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Originally Posted by elanma /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I have noticed that to some these RE0 are not all they have been cracked up to be. Not many people actually rave about how good they are and how they actually like the sound. Most of the comments are they sound like more expensive phones but not acutually that they like the sound they make. As we know, more expensive doesnt necessarly mean "we like" the sound better. I guess if you are looking for "monitors" these are what they should be; a flat response for professional applications. This is why expensive monitor phones are for professional studios and bands but dont necessarly give comfortable listening - (if your at a mixing desk you want a flat response). I think we use the term IEM too loosely when infact a lot of the phones in this forum are not actually IE(Monitors). I think the REO from what I have heard a true IEM and perhaps the other phones are IEH (In ear headphones). Its not correct to use the term IEM and say it has extended base as its not a monitor phone if it does.
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I think your understanding of the term "IEM" is not quite correct. I believe that your understanding of a "monitor phone" is not quite correct, to be more precise, especially due to the last sentence you write here.
The RE0 is a very accurate phone, but that does not mean that it has no bass. There is much more bass (both in extent and amplitude) than I had expected there to be, it just doesn't
stand out. I think the reason why there aren't many people "raving" about the strengths of this phone is that there really isn't much that stands out to "rave" about... and
that is the biggest strength of the RE0, in my opinion. There's nothing exciting about them, there's nothing that makes you sit up and say "wow, that X is really strong!". They just play music well, period.
There are many,
many phones out there which have
something that sticks out... and it is this
something which is often touted, at first, as the particular "strength" of the phone. Yet, it is also this very same
something which is later recognized as problematic, because it stands out too much. In other words, phones like this are not
natural. I believe the RE0, however, is a very natural phone, and therefore has no single characteristic which really stands out.
So, I guess there could be more people who could chime in and say "Wow, I notice absolutely
nothing about these phones! That's amazing!"
...but I imagine that this wouldn't be very useful, nor received very well.
