nofarewell
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I have VERY limited experience with earbuds, but I'll try.
I also prefer the sound and fit of these with foams on, so it's not the stock sound I will describe.
Overall these have a slightly warm tonality, with emphasis on mid-bass up to middle of the midrange.
Sub-bass and upper treble roll off, but both are present, so the frequency range is very good, just not all in equal amounts.
Overall these have similar overall tonality to large sennheiser headphones like HD650 (warm + veiled treble) but I would prefer more sub-bass rumble and treble attack.
(But obviously these do not the same quality as the HD650 )
Resolution is more than acceptable. I actually find these very nice to listen to.
Steel string guitars sound a little like plastic strings because there isn't enough treble attack.
Also female vocals sound thin.. it's very difficult to find a good fit on these where female vocals sound right.
If I push them in more, there is a more bass, but female vocals then sound too thick.
Through my FiiO E17 with EQ settings Bass+2dB and Treble+8dB, these sound much closer to neutral - to give you an idea of what is 'missing'.
These don't like to take bass EQ very much. It gets bloated very quickly, but it takes treble EQ like a champ.
Obviously the E17 EQ is very simplified, so a DAP with a more specific multi-band-EQ may yield better results (like with most headphone ).
Thanks! Well I suspected a relatively wide presentation as this is Aiwa.
They used to make the best earbuds along with Sony. Thanks for this detailed
review and I encourage you to look for more from this brand
Cheers