rimisrandma
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When the ER4 is said to have no bass does this mean it is similar to having a hi-pass or lo-cut filter on everything below 100hz or so? Like similar to having a cheap radio like a construction worker held up to your ears?
Or, is the bass pretty good, but really fast and not so prominent because it is not so resonant? If so, Is this similar to how a decent mixing speaker like the auratone 5c's or Yamaha NS-10's bass responds?
When placed in the ear, is some of the resonating space in the ear canal creating additional bass response that may be unaccounted for if the specs are coming from tests conducted out of context or basically not measured in an inner ear environment?
I found a frequency response chart of the ER-4S, which is flatter than crap, but the "S" model requires an amp for best performance.
A ER-4P and maybe even a ER-4PT exists, which has a lower impedance, meant to be used without an additional amp, but would the frequency response be radically different? I can't find a frequency response chart, but I would be afraid that it would change and maybe even for the worse, where the "P" model would not have as good of response as the "S" model.(?) I would rather use a model without using extra gear like an amp.
It does sound more like a mixing speaker, with slight sub-bass roll off. All the bass details are there except for the lowest lows below 40Hz, where it starts to become difficult to detect.
For what you are looking at, it would have to be an impedance difference which basically has a variable resistance to different frequencies, so it is not as cut and dry as what you are saying. If you get into it, it gets more technical and mind-boggling, but worth it in the end.
Thanks for the resource of response charts for piles of headphones.
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