MY COMPARISON,, nothing official , just my opinion,,
audio used is from this CD by CHESKY RECORDS ,
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Demonstration-Disc-Critical-Listening/dp/B00002MXUH audio playback is at 44.1KHZ / 128KBPS,, using POWERAMP app.. with eq selected only and all levels flat
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x196/jaejw1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_4854.jpg monoprice 9396
these IEM's sounded good..
SUB BASS-- nice strong bass, too strong at times.. lower bass seemed fairly good aswell..
MID-BASS-- the midbass was strong.. but elevated and extended into the lower midrange increasing bass in vocals.. not very pleasing,, too bassy... my guess is that the 200hz range on down is elevated ,, just a guess
MIDRANGE-- due to the unaturalness of the vocals lower range being elvated it was sort of annoying to really listen and enjoy
HIGHS-- certain metalic instruments didnt have that shine or realism i was looking for (symbols, bells, etc) .. detail was gone,, sounded like there was a thick blanket over the instruments,, especially in the piano..
SOUNDSTAGE-- seems flat no true depth or width...
USES-- i did enjoy these while doing yard work,, or while at walmart shopping,, basically anything besides critical listening...
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x196/jaejw1/Mobile%20Uploads/216-2.jpg monoprice 8320
everytime i put these in there is a huge smile on my face,, my eyes automatically close and im there with the music.. at a live performance,, everything about these are good,, and eventhough i have not gotten my double flanged tips(being shipped now) im still in utter amazement when i put these in,, but these are reserved for really enjoying music,, and the bass thing.. well im living with it for now.. and if the bass gets better.. then these IEM's will truly be an awesome set,,,
btw for those that dont mind listening to good recordings and want to learn more about listening to music,, that disc listed above is awesome... had it for about 10years and used to tune my car audio system with it,,
my next comparison will be with the monoprice 8323's