Alright, guess we're going to have to swing at this from a different angle.
So in my last post I tried to explain that it's possible for an iem to have other qualities than bass; a point that seems to have gone amiss because the words I used were 'too big'. The point is not that the manufacturers or people on this thread don't like bass. We all love bass, I mean, who doesn't right? We just find there's so much more in the music to love than just bass. We love a full, powerful midrange, an accurate instrument tone, and we love to hear the grandness of the whole picture, made up by all the tiny little details. We love our treble to be smooth but articulate, for it to be quick. And there's so much more!
There's no point in trying to explain in audiophile terms what makes Zeus a fantastic iem. I thought they would at least ring a bell last time, but it washed right over. So I'll paint an analogy that you and your 6 friends might be able to understand. Imagine going to a Michelin star restaurant that prepares haute cuisine food, which of course comes with a hefty price tag. The chef combines various subtle flavors to create an exquisite dining experience with all kinds of mousses, cremes, and what have you. A critique will appreciate the balance in the food, the nuances in the dish, which makes it require so much skill to make. But someone else might complain that it's composed of all these small dishes that don't even fill you up, and the worst part is YOU DON'T EVEN GET FRIES!!! In fact, a regular Burger King menu has stronger flavors, and it costs one tenth of the price! And all of your teenage friends that were forced by their parents to go along seem to agree, making it an undeniable fact.
Bass is a strong part of a signature - everybody can hear that. I wouldn't expect your friends to be able to hear the difference between a 2K iem and a $200, anymore than I would expect my 12 year old niece to do so. But I would expect someone that's been around longer and had more experience to be able to do so. Guess you proved me wrong.
So in my last post I tried to explain that it's possible for an iem to have other qualities than bass; a point that seems to have gone amiss because the words I used were 'too big'. The point is not that the manufacturers or people on this thread don't like bass. We all love bass, I mean, who doesn't right? We just find there's so much more in the music to love than just bass. We love a full, powerful midrange, an accurate instrument tone, and we love to hear the grandness of the whole picture, made up by all the tiny little details. We love our treble to be smooth but articulate, for it to be quick. And there's so much more!
There's no point in trying to explain in audiophile terms what makes Zeus a fantastic iem. I thought they would at least ring a bell last time, but it washed right over. So I'll paint an analogy that you and your 6 friends might be able to understand. Imagine going to a Michelin star restaurant that prepares haute cuisine food, which of course comes with a hefty price tag. The chef combines various subtle flavors to create an exquisite dining experience with all kinds of mousses, cremes, and what have you. A critique will appreciate the balance in the food, the nuances in the dish, which makes it require so much skill to make. But someone else might complain that it's composed of all these small dishes that don't even fill you up, and the worst part is YOU DON'T EVEN GET FRIES!!! In fact, a regular Burger King menu has stronger flavors, and it costs one tenth of the price! And all of your teenage friends that were forced by their parents to go along seem to agree, making it an undeniable fact.
Bass is a strong part of a signature - everybody can hear that. I wouldn't expect your friends to be able to hear the difference between a 2K iem and a $200, anymore than I would expect my 12 year old niece to do so. But I would expect someone that's been around longer and had more experience to be able to do so. Guess you proved me wrong.
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