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Originally Posted by Spyro
I find that to be a very accurate review.
I too was a big E4 fan for almost a year before I went to SE530's. Many say, the SE530 "fixes" problems/deficiencies of the E4 but I don't fully agree. To me, SE530 is like E4 on steriods and after several months I found the the huge lower register to almost be a little too overwhelming to my ears, let alone how it tended to roll off the highs even more than E4 did. But still a great IEM.
I should have some SE420's and a few days. I am hoping this is a little more to my liking with a more natural and balanced sound.
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I think the 420's are probably the magic performance/price point myself.
And regarding the 530's balance ...
It *does* take some care when getting the bass right ... but I've found that running a flat EQ in the bass areas while enabling the quite clean and nice bass boost on my XM4, results in a perfect blend: punchy, very natural and 'in the mix' at just the right point.
As mentioned in the review ... this is way differerent than how I ran the E4's, which tended to need a fairly dramatic EQ setting for bass as *well* as the bass boost.
My main concern now, considering I'm an ebay purchaser, is babying these things to avoid having to warranty/repair.
I'm seriously considering a once a month, very light treatment of the main IEM Y-cable with some quality rubber conditioner to avoid the notorious cracking problem.