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Headphoneus Supremus
Sound Rhyme SR5 benchmark underway… will update tomorrow
Against Top Performing rivals:
Left to Right
AKG N5005 (4BA+1DD) : Gain-Compensated Neutral-U
Moondrop Blessing 2 (4BA+1DD) : VDSF-Harman-Neutral
DUNU SA6 ( 6BA) : Mid-flat Neutral U (qdc)
Sound Rhyme SR5 (4BA+1DD) : Mid-focused Neutral U
AFUL Performer 5 (4BA+1DD): Monitor-style neutral with Sub bass boost
Truthear HEXA (3BA+1DD) : Diffusion-Neutral
Moondrop Variations (2EST+2BA+1DD): VDSF harman with sub-bass boost
See Audio Bravery (4BA) : Mid-focused Neutral U
-Fletcher Munson considered, I tried to level sound volume of each IEM at the same level based on personal listening
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️Note (Dry - Thin < Rich - Fat)
Bravery < N5005 < B2 < SR5 <Variation< P5 < SA6 (off)
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️Neutral Tonal Balance overall (Uncolored > Colored)
SA6 (Off) > B2 > P5 > Variations > N5005 > SR5 > Bravery
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️Bass Presence : overall bass range mass x transient speed (if too quick, no perceived presence)
https://tidal.com/track/272909903
Modern Drum N’ Bass with Piano and spatial spices added, Bass presence is a must.
Variations > Bravery > SR5 > SA6 (on) > P5 > N5005 > HEXA > B2
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️Bass Slam (Heavy > Light) Transient Speed x Sub Bass Mass x Carrying Energy
https://tidal.com/track/91580143
From the Intro, the bass drum slams hard with deep deep reaching Floor Tom, easy pick for Bass Slam test.
Variations> P5 > SR5 > Bravery > N5005 > SA6(On) > B2 > HEXA
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️Bass Organic Textures Quality (Organic > Artificial) Yes I care about bass a lot. This is not quantity, it’s imaging texture x impulse response.
https://tidal.com/track/222971111
Yo-Yo-Ma Cello x New York Phil x MQA, Bass texture doesn’t lie for this track.
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️Mid-Bass level (Scooped vs Bleed)
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️Mid-focus
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️Upper Mid (Female Vocal) forwardness
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️6khz Sibilance
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️Treble detail articulation
https://tidal.com/track/77611296
This Karajan x Berlin Phil x MQA x Mussorgsky is a very good test track for treble detail articulation. This will reveal IEM’s true spec when A-B tested. No excuses because 10BA and EST drivers do outperform with 2BA or Single BA, DDs. Result is shocking…
Variations>SR5>SA6(Off)>N5005>Bravery>P5>B2>HEXA
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️Sense of Air /Finesse
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️Imaging Focus
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️(Artificial /Colored) Diffusion Field -Size
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️(Artificial /Colored ) Diffusion Field -Position Conformity
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️Overall Resolving Capabilities
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️Personal Pick (2023)
Some extra face place shot
Question: Variations is coloured and “rich-fat”? How come? It has the (in)famous Harman 250Hz dip
Edit: great choice of test track, btw
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