anti joker thread lol..   well imaging can be different, but can be related, depending on how u would want to relate it. I put smoothed over as focus. how pinpoint of fuzzy the sound is. of course, if all sounds are pinpoint focus, but placed in same location on the imaging, it will blurr...

From how i understand joker's scoring, i would sum it up as a scale of clarity. clarity would mean a lot of things.. i can probably list it down below.. 1. details, how much can you hear, opposite of er.. well.. less detail (lol). i think he mentioned resolution. 2. focus, how solid is the...

very funny how people who replied this question doesnt seem to have personally listen to esw9. its a unique headphone by itself, so far i've yet to find anything similar. closest to its sound would be ath w10vtg, which is also similar to ad300. its closed, very balanced (means doesnt...

no suprise here for me. i've heard both, both are superb. w4 is kinda thin sounding, a bit digital? hmm.. maybe skinny.. it doesnt have the juice in the sound. since ur able to settle down on sm3, congrats on that.. kinda hoped i also can.. but having gone overboard.. i cant go back. lol.

hmm.. what about frequency extension at the bass level? quantity aside, do both of them have similar reach down below?

how can 7% be considered minimal when hifi equipments measures THD (thermal harmonic distortion) down to a value of 0.00x.. or less? 7% will be like 100times a lot more. what about having a 10kHz signal going through that 7% difference.. wouldnt that amplify the 7% 10000 to some huge...

imho, everything affects.. otherwise a cheap $10 iem with same shape would simply sound as good as a $100 iem.. things just doesnt happen that way tho.   for me, cables does affects. housing too, drivers, vents, materials, etc. the important point is how they all add up to make the...

so lets say you pick your most preferred signature. what if your preference changes after sometime? what if you got tired of your signature? since a lot of iems got their own signatures.. its bound to affect everything you throw at it. some people want things that isnt bassy to have less...

hi joker, mind detailing me how the ts-02 compares with rain? thanks in advance.

to be honest, i really envy those that didnt hear what i did with the sm3. for those very lucky people, it's the end of their iem journey. For unlucky people like me.. its still a long way to go.   so the sonys arent that easy to wear? then probably i'll have to skip that, already had a...

Hi i2ehan, i followed ur thread for awhile. just wanted to chime in here. tho i didnt have sm3 myself, i found sm3 to be almost perfect, but i also immediately notice what you call veil. imho, its actually a problem in the decay of the sound. the frequency extension is good, sound...

previous owner of ck10 here, recently heard w4. i have to agree with music_4321 on his remarks for both ck10 and w4. w4 have a more balanced amount of lows, mids and highs, doesnt really feel like anything lacking. ck10 feels like it is a bit tilted towards having more treble and lesser...

dunno why my reply button wont work, but thanks joker. thats very helpful way of putting it actually. didnt expect ie7 to be in the list. will try them out again later, cant really recall how they sound like anymore, except for being very wet in the bass.. >_<   btw, can u help me out with...

^ lol.. sorry was a bit confusing.. ahahaha.. then i said sound balance like sm3, i was more referring to the quantity of lows, mids, and highs, not detail or resolution. specifically i wanted to know what single dynamic driver, with open acoustic, that doesnt lack in terms of quantity, and...

joker, if u dont mind, can u help list me out 5 dynamic iems, within the $200 price bracket, that have a balance sound like sm3, of slightly more bassier.   1. smoothest sound, zero harshness. 2. widest extension, lower freq is more prioritized than high freq.   thanks

Quote:   speaking from memory, if ur looking for difference between soft sound and exploding sounds, the ck10 can do it. fyi i dont find dba-02 to be any better than a $100 crossroad woody2, which i happen to own both at the same time. i got the ck10 to replace it, huge 3d imaging, sense...

just curious.. would the frequency of the graph differs if you havent mod / defoamed the re262?   anyways congrats on ur work about this. i was hoping to hear it earlier tho.. i kinda quit iems already.. after i found speakers. they can get very close to live.. hehe.

just thought i share my opinion. i've only compared ad300 to ad700 tho. my bro owns the 300. imho AD700 has a stretched soundstage, pulled to make it wider. this will explain a lot of things about the sound. If your player have any stereo widening, crossfade settings, u can mimick the effect...

can i has pitcah plz~? i is not good at reading number >_<   tq.

agree... now i've yet to try 262 myself but.. se530 and se535 should never be considered on the same level. 530 is dull for me as well, sounds like a fat guy with small heads and feet (oh.. i apologize to se530 users, but this is just me.. ). the mids are very good tho. 535 is cleaner...

Wow. at first, i didnt think it was u replying, following ur post around so far, full of humour. :) but this is possibly more detail than im hoping for. i would say the comparison vs other iems is similar to what i hear as well, a good sign. Guess 262 is a worthy consideration. I always...

seems like another comparing iem vs headphone syndrome. some people said iems is better than headphone, especially in detailing. however the comparison is just not using a same level of equipment. headphones are always harder to drive, and almost always underdriven compared to iem. when u...

Quote:   yep.. the one and the same. :)  

question please... hows re262 compare to ddm, eq7, ck10, sm3? in terms of;   bass ; mids ; highs ; extension ; imaging / positioning accuracy ; soundstage size (width, height, depth)... smoothness - closer to sm3/ddm or eq7 or not yet there?   im looking for a very smooth...

anyone knows what caps i can replace the pair near the opamps to make this amp sound darker? mine is elna. or should i change the 2 big power caps instead? also elna.   im kinda done playing opamps, and dont want to change them, or topology of the circuit. i just need it to be darker...