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Help me understand what I'm hearing - X10 vs TF10

post #1 of 10
12/27/11 at 12:15pm
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I'm currently comparing a pair of Klipsch X10 to the TripleFi 10s but I'm not exactly sure how to describe what I'm hearing.

 

Every note I hear coming from the X10s seem sharper/crisper/thinner/??? while the TF10s sound more full/less detailed/???

 

For those that have heard them both, what exactly am I hearing and what's the term I'm looking for?

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post #2 of 10
12/27/11 at 12:35pm

If you don't know what you are hearing how are we supposed to know? bigsmile_face.gif

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post #3 of 10
12/29/11 at 6:53am

I guess he is hearing differences but couldn't find the right terms to describe it

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post #4 of 10
12/29/11 at 7:32am

I don't have the TF10 but I do own the X10 and I would say they are very detailed, they definitely revealed things to me in my music that I wasn't hearing before with my SE215 and MS400. I noticed that low bitrate tracks definitely sounded worse than FLAC and 320kbps mp3s. 

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post #5 of 10
12/29/11 at 8:52am

I think you would describe it as such (I've only owned the TF10's so I am extrapolating here):

 

X10:

Have great treble presence

Less Bass

Possibly a fuller-mid range presence

 

 

TF10:

V-shaped EQ

Full and slightly loose low-end with good high-end clarity but not because of the increased bass the overall sound gives the impression of sounding "fuller"

 

 

I hope this helps at least a little.

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post #6 of 10
12/29/11 at 8:58am

Lesser bass on the klipsch x10, soundstage not as wide.

TF10, tighter bass, forward midrange, more equalize sound.. Or maybe exciting... But fitting not fantastic.

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post #7 of 10
12/29/11 at 10:43am

Actually the X10 have strong bass, its not unrealistic but it has punch and very nice rumble, very detailed and clear. The treble is detailed but slightly rolled off.
 

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Originally Posted by Madgravity34 View Post

I think you would describe it as such (I've only owned the TF10's so I am extrapolating here):

 

X10:

Have great treble presence

Less Bass

Possibly a fuller-mid range presence

 

 

TF10:

V-shaped EQ

Full and slightly loose low-end with good high-end clarity but not because of the increased bass the overall sound gives the impression of sounding "fuller"

 

 

I hope this helps at least a little.



 

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post #8 of 10
12/29/11 at 10:44am

Forward midrange? I thought it had a V-shaped signature.
 

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Originally Posted by Liplip View Post

Lesser bass on the klipsch x10, soundstage not as wide.

TF10, tighter bass, forward midrange, more equalize sound.. Or maybe exciting... But fitting not fantastic.



 

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post #9 of 10
12/29/11 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Gilly87 View Post

Forward midrange? I thought it had a V-shaped signature.
 



 



+1...  All I've heard about the TF10s was that it had a V-shaped sig :p 

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post #10 of 10
1/1/12 at 10:47pm
Thread Starter 

Exactly this :)

 

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Originally Posted by mrAdrian View Post

I guess he is hearing differences but couldn't find the right terms to describe it



 

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