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"The Lime Ears ANIMA V2 is a high-quality, top-tier universal in-ear monitor and should be seen as a significant improvement over the original version, especially with the excellent dynamic driver’s deep bass response."
Lime Ears ANIMA V2 Review — Headfonics
"Lime Ears has been on a winning streak lately, and after my review of the Pneuma V2, the Anima V2 has also made a strong impression with its lively, vivid sound and high-contrast tuning. The improvements made by Emil in the V2 not only offer a better fit but also raise the overall performance compared to the original Anima.
The technical performance, especially the sound stage, is an impressive feature of the new Anima, as well as the clarity and level of detail. However, it requires good matching including the cable and the source, as well as careful choice of ear tips, which is very sensitive. The included ear tips do not reveal the full performance."
Lime Ears Anima V2 Review - Headfonia
PHILOSOPHY
In Jungian psychology, the Anima refers to the liveliness and spirit within a person’s soul, comparable to an inner sense of style. It reveals the wondrous and carefree spirit that exists in the music we listen to – like a hearty chuckle.
SPACE
Expect a spacious, holographic sound image that dances lightly and vividly around the tracks. The Anima 2 brings out the best from 11 drivers, including a new generation RAU balanced armature driver and an organic horn-shaped nozzle design. Let yourself be enchanted by the structured bass, the silky smooth mids, and the delicate highs of the Anima!
TECHNICAL DATA
- 11 drivers, hybrid construction, six-way crossover
- One 7-mm titanium diaphragm dynamic driver for infra-sub frequencies
- Two balanced armatures for subwoofer frequencies
- Two balanced armatures for low frequencies
- Two balanced armatures (vented) for midrange
- Two balanced armatures for high frequencies
- Two new generation balanced armatures for ultra-high frequencies
- HornCraft™ stainless steel nozzle design
- BADD™ hybrid deep bass technology
- HERO™ super tweeter
- Special tribrid cable with pure copper, silver-plated copper, and pure silver
- Handmade case made of genuine leather
V2 Upgrades
25% smaller in-ear monitor housing than ANIMA V1
BOSS faceplate design upgrade (Bello Opal™ with new stainless steel ring frame)
BOSS Faceplate
Bello Opal Stainless Steel – The first thing you notice are the Bello Opal faceplates. This material is truly the king among lab-grown opals. The extremely complex and precise manufacturing process gives it an incredible play of colors that cannot be found in any other material. Lab-grown opals are physically almost identical to natural opals, which is why they have earned such a reputation and are found in jewelry worldwide. Each piece is unique, with handcrafted acrylic shells and crystals in various shapes and sizes.
As the latest addition to the Anima shell, we have added an outer ring made of stainless steel that increases its stability and structural integrity. The shine of the stainless steel harmonizes elegantly with the oceanic blue of the Bello Opal, like a precious gem encircled by a gleaming ring.
HornCraft™ Stainless Steel Nozzle Design
Horn In Ear – Discover the essence of audio precision with Lime Ears’ groundbreaking HornCraft™ nozzle design. These special horn-shaped nozzles, crafted in-house to perfection, serve as crucial connectors between the drivers and your eardrum. With tireless attention to complex geometry calculations and material mastery, our goal is to redefine your sound experience.
1) Geometry that lifts:
Meet the HornCraft™ stainless steel nozzle design, the pinnacle of geometric refinement. The specially calculated horn curvature shaped by VariBore™ technology adapts to acoustic impedance and suppresses resonances that occur in conventional tube designs.
2) Resonance suppression:
The special curvature of the horn guides sound waves evenly and suppresses resonance peaks caused by reflections in straight tubes. This leads to a clean frequency response and improves sound quality.
3) Acoustic impedance matching:
Matching acoustic impedance is crucial for consistent and precise sound reproduction. Through our carefully crafted horn bore dimensions, a precise
acoustic impedance match between driver and eardrum is achieved, resulting in a smoother frequency response and better sound coherence.
4) Craftsmanship of the material:
The material plays a superior role. The harmonious blend of weight, clarity, and transmission is achieved through careful craftsmanship. The new high-gloss polished stainless steel material, which gains a special texture through manual processing, better matches the internal drivers and interacts with the geometry to enhance high and ultra-high frequencies and direct them straight to your ear.
5) Multichannel bores – Sonic symphony:
Look closely and you will notice precisely selected areas where signals from different driver groups are added to the sound mix. The HornCraft™ design orchestrates a complex sound symphony, where the ultra-high frequencies are guided through the longest bore, while the lower frequencies are channeled through the narrowest bore. Our horn nozzles are CNC-milled with the highest industrial precision to achieve ultimate precision in sound energy transmission.
BADD™ Hybrid Deep Bass Technology
Balanced Armature Dynamic Driver – After long talks with audiophiles worldwide and dozens of trials with balanced armature and dynamic drivers for the bass range, we came up with the idea to combine the detail and clarity of balanced armature subwoofers with the punch, weight, and rumble in the bass range produced by our dynamic 7-mm titanium diaphragm driver. With our carefully developed proprietary crossover system, we have achieved phase coherence that links these two drastically different driver technologies.
What others say about the ANIMA
"For me, the Anima is an entertaining and engaging in-ear monitor with good technical performance that gave me a lot of fun while listening and testing. It is an in-ear monitor that had a high engagement factor for me, making me want to keep listening and try it with my old music collection as well as discover new music with it, providing a musical and fatigue-free listening experience for long sessions." Twister6.com
"A balanced yet joyful tuning with deep resonant bass performance and almost ethereal highs with plenty of headroom". Impressions from Marcus, Headfonics.com
"The ANIMA is not cheap, but you get an excellent high-end monitor that convinces on all levels. It is a lively, detailed, extended, spacious, and energetic in-ear monitor, with a very high technical level and a beautiful musical presentation." Impressions from Lieven, Headfonia.com
"The Anima was impressively resolving without sounding 'technically focused' and featured a combination of very pleasant, slightly dark tuning combined with tight and controlled bass, which can simply be described as an excellently rounded, capable presentation." Impressions from GoldenOne, Headfi
