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Can't recall whether this is the first time or not, but you and I seem to be in complete agreement.
Frequently, I find I like headphones which others dismiss as cold, bright, sterile and/or analytical -- not because I fall into the trap of wanting the musicologically impossible (to hear precisely what the artist intended), but because I tend to listen analytically, which some interpret as sterile, cold, etc.
For that reason, my KSC-35 are rarely used. What others interpret as warmth, I hear as excessively smooth -- as an audio Gaussian blur.
The EW9, which reveal more detail, seem more neutral in studio terms and fit my lobes far better, would be used often if I happened to own a pair. The relatively high price point is perhaps what gives me pause. If I chose not to spring for a pair of excellent in-ear phones for private listening, then I might elect to buy a cheaper model of Audio-Technica clipons (used and for under $50). Sometimes you need to hear the world around you when you're listening to music.
An idea for non-isolating Etymotics: the in-ear headphone equivalent to their musician's earplugs.
| Originally Posted by ayt999 ATH-EW9. at least I like them... though it seems a lot of people have a different view on them. I didn't like the KSC-35 that much when I had someone's pair I recabled and put 75-Ohm resistors in for him. |
Can't recall whether this is the first time or not, but you and I seem to be in complete agreement.
Frequently, I find I like headphones which others dismiss as cold, bright, sterile and/or analytical -- not because I fall into the trap of wanting the musicologically impossible (to hear precisely what the artist intended), but because I tend to listen analytically, which some interpret as sterile, cold, etc.
For that reason, my KSC-35 are rarely used. What others interpret as warmth, I hear as excessively smooth -- as an audio Gaussian blur.
The EW9, which reveal more detail, seem more neutral in studio terms and fit my lobes far better, would be used often if I happened to own a pair. The relatively high price point is perhaps what gives me pause. If I chose not to spring for a pair of excellent in-ear phones for private listening, then I might elect to buy a cheaper model of Audio-Technica clipons (used and for under $50). Sometimes you need to hear the world around you when you're listening to music.
An idea for non-isolating Etymotics: the in-ear headphone equivalent to their musician's earplugs.
