[Modulus]

Hi all.
 
I was wondering what technical differences one could expect between 8mm and 10mm drivers in IEMs. Is one of these consistently 'better'? 
 
My intuition tells me that 10mm should deliver better bass performance and a more impactful sound. Could anyone shed some light on this matter?
 
Cheers!

 

[ClieOS]

Nope, you can't judge a driver by its diameter.

 

[Modulus]

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Nope, you can judge a driver by its diameter.

You mean cannot?
 
So there are no general characteristics that one can ascribe to either a larger or a smaller driver?

 

[ClieOS]

Yep, that is exactly what I mean.

 

[Modulus]

Thanks ClieOS. Honestly I was hoping this would be more interesting topic

 

[muscular]

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Thanks ClieOS. Honestly I was hoping this would be more interesting topic

 
The IE800 uses a really small drive and beats some of the multi-drivers iems around including the 3 dynamic drivers by JVC. 
So there's no indication of size to performance.

 

[Migou67]

The material used and the engineering design is much more important, the IE800 are the perfect example.
 
Small is beautiful

 

[slowpickr]

The exact answer to your question is 2mm (sorry, couldn't resist 

).