Recent content by MudEnjoyer

M9 was meta before meta was a thing. Oh wow, the M9 has definitely pushed treble I think. What is your benchmark?

I cannot listen to the IE600 for long because they give me a headache. I can understand why people love them, but damn it's not for me.

The Z1R rolls off the treble at higher impedances (IMO sounds better). Unless the cable is royally messed up, the actual impact on sound should be imperceptible for human hearing.

Yeah I get what you mean. To be fair I rate my IEMs mostly on mids and specially treble performance since bass is so easy to fix with EQ.

Z1R actually has rolled off sub bass which combined with boosted treble makes it for a really impactful experience. M9 sounds more fun when rolling off its bass extension too (this is what the Walkman DC Phase filter does and it is an insane pair for the M9). This is also what foam tips do too...

I really enjoy both, they are different enough that they can be on the same rotation. Bass: Z1R > M9 (the M9 has better sub bass extension but Z1R sounds way more powerful and fun) Mids: M9 > Z1R (both aren't the best but the Z1R has really really awful mids) Treble: M9 > Z1R (although the...

Great idea and the hooks will rot anyway…

People often say the N3 is some sort of baby Z1R but in my opinion the M9 sounds way closer to it. It's a definitive technical upgrade over the N3 but if your main focus is the bass you might be disappointed. Specially if you use silicone tips. The M7 has better mids than both the N3 and M9...

I mostly main iOS devices which I upgrade every 2 years or so and the ZX707 felt sluggish from day one. It didn't get worse with upgrades but it didn't improve either. It's not a big deal because I do nothing but playing music but there's always some adjustment period going from the phone to...

To be fair, I believe maining the E5000 for months gave me super hearing in the high frequencies.

Main reason I use tips with wax guard with Sonys and don't mess with the foam unless strictly necessary. Honestly the foam part is such a mess! When mine break I guess I'll just remove it and autoeq it I guess. To get an idea. This is limited from 1.5 to 8kHz and results in 4 filters. The...

Buy a cheap clone coupler and check if all the drivers are still behaving.

Just buy a new one and pray the one piece that breaks next is not the one you have a spare of 😎

AZLA Max Standard, AZLA Foamax, Comply TRZ-200, Sony EP-NI1010 The first one is silicone, the other are foams but since I do not roll them they last long for me. If you do deep insertion with the Z1R I cannot recommend Comply because the stem is way too rigid and hurts.

I pushed my IER-M7 filter too deep while cleaning once (that's why I exclusively use tips with wax guards for Sony IEMs now btw) and I can confirm via measurements that while the foam is glued for practical purposes, as long as the foam is in place it won't affect the sound. I personally...