Canpur’s First-Ever Special Edition: CP622B Ti
The rising in-ear brand, from the Netherlands! Through one of their global distributors, Canpur has recently announced that a limited edition of their hit-maker CP622B is soon to arrive on the market – CP622B Titanium Edition (CP622B Ti). This special edition will be limited to 100 sets worldwide and is expected to be supplied in extremely limited quantities to major markets and countries. Pricing is expected to be somewhere around $4500-ish.
What has/will be changed?
The CP622B Ti sports a full titanium shell for both the chassis and faceplate, which the faceplate has intaglio stripe patterns throughout. As for the form factor, the shape appears identical to the original CP622B according to the teaser image. While Eletech Socrates was included as the stock cable for CP622B, the CP622B Ti has a high possibility of sporting a different Eletech cable, proprietary and exclusive to the Titanium edition.
Contuning…
While the driver specs remain the same, Canpur highlighted that CP622B Ti will be housing with a different sound signature. The sound differences being made due to the shell material would be obvious, and I’d also assume the internal wiring and structural improvements would have likely been added to take a different approach to the sound compared to the original CP622B. UV-active resin faceplates wouldn’t be featured in this titanium edition (for obvious reasons) but I’m expecting the glossy titanium faceplates to be just as gorgeous as the resin one.
Ways that Titanium Changes the Sound
Based on my various experiences as well as in-ear engineers, titanium shells bring significant impact to the sound – with both pros and cons. While titanium shells have different quality/grades, changing the chassis to titanium brings these ‘general‘ effects; first, the sound gets tighter and more solidified. The lows and mids would get tightened with denser strikes and faster decay. This would come down as a matter of preference, though another titanium change would likely be considered a definite advantage – higher clarity and transparency. The sound would have more clarity, airiness, and brightness.
Titanium – It’s a blade with both edges sharp
However, these clarity-boosting changes are like a sword with both sides sharp. No pun intended, though while titanium shells would bring higher, higher resolution, and even quieter and deeper low-mids – if tuned the right way. Some perfect examples of utilizing the benefits of titanium shells while ruling out the vulnerability of titanium’s materialistic nature are Dita Audio Perpetua (review link), Oriolus Traillii Ti (review link), and Campfire Audio Ara (review link). Though if the tuning ends up sour, titanium shells are highly prone to making the mids and highs sharp, shouty, and shrilling, with seriously lacking bass in both quantity and depth.
Final Thoughts & Wrap-up
Well, while we need to sit and see how this special edition will turn out, I’m expecting a positive output. BA and EST drivers are relatively less influenced than DD/planar/MST drivers. Moreover, Canpur has proved themselves with their tuning skills through their CP and Joyful line-up.
Also, Canpur noted that the CP622B Ti will deliver “a mysterious and gorgeous new sound with new tuning in the same original configuration”, so let’s keep our fingers crossed and see how the CP622B Ti will turn out. Hopefully, I’ll have a chance to review but I doubt it due to the limited availability. However, if there’s a chance, I’m planning on doing a quick A/B test if not a full review if conditions are met. Nonetheless, let’s wait for the real looks & sound to be revealed.
Lastly, if you’re yet to check out our Canpur CP622B Review, make sure to check it out! You’ll enjoy the read. 😉
-Fin-