Sheesh guys, one comment and I have to answer 20 posts! I do love this thread...
Also, if you have a broad spectrum of music, you'll most probably need at least 2 IEM's to perfectly cover everything. There's pretty much no single earphone or headphone to do it all.
Generally true, but it depends on how you define broad spectrum. It also depends how critical you are when listening. So many variables...
DR5 is DR5 , no way to sugarcoat it sorry chief
- i can send you hundred of spartan albums that have DR north of 10-11
but if this makes you happy , then good for you i guess
in the end , it comes down to what kind of sound/production our ears are used to
someone mentioned some pages back that
st anger by metallica sounded bad , this album sounds like banging trashcans one of the worst mastering albums released in the last 30 years (i think it has a DR 3 ? just atrocious), like i said - try as much you want, there is no way to make a (sonic) turd taste (sound) like candy
Sorry man, I love you but I have to call BS on that one. Using one low DR album to generalise the point doesn't work either. Take Brandi Carlile's 'By The Way, I forgive You', and it's average DR of 4 or 5. Is it too loud in parts? Sure. Does it make it any less artistic, nuanced and beautiful? Hell no! I think you're losing sight of the spirit of the music if you're gatekeeping anything that doesn't meet a certain technical criteria. And I can tell you for certain that some modern music that fails your compression test sounds a heck of a lot better than many (if not most) 50s, 60s and 70s recordings with 13+ DR that sound as if they were recorded with a pocket mic. And don't even get me started on pop and crackle vinyl or worse, analogue tape hiss...
Bottom line, though, it's all about preference. Slating anyone's taste in music is a big red flag, especially using numbers to justify it. By the way, I forgive you.
not true , Hidition NT6 covers all of my music genres nicely , and i listen to a lot of genres - 80s pop , 70s rock , 70s funk , 90s electronica , 80s art rock , 90s alternative , early 00s prog house , 80s-90s ambient , 70s disco (and i need to catch my breath)
but there is a catch , all albums are pre-2000 when -here we go again - loudness wars was not a phenomenon and those albums were produced/mastered great
I bet you carefully vet and select your albums based on recording quality too, recording era aside. That's your preference and your right, and no-one can call you out for it, so the reverse would be appreciated. I happen to agree with you about the loudness wars, by the way, but DR doesn't paint the full picture, not even close.
Be careful, man. You’re starting to sound like an HTML search function. “>15DR=Bad” “<2000Music=Bad”
Rather than generalising and slating the art and all the hardworking people behind it, why don’t you forget about numbers and just listen every once in a while?
You’re missing some very good stuff.
But, hey, if living in the past makes you happy, then good for you, I guess.
Couldn't have said it better. I love my classic albums and recordings, but some of my all-time favourite music has emerged in the past 5-10 years.
It bloody does. As long as you know what you want from your music.
High quality iem will always soun. Better with same music no matter how crap it is compared to some low quality cheapo.
It will simply bottleneck somewhere and question will be wether its worth the investment.
Just listen to what you want with what you want.
Don't agree with this at all. There's a reason some modern cheap pop is mastered for bass-heavy consumer cans and car stereos. Put that same music through EVO or Odin and be ready to have your ears raked over hot coals. I'd say it's even more important to pick the right music for IEMs and headphones than it is for speakers. There's plenty music that sounds great on speakers that I can't tolerate on IEMs or headphones, but I know which is which and I don't hold it against my IEMs for that music sounding crap. Gotta use the right too for the job.
As a corrolary to the above, one of the things that impresses me most about EVO is its ability to simulate the sound of life-size speakers, particualrly with its bass response. I feel the same way about the IE 900, LX (to an extent) and Tia Fourte. But that's specific to my peferences and others will have their own.
Mastering and the quality of recording is very important. But I first look at the content .
I really try hard to broaden my music library with browsing a lot of modern music. You might say I'm nostalgic or stuck in the past. But the truth is that older music is just richer in content and comes from a deeper place. At least to me.
That's
your truth, not
the truth. The distinction is subtle but important.
