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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.Or this dude, who compares them favorably to Utopias driven from a Dave... -
bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.In the sub-bass it's only about 2 dbs above Harman, yes, there is a recession in the upper mids, but it's clear Apple is trending toward...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.It *is* an audiophile tuning. Even Crinnacle had to give it an A- in that regard, and that was without the balanced accessibility...
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bobeau replied to the thread Will the Sennheiser HD800s price ever actually fall?.FWIW, Amirm over at ASR just began measuring headphones, and naturally being primarily a speaker site, was none too pleased with the FR...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.I'm wondering if it's the best idea to use a cable for the sake of audio quality as these don't really have a passive mode... on the one...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.^ Basically, they know how to hit on all cylinders when it comes to product dev... from industrial design, to R&D, to supply chain...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.I don't think you're quite grasping where the market is moving from an R&D perspective. I think it's sheer lunacy to make blankets like...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.Okay, but there are at least two people in this thread w/ experience with both claiming they are competitive. I'm sure shiny new toy...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.There are folks in this thread comparing these favorably to the likes of wired sets like the LCD classics and HD6xx (note: I'm not...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.Which is funny if you think about it as Beats had just bought that platform from MOG for what, $50M or so? I think the brand equity was...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.If adaptive EQ functions as advertised, it's hard to say what is what. It's supposed to normalize the listening experience across...
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bobeau replied to the thread AirPods Max.Doesn't jive w/ Crinnacle's measurement, which shows it to be pretty on-point w/ Harman curve bass response: "The signature...
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bobeau replied to the thread Shure KSE1500 Review - Shure KSE1500 Sound Isolating Electrostatic Earphones.Yes, we're talking about the same earphone. The measured graph is obviously problematic. Not so much that they don't sound good with...
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bobeau replied to the thread Shure KSE1500 Review - Shure KSE1500 Sound Isolating Electrostatic Earphones.I feel the sound arrived at was somewhat compromised by the packaging/design choices. There's no way that upper mid suckout and...
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bobeau replied to the thread Shure KSE1500 Review - Shure KSE1500 Sound Isolating Electrostatic Earphones.We're talking about a DAC - it's literally verifiable scientifically how well it converts digital to analog, it really comes down to...
