Posts by soundstige

The full album of Doppelganger by The Fall of Troy is my go-to reference for new headphones/amps/etc. It's not a pinnacle of mastering, but it has the exact type of organic, highly-complex guitar and drum passages I need to be fully...

Is there something specific it sounds like, so I can listen for it? Quote: Originally Posted by tomscy2000    Shallower fit == more spiky response (depending on where the 1/4-wave resonances lie, and that...

What real-world implications does this have -- those within the range of human hearing? Quote: Originally Posted by tomscy2000    ...but it does have to do with the occlusion effect, as well as...

Etymotic uses the "deep fit" ploy as a way to advertise attenuation. It has little to do with quality gained (yes, even with all the 2nd bend information). An ER4/HF5/MC5 are poor options for shallow fit, because then you have...

Phonak is out of business for IEMs anyway; and the used market is thriving  very easy to find an ER6i. Quote: Originally Posted by TwinQY  If you can find them, sure. Not sure anyone stocks the...

I think we're all missing the obvious choice -- ER6i with any shallow tip. Slimmer profile than 50% of IEMs out there. Sounds almost exactly like the ER4.

+12dB on anything is not very good.

There is absolutely positively no point in turning off anything before plugging in or out a pair of headphones to anything like a computer, phone, tablet, mp3 player, etc. The only time it could be relevant at all is with a very...

Hi all! Selling my pair of HE-400 as I have my sights set on the HE-500. They are in 8/10 condition with nothing remarkable. Lettering is still intact, everything is in great overall shape but the original flimsy paper box. All the...

Dual dynamic (of course), should be something around Brainwavz's newest offering.