85.0 on Aether versus 85.1 on Deca... geez, talk about close game.
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flinkenick's 17 Flagship IEM Shootout Thread (and general high-end portable audio discussion)
Morimoriya 62
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Yeah there will be a couple more close finishes coming up. But I've put a lot of thought into the score of each aspect, and the final score is just the end result. For instance, even though Aether and Deca overall share a fairly similar signature, Deca has better quality bass, and greater transparency for instance. Aether in turn has more precise imaging and separation. I think I can argue these are objective differences.85.0 on Aether versus 85.1 on Deca... geez, talk about close game.
And this is only comparing two iems.. In the end, each score has to be relatable to every iem in the shootout. So if a score for midrange is 83, it needs to be objectively better (when it comes to forwardness, density, body and tone) to an iem that scores 80, and worse than one scoring 86. The 86 in turn needs to be worse than an 89, etc. It results in endless comparing and tinkering of the chart.
mrstrangeguy
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Well, none of my top 5 guesses have been ranked yet by nick so that's nice...
Kerouac
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Well, none of my top 5 guesses have been ranked yet by nick so that's nice...
Don't worry...your top 5 guesses will probably be the first 5 next in line to follow
Edit: Oh wait... I just saw that your #1 & 2 are also in my top 5...so please don't let the above prediction be true
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