Well, OK, not upper mids but lower treble. They say 5-6 kHz area is too bright. Jaytiss even EQ them with -4 dBs... But, wow, I had the U12t, and with the MX is definitely not my thing. Too plain, almost no bass. I better forget about it 😅

So the reviews are lying? 🤔

Although the graph is really good, reading the reviews it looks like shouty as hell (upper mids I mean)... 😅

I am looking for a FiiO FH7, in perfect conditions. Must be in Europe, and include shipping and PP (if needed).

XBass or PEQ really helps with NP bass. It is a shame that the switch doesn't do the same.

Yes, that is the reason NP is my favorite. But with switch off 😁

For me NP switch on doesn't fix the low end, it affects too much to low mids (until 600 Hz).

Yes, many songs I listen are like that (I only listen metal). For example: Amon Amarth - First Kill An Abstract Illusion - I'm the heavens above... Megadeth - Holy Wars... For me, Aurora has thick low mids. And everybody says Ascension has thicker low mids than Aurora... The important thing to...

Every person with Ascension that knows my taste in sound has said that Ascension won't be my thing. I don't like thick low mids, and Ascension has thick low mids. That is a instant "not for me". But I would like to try it, like the Aetha. And I have decided not to blindly buy anything else.

No, it doesn't. It sounds really well. I like it more than without the EQ.

Yes, I do EQ the subbass on NP. I don't have the Aurora, I sold it long time ago.

It is a compromise. A rich lower midrange helps with male vocals but then complex and fast music sounds bloated.

I am not surprised. The NP is a jewel, one among many, and unfortunately I also think unique among all AuR models. If Abel or anyone else got an NP (switch off) with a more powerful subbass, without modifying anything else about the sound of the original model (switch off), they would...

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Of course. We are saying the same things. I was replaying the question BS5711 asked me, just that.

Sorry, but for me, Aurora has muddiness in the sound. I have to reduce the low mids in 2 dBs to avoid that muddiness that makes the sound a bit bloated and slow. I am talking about myself. You can hear different, of course. And I am not saying Aurora sounds bad... I am only speaking about the...

NP is more energetic, and has much better technicalities than Aurora. Aurora mid bass is a bit soft, low midrange is too organic/warm/bloated for me, it sounds like a bit muddy because of that And its treble is too relaxed, I need a bit more energy there, and more details.

Just because of that, if they are different flavor altogether, I can like one of them and not like the other. It can be said than Aurora is a smother NP too, it is warmer, with DD bass and less treble. But I love the NP and I don't like the Aurora... I am not saying the Aurora is bad, only I...

I think the same as you about the NP switch on. I like it with the switch off. But I am surprised about your opinion about Ascension. Most people who knows I like the NP has said to me that Ascension is not for me. I am looking for a NP with a good DD for bass, but everyone with both IEMs has...

I have had the Solaris, and it is one of the most boring IEMs I ever had. Good technically, yes, but just boring. The U12t is a bit better, but boring too. This is a subjective hobby/passion. What is good for one, is bad for another. We must stop searching a relationship between money and enjoyment.

Yeah, is my #1, but I need the money and I think it's the IEM I have that I can get more money from selling...

Many times I think that we are masochists and we like to be charged more for things... For a brand that still exists that doesn't inflate prices senselessly, and here are people encouraging them to do so... 🤦🏻‍♂️

But this is very different from saying that BC drivers are used for bass.

The title of the thread is not helpful either... My approach is the same that with headphones: - if a hear frequency that I don't like, I try to EQ it up or down playing with the bandwidth (or Q). - if I have the IEM frequency response graph, I can use it to try to get my favorite graph...