henrylee
100+ Head-Fier
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Just wait for it to burn in ,mine got alot better after burn in.
I had a few minutes and took a look. They come apart quite easily so here's a pic. you can see that they are out of phase with each other. they are now repaired and with a few hours of break in so far, I think they're competitive at the price but not the sort of thing I personally go for. Too much bottom for me right now but we'll see after some break in. The mid to high balance etc is quite good and even though they're a bit splashy on the top, I think it's better than most at this range. Sock tips are pretty useless. Sony hybrids too damped, the faux hybrids pretty good but I like the tips from cheap Brainwavz the best so far. A tip that I happen to find works well for a lot of things and doesn't get much mention. Do I prefer a PL50 or Brainwavz M1? Yes but I'm not a bass head and think these are probably better than M6s which is plenty good enough for the price if you like a lot of extra bass. I haven't heard an IE8 but I fully suspect that it has a more refinement on top and better boogie in general. What is nice about this phone with the right tips so far is the mid to top balance. No they don't extend to infinity or have extra sparkle but they don't present themselves as missing any highs and the octave to octave balance through the mids and top is actually pretty good for this price. I'd say a little upper mid rise which allows the extra bass to work OK. I think less filter would give them too much presence, at least with the tip I prefer. The balance may have fooled the IE8 reviewer into thinking they're more than they are. They've got some info but shouldn't be compared to a top tier. The mids aren't thick as you'd expect with a phone this bass heavy. Not a boom tinkle phone. Just a boom phone.Oh, if you look at the pic, you'll see that the back of the drivers are sealed so no venting to speak of and no worries about getting a seal on reassembly.
+ and - aren't marked but basically, the colored cable goes to the bottom R solder position and the clear/copper to the L. I assumed that the unit on the right needed to be switched. As long as the copper color is on the same side on both, you're in phase. I'm still hoping mine was a one off. Stuff happens.
Really? Bass didnt feel too strong to me.. well atleast comparing them to a HD-650
I'm thinking people aren't hearing the same things, the XB500 has more bass than the HD650. Might be a fit issue on the tips; bass increases or decreases dramatically based on fit.
If you are hearing very little bass compared to the HD650, which is really just a slightly bit more bassy than average can, then your Mius must be really bass light. Most of the other reports seem to point to the Mius as bass monsters. I'll finally be getting mine tomorrow so I will be able to hear for myself. I have HD650s, XB700s and a bunch of other bassy IEMs like the IE8, Turbines, Turbine Golds, and Metro.Fi to compare these with. I'm getting really excited now.
hmm my nozzel thing broke.