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Headphoneus Supremus
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Yes, I think FX700 is even more detailed than RE0, but whether or not it sounds more natural is surely debatable. I think with some instruments, like strings FX700 sounds better. With acoustic guitars, I prefer RE0. Overall, FX700 sound has more depth, dynamics and micro detail. RE0 is more tonally accurate overall with a more neutral frequency response, but doesn't sound as powerful as FX700.
Decay determines those subtle harmonics? Somehow I disagree, HD600 has much slower decay but its timbre is indistinguishable from RE0's, so it is also bringing out those harmonics, or not obscuring them or whatever it is that these two headphones do that almost all others do not to my ears. Personally, I do prefer quick decay, it gives a sense of "more speed", and I like plenty. TF10 is about as quick as RE0/RE252/ZERO, but fails with the harmonics yet it does not sound as thin in the mids as RE0. MTPC is quite full-sounding, but its decay is only slightly behind TF10 and the Hifimans, and it also fails to make instruments sound as natural and believable as the Hifimans, RE0 being the best at it to my ears.. So you find FX700 to be even better? I'd be interested, but I'm taking a break from IEMs lately. They tire my ears very quickly these days, so I settle for HD25-1 as they never cause me fatigue on the go.
I also feel RE0/252/ZERO hide a little information, but compared to my MTPC.
Yes, I think FX700 is even more detailed than RE0, but whether or not it sounds more natural is surely debatable. I think with some instruments, like strings FX700 sounds better. With acoustic guitars, I prefer RE0. Overall, FX700 sound has more depth, dynamics and micro detail. RE0 is more tonally accurate overall with a more neutral frequency response, but doesn't sound as powerful as FX700.