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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Maybe, but I don't see how they really compare. I know hard acrylic is used by some professionals, but in my experience, silicon is better for serious uses (unless just monitoring where acrylic could be just as good) while acrylic is more attuned to audiophile uses.
Silicon attenuates more outside noise and stretches when the face is in massive movement, not letting as much sound in or out. I'll give basic sound impressions, but cannot help anyone decide which is better if they just want to listen to their tunes - that is probably best decided by wallets and geography than anything.
As I have mentioned (and incessantly keep mentioning), Sensaphonics 2X-s is amazing; but it is probably aimed at the professional market. Its cable has had some issues, but overall, the thing is constructed for use whilst really jamming. ACS' T1 I'm sure sounds heavenly, but looks like it will be great for performing too.
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That's well put
I agree with you on the difficulty to actually compare models with a different type of build. I got myself there at the time of choosing, and it gets down to everyone's priorities. As Royhendo was saying in his review, isolation offered by silicon build is supposed to be unrivalled, which is something I'm not ready to give in. Some other people would be willing to make a trade off on this, in order to get a more "visceral" feeling (not sure about the formulation here) given by the hard acrylic construction (the famous "subwoofer effect"). The ability to keep the seal in any circumstances is also something that dragged me to ACS, as I'm planning to use these the same way I do now, that is to say mainly on the move.
In any case, and taking in account my limited knowledge, I have the feeling that no one is loosing here. Picking a T1 over an Earsonics SM3Pro, or a pair of JHAudio, is not like making a risky bet, and it's gonna sound good anyway. Now some people like you have the opportunity to try most if not all of them, which is awesome of course and may allow to hear differences. However normal users, and in particular first time users like me, are probably prone to be overwhelmed by the experience, in comparison to any IEM heard before. I realize we're not on a forum for "normal users"
but in the end, it boils down to a full experience, including the fit, the durability vs the usability, and the influence of the trade-offs on the sound quality. But even with the trade-offs, and as I told Andy in one of my emails, I'm not expecting less than to be completely blown away
Talking about Sensaphonics, did you have or will you have the opportunity to review a pair of 3MAX ?
. Thanks for clearing up my mess
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