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therealrydan t1_iy9f5ew wrote

Reply to comment by simurg3 in Headphone wizardry by SupOrSalad

> For orchestral sound like classic music, jazz music, the challenge is higher as the goal to reproduce original sound

I think this is incorrect. It's not any more difficult to correctly reproduce a recording of an orchestra than of pop/rock or even entirely DSP-generated sound. The challenge is probably rather in recording the music in the first place.

If you would record an orchestra with a high quality binaural rig, run some 3d-scanning + DSP to correct for the shape of your head and ears, and listen through high quality headphones, you would probably not be able to tell the difference (atleast not if we assume we could achieve a truly blind comparison, that is, you would not see whether it was the orchestra playing or not, and that you wouldn't feel if you had headphones on or not...).

You only have two ears after all, and they just react to sound pressure level changes in a very small volume of air.

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on9desu t1_iy9eop6 wrote

Reply to Focal Clear are melting my ears and not in a good way (review) by super_smoothie

Sounds like I won’t like the OG as I’m also sensitive to that upper midrange frequency. I find HD600 too shouty and I can’t turn up the volume too much because of that. Recently bought the HD660s and I find it to be much more balanced. I can crank up the volume without hurting my eardrums by shouty vocals. I haven’t tried the Clear OG but I’ve listened to the MG. I didn’t find it to be shouty so I think the tuning of the MG is more to your liking.

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NahbImGood t1_iy9ei5h wrote

Reply to comment by tubby8 in New Moondrop Release - JIU - Chu with a DSP? by TheWiseDuude

When DSP is part of the product, Moondrop thinks this IEM will sound worse listening to these with a regular cable, and any other IEMs with this cable will probably also sound worse. This is like asking for a bluetooth speaker to have binding posts on the back to use your own speaker wire and amplifier because even $20 logitech speakers can be used with an external amplifier. The DSP in the usb-c connector is fundamentally a part of the product and the way it’s intended to be used. It’s not hard or expensive to add a detachable cable to an IEM, the cable is literally just attached to make the IEM idiot proof, but they’ll still complain.

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Sebetter t1_iy9dht1 wrote

Reply to Wore my Chus after showering - now the filters fell out by therealPaulPlay

They’re not meant to be used in the shower my dude.

Moondrop doesn’t rate them to do that. There are few IEMs that can do this. If you do this with your new IEMs when they arrive, those new IEMs will also break quickly.

At least you learned a lesson on a cheap set of IEMs.

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darmanastartes OP t1_iy9d33u wrote

Reply to Truthear Hexa Review: Count Your Blessings by darmanastartes

The Truthear Hexa is an in-ear monitor (IEM) utilizing one dynamic driver and three balanced armatures (BAs) per housing. The Hexa retails for $79.99 at ShenzhenAudio.

The Truthear Hexa is my new default recommendation at the sub-$100 price point. It is a nearly perfect purchase at its price, with my sole complaint being the relatively slow bass articulation.

My full review, with measurements and additional images, is available on my blog:

https://medium.com/bedrock-reviews/truthear-hexa-review-26785a1e1198

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Designer-Edge-5394 t1_iy9d1la wrote

Reply to Focal Clear are melting my ears and not in a good way (review) by super_smoothie

They’re going to sound better the more you keep using them. I know that the running-in process/period is a controversial topic amongst the audiophile community, but I have had the exact same experience with my Elegias, Clear MGs, Aryas, Poseidons and HS660Ss. Personally I think it’s not a myth and the drivers need their time to calibrate. Just be patient and do lot lose it. You’ll be having euphoric experiences listening to them soon, if you’re patient enough 😉

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