Yes it would depend on where the difference is. However, Id never describe it as a big difference. Especially when there are narrow ranges of boosts or dips of that degree at random places. I doubt people with normal hearing can tell the difference right away.

Yep. They'll tell you exactly the same thing if you ask QDC themselves. Crinacle's measurements of the 8sh and Gemini show slight differences, but the differences are within a decibel or two. They should sound almost identical unless you have VERY well trained ears.

"air around the vocals" that is the perfect description of how the vocals sound. Felt exactly the same way. I personally prefer the stock white silicone tips. They seem like the only ones without treble loss.

good, good. Qdc finally getting some traction now

Omg! The gemini finally made it on the list ! S tier seems about right. I wonder if you think the 8 series is any different from the gemini sound quality wise.

Switch down should be equal to the 8sl version and up the 8sh version. I think they made 3 versions of 8's with just bass respose tuned differently.

10k+ is definitely a no-guarantee-zone, however huge rolloffs are able to be detected pretty effectively especially close to the 10k range

Looks to me like you're looking for something that can extend up to 10khz and above. SE846 and the Vega both have a massive roll-off around the 10khz range, which means they are cutting off a lot of treble notes, thus making the treble sound less detailed. Both the Katana and Andromeda are...

The biggest problem for me with the se846 was the Bass occasionally bleeding into the mids and anything above 10khz being cut-off and inaudible. Mids were quite pleasant and resolving though.

Haven't heard the Viento personally. However, I do know most Nt6 and Pro users here in Korea have moved on to the Viento because of the very reasons you said.

I have a Effect Audio Thor 2, but I haven't used it on my qdc yet because I have heard the qdc iems do not support the ciem standard 2 pin connectors. The diameter of the plugs are a tad bit smaller and the polarity is reversed as well on qdc iems. So right now, I'm trying to contact Effect...

http://cafe.naver.com/realsounds/35743 Here is the measurement for the 8SH from a Korean website. It supposedly has the same frequency response as the Gemini with bass switched off. Not sure if it is true, but sounded very similar when I tried it out.

I found the Kaiser good with any source and cable that had a low impedance.

Hello, my account finally got approved. I am mostly a portable listener. Hope I can be of help on this forum! Thanks.

Got myself a pair of Gemini with the clock art. Looks amazing! but sound is also very good. It seems like the main theme for the Gemini is balance and absolute clarity. First of all, this iem is very well balanced, thus making it good for all genres of music. Not to mention that it has a switch...