james444
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@Aero Dynamic, thanks for your impressions and nice illustration. "Airy, clean, detailed and realistic" has caught my attention. However, one big issue I had with the SM3 was that their soundstage presentation lacked forward projection and made me feel like being among the musicians, with sounds coming from all sides - not like part of the audience in front of an orchestra. Since I'm just a concert-goer and not a musician, this kind of presentation spoilt realism for me.
I'd like to know whether the EM4 have more forward projection to their soundstage than the SM3. Can you hear sound coming from very far out left/right at times, or even from behind your head? How far away is the singer on vocal tracks? With the SM3 I most often felt that the singer was standing nose to nose with me, again pretty unrealistic. The EM4 sound very interesting from your description of their sound signature, but if they have the same "surround" presentation as the SM3, they're not for me.
I'd like to know whether the EM4 have more forward projection to their soundstage than the SM3. Can you hear sound coming from very far out left/right at times, or even from behind your head? How far away is the singer on vocal tracks? With the SM3 I most often felt that the singer was standing nose to nose with me, again pretty unrealistic. The EM4 sound very interesting from your description of their sound signature, but if they have the same "surround" presentation as the SM3, they're not for me.