SnowFalls
New Head-Fier
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Hi there,
I splurged on my first pair of IEM w/o researching (SE215), and was pleasantly surprised at how they fit and how little they obtruded the ear.
I'm now looking to upgrade from them to something better, at a price range of $400 (used for ~$300).
Looking around the Heir 4ai stuck me... the wood is damn fine, and I fell in love. It's a strange connection ei?
Digging deeper they hit all the checks, except for bass. I'm not a bass-head, I like natural bass but I like to hear it when it's meant to be heard (ex. chillstep, techno etc). I've been listening to a lot of Radical Face, and Eddie Vedder recently, which in my ears sound better with a warmer sound signature.
Would the 4ai do this? The 3ai as others say has the 'v' shape sound with a warmer signature, I'm just worried they'd lack the clarity. I'm one of those guys who always wants the best & with the 4ai being more expensive my mind drifts to that. In the long run, if I bought a portable amp/dac I could always throw more bass at the 4ai's right?
Of course Im not completely set on the Heir's and only the Heirs, although I have fallen in love. If you have any recommendations on some IEM's let me know... I'm so confussed! Too many! haha
Appreciated!
^ Rob
I splurged on my first pair of IEM w/o researching (SE215), and was pleasantly surprised at how they fit and how little they obtruded the ear.
I'm now looking to upgrade from them to something better, at a price range of $400 (used for ~$300).
Looking around the Heir 4ai stuck me... the wood is damn fine, and I fell in love. It's a strange connection ei?
Digging deeper they hit all the checks, except for bass. I'm not a bass-head, I like natural bass but I like to hear it when it's meant to be heard (ex. chillstep, techno etc). I've been listening to a lot of Radical Face, and Eddie Vedder recently, which in my ears sound better with a warmer sound signature.
Would the 4ai do this? The 3ai as others say has the 'v' shape sound with a warmer signature, I'm just worried they'd lack the clarity. I'm one of those guys who always wants the best & with the 4ai being more expensive my mind drifts to that. In the long run, if I bought a portable amp/dac I could always throw more bass at the 4ai's right?
Of course Im not completely set on the Heir's and only the Heirs, although I have fallen in love. If you have any recommendations on some IEM's let me know... I'm so confussed! Too many! haha
Appreciated!
^ Rob