Otto Motor
Headphoneus Supremus
My condolences.Been absent due to a death in the family recently.
I've been following on email but not posting, there's a lot of post complaining about harsh earphones in particular the Seahf AWK009. The Seahf is a bright earphone but it's not harsh, the issue is not everyone can tolerate strong treble. Simply put the problem is specific to you as an individual, you are sensitive to treble. Everyone has a limit and it's not necessarily linear, I find some earphones are too harsh because they have a peak around 2kHz - 3kHz, also earphones that have the true meaning of sibilance (over pronounced S sound) get on my tits as well.
Understand that the issue might be related to your own preference and for another user the issue doesn't exist - everyone hears differently.
In terms of value the Seahf is probably amongst the best performers under $20 and totally outclasses the Swing IE800 in terms of soundstage but because of its bright signature it might not work for everyone.
Hopefully will be back to reviewing soon but family is a priority at the moment.
The Tin Audio T2 are also bright but are not perceived as harsh or ear piercing or overly aggressive by many (unlike the SEAHF). The SEAHF sound like a drill for many, which makes the soundstage irrelevant. I don't know what hearing is required to find the SEAHF pleasant sounding but if you handed a bunch of them out to orchestra musicians, the feedback may not be overly positive either. It is not just the treble, the voices are also raised quite a bit. An overall painful listening experience.
I have two pairs of the SEAHF and one of them remained unmoved. Will take it out for a spin.
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