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bobeau reacted to InvisibleInk's post in the thread Etymotic Research EVO impressions and discussion thread with Like.Oh, they are sure to offer one. It just makes good business sense! Why? Because, as the old idiom goes, "a fool and his money are easily...
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bobeau reacted to Zachik's post in the thread Etymotic & Westone - Discussion & Impressions (index in 1st post) with Like.Etymotic EVO – impressions: Etymotic EVO. The new and highly anticipated IEM from Etymotic. Today, I am going to share my subjective...
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bobeau replied to the thread Etymotic Research EVO impressions and discussion thread.[delete]
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bobeau replied to the thread Etymotic Research EVO impressions and discussion thread.I have a Buchardt A500, which anechoically is virtually flat from 25 - 1000 hz, and with the built-in room correction mostly flat (+-...
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bobeau replied to the thread Etymotic Research EVO impressions and discussion thread.It's incredibly convenient if you're switching modes from listening while working to having to hop into a meeting. I don't buy the...
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bobeau replied to the thread Etymotic EVO: World Tour.I'd love to participate. * I'm in Denver, CO USA * I'll be using a Chord Mojo / headphone out from my laptop. I imagine these are...
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bobeau replied to the thread The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome..One of the things that's catching on in the speaker world, first happening in pro audio and now hifi (Genelec, Dutch and Dutch, Kii...
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bobeau replied to the thread The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome..Haven't heard the Dusk, but I'm a Western listener who is a fan of this type of tuning, at least up top (Harman is a bit aggressive for...
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bobeau replied to the thread Etymotic Research EVO impressions and discussion thread.I really don't want to take this thread sideways, but these IEMs (KSEs) have been measured by multiple 3rd parties and while not all the...
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bobeau replied to the thread Etymotic Research EVO impressions and discussion thread.They're an exceptionally detailed and low distortion listen where I agree, they still sound good stock. So yes, FR isn't everything...
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bobeau replied to the thread How can I make my Etymotics sound better?.When I found head-fi about 18 years ago, etys were standard issue here - everyone either had a pair or aspired to have a pair. A set of...
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bobeau replied to the thread SONY IER-Z1R.The Cayin has plenty of power... single ended pushing ~200 mW @ 40 ohms, ~500 mW balanced. Maybe there's gains above 200, but would be...
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bobeau replied to the thread Shure KSE1500 Review - Shure KSE1500 Sound Isolating Electrostatic Earphones.No, as I mentioned before I'm using the line out of my MBP. The mojo has a bit of a warm tilt, but we're talking orders of magnitude...
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bobeau replied to the thread Shure KSE1500 Review - Shure KSE1500 Sound Isolating Electrostatic Earphones.I highly recommend trying to EQ these. As I mentioned above, what works for me is have harman down low and oratory 1990 up top. But...
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bobeau replied to the thread Shure KSE1500 Review - Shure KSE1500 Sound Isolating Electrostatic Earphones.Nice! I went ahead and purchased an IL-DSP on the way, but it's cool there is a bluetooth option as well. I'll do some more research...