EPICFAILXD
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Does anyone think that running the M200's off an iPhone 4 would be a good idea? Thinking of picking these up, but havent got money for an amp.
Does anyone think that running the M200's off an iPhone 4 would be a good idea? Thinking of picking these up, but havent got money for an amp.
I have an iPhone and an iPod touch, and the KEF M 200 ran just fine off the iPod and iPhone. Great sound, and using my amps didn't elevate the sound much , because the M200 is already a marvelously tuned IEM. Just be careful of fit and build quality. It's not very good.
I know that there have been a few cases of one of the drivers stopping working. I would be interesting to know though how many cases of that happening percentage wise there are.
I was told from a KEF insider that there was a large batch of M200 that shipped with faulty LF drivers. I got one of those. My replacements didn't seem to have that issue, but I sold them anyways because I wasn't willing to take the chance. I've got equally good IEMs already that have superior fit and build quality.
Does anyone know have measurements of how M500 reacts to high impedance output? I'm using them on AK100, and it feels a little different from when driving them from UHA-6S.MKII. IDK how exactly, and M500 isn't clear enough for me to distinguish what exactly is happening.
Worse damping factor which in theory, contributes to worse decay and differences in volume in the frequency response curve.
Source: http://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/damping-factor-effects-on-system-response
Just discovered something quite nifty about the M500. I found the frequency response to have the bass of the TH900, the mids of the HD800, and the highs of the LCD-XC up to 10kHz where then the M500 kinda rolls off in the high treble. Not sure about the reputation of the treble of the LCD-XC, but the TH900 are known for its bass, and the HD800 known for its mids, so that places the M500 is pretty good company.