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ItsCajunTime t1_j63e6gv wrote

Reply to Found my endgame at 80$ by thewaldo77

Such a great set. Got a pair for christmas and just about everything is great about them to my ears. Probably one of if not the best bang for your buck IEM right now that isn’t a 20ish dollar single DD

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blorg t1_j63d77t wrote

Reply to comment by PhoenixRisingtw in Tried Oratory EQ on multiple headphones and prefer the default sound. by wiggan1989

It's that, plus Oratory EQs to Harman, which AutoEQ does not, the default AutoEQ target curve you'll find in Peace, Qudelix 5K, etc has substantially less bass than Harman. This is why it kills the bass on basically all IEMs.

https://imgur.com/a/rwHJxPP

>None of these targets have bass boost seen in Harman target responses and therefore a +4dB boost was applied for all over-ear headphones, +6dB for in-ear headphones and no boost for earbuds. Harman targets actually ask for about +6dB for over-ears and +9dB for in-ears but since some headphones cannot achieve this with positive gain limited to +6dB, a smaller boost was selected.

https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/

It's extremely misleading that these curves are labelled as Harman, everyone thinks they are Harman but they are only Harman for the upper mids.

AutoEQ has also historically EQed too high up, and too much high up. This has been addressed in a more recent revision and the precomputed presets now limit themselves to a high shelf above I think 10,000Hz which is a big improvement. Oratory has historically taken a lighter touch in the treble.

Oratory's EQs also tend to be smoother and less extreme, with broader peaks, you can see there is a broad theme but the Oratory curve is smoother.

It's great software and works very well if you use it yourself manually but the precomputed target curves are junk, especially for IEMs. Took me ages to figure out exactly what it was doing. They are getting better, the introduction of low and high shelves is great. But Oratory1990's EQs still better.

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tupisac t1_j63btzh wrote

Reply to comment by TraditionContent9818 in HD600 = absolute Endgame by xGuacamolly

>it will go in the living room,

That opens a whole new can of worms...

From my journey through the sub rabbit hole I remember people agreeing that a nice set of big 3-way towers beats any bookshelf + sub combo in terms of music in living rooms. Subs are just too tricky. On the other hand, if you're after home cinema experience you generally go with biggest boom possible (you want to go beyond 20 Hz) on multiple ported subs for proper coverage and SPL levels. Like at least double SVS PB-2000.

Crazy stuff. Near field is way easier and cheaper.

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TraditionContent9818 t1_j637ifw wrote

Reply to comment by tupisac in HD600 = absolute Endgame by xGuacamolly

>Maybe you're looking at SB-1000 PRO that has app support (you don't need that). Plain SB-1000 goes for 499€ on amazon.de.

tough luck there: This item cannot be dispatched to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.

this one plays hard to get!

>Is it worth it? Can's say for sure, but it is a sealed sub with 12" driver capable of going into low 20s. Hard to argue with that. Also, people seem to like it and it has good opinions on ASR forums. It might lack a bit in SPL department (ported subs usually deliver more boom per watt) but it's not this critical in near-field and certainly it has a best ratio of inches per buck spent.

it will go in the living room, this deficit in SPL might come into play a bit as it will also be used for midfield listening. Not a huge living room though as I guess it could work.

>I wouldn't look at anything smaller than 10", unless in a very tiny room.

I agree as I also think that 8'' are not future-proof enough to justify a purchace

>Choice between S10.4 and SVS is really hard, I don't envy you ;)

No worries there also! As I wrote earlier this will go into the living room so I will just let my wife pick the one she likes the most!

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dixiechicken69 t1_j637540 wrote

Reply to Gotta love the postal service by SupOrSalad

Your package was most likely shipped in a postal bag, with a 70lb weight limit, that contained about 20 other packages. It then went through a sort process using hydraulic arms to “push” them off a moving belt. Small packages are usually damaged during this process of the parcel sort, or 30 or 40 postal bags get piled in on top during the process. It all comes down to percentages. It’s amazing more packages are not damaged.

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tupisac t1_j635amh wrote

Reply to comment by TraditionContent9818 in HD600 = absolute Endgame by xGuacamolly

Maybe you're looking at SB-1000 PRO that has app support (you don't need that). Plain SB-1000 goes for 499€ on amazon.de.

Is it worth it? Can's say for sure, but it is a sealed sub with 12" driver capable of going into low 20s. Hard to argue with that. Also, people seem to like it and it has good opinions on ASR forums. It might lack a bit in SPL department (ported subs usually deliver more boom per watt) but it's not this critical in near-field and certainly it has a best ratio of inches per buck spent.

I wouldn't look at anything smaller than 10", unless in a very tiny room.

Choice between S10.4 and SVS is really hard, I don't envy you ;)

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soboi12345 t1_j632am1 wrote

Reply to comment by badg2209 in My amateur review of Timesless AE vs Blessing 2 Dusk by BowzerBigBeanBurrito

I can speak on timeless ae too! And I use a budget phone as a dap, and they sound good straight out of the jack! Obviously I have to pump the volume up.

I personally use a fiio btr5 balanced! The sonic ability of the iem does increase and it sounds more richer in every way. So there is that too! I use my btr5 as a dongle DAC and as a BT DAC

And do use the included straight white tips inside the box. The regular dome tips does give too much bass and the soundstage suffers too IMO.

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pinkcunt123 t1_j631kjj wrote

Reply to I should have listened... Sundara Quality Control by MisterPotat

If Apple sold you a product where every second customer gets a lemon, media and consumers alike would clown on them and tear em apart.

If an audiophile receives a lemon, they just rma it until they get a good one.

Are our standards really that low? I thought we were supposed to be the picky ones?

Maybe, if people stopped buying and recommending Hifiman, they would have an actual incentive to improve their quality.

Then again, people also keep buying Focal even though their headbands snap and pads cost upwards of 200€, so I guess the tolerance for bullshit is unreasonably high in this community.

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TraditionContent9818 t1_j631f4q wrote

Reply to comment by tupisac in HD600 = absolute Endgame by xGuacamolly

>Subs are notoriously hard to set up and the phase control is a must. I've lucked out with my room and placement, but it took a bit of effort and a lot of REW measurements. I also feel like I'd want to cross a bit lower, like 60-70 Hz.

well, 70hz is the point where the LSRs start to flat-line on the FR, so that would be a good place to crossover I guess.

I was also looking at the KRK subs as they seem to offer a more complete feature set. Just now checked SVS, all north of 750€ where I live. Are they worth it? KRK are much more reasonable at 300€ for S8.4 and 400€ for S10.4 for example.

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