I’ve had Brise Tsuranagi V1 for over 2 years now and while I resisted the urge to upgrade to V2, I could not resist the famous Orochi Edition.
What’s new? The OE is basically a V2 with internal Orochi wiring. So by contrast with V1, the volume control is more linear, without the sudden jump in volume characteristic to V1, once the potentiometer reached about 2 o’clock. Also, from V1 to V2 there was an increase of the max input power, from 1,5 Vrms to 3,5 Vrms.
In terms of sound, I was lucky enough to compare the two and while V1 had a very controlled sound, it was more romantic, more lush, with the bass slightly more loose and the treble a bit softer.
OE appears slightly more holographic with the bass having tighter control and a tad more texture, being much better tuned for IEMs that are already warm. In terms of treble, the change is more significant over V1, with OE having a bit more sparkle, more air surrounding the highs. It sounds more…glossy, if you want, like an image that had the brilliance turned up. It’s not bright(er), it remains as neutral as before, but maybe a bit leaner and colder than the v1. Say goodbye to romanticism, the era of realism has arrived.
A particularly preferred pairing is the Oriolus Traillii JP, whose sound becomes bigger, larger, denser and with more enveloping bass, thanks to OE. Funny enough, it reaches a level of refinement that was not possible with V1.
*Technically this is not a new toy, but it just came back to me after a short pit stop.