Tehol
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I've been reading through this thread and other and the CKR9/10 both have my keen interest (among a couple others). They're both within the budget since the 10 has come down under $200. I favor a neutral-ish profile but like a bit of warmth or color and listen to a few genres but would like vocals to sound as good as possible for the budget. Radiohead, David Gray, some classic rock like Pink Floyd and artists like Florence + The Machine, Sia, Tori Amos is largely what I listen to.
It seems the detail on these is quite good, especially for DD IEMs and I was originally considering the DN1K largely for clarity and detail but the stiffening of the cable turns me off as I've had to warranty things before and it can be a PITA. The sources are a Lumia Icon smartphone, original X3 usually with an E12 but sometimes without. One reviewer (Earfonia?) remarked that the X3 headphone out was a bit much on the bass end paired with the ckr10. I'm a sensitive to upper mid and treble spikiness so am not sure the ckr9 is the ticket. Sibilance and shouty vocals I just cannot take. I'm not a basshead though I enjoy it, the RE600 bass was fine to my ears but the H200, which had way more than my EQ5 or RE600 was too.
I briefly had the re600 but they broke too quickly for me to give them a real shot but I found them a bit congested in the mids for my liking right out of the box. Comparing them to the H200 gave me the impression the hybrids showed a lot more detail and clarity.
How do the CKR9/10 do on detail and clarity relative to a hybrid design like the dn-1000 or H200?
How about run through the X3/E12? (I don't mind the bulkiness of the setup, I'm use to it)
AT offers a 2 year warranty and service within the ConUS so that is a huge plus for me.
The reviews of how the vocals sound on these two IEMs has me pretty excited.
Thanks for any input provided!
It seems the detail on these is quite good, especially for DD IEMs and I was originally considering the DN1K largely for clarity and detail but the stiffening of the cable turns me off as I've had to warranty things before and it can be a PITA. The sources are a Lumia Icon smartphone, original X3 usually with an E12 but sometimes without. One reviewer (Earfonia?) remarked that the X3 headphone out was a bit much on the bass end paired with the ckr10. I'm a sensitive to upper mid and treble spikiness so am not sure the ckr9 is the ticket. Sibilance and shouty vocals I just cannot take. I'm not a basshead though I enjoy it, the RE600 bass was fine to my ears but the H200, which had way more than my EQ5 or RE600 was too.
I briefly had the re600 but they broke too quickly for me to give them a real shot but I found them a bit congested in the mids for my liking right out of the box. Comparing them to the H200 gave me the impression the hybrids showed a lot more detail and clarity.
How do the CKR9/10 do on detail and clarity relative to a hybrid design like the dn-1000 or H200?
How about run through the X3/E12? (I don't mind the bulkiness of the setup, I'm use to it)
AT offers a 2 year warranty and service within the ConUS so that is a huge plus for me.
The reviews of how the vocals sound on these two IEMs has me pretty excited.
Thanks for any input provided!