Posts by mvw2

Introduction:   For sale is my Ortofon e-Q7.  This has long stood in the front of the line as the most balanced earphone I've ever used.  I have owned and held onto it for so long because it was both very good and...

Introduction:   For sale is my Yuin Ok1 earbuds.  I've owned these for a very long time is my first high end head-fi product.  I have not been disappointed since.   I am selling them simply to minimize my...

Introduction:   For sale is my trusty Meier Corda 2Move headphone amp.  I have owned this for a number of years and very much has been one of the best hardware buys I've made.   Why am I selling it...

I did personally prefer the Ortofons to the FAD A1.  I think the SB is good in a warm/smooth sort of way, more on par with the Ortofons but much different.  The A1 and SB are quite near each other in overall performance...

The DBA-02 is fast, aggressive, and reasonably well balanced.  Their downsides include some of the issues you see, mainly the lack of bass.  Well, it's not so much a lack of amount (although there is roll off) and more a...

Westone UM2.  It uses the ER4 driver for the highs and an added bass driver for the lows.   What did you dislike about the IE8?  It's actually a good earphone minus that broad bass hump.   I like the...

Indeed.  Neutral is simply a balance issue of frequency response, energy in presentation, etc.  It sounds even across the board.  Natural has more to do with adequate note weight, dynamics, texture, etc. as in the note...

There are limits to what software adjustment can offer.  The speaker, a mechanical device, has certain limits of performance.  We can play with software to add reverb, phase shifting, and EQing changes, think BBE here, and we...

Often neutral is more a matter of midrange in many cases.  A lot of earphones are V shaped to generate bass and treble emphasis for wow factor and because many seem to expect it (youthful tuning).  A neutral earphone doesn't...

Having used two of the three, my interests are peaked for your findings and comparisons.  I always love reading different points of view on products that when taken in group allow more unbiased perceptions of these products.