Recent content by Blackwoof
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If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
After trying the ER4SR again after almost 3 months of using the ER4XR, I still view the ER4SR is much cleaner and the flatter bass is much better as I'm noticing moments where 4XR bass wither stock or EQ'd up starts cloud the mids/treble. I think I might keep the ER4XR as for moments where I...- Blackwoof
- Post #19,247
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Tidal vs Spotify
I love how mad folk get that LAME MP3 at V0 is transparent on everything and even competitive with newer codecs. Song too hot at 22KHz? just use a 17KHz Low pass, Pre-echo/smearing even if mild? just use allshort with LAME 3.99(Dev versions).- Blackwoof
- Post #295
- Forum: Sound Science
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Tidal vs Spotify
Also It seems like /r/headphones and /r/audiophile are now attacking anyone who uses Lossy codecs in the most immature manner possible. Posted a thread about MP3 was called a moron for not using lossless or AAC, When I call them out I get left at -4.- Blackwoof
- Post #262
- Forum: Sound Science
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Tidal vs Spotify
I love how well LAME MP3 performs even at V2(192kbps VBR) towards AAC/Vorbis, I can't tell V2 from lossless 99% of the time when I do I just up the track to V0. What more ironic they never once cry about games using Vorbis/MP3 for sounds/music, DVD-video lasting 20+ years with AC-3 at 192k...- Blackwoof
- Post #257
- Forum: Sound Science
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If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
Somehow manged to get the ER4XR to mimic 2XR bass with the Speed/Detail that the ER4XR has.- Blackwoof
- Post #19,160
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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FLAC vs. 320 Mp3
That why I switched to Musepack at 175kbps since I've never found a sample that breaks --standard setting. Yet folk at HydrogenAudio love telling me that MPC at 170 ~ 240kbps should be easy despite never posting any samples/ABX logs especially at Q7(240kbps).- Blackwoof
- Post #1,406
- Forum: Sound Science
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What makes an IEM "technical"?
The very high detail on ER4XR could be unmasking recording noise that a DD would mask from It slow decay smearing the mid range. I've been using BA IEM's for so long I find even Dynamic speakers quite dirty sounding.- Blackwoof
- Post #28
- Forum: Sound Science
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Upsampling 2, the electric boogaloo?
It why Opus codec uses 48KHz despite only holding 20KHz. The Musepack devs had a chart showing at 48KHz MP3 being more stable while at 32KHz it was much worse, Voice can trigger pre-echo if they use sharp sounds. In FLAC this Is a non-issue.- Blackwoof
- Post #18
- Forum: Sound Science
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Upsampling 2, the electric boogaloo?
It forces MP3 to use it short blocks from longer scanning since the codec is basically 2 lossy models(Subband + MDCT) duck taped together, It allows the MDCT layer more time to understand what Subband layer handing over without It rushing. It not about forcing MP3 to do 22KHz.- Blackwoof
- Post #16
- Forum: Sound Science
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What makes an IEM "technical"?
The ER4XR average THD is 0.8 ~ 1.6%, Yet many state It sounds just as clear as the ER4SR and Planar that are <0.4% THD wise.- Blackwoof
- Post #26
- Forum: Sound Science
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Upsampling 2, the electric boogaloo?
Doing 48KHz with high bit rate MP3 seems really help with problem samples, It probably the only case where up-sampling is a benefit.- Blackwoof
- Post #13
- Forum: Sound Science
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New IEM trend: Isobaric DD design. Benefits?
Even Single BA IEM's like the ER4XR can hold up, Since It seems to have no issue mimicking the ER2XR's bass with EQ. I actually loved the ER2XR but the DD sounded like It choked when there was heavy bass and It got worse in faster music.- Blackwoof
- Post #4
- Forum: Sound Science
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If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
You can do -2db at 150Hz(Q1.5) On both the ER4XR & ER2XR to have a sub bass focused sound.- Blackwoof
- Post #19,051
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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If you still love Etymotic ER4, this is the thread for you...
The ER4SR pretty much like Planar/E-stat in that It like looking through a 100% clean window while dynamic's are dirty in comparison. On the ER3/ER4 guitars & drums sound separate but on DD IEM/Over ears they can blur into each other from a long bass decay.- Blackwoof
- Post #18,993
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors