RichieLitt
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My JVC marshmallows have more bass than my HFI 780s...
Originally Posted by logwed /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, because marshmallows are indicative of all IEMs >_>. That's like saying "My $5 Koss throw-aways are hissy. Do all supra-aurals (Ed8 included) hiss more than full-sizes?" |
Originally Posted by RichieLitt /img/forum/go_quote.gif My JVC marshmallows have more bass than my HFI 780s... |
Originally Posted by donovansmith /img/forum/go_quote.gif IEMs are made for portable use and portable users tend to value bass a lot more than someone listening at home might. Dynamic IEMs tend to be tuned to have a bit more bass response. Balanced armature IEMs, due to the nature of the drivers, often tend to have less bass response than average full-size headphones. Although they tend to have much more isolation than dynamic IEMs, too. |
Originally Posted by jinp6301 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm not sure if value is the right word It seems to me that more bass is better in IEMs due to a lot of bass being lost due to environmental vibration (walking, in car, bus etc) so due to that, more bass (to an extent) is a better thing |
Originally Posted by Antony6555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If anything, iems should have more of a treble emphasis, because higher frequencies are much harder to hear in noisy environments than lower frequencies. Try listening to classical in a loud setting. Personally, I'd prefer my iems to be as accurate as possible, though. |
Originally Posted by sonnybobiche /img/forum/go_quote.gif Low frequency (bass) sounds require a large wavelength. (Because wavelength= 1/frequency. This is very difficult to do with small drivers like the ones in IEMs because they don't have a lot of room to vibrate back and forth. This is evident even in most speakers. Look at any stereo. The tweeter is a tiny little disk, the woofer is a medium-sized one, and the subwoofer is massive. |
Originally Posted by Antony6555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If anything, iems should have more of a treble emphasis, because higher frequencies are much harder to hear in noisy environments than lower frequencies. Try listening to classical in a loud setting. Personally, I'd prefer my iems to be as accurate as possible, though. |
Originally Posted by RichieLitt /img/forum/go_quote.gif My JVC marshmallows have more bass than my HFI 780s... |