IEMsearcher
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Here's my story: the Sennheiser CX300 II precision that I had broke (again) and so I decided that it was time for an upgrade which would have approximately the same sound as my Sennheiser G4me Zero headset (which is based off the HD 380 with slightly reduced lows).
After doing lots of research I proceeded to buy a pair of Shure se215's. They're comfortable, crisp, accurate and vocals are very clear, but they lack sub-bass, the mid-bass which bleeds into the mids a bit makes them slightly muddy and the highs are too much rolled off. All these traits makes them a bit picky about what music they like to play. Apart from my perceived negative sides, they do really excel in clarity and putting vocals up front.
After doing more research, I found the RHA MA750i's which are often referred to as a direct replacement and improvement over the Shure se215's, so I bought them. So far I have used them for 1 day and gave them some burn in overnight, and so far I can say that I like them, but a the same time I also don't like them at all. The sub-bass is amazing, it's not too much, but high quality, clear and crisp which I really like, but at the same time they lack mid-bass and the mids seem rather recessed, making vocals seem distant and lacking punch, male vocals in particular. Apart from that, the highs seem quite harsh and sibilant at times which made me equalise them down quite a bit, while equalising the mids up seems rather difficult without making them sound bad...
I've seen loads of people say that the MA750's need quite a bit of burn-in time (200 hours, some even say 400 hours) and now I'm wondering if the mid-bass and mids will really become significantly better, and if the harsh highs will settle down? If that's really the case, I'll stick with burning them in properly and giving them another chance, but if not I'll have to return them and continue looking for something else...
What I'm looking for, which I hope the MA750's will be able to deliver after proper burn-in, is basically a balance between the Shure se215's and how the MA750's are right now:
The sub bass of the MA750's, the mid-bass and mids of the se215's and for the highs a mix between the se215's and the MA750's: not too rolled off and not too harsh. Am I asking for the impossible? I hope not...
I'm looking forward to what you guys have to say about this. Thanks in advance!
After doing lots of research I proceeded to buy a pair of Shure se215's. They're comfortable, crisp, accurate and vocals are very clear, but they lack sub-bass, the mid-bass which bleeds into the mids a bit makes them slightly muddy and the highs are too much rolled off. All these traits makes them a bit picky about what music they like to play. Apart from my perceived negative sides, they do really excel in clarity and putting vocals up front.
After doing more research, I found the RHA MA750i's which are often referred to as a direct replacement and improvement over the Shure se215's, so I bought them. So far I have used them for 1 day and gave them some burn in overnight, and so far I can say that I like them, but a the same time I also don't like them at all. The sub-bass is amazing, it's not too much, but high quality, clear and crisp which I really like, but at the same time they lack mid-bass and the mids seem rather recessed, making vocals seem distant and lacking punch, male vocals in particular. Apart from that, the highs seem quite harsh and sibilant at times which made me equalise them down quite a bit, while equalising the mids up seems rather difficult without making them sound bad...
I've seen loads of people say that the MA750's need quite a bit of burn-in time (200 hours, some even say 400 hours) and now I'm wondering if the mid-bass and mids will really become significantly better, and if the harsh highs will settle down? If that's really the case, I'll stick with burning them in properly and giving them another chance, but if not I'll have to return them and continue looking for something else...
What I'm looking for, which I hope the MA750's will be able to deliver after proper burn-in, is basically a balance between the Shure se215's and how the MA750's are right now:
The sub bass of the MA750's, the mid-bass and mids of the se215's and for the highs a mix between the se215's and the MA750's: not too rolled off and not too harsh. Am I asking for the impossible? I hope not...
I'm looking forward to what you guys have to say about this. Thanks in advance!