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Headphoneus Supremus
Every time I plug them in I’m impressed. The fact that they got so much resolution from low impedance drivers and a deep, articulate, punchy bass with a great soundstage. It’s a keeper. There’s something delicious in the midrange too. This is the sort of thing that confounds me: what measurements show that? I literally haven’t seen any literature on it. I have some guesses, but I’ve read others guesses and I know there’s no research to support them…. I don’t assume I’m smarter than they are.
According to Amir and his fans at ASR, resolution does not seem to exist. The only thing matters is FR matching Harman target. I read a review of Salnote Zero by Amir yesterday and saw one person asking about the lack of resolution, the response is essentially "stop imagining".
Kind of funny, since the guy who actually builds headphones for a living (Dan Clark) absolutely believes that there is resolution, but our measurement tool and knowledge cannot detect reliably yet.
The GEM001 saga continue: I filled in the drilled bass vents and let my colleague listen again. She said that the vocal cut through the mix, bass is crisper and deeper (yup, she is using the right terminology now). In overall, massive improvement. However, there is a significant channel imbalance in the bass region according to her. She can't hear any special soundstage / imaging either (she daily drive Apple wired earbuds, so maybe she is used to large soundstage?). The moral of the story? Anyone can listen and critique head-fi gears if they pay attention, yet most people keep saying "no, I can't hear, my ears are not good, I don't know audio".
Still, lots of respect for DIYers like TGX, Riku, and manufacturers in general. It's hard to produce good tuning. Perhaps that's why sticking to Harman is not a bad idea. At least it is "scientifically correct"