Wyd4 == thank you!! still learning best posting practice
a fellow basshead is good to hear
how do you find the ASG 2.5's? looking at a 2nd pair that are a bit over budget but........difficult to refuse at this point, they are sub$400 - thoughts?
Hey mate,
Oh, your posting was perfectly fine, mine was not so I stopped
HAHA Yes I am an unashamed basshead, though not so much so as some folk.
I really liked my ASG2.5, though after a while I found myself wanting more detail up top.
They are great in that you can dial the bass up and down and they do honestly sound really good. They are not really what I would call V shaped though, as to me, they tended to be bass heavy with nice mids and a smooth treble. I would consider them dark which is a term you will hear flying around the traps. But they do sound really great and I would happily recommend them.
My favourite Basshead IEM I have owned was my Tralucent Ref1, but in all honesty, ASG2.5 vs Ref1, in the end I couldnt justify the difference in price so I sold the Ref1, and they are also tuned "dark".
I then heard the Sennheiser IE800. Which I loved more than the ASG2.5. It has oodles of bass, but a much nicer (to me, others do not like the treble spikes) treble response and amazing mids.
The bass on the Sennheiser however was more really low end bass. So RnB tracks and the like some people may not find they have enough bass, however if listening to Dubstep, classical, or almost anything where you dont expect a mid bass assault they actually perform very strongly in the bass.
I would not however recommend the sennheisers without trying them due to the way they fit (or dont fit).
Good luck in your search!!
Scott