Don't know if this's the right place to ask, but well, I don't know anywhere else to go, diyaudio is too somewhere-above for me...
Anyways, I've looked at several iem's internal while opening their shells and in most cases they only consist of some resistors with filter caps. So my question is is there any benefit going more advanced than that? Is it because of the lack of space that those xos can't get any more simpler or those manufacturers are just being lazy?
Thanks for reading
Be a part of the community.
It's free, join today!
Recent Reviews
-
The AKG K270s are the classic, big huge studio headphones. There is little doubt if you see someone in these cans, they're tracking tasty licks on a new album. Despite their size, they do tend...
-
I'll keep this very short. They are very smooth sounding. Treble toned down so not so good for rock but have a magic about them that makes them better than mark 2. I use them with a '89/'90...
-
Bought these on whim, for your basic train ride to work I don't mind. But its far from being the best I have own.
-
First, I should note that I auditioned these both straight out of the box, without any break-in time and then later after 53 hours of break-in. Recent scientific studies have shown definite...
-
A very all-round headphone for me. Just the right one to take on the go or on holiday. Also as a DJ, nice noice isolation. Very durable so you don't have to wonder if it will break if you throw...
Head-Fi Sponsors
IEM crossover
- nikongod
- Trader Feedback: +8
- DIY-ku
-
- offline
- 8,272 Posts. Joined 1/2005
- Location: northern NJ
- Select All Posts By This User
The best way is actually by going for SIMPLER IEM's with single drivers, but sssssh, dont tell anyone - its kind of a secret.
When a single driver adequately reproduces the desired frequency range, using a single driver in favor of multiple drivers will reduce (eliminate) the likelihood of creation of phase smears & funky shifts at the non-existent crossover points. This is a lot like the razor-blade wars - A straight razor STILL shaves better than any safety razor, yet we have 5 and 6 blade razors.
If you had a little more room, a more complicated crossover would probably work better than a simpler one. The same goes for using better quality caps in the same circuit. OTOH, you can do a lot with simple first order crossovers and you dont need anything but the ETY-ER4p and the linkwitz labs thingy anyways.
- IEM crossover
Recent Discussions
- › V-MODA M-100: Discussion/Feedback, Reviews, Pics, etc. 37 seconds ago
- › The discovery thread. NEW!! The JVC HA-FX40. Page 83...JVC... 1 minute ago
- › New Flagship from Audio-Technica: ATH-W3000ANV, 50th Anniversary... 2 minutes ago
- › Speaker suggestions 3 minutes ago
- › Fiio S6? 6 minutes ago
- › ALO AUDIO RXMKIII BALANCED PORTABLE AMPLIFIER IMPRESSIONS 6 minutes ago
- › Hifiman 801 Appreciation thread 7 minutes ago
- › how good are the sennheiser hd650's?? 7 minutes ago
- › Looking for audiophile PC speakers on a budget 8 minutes ago
- › Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors: The *Custom* Custom... 8 minutes ago
Recent Reviews
- › AKG K 270 Studio by LazerRay
- › AKG K141 (Silver) by Captain Magenta
- › Skullcandy 50/50 - Headset ( in-ear ear-bud ) - white, chrome by shimrra
- › Sennheiser HD 449 Headphones Black by kstuart
- › Aiaiai TMA-1 by DE Nefta
- › Ultrasone HFI-780 S-Logic Surround Sound Professional Headphones by 12Rounds
- › Shure SRH1840 Professional Open Back Headphones (Black) by kstuart
- › TEAC PD-H600 Reference 600 Series CD Player by gonkulator
- › AKG K403 by eskimoo
- › Sennheiser HD-598 by TK277
New Articles
- › iBasso DX100 FAQ by DoctorHeadz
- › DIY Cable Info and Resources by Pingupenguins
- › Asr Head-Fi Threads Compendium by Asr
- › Headphone Buying Guide by keanex
- › Fostex T50RP modification summary LINKS - wiki by jgray91
- › Comparisons of the LCD-3 and the LCD-2 Rev. 2 by MacedonianHero
- › Posting Guidelines by Currawong
- › Comparisons of LCD-2 Rev. 1 and Rev. 2 by MacedonianHero
- › Membership Levels, Badges and Custom Titles by Currawong
- › Sennheiser Hd4 8 Modding For Newbies by koolkat
About Head-Fi.org | Join the Community | Advertise
© 2012 Head-Fi.org is powered by Huddler Tech | FAQ | Support | Privacy/TOS | Site Map




