Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to Audeze for the loan of CRBN2!

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My estat explainers and reviews...

My Estat Intro Video: youtu.be/ynox7x4V5Us
More thoughts on estats: youtu.be/_iJgn6Vjvpc

Audeze CRBN review (1): youtu.be/OxR4g5gx7iA
(2): youtu.be/5mPHYjHMKww
ES Labs ES-2a: youtu.be/P9GnzsKb9yg
HiFiMan Shangri-La Jr: youtu.be/XrqWTFAAzHk
HiFiMan Shangri-La: youtu.be/1FvHASYC6Mc
STAX SR-009(s) review: youtu.be/CX7eWidQte0
STAX SR-009S: youtu.be/RmACUxFtk5o
STAX SR-X9000: youtu.be/Z3GBaT3Qkno

My reviews of other Audeze gear...

LCD-X Legacy: forum.hifiguides.com/t/audeze-lcd-x/92/265
LCD-X 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=gxE48sgDeb8
LCD-XC 2021: youtu.be/ax_VSX4sSpA
LCD-24: head-fi.org/showcase/audeze-lcd-24-limited-edition.23945/reviews#review-25884
LCD-5: youtu.be/b87rg-KJ4tQ
LCD-R: youtu.be/cHNa-AbOEys
MM-100: youtu.be/Ga7F8Gsj2Cw
MM-500: youtu.be/nC1vkAFBHp0

My reviews of other mentioned gear...

Berkeley Alpha S2: youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s
HiFiMan Susvara (1): youtu.be/mZJ78eXWkt0
(2): youtu.be/oUrJx173P5M
LTA Z10e: youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE
Sonore ultraRendu: youtu.be/qEOOE9rP6Rs

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:51 Shameless Self-Promotion
02:18 Setup & Use Timestamps
03:42 About the CRBN2
07:10 Cabling & Build
09:38 Test Gear
12:51 Sound
35:37 Is There "An E-Stat Sound?"
37:22 Comparison with OG CRBN
39:08 Comparison with HiFiMan Shangri-La Jr
41:23 Comparison with OG HiFiMan Susvara
47:18 Comparison with STAX SR-X9000
49:00 Wrap Up