Saw this after I replied to Hawaii. This is what I heard as well but you described it more in depth. I guess I was not sure in which context resolve was using the word weird to describe it. Although similar to the wraith you kinda feel it with the EVO.
Interesting. I don't perceive it as diffusion. It's definitely reverb. The same effect as taking a flat sound and adding a reverb simulator.
I like your ZMF description (I haven't heard the EVO yet), I love the Verite, and I think Zach used cup diffraction in their running.
So this helps with the “low-level detail” of instrument portrayals, such as guitar string plucking and the pressing of piano keys? Or is detail not to be confused with instrument “weight/echo” in this case?
Obviously posting while half asleep in the euphoric throes of enjoying Odin is not a good idea.
I thought that the ZMF reverberant sound was due to the tuning, but that was just an assumption. When I tune my ZMF VC to Harman, I lose that sound. So, I try to find sources not requiring me to EQ. The ZMF house sound with a tube amp that provides holographic, 3-D imaging is fantastic and a sound worth chasing.
Gosh darn it now I gotta get all science-y and stuff
. Joking, it’s actually beneficial for those who take any consideration to how I explain things in posted impressions or reviews to know what I mean in shorthand. Just so we’re on the same page…
Okay. Thanks for the technical explanation. To me, diffusion is a chemical term meaning spreading out of particles evenly in a solution.Gosh darn it now I gotta get all science-y and stuff
In the interest of simplicity I say diffused as it relates to the overall effect. Since diffusion in relation to reverb would technically be characterized as the density in which the echoes of the reverberation are reflected, I use the term diffused specifically when something echoes with proper note weight and decay (reverb) but sounds larger in projection than the immediate headspace. Simply put, all that mumbojumbo makes it sound as if you’re experiencing it in real life, occurring inside of a large room. Can it be considered reverb? Certainly, since reverb takes space to produce.
That was a mouthful. I apologize to the casuals.
Yea we all use terms interchangeably. Damn this hobby.
The latter. The low level detail and texture of the EVO is much like the Odin and I think that is due to the W9+ driver. The guitar plucks and pressing of piano keys to me are defined by transients and instrumental timbre. Transients give you that crispness or dullness of the note and the timbre gives you the naturalness of sound. The EVO is very good with these 2 attributes of sound. I am not sure what causes note weight, maybe its decay. But I do notice that note weight is even when an IEM is high in coherence and the opposite when there is incoherence.
There are so many of those terms that i notice people interpret differently such as dymamics and dynamic range, micro detail etc. And i often think i get it wrong lol.
Most definitely. Certain terms only have one meaning and most others are up for interpretation.
Yeah. I am trying to improve my audio vocabulary. It's getting slowly better, but far from perfect. I find it helps to explain things in multiple ways so people can triangulate on what you are trying to say.
Hence my long winded efforts lol. I guess I just correlate many lower mid instruments, sounds, etc to have reverb by virtue of their characteristics. So when I feel that bouncing outside of my head and back, more or less my head is the start point and open space is where it travels before returning. Very unique experience the EVO creates.
