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Post by merton on Dec 26, 2006 1:27:01 GMT
i recently purchased some etymotic er6i. compared to the alessandro ms2 i had and the ultrasone proline dj-1 (the older style proline model) that i modded (tried to modify because the highs hurt my ears, broke, tried to fix and broke some more, and threw away) these are the best damn things i've ever heard.
coming out of my 627 amped meta 42 they sound really wonderful. the bass is light in music that i'm used to it being heavy... BUT! when the music does call for bass it is there. very there. nice and tight and punchy and even has some weight... and now i can hear 5 distinct bass notes where i would hear one before. the highs have all the detail i want... they're just right. they're very non-fatiguing. it seems as though detail shoots through every frequency with these phones. but it's never harsh.
i think they burned in slightly... and my ears probably burned in to... i am quite satisfied with both forms of burn in.
they're also the perfect gaming phones IMO... until i try some er4s or some ultimate ear ue10...
also... they're REALLY funKing COMFORTABLE!!! i'm an in ear monitor man from now on.
why the IEM is better than the headpone
1) smaller diaphragm that's easier to control.
2) smaller housing that's easier to dampen
3) lower level of sound coming from speaker... this means less energy going into the housing... although, this could also make the resonances that are there easier to hear.
4) no smashed ears
5) no listening to that other crap that ain't coming out of the speakers
6) $70 IEM will outdo $300 headphones.
yay for IEM!
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darynalexander
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will probably give you some sort of disease.
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Post by darynalexander on Dec 28, 2006 13:39:48 GMT
Yeah, but you can damage your hearing with them without knowing it, even on low settings. They're good, though, once your ears physically adjust to them. Well worth it if you have a good pair. Won't beat full sized every time, though.
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Post by merton on Dec 29, 2006 23:08:04 GMT
damage my hearing without knowing it? how?
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darynalexander
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will probably give you some sort of disease.
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Post by darynalexander on Dec 31, 2006 6:58:03 GMT
does it matter? they sound great. Just don't get an overkill amp and crank it up too high like most people do (myself included).
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Post by PinkFloyd on Dec 31, 2006 13:22:54 GMT
damage my hearing without knowing it? how? You don't have to experience pain in the ear for damage to be done. Good quality sound with minimal distortion may not sound loud but could be loud enough to trigger the start of long term hearing damage. Just watch those decibels.
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Post by merton on Jan 1, 2007 20:18:42 GMT
couldn't this happen with any speaker system?
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rickcr42
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Rest in peace my good friend.
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Post by rickcr42 on Jan 1, 2007 20:46:46 GMT
the main problem with headphone and maybe made worse by in the ear sealed up tight types (wouldn't know,nothing smaller than my elbow goes in MY ears ) is you have no way to actually guage true volume levels which is made even worse by the human trait of adjusting to levels over time so say you are listening to a CD and a song comes on you REALLY LIKE and because you like it so much you turn it up a notch. At first this will sound louder but as you listen and again get acclimiated to the SPL level it no longer seems so and this is the dangerous part because an hour later you may AGAIN come to a song you like better then the rest and AGAIN turn up the volume "just a tad" that at the time seems no big deal with the reality being you are now listeining way too LOUD and may not even realise it. Best defense against ? A bit of common sense. before listening that day pop in a CD and turn up the volume to a point where it is loud to you then back off just a bit.Note the location point of the volume control pointer on the amp,make a mental note of this point then NEVER GO ABOVE IT NO MATTER WHAT and you should be good to go. The reason why headphones are more dangerous than loudspeakers (not that speakers at high levels at not dangerous-they are) is there is a very close mechanical/acoustical coupling between the actual driver and the ear that in a loudspeaker is not there with "air" and "space" between you the listener and the actual transducer. would you strap your loudspeakers to the side of your head then crank the volume ? Same deal man,just on a smaller scale
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Post by MaN227 on Jan 22, 2007 19:35:51 GMT
HUH? what was that? I didn't hear you
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