Conclusion
The Tahsin Sevgel Model2s will occupy a unique place in the hobby for years to come.
Putting sound into words can be exceedingly difficult. Though it gets easier, long paragraphs often fail to convey what our ears transmit instantly. The Model2s make this task more challenging by sounding so unlike everything else.
With their distinct combination of coherency, resolution, speed, immediacy, dynamics & lifelike tonality, I struggle to think of another IEM to serve as a reference point for describing them. Noble’s Ronin is vaguely similar, but even Ronin are quite different.
The word unique is emblematic not only of the Model2s’ distinctive voice, but of Tahsin’s entire approach.
These are the very antithesis of a mass-market product manufactured for widespread consumption. Instead they are lovingly hand-crafted gateways to audio nirvana, fashioned for a select audience.
My biggest gripe with the Model2s is that being CIEMs there’s no way for my friends to hear them unless they purchase a pair themselves.
Perhaps Tahsin could build a universal version to tour among Head-Fi members so others can experience what makes the Model2s so special, though I suspect being fully-sealed CIEMs is a key ingredient to their magic and a UIEM simply wouldn’t sound the same.
As my first set of CIEMs, the Model2s have instantly made me a believer. I do still enjoy universal IEMs, but it’s impossible to forget the greater immersiveness of customs.
With a midrange-first presentation in which treble & bass play supporting roles, and bass in particular being quite neutral, they’re a distinctive set of earphones not intended for a universal audience.
Tahsin is an absolute gentleman and a passionate audiophile himself, so if you’re on the fence about whether the Model2s might suit you I’d suggest reaching out to him for his thoughts.
I’ll be forever grateful to Tahsin for opening the door to my first CIEM experience. There is no going back.
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