sorrick
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I know Hyla CE-5 and the bass is stunning, so te5-b seems to have the same sound tendency. From the description, they both seems to be alike (CE-5, TE5-B), so I can imagine what you’re talking about .
It helps for sure, thanks! I also had Atlas which makes it better for me to get an idea. However, Atlas was also quite bass oriented IEMs, the punch was definitely there. Same case as CE-5, where the lows influenced negatively the other freq, imo. I’ve also noticed that you have EE Phantom, based on the opinions I’ve read (I also had a chance to listen to them) these could be quite close to Solaris? They also present great instruments separation and layering, wide open full sound to my ears. Also the bass is quite nice with a very solid texture.
The phantom and Solaris are pretty different actually in terms of presentation. The phantom has a warmer, thicker, lusher, signature throughout, but particularly in the mids. The phantom has more mid-bass, but less sub-bass slam (the solaris’s dynamic driver wins here). The Solaris is airier throughout, but particularly in the treble, which is more sparkly and bright than the phantom, which has more laid back highs. Both scale phenomenally we’ll and can convey wide deep soundstage, but the Solaris has a larger soundstage overall, which is emphasized by its presentation, which puts you in the audience a few rows back, whereas the phantom feels more like you are in the recording studio with the band all around you. Both have great layering and instrument separation, but the Solaris’ airier presentation isolates each layer and instrument more compared to the lusher midrange. Their different signatures complement each other very well.