waifu
New Head-Fier
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So I've been listening non stop to my ex800st, and I can't get over how good these are. I'm a big fan of electronic music, and the richness and depth of the bass is so awesome. The crazy thing is, I actually think I might prefer these to my LCD-3s. I know that is insane. Obviously a full headphone does things much differently (and it also depends on your source/set up in terms of what you can get out of it).
But the Sony 800st is hitting all the sweet spots for my sound sig preference. Out of 13 years of collecting headphones, I've never come this close to having a headphone that checks off all the boxes. Usually I have to make a lot of compromises (which is why I have multiple headphones that do different things). But these 800st hit all the sweet spots that I've wanted in a single headphone. The fact that they are light and portable to (and comfy), is also a big positive.
I wanted to thank you guys again for making this thread. It has so much info (and detailed impressions that are invaluable). I'm sure a lot of people google "IEM bass" and end up using this thread for help. This was honestly the easiest time I've ever had deciding between headphones, due to the amount of info here.
I apologize for gushing like a fan girl. I'm just really happy I've finally found something that matched my sound sig preference so accurately. I can't get over how good the bass kicks, and how alive the music sounds. That its from something as small as a single driver IEM is blowing my mind.
Edit: anyone that owns the ex800st (or 7550), do you guys stick to the stock tips that come with them? Or do you recommend something else? This is a stupid question. But as far as the cable goes, it seems like these don't have a universal threading on the bottom of the housing (where you connect them to the cable). So I assume replacing the cable on this would take some work?
But the Sony 800st is hitting all the sweet spots for my sound sig preference. Out of 13 years of collecting headphones, I've never come this close to having a headphone that checks off all the boxes. Usually I have to make a lot of compromises (which is why I have multiple headphones that do different things). But these 800st hit all the sweet spots that I've wanted in a single headphone. The fact that they are light and portable to (and comfy), is also a big positive.
I wanted to thank you guys again for making this thread. It has so much info (and detailed impressions that are invaluable). I'm sure a lot of people google "IEM bass" and end up using this thread for help. This was honestly the easiest time I've ever had deciding between headphones, due to the amount of info here.
I apologize for gushing like a fan girl. I'm just really happy I've finally found something that matched my sound sig preference so accurately. I can't get over how good the bass kicks, and how alive the music sounds. That its from something as small as a single driver IEM is blowing my mind.
Edit: anyone that owns the ex800st (or 7550), do you guys stick to the stock tips that come with them? Or do you recommend something else? This is a stupid question. But as far as the cable goes, it seems like these don't have a universal threading on the bottom of the housing (where you connect them to the cable). So I assume replacing the cable on this would take some work?