Help...... Leftside is louder, clearer and more bass than the right side.

[buffguy]

I'm quite new to IEMS, but i recently purchase a brand new monster turbine pro miles davis and I have notice that the left ear piece is louder, clearer and has more bass than the right side.  I have tried different songs, using different ears to test both ear piece and both confirm that the left ear piece is louder.  I don't know if this is normal for IEM or if my set is faulty.  I thought I ask here first before I make a fool out of myself by contacting monster. Thanks.

 

[Anaxilus]

Did you notice a crackling sound when inserting the IEMs?  If so you may have flexed the driver on one side and it needs to pop back into shape.  I'm beginning to think the fully sealed design is causing a lot of issues in how people are hearing and reacting to these.

 

[buffguy]

I'm not sure by what you mean by the crackling sound. When I push each side in, I hear some noise, like the rubber part contacting my ears. Not sure if that is the crackling noise. I hear it on both sides when I push the headphones into my ears.  How do you pop the drivers back in shape if that was the case?

 

[mootookang]

It could be a bad seal, try different tips for your right ear?

 

[buffguy]

I tried the same tip for each side of the earphone and the left is always louder, clearer...etc.  So its not the seal.  I think the right side is just faulty. I will have to call monster tomorrow.

 

[mootookang]

It's pretty common for the ear canal of one side to be bigger/smaller than the other. 
 
Try the different tips first, it wouldn't hurt to try it.

 

[buffguy]

You suggesting I should try each ear with different size tips?

 

[Satellite_6]

If the left channel is always louder/better even in your right ear then it is not the tips! There is something wrong.

 

[buffguy]

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If the left channel is always louder/better even in your right ear then it is not the tips! There is something wrong.

 I was hoping for a solution so I could avoid the hassle of sending them in for repair.  I guess there is no other choice.  Thanks for the suggestions everyone.  Are both earphones suppose to sound the same? like the same loudness, bass..etc?

 

[Confispect]

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 I was hoping for a solution so I could avoid the hassle of sending them in for repair.  I guess there is no other choice.  Thanks for the suggestions everyone.  Are both earphones suppose to sound the same? like the same loudness, bass..etc?

 
 
Hmm this sounds like something Ive been dealing with, with headphones in general. Both sides work the right has sounds coming thru it like the left. But the main drum, in a hip-hop beat comes from the left. I also notice a slight emphasis to the left with voice instead of being center. Note this is not all tracks but the majority (85%) which is alot in a music collection. This is where cowon players come in handy with the left/right pan. Not all tracks are dead CENTER.
 

 

[Anaxilus]

A lot of this is also noticing how recordings are mastered.  Other times its channel imbalance created by the source or the amp in question.  If you have other IEMs that don't show the same problem then you have your answer.

 

[rawrster]

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Hmm this sounds like something Ive been dealing with, with headphones in general. Both sides work the right has sounds coming thru it like the left. But the main drum, in a hip-hop beat comes from the left. I also notice a slight emphasis to the left with voice instead of being center. Note this is not all tracks but the majority (85%) which is alot in a music collection. This is where cowon players come in handy with the left/right pan. Not all tracks are dead CENTER.
 

That has nothing to do with headphones but how they were recorded. A drum on the left side of the stage should not sound like it is in the center. It should be more dominant on the left side since that is where it is placed.  I've done some amateur mixing with 2 speakers and never once was any instrument/vocal that were on the side straight down the middle.

 

[Danz03]

The bass is usually panned dead straight in the middle because bass/sub bass is non- directionalhvb, that's why subwoofers can be place almost anywhere in a room. There's really no advantage in panning the bass to one side in a CD except it's gonna limit the maximum loudness of the mix, in fact vinyl records cannot be cut properly if the bass is panned too far to one side. I think there's something wrong with your Turbine Pro, have you checked if the cable connection to the right earpiece is pushed in all the way? It can be the problem sometimes.

 

[Confispect]

 
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That has nothing to do with headphones but how they were recorded. A drum on the left side of the stage should not sound like it is in the center. It should be more dominant on the left side since that is where it is placed.  I've done some amateur mixing with 2 speakers and never once was any instrument/vocal that were on the side straight down the middle.

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 Note this is not all tracks but the majority (85%) which is alot in a music collection. This is where cowon players come in handy with the left/right pan. Not all tracks are dead CENTER.
 

What!!! Im so confused by what is in bold (the bold I quoted in YOUR post), funny you should mention the rest of what you said is exactly what I said.

Look closer young skywalker the force is strong with you.

I was, uh talking about the recording the whole time.....look at my post like the headphones are a extension of the recording instead of the other way around. Headphones in general, means headphones in general not that the headphone in general are having the problem I'm speaking of. The headphone is how I HEAR the problem. The song, recording is the problem...
 

 

[rawrster]

Well it sounds like you were complaining that they were not all to the center