Testing audiophile claims and myths

[castleofargh]

Yes, and the IER-Z1R is perfectly flat according to this official image from Sony

LMAO. That graph looks massively legit.

 

[Davesrose]

Yes, and the IER-Z1R is perfectly flat according to this official image from Sony

That's marketing for you. Every headphone is tuned differently to have different FRs. They aren't flat because they have close interactions with people's ear anatomy (which have certain sensitivities with certain ranges). Here are some averaged measurements of the earphone:

In Ear Fidelity: IER-Z1R

 

[71 dB]

LMAO. That graph looks massively legit.

That is just an illustration of the crossover-circuitry principle (3-way it seems. 12 mm driver, 5 mm driver and BA something). In that sense is might be "legit", but of course most consumers don't know how to interpret it and its in Japanese (I tried to learn some Japanese last year, but... ...their insane writing system! )

 

[Davesrose]

That is just an illustration of the crossover-circuitry principle (3-way it seems. 12 mm driver, 5 mm driver and BA something). In that sense is might be "legit", but of course most consumers don't know how to interpret it and its in Japanese (I tried to learn some Japanese last year, but... ...their insane writing system! )

It might have been more accurate to the consumer to say what frequencies each driver is targeted for (because the illustration doesn't even show number increments in the axes). Apparently, 12mm and 5mm are dynamic drivers, while sandwiched between is "Balanced Armature" (would think it might be a passive radiator).

 

[71 dB]

It might have been more accurate to the consumer to say what frequencies each driver is targeted for (because the illustration doesn't even show number increments in the axes). Apparently, 12mm and 5mm are dynamic drivers, while sandwiched between is "Balanced Armature" (would think it might be a passive radiator).

Balanced Armatures are active.

 

[Vamp898]

It might have been more accurate to the consumer to say what frequencies each driver is targeted for (because the illustration doesn't even show number increments in the axes). Apparently, 12mm and 5mm are dynamic drivers, while sandwiched between is "Balanced Armature" (would think it might be a passive radiator).

I know that all three drivers are active at 1KHz, at least this graph shows that there is no hard cut and they do overlay to a certain degree.

It does the job in showing the basic idea of the concept, but in the end, you can't correctly simply science. Science is complex and marketing needs to be as simple as possible. That will never match

 

[Davesrose]

Balanced Armatures are active.

I think they can be either active or passive when it comes to crossover https://mynewmicrophone.com/the-complete-guide-to-balanced-armature-iems-earphones/ . I wonder if these Sony phones use a passive design since they have active dynamic drivers on either end.

 

[Vamp898]

I think they can be either active or passive when it comes to crossover https://mynewmicrophone.com/the-complete-guide-to-balanced-armature-iems-earphones/ . I wonder if these Sony phones use a passive design since they have active dynamic drivers on either end.

I have no clue and I think this image also won't help

 

[Inspector Gadget]

thats a simple passive crossover using rubycon film caps and resistors. balanced armature is simply a type of driver. crossovers can be passive, active, or a combination of both, but that doesnt have anything to do with the type of driver.

 

[Blackwoof]

The only thing I can see is a improvement at low bitrates, but they all pretty much converge at 128 kbps. I do not see why one would massively better than the other options at high bitrates.

Opus 1.3 already covers what that codec touting at 12 ~ 128kbps. 99% of everyone I know just use Lame MP3 at V0 if they go lossy.

 

[magicscreen]

I am converting my WAV PCM file to DSD64. This way it has much better sound.

 

[bfreedma]

I am converting my WAV PCM file to DSD64. This way it has much better sound.

Your troll game is unconscionably weak.

Do better.

 

[magicscreen]

Your troll game is unconscionably weak.

Do better.

My opinion is strong. I blind tested it. Volume matched double blind test. It is a fact.

 

[bfreedma]

My opinion is strong. I blind tested it. Volume matched double blind test. It is a fact.

Based on your posting history here, I don’t believe you have done any of that.

Grow up.

 

[71 dB]

I am converting my WAV PCM file to DSD64. This way it has much better sound.

Are you claiming PCM has hidden goodness that comes out when you convert to DSD?