Earlier, we introduced the VE Series For high-end customized earphones, another well-known manufacturer of customized earphones from Germany is rhines, which is closely related to Vision Ears (in fact, it used to be a company). Several of these two products are even identical. In the latest generation, rhines also launched the five unit flagship Stage 5 and VE6 series to compete.

Stage 5 parameters

Speaker type: 5 balanced armature unit

Frequency division scheme: 3-channel passive frequency division technology

Sensitivity: 120db SPL (@ 1mW)

Impedance: 24 Ohm (@ 1KHz)

Frequency response range: 10-20000Hz

Chamber type: high-strength acrylic (polymethyl methacrylate)

Wire material: replaceable design, 1.38m wiring

Price: 1379 euros (about 13000 yuan for domestic purchase)

In terms of parameters, Stage 5 is not eye-catching compared with other flagship customized earphones, and the five unit three division configuration is not superior to other multi unit four division or even five division products, and the price is also quite high. In terms of parameters, Stage 5 is a headset that is easy to push and has a wide frequency response range.

The workmanship of Stage series is very close to that of VE series, both of which have excellent craftsmanship and beautiful Artwork.

We got this panel with wood grain+gold brand logo, which looks very personalized.

The cavity part adopts black transparent color matching.

The earphone brand and the name of the customizer will be printed on the inside of the earphone.

Like the VE series, Stage 5 also has a two in one catheter design, while the general customized earphones see multiple catheters here.

From this angle, you can see the huge moving iron unit in the middle of the cavity.

Two composite units of the other side conduit.

The matching headphone cable is the same 1.38m gold-plated plug copper cable as the VE series.

High end customized earphones also from Germany: VE6 X1 (left) and Stage 5 (right).

Since this customized earphone is not the author's private model, we can only simply share our listening sense here: the sound direction of Stage 5 is somewhat similar to that of the VE4 (Stage 4) in Unit 4, which has a rare loud field in earplugs. Listening to Stage 5, we will really feel the existence of an oval sound field. Low frequency is a major feature of Stage 5. It has a lot of low frequencies, and its texture is much better than that of ordinary earphones. However, low frequency gives a slightly muddied feeling. The IF image of Stage 5 is much better than that of VE4. The tri frequency is more balanced, but it still makes people feel that the IF is not close enough. In addition, the tri frequency of Stage 5 is smooth, but the transparency is slightly worse than that of VE6. The sound of Stage 5 is dark, and it has very attractive sound relaxation and hearing tolerance.