Ronion
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Well I just tried the SMABAT 40Ohm driver in the M0 shell with my trusty A5. I’d have to say “it’s okay, but it’s not in the same league as listening through the B4X.” The notes and instruments are slightly better delineated, but the bass gets too thin, stringed instruments sound thinner and less resonant, and the sense of space sounds wider, but the headspace is all to the sides. The B4X has an enveloping soundstage comparatively, warmth with strings, choirs sound big and in front, and it just has a better tonal balance in general. The A5 just isn’t as complimentary to the buds or the genre.
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