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I also notice the midrange dip on listening so far, bothers me on some tracks, not on others. It is odd, though...
One minor niggle I noticed with my Elear. When adjusting the size, the left arm makes a precise, metalic clicking sound when pushing the arm into the headband, but on the right sound it makes a dull sound without much of a click. It makes me wonder if something is wrong with the right side.
Has anyone else noticed this issue?
I tried disassembling the headband to see if I could find the source of the difference but I didn't make it very far. The headband doesn't seem to be user serviceable.
I just checked that issue is not in my pair. Do they stay in their position when you set them ?..enjoy
I've listened to the Elear with my HTC10, not add good add written the home amp/dac, but definitely enjoyable.
I've listened to the Elear with my HTC10, not add good add written the home amp/dac, but definitely enjoyable.
Wow, autocorrect really got you there, lol! :veryevil:
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The midrange dip does show up in the measurements of the Elear, it's a rather sudden dip in the upper midrange/lower treble and it spikes back up in the mid-upper treble ranges, some people find this problematic in terms of midrange presentation. It's not really recessed mids, the Nighthawk for example has somewhat recessed mids but it doesn't have the same situation the Elear has, the Elear suffers from a midrange dip in the presence region which is a bit different as it affects the perceived body and presence of the midrange. I have found it problematic at first but not a big deal once I adjusted to it's sound personally. Of course it does depends on peoples ears and systems, some people are more sensitive to this region than others, etc.
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I don't own the Elear (yet), but I'm reading the thread with great interest and will audition a pair when dealers here in Denmark has them.
It's interesting to follow the ''problem with the midrange debate''. Some hear no problem with the midrange, others do and refer to the 4khz dip in the measurements. This reference to the dip at 4khz makes me think, that maybe we are talking about this from different understandings of, what the midrange frequency range is? Here are at set of definitions on frequency ranges and instrument fundamentals, that has been used for decades in the recording industry and in speaker development:
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/frequency_ranges.htm
According to these definitions the dip in the frequency response is up in the middle of the treble range. So my guess is, that people who hear no problem at all with the midrange of the Elear are referring to what they hear in midrange area (160hz - 1280hz) and are answering based on what they hear in this frequency range. Others are referring to 4khz as being in the midrange area and are referring to what they hear in this range.
Here is a link to a free online tone generator, just to get a reference point for, how different frequencies sound... http://onlinetonegenerator.com/frequency-sweep-generator.html
Just a thought...
Is there any solution to the mid range dip other than eqing or raising the volume? Would a specific amp or cable help in this department?
I'd like to hear my Elear with a good tube amp. I'm currently only using a Dragonfly Red, but I've got a really good DAC in my speaker system I'd like to use (PS Audio DirectStream). My dad has a Woo WA22 that I'd like to borrow and try out with the Elear. I'm guessing that whole combination would sound outstanding.