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I was talking to Phil and I will probably get the HY2 and BA4. Now if only those drivers would arrive! The HY2 should be here sooner though
Well my package got there today. Gone for an ma1 and a reshelled triplefi 10. Had paid for rush but seems there's a holiday in Sweden thursday and friday.
Cheers
The BA2 is not unlike an HD650, generally speaking. It's got good bass but lacking somewhat in sub bass extension. It's got a smooth top end that is very free of fatigue. It's very much focused on rhythm and drive as opposed to sonic minutiae. The BA2 can't go as loud as the HD650 though - not that BA2 is limited in dynamics, but at some point the little twin driver runs out of steam. But you shouldn't be listening at such levels anyway.
Thanks for the input! If I would like deeper bass how would something like the HY3 or BA3 suit my desire for good non-recessed mids?
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Looks like I'll be leaning towards HY3 then, as I hear the dynamic driver is capable of bottomless bass without any rolloff, despite being neutral in quantity. The BA3 will have greater bass quantity but I don't know about extension into the lowest registers. As far as I know nobody here has heard it.
If they don't fit you when they come back, can I suggest you just call a halt to things now and get an ear transplant instead
Hmm, maybe I'll go for the HY3 then if its like the BA2 but with deeper bass!
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Looks like I'll be leaning towards HY3 then, as I hear the dynamic driver is capable of bottomless bass without any rolloff, despite being neutral in quantity. The BA3 will have greater bass quantity but I don't know about extension into the lowest registers. As far as I know nobody here has heard it.
Nine times out of 10, you are always going to get better bass extension with a dynamic driver than a BA, simply because of the difference in the driver technologies. Dynamics, on the whole, are capable of digging deeper than BA's.
It all comes down to what you want out of the bass. If you want speed, and crispness of delivery, choose a BA driver for bass, if you want better bass extension but less speed, then choose a dynamic.
That said, the dynamic that CE use for the HY3 is plenty fast enough for me, and I don't have any issues with it at all.
Depends on your music that you listen to as well. If you listen to a lot of classical, or Jazz then you are probably better off with CE's BA based offerings. If you listen to a lot of bass orientated music like dubstep, hip-hop and some of the bass heavy sub-genres of EDM, and you might well be better off with one of CE's dynamic bass driver offerings.
Thanks for the info! How do you find the mid-range on the HY3? Recessed, neutral or prominent? I find vocals to be the most important part of my music so I don't want them to be recessed...
It's a very difficult choice between the BA2, HY3 or even the BA3...
Bear in mind though that apparantly they are on holiday thursday and friday in sweden so may not get a quick reply!
Cheers