CommanderCute
100+ Head-Fier
Hey guys.
Since I've been using IEMs, I've noticed that the left side is always a bit louder than the right side. This has also been the case with all the IEMs I own and have owned.
To be more precise, it's not directly about volume.
I perceive details on the left side a little better (e.g. the sliding on the neck of the guitar I hear more clearly on the left, clapping I perceive more clearly, cymbals also, to name just two examples, there are many more).
Of course, I notice this especially when something is played in stereo.
If the sound is in mono or central, I hear the same on both sides.
I own as amp the Qudelix 5K and can there also set the dB for each side. For example, if I reduce the left side by 3 dB, I hear stereo on both sides about the same volume, but the sound of the center shifts significantly to the right.
Even if I do stereo tests for headphones/speakers with the same dB on both sides, it sounds equally loud. Even with normal speakers or headphones, the left and right sides are quite identical.
It only occurs when I listen to music normally.
Does anyone of you know this phenomenon?
Can it be something psychoacoustic?
I would be very interested to hear what you think. Unfortunately, this really takes the fun out of my IEMs.
Since I've been using IEMs, I've noticed that the left side is always a bit louder than the right side. This has also been the case with all the IEMs I own and have owned.
To be more precise, it's not directly about volume.
I perceive details on the left side a little better (e.g. the sliding on the neck of the guitar I hear more clearly on the left, clapping I perceive more clearly, cymbals also, to name just two examples, there are many more).
Of course, I notice this especially when something is played in stereo.
If the sound is in mono or central, I hear the same on both sides.
I own as amp the Qudelix 5K and can there also set the dB for each side. For example, if I reduce the left side by 3 dB, I hear stereo on both sides about the same volume, but the sound of the center shifts significantly to the right.
Even if I do stereo tests for headphones/speakers with the same dB on both sides, it sounds equally loud. Even with normal speakers or headphones, the left and right sides are quite identical.
It only occurs when I listen to music normally.
Does anyone of you know this phenomenon?
Can it be something psychoacoustic?
I would be very interested to hear what you think. Unfortunately, this really takes the fun out of my IEMs.