Thank you everyone for your valuable input!! From my observation it is fair to say the perception toward tonality vs technicalities are really individuals characteristics dependent. For which I would consider using psychological academic study to pull out a ratio
For fit&comfort that is very very hard aspect, So I’ve kept it as independent foot notes, which does not affect the scores. But I do agree if it was solely for my decision, fit weight like 1/3 of the total valuation! Not only the size of ear canal, the depth that how deep the nozzle could get into & nozzle angle from IEM body is also important factor, which I may add indepent note. Insertion depth hugely impact the calculation for pinna gain & concha gain as academic study shows it is one of variable that decides pinna gain to be sit from 2.5khz-3.5khz.
[Edit] Just ordered this from Aliexpress (wow! They sell everything
) life size human ear anatomy model, I think I’d take mug shots for each pair of IEMs I own, so it will be a good depth&size comparative reference. Mugshots from front degree, 45degree and side degree should be sufficient enough to have a 3D illustration.
the nozzule angle is pure comfort and noise isolation factor. For which I speculated Asian/Pacific Islander standard has wider angle(greater than 90 degree) and Western standard has narrower angle (around 90 degrees). From how Thieaudio differentiated the design of Monarch vs Clairvoyance. I can speculate this difference from the cultural differences Eastern cultured matured from agricultural culture and Western matured from hunting culture. The narrower the angle, the sound source detection could get distant.
[P.S.]
@MOONDROP I emailed bonnie about “Are you sure you shipped my Blessing 2 Dusk thru infamous 4px!?” And they repllied “yes, if you have any other question please tell me”
what a disappointment from Shenzhen Audio....... I guess I will never use them again. 4px takes forever to get to USA, not even to mention inaccurate tracking information, they just leave packages in front of my door step that can be get stolen at anytime in the place I live.
One time I haven’t noticed there was a cheap eartips delivered to my doors steps for 4 days.
I ordered original blessing2 from Shenzhen Audio’s amazon usa, and they shipled with DHL express, took 3 days to get here.
Unless you are getting something exclusive from Shenzhen Audio, I highly recommend to order from alternatives.
evidence : Directly from Shenzhen Audio:
From Shenzhen Audio’s AmazonUSA online shop: