Interesting. These are virtually two different IEMs. The Max have a rather dark sound that seems devoid of any sparkle or detail and the Max II goes in the opposite direction with quite a bit of upper treble, so much so that sibilant songs like Dance Funk are almost unbearable on the Max II while that same sibilance is almost muted on the Max. The bass and midrange of both units are pretty well balanced but in the end, I would choose the Max II but I might adjust down the upper treble a bit for some of those super bright songs.
The first Panda sounds more natural, Panda 2 has obvious synthetics in the lower HF (because of this, both vocals and cymbals are less natural). Panda went in the wrong direction... 🙂
1 is a weight centered on the bass, 2 is a more V-shaped balance for a higher level of completion.
Interesting. These are virtually two different IEMs. The Max have a rather dark sound that seems devoid of any sparkle or detail and the Max II goes in the opposite direction with quite a bit of upper treble, so much so that sibilant songs like Dance Funk are almost unbearable on the Max II while that same sibilance is almost muted on the Max. The bass and midrange of both units are pretty well balanced but in the end, I would choose the Max II but I might adjust down the upper treble a bit for some of those super bright songs.
Max II more open in the highs.
The first Panda sounds more natural, Panda 2 has obvious synthetics in the lower HF (because of this, both vocals and cymbals are less natural). Panda went in the wrong direction... 🙂
Of course max2..Peace!
Max II has a brighter treble, hence until the "crashing cars" it is so uncomfortable to the ears!
Max II has better sparkle