nightfire
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Ok, so I just got my RE0. I was really excited, because after everything I'd read, I believed this could be my portable ER-4 (which itself is too beloved, expensive, and dorky looking with the red/blue connectors to drag around everywhere).
When I first fired them up (Mixed Opeth and Metallica - And Justice for All), I was .. disappointed. They seemed to lack extension in both directions, with a brash upper mid / lower treble. I played with the various tips, checked and rechecked my seal. They were certainly bassy, but nothing like the ER-4's deep extension.
Anyway, I went through a few more tracks, leaving them playing on my desk while I took care of a few things. Now I'm not a big believer in burn/break-in, but I swear these things have transformed fairly radically.
I checked with my ER4s to make sure I wasn't just imagining it or getting used to them. They seem to have hugely opened up, and are giving my ER4s a run for the money.
They are slightly more relaxed, and don't seem quite as extended in either direction, but very close. Slightly exaggerated low mids and a touch of gruffness in this area. But other than that, outstanding.
Am I losing it, or did anyone else experience this same dramatic change?
*edit* also another strange thing. These being my first dynamic IEM, it feels so weird for the cases to be vibrating in the lows. Kinda neat actually. I wonder if this contributes to the bass sensation.
When I first fired them up (Mixed Opeth and Metallica - And Justice for All), I was .. disappointed. They seemed to lack extension in both directions, with a brash upper mid / lower treble. I played with the various tips, checked and rechecked my seal. They were certainly bassy, but nothing like the ER-4's deep extension.
Anyway, I went through a few more tracks, leaving them playing on my desk while I took care of a few things. Now I'm not a big believer in burn/break-in, but I swear these things have transformed fairly radically.
I checked with my ER4s to make sure I wasn't just imagining it or getting used to them. They seem to have hugely opened up, and are giving my ER4s a run for the money.
They are slightly more relaxed, and don't seem quite as extended in either direction, but very close. Slightly exaggerated low mids and a touch of gruffness in this area. But other than that, outstanding.
Am I losing it, or did anyone else experience this same dramatic change?
*edit* also another strange thing. These being my first dynamic IEM, it feels so weird for the cases to be vibrating in the lows. Kinda neat actually. I wonder if this contributes to the bass sensation.