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Tuahogary how's the treble on the d1001s vs. The hje's? I had the d1100s and as great as they sounded the recessed mids never let me connect to the music that well. Probably because of the powerful bass. I'm interested in the d2000's and now you're getting me interested in the d1001s (for portable use...I also wonder how they'd compare to the ms400). I was sure I wouldn't be interested in denons again but if the timbre is comparable to the hje's I'll have to try them.
The treble is prominent on the D1001. They're not recessed at all. Detail is there and I don't think I heard any sibilance. So in a way it's actually better than the HJE900. HJE900's treble isn't very good tbh. Maybe the D1001 won't sound as sloppy which can be quite good for rock music and splashy cymbals, which I think no other IEMs beat the HJE900 at. As you can see from the graph below, the D1001 is nothing like the D1100 and is closer to the D2000 if anything. I've not heard the MS400 so I cannot comment on that. The D1001 will not sound as lifelike as the HJE900 but still very respectable. Still better than the more expensive AD900 and SRH840 as I said. Most headphones, low or high end have a certain coloration; some like the HJE900 and D1001 just happen to have very little or no coloration at all. Plus at that price, you won't lose much even if you don't like them.
I'd like to add as well, the Fostex T50RP also has one of the best timbre I've ever heard on headphones, but they have less energy than the D1001. They are very clean and balanced though and will make my AD900 sound grainy in comparison. Again, they are not expensive and at least they do get some recognition here on Head-Fi so you can look them up.
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Weird I checked and didn't see all of that and no no no your not crazy I'm doing it to cross-reference with mines. So do you think they sound better then the IE8, and UM3X? And if so why.
@Roma, NP.
I only list the gear that I was lucky enough to try for at least a week at controlled conditions at home. It just isn't fair to judge some demo units by listening to them for few minutes at a noisy meet.
I'm not sure if it's okay to compare IEMs to full size cans, we know the pros and cons of both worlds. To be fair, it was a very long time since I last heard the IE8 and they didn't really impress me. I thought the imaging was a bit artificially too far away (as is the AD900) and the bass was simply poor. Boomy, uncontrolled and not very much detail. On the other hand, I just sold my UM3x two weeks ago and personally I think they're not very good either. Really small and 2D soundstage, bass is better than the IE8 but pales in comparison to the W4 or EX1000. Mids are a strength of all Westones though and the UM3x didn't disappoint. Both the IE8 and UM3x are heavily colored. If you know me, even a little coloration annoys me and timbre is one of the most important thing I look for in any headphone / IEM.
The D1001 on the other hand sounds eerily similar to the EX1000. I'm just not sure why and considering how cheap it is I thought my ears have gone bad. The biggest difference is the energy in them unlike the more romantic presentation of the EX1000. They do sound balanced and detail retrieval is above average. (More impressions above) So in a nutshell, yes I think the D1001 is better than the UM3x and IE8.
To the OP, sorry if I'm derailing the thread. I'm happy to keep this conversation elsewhere if it goes too far away from the HJE900.
