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    Recently got an Enleum HPA-23RM to replace my HPA-21, at least that was the original plan. Love the compact form factor and the build...
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    Edric Li reacted to Hypops's post in the thread Best IEM tips? with Like Like.
    Could be. But it amounts to the same thing. Whether you boost the bass or cut everything except the bass, the end result is the same...
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    Edric Li reacted to BS5711's post in the thread Best IEM tips? with Like Like.
    Item 1. Not really. If you want to specifically reduce sharp treble you don't boost the bass to mask it you reduce the treble. What I...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread IEM tips, more than just fit?.
    This is done with pink noise, not sine waves. Outside of that, my general response is that I’m but a random dude on the internet. I...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread IEM tips, more than just fit?.
    You could be right. I really don’t know. I tested the bore surface smoothness and indeed it affects bass. I also believe material...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread IEM tips, more than just fit?.
    Oh that's not how sound waves work. The wavelength of a 100Hz sound wave is 3 meters but you definitely can hear it from an IEM sitting...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread IEM tips, more than just fit?.
    Yes, end correction says that a wider pipe has the same effect on the resonance frequency as a longer pipe. Unclear whether it is due to...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread IEM tips, more than just fit?.
    There are many physics at play here, all of which can give varying/contradicting predictions. One such physics that supports my finding...
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    Edric Li reacted to Hypops's post in the thread Best IEM tips? with Like Like.
    Dang. Cool mini-history lesson. I had bought a set of Shure earbuds like 20 years ago. At the time (during the first big wave of the...
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    Edric Li reacted to Hypops's post in the thread Best IEM tips? with Like Like.
    I spent a couple hours today trying a handful of different tips and insertion depths. I didn't realize just how much depth matters. But...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread Best IEM tips?.
    Glad you found what you like! The fact that we liked bass and treble extensions wasn't surprising, but that it is achieved with the...
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    I'm sorry it's hard to take seriously a review of just the left earphone 😂
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    Edric Li replied to the thread Best IEM tips?.
    The graph will look very off if there isn't a seal. So I tried multiple times to get a consistent result. You might have noticed that...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread Best IEM tips?.
    Unvented IEM may be tricky because I wasn't sure how the air pressure would impact the driver flex, or the sound traversal in general...
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    Edric Li replied to the thread Best IEM tips?.
    Wider bore has more bass if you control for all other variables. Narrower bore can sound more bassy either due to 1) narrower tip allows...
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