milkpowder
Headphoneus Supremus
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Unfortunately isolation is quite important. That said, both the MDR-EX1000 and ATH-CK100 have piqued my interest. Something about the Japanese
On the subject of tips, I'm having a little fun with the white translucent tips. With the smallest one, the seal is poor and as expected, bass suffers and the balance shifts towards the treble end. The accuracy of the timbre improves, but at the expense of bass quantity and quality. Seems like I'll need to find a tip with the just the right amount of bass leakage ie poor seal! I remember having to do the same for the now defunct E500 PTH / SE530. Tell you what though, the W4 with tri-flanges sound mighty awful. GAWD. Congested, bright, and not to mention very uncomfortable. The W3 was equally repulsive with the tri-flanges. The only IEM I've had success with them were the Etymotics. Grey silicone are pretty decent. Very natural sound. Upper midrange pops out now at the expense of a bit of warmth. Soundstage widens, but a little congested and lacking in clarity. Now I'm guessing there's a reason why the W4 came with (short) Complys attached. ... Slim Complys are even better IMO.
^ Of course it's not nice to start thinking about another (very) expensive IEM after just getting the W4s, but even though I also liked the W4 - my favourite universal IEM only 3 months ago -, I find the Sony EX1000 to be a step up. I think you would not find the same sonic flaws on the EX1000s. On good recordings and/or masterings I've not heard a phone that matches the EX1000's SQ, not even my $850 customs (Westone ES3X). However, if isolation is key, then the EX1000s may not be for you.
Unfortunately isolation is quite important. That said, both the MDR-EX1000 and ATH-CK100 have piqued my interest. Something about the Japanese
On the subject of tips, I'm having a little fun with the white translucent tips. With the smallest one, the seal is poor and as expected, bass suffers and the balance shifts towards the treble end. The accuracy of the timbre improves, but at the expense of bass quantity and quality. Seems like I'll need to find a tip with the just the right amount of bass leakage ie poor seal! I remember having to do the same for the now defunct E500 PTH / SE530. Tell you what though, the W4 with tri-flanges sound mighty awful. GAWD. Congested, bright, and not to mention very uncomfortable. The W3 was equally repulsive with the tri-flanges. The only IEM I've had success with them were the Etymotics. Grey silicone are pretty decent. Very natural sound. Upper midrange pops out now at the expense of a bit of warmth. Soundstage widens, but a little congested and lacking in clarity. Now I'm guessing there's a reason why the W4 came with (short) Complys attached. ... Slim Complys are even better IMO.