Hey just wondering is driver size the only thing that matters for earbuds? Like if you have for example 7.2 mm drivers and then 8 mm drivers or 10 mm drivers are the 8mm and 10mm ones 100% better in sound quality or there is a possiblity the 7.2 mm ones sound better than the other ones regarding other factors?
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FlowLikeWater
100+ Head-Fier
without question, the most critical factor in the quality of a headphone is the driver implementation, AKA the skill of the headphone manufacturer.
personally though, I do find larger displacement drivers have higher enjoyment factor, even compared to other IEMs/buds that measure the same on a frequency chart. the higher displacement seems to give the sound a very pleasant unquantifiable quality.
a great example is the Sony EX1000, massive 16mm driver (over 2.5 times surface area of a 10mm). legendary IEM for great reason
personally though, I do find larger displacement drivers have higher enjoyment factor, even compared to other IEMs/buds that measure the same on a frequency chart. the higher displacement seems to give the sound a very pleasant unquantifiable quality.
a great example is the Sony EX1000, massive 16mm driver (over 2.5 times surface area of a 10mm). legendary IEM for great reason
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redrol
Headphoneus Supremus
The 800ST and ex1000 both have better bass response than 95% of iems. Large drivers are a real thing and you need them. Get them!
ok thanks! so any recommendations for earbuds with large good drivers that are also truly wireless up to 80 bucks?
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