I think it’s fair to be cautious about the honeymoon, but I applaud you for keeping an open mind. The OAE1 wasn’t what I was expecting prior to hearing it either, but even after 15 years I can’t always account for how a headphone will sound purely on a FR graph. Take your time, but I’m curious
I believe quite a few of us may have been of a similar mind set. But now and I can't speak for anyone else but what I really like about the OAE2 is that putting them on I feel I've just stepped into a cozy auditorium, most likely the result of the forward facing drivers which do not radiate directly into the ears. With naturally miked recordings imaging is nicely laid out left to right, with a very good sense of depth and 3 dimensional layering that I love, could almost call it soundstage
hhhmmm?, the base comes in really nicely, filling out the bottom end with an authoritative foundation that supports the illusion, tonally nothing to complain about.The "honeymoon" syndrome is real but I like to extend mine for as long as possible.
Indeed, this is how OAE-1's driver orientation utilizes the input directivity of the outer ear to transform the incoming sound. What I aimed to point out in my article is that, while the frontal frequency response cue might be mimicked, the rest of the cues necessary for localization are not simulated (because passive headphones cannot do this) and thus the brain is likely to get confused—as it does with most headphones—and just perceive the frequency response as tonal color, and not as something related to localization.
The above bolded/italicized claim likely holds weight to people who are interested in purchasing, thus it is worth understanding why this is unlikely (though not impossible) to create the effect that one might assume from the language used.
Great paper! Indeed, it's incredibly important to acknowledge how important the differences between people and rigs are; each having individual anatomy means that possibly huge deviations between listeners and rigs are almost certain to occur.
All four appear to have drank the same Kook aid....I mean it's fun to discuss hypothesis with buddies, who have a tendency to agree with one another and pat each other on the back, but seriously maybe best to leave such discussions off record and behind closed doors.
Sorry, just to quote Neil deGrasse Tyson once more.
"One of the great challenges in life is knowing enough about a subject to think you're right, but not enough about the subject to know you're wrong."
He's unironically quoting Neil DeGrasse Tyson in a misguided effort to sound smart. That alone tells us everything we need to know.
Yes, but I’m not a public exposed reviewer, Youtuber or otherwise preaching to hundreds and possibly thousands of viewers and therefor they know they are obviously open to public accountability and criticism by individuals who will disagree with their views if found misleading or not correct for what ever reason.
More like, don't trust reviewers on everything you see or hear. In fact a majority of reviewers can be safely assumed to not do negative reviews since their access to gadgetry and sponsorships can be blocked and this applies to not just audio but other gadgetry too.
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I largely agree but in this case I don’t have to trust them, as I’ve also heard the Grellphone.
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I’m not comparing Grellphone to Immanis or anything. I’ve experienced plenty of headphones in every price category.He has a ferrari, a lamborghini, a zr06, and some other sports cars, one fine day he wanted to have a car that was better than the ones he owned, and then he chose to buy a g63, he cursed the seller that the g63 was not like a lamborghini
