter page...

[@VerumAudio]

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.

[@dangerzone007]

How do they compare with the Ananda nano?

[@iiWiReviews]

I don't have them but Passion for Sound did that comparison I belive.

[@MrBlackJava]

Yes the verum 1 lacked in that fun bass atleast the mojo1 paired. Was my coworkers so its my only impression with it.

[@dangerzone007]

DMS said Verum fails horribly on sound quality. Maybe he was using the wrong headphone cable lmao 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

[@iiWiReviews]

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]

​@@iiWiReviewsat least we both know he is wrong. We just don't know why 😊

[@Firebottleman]

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.

[@Hetsu..]

Typo in title? 😁

[@iiWiReviews]

You saw nothing... there were never two l-s... forget this conversation ever happened and go back to watching the video. 🔮😵

[@user-hb9fp4vs2f]

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.

[@frostzxs]

Lame competitors, need at least edition xs for solid comparison...

[@x7nick7x48]

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]

The risk of never receiving them is too high for me , so i will not be 'Putin' these on my head "

[@hartyewh1]

That's a reasonable concern, but I decided to order them anyway.

[@Moeeefiction]

Well, but be aware. Igor likes to scam people.

[@kato2395]

scam how?

[@Moeeefiction]

@@kato2395 Acutally pretty easy. You pay, he dont deliver.

[@Guido.P.Sieber]

"scam" like in: the production-units will not be as good sounding as the samples? proof, please.

[@iiWiReviews]

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]

@@iiWiReviews He does, and I confirm that. I left the comment myself. He was banned on 3 forums already

[@Symba_Lysm]

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]

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]

@@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]

​​@@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]

Nobody cares as long as the product is good.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

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]

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]

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]

@@iiWiReviews completely agree with you. Your explanation was also very well worded by the way. Thanks for all your honest reviews mate ✌️