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Headphoneus Supremus
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I've just experienced an epiphany of sorts. I've had my SE530's for quite some time now, so I feel familiar with their sound signature. I happened to have my venerable CX95's on hand, which I haven't listened to for a couple of months at least. I decided to pop them in for a change.
I was immediately struck by how relaxed and bassy they sounded in comparison. But there was something else, they sounded more natural to me; dare I say it, even organic. The presentation of instruments was more spacious overall. They lacked the separation and detail of the SE530 but I didn't feel as if I was missing it either. The SE530 sounded electronic and somewhat compressed by comparison.
I've been contemplating purchasing another pair of canal earphones and I've been leaning towards the Triple.Fi 10 Pro. Having listened to a dynamic earphone again, I'm now revising my thinking and contemplating purchasing a pair of better quality dynamic earphones.
Is there anyone else here who has had a similar experience and then decided to switch from the generally more expensive balanced armature universal IEMs to dynamic driver earphones, on the basis of sound quality alone?
I was immediately struck by how relaxed and bassy they sounded in comparison. But there was something else, they sounded more natural to me; dare I say it, even organic. The presentation of instruments was more spacious overall. They lacked the separation and detail of the SE530 but I didn't feel as if I was missing it either. The SE530 sounded electronic and somewhat compressed by comparison.
I've been contemplating purchasing another pair of canal earphones and I've been leaning towards the Triple.Fi 10 Pro. Having listened to a dynamic earphone again, I'm now revising my thinking and contemplating purchasing a pair of better quality dynamic earphones.
Is there anyone else here who has had a similar experience and then decided to switch from the generally more expensive balanced armature universal IEMs to dynamic driver earphones, on the basis of sound quality alone?