[REVIEW] Sony MH1 – The Best Kept Secret - Page 19

oh yeh and these little buggars really put a spanner in the works.  

Owning customs and high end iems alike, sq differences are so freaking minute that it really puts it into perspective that a lot of folk are going to plump out 100-1000 dollars more for something that is so small a difference, I dont know, in my head this hobby is beginning to look more like a waste of time, money and energy.

oh yeh and these little buggars really put a spanner in the works.  

Owning customs and high end iems alike, sq differences are so freaking minute that it really puts it into perspective that a lot of folk are going to plump out 100-1000 dollars more for something that is so small a difference, I dont know, in my head this hobby is beginning to look more like a waste of time, money and energy.

You may as well do an A/B/C with the 70's as well :)

Thanks for the description, I second that with the 70 comparisons.  Now that I have the MH1C and find it a bit too bassy for prolonged listening, I'm looking into the 80's and 70's.  I can try out the 80's in a local shop but not 70's.

That being said, MH1C is definitely a keeper, I will play around with the eq to suit my own taste.

I never thought this was even going to become a hobby let alone already have gone through about 30 IEM's in a year.

Well I can tell you that the D70 is more neutral than the D80. So you want less bass go with the D70 (still has great detail, clarity and transparency).

if it's only detail and clarity, how would you rate them?  i read somewhere that d70 sounds more analytical than d80

i guess d70>d80>=mh1c?

It all depends on what's your favorite sound signature. They don't sound anything alike (talking about the three). I wouldn't call the D70 analytical IEM, but its signature pushes in that direction. The D80, on the other hand, has more 3-D imaging and space between instrument than the D70 (which is a close earphone, but the D80 is an open earphone). The D80 has more bass. The sound signature isn't neutral at all. The Mh1C has a great timbre that's different than the JVCs (I wouldn't say better or worse at this point). So right now the D80 and MH1C are close to being tied (with the D80 slightly ahead still). The D70 is second but not too far behind the other two. But my ratings are based strictly on sound preference, not that one is technically better than the other one at this point.