aljowen
New Head-Fier
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For a little background knowledge.
Now to be fair, I was expecting this a bit going from V shaped headphones to more neutral ones. However for me the RE400's don't sound neutral, they sound almost 'n' shaped, almost like someone has applied a band pass filter to music. For example, HiHats almost sound like a *highly* compressed MP3 file. The bass is there, maybe a little lacking compared to what I am used to, but I kinda expected that.
To be clear, the mids do sound pretty great (about the same as the EPH100's, but more present), its just everything else sounds a bit like £20 headphones.
So, I think I am probably going to return the RE400's. For the £40 they cost sold by Amazon (black Friday) they are probably a decent deal. But ultimately they are not right for my ears.
Does anyone have any recommendations for:
To provide a little more context to what sound signatures I may enjoy. I have a Denon Envaya Mini bluetooth speaker which i really like the sound of. I also have Kanto YU2 computer speakers which are Frankensteined with a z5500 (The z5500 is less my jam, since the bass is a little too sloppy).
- First "proper" IEM's I had were Klipsch Image S4a2's, which died after about a year.
- Then I had Yamaha EPH100's. These are still going after about 3 years(?), however have reliability issues. I think they are gunked up a bit inside, and there isn't really any way I have found to clean them. There is a workaround where you take them apart and blow air into them. which isn't ideal. But that isn't really a great solution, since the drivers are enclosed with a 1mm(ish) hole. They do also gain condensation inside in cold weather, Overall I like how they sound, but with some songs they can be a little harsh on the ears. I wanted something that was overall a little more balanced and less fatiguing cause the EPH100's are very sparkle heavy.
Now to be fair, I was expecting this a bit going from V shaped headphones to more neutral ones. However for me the RE400's don't sound neutral, they sound almost 'n' shaped, almost like someone has applied a band pass filter to music. For example, HiHats almost sound like a *highly* compressed MP3 file. The bass is there, maybe a little lacking compared to what I am used to, but I kinda expected that.
To be clear, the mids do sound pretty great (about the same as the EPH100's, but more present), its just everything else sounds a bit like £20 headphones.
So, I think I am probably going to return the RE400's. For the £40 they cost sold by Amazon (black Friday) they are probably a decent deal. But ultimately they are not right for my ears.
Does anyone have any recommendations for:
- Methods for cleaning drivers in enclosed spaces without damaging them (to revive the EPH100's)
- Reccomendations for headphones that are a bit closer to the Yamaha EPH100's, but with slightly less highs.
To provide a little more context to what sound signatures I may enjoy. I have a Denon Envaya Mini bluetooth speaker which i really like the sound of. I also have Kanto YU2 computer speakers which are Frankensteined with a z5500 (The z5500 is less my jam, since the bass is a little too sloppy).
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