Yes, different driver types sound different and it's obvious - definitely not "audiophile BS". One key feature of planar drivers is that the bass combines the volume of a dynamic driver with the quick decay of a balanced armature; as with everything preference related neither is "better" and either you'll like it or you wont, and if you've never heard a BA this description wont mean much.Thanks so much for the explanation.
As to what tuning you want that would depend on what you want to listen to. Most popular music is mastered badly and if you listen to it on "HiFi" IEMs/speakers you can notice distortion and it can sound lifeless (note the yellow line showing more volume in the frequencies of most instruments) while well mastered music can sound too bassy when you crank the volume as is required to listen to it on "consumer" gear. Check some of your favourite artists here (https://dr.loudness-war.info/), anything below an 8 is not good and less than 6 means it will probably sound bad on any quality speaker/IEM. There isn't a huge difference in the two tunings going by the graph so unless almost all of your favourite music is 8 or higher I'd go for the balanced option.
As an aside note how almost all of the vinyls have high score, this is a big part of why people say vinyl sounds better - because it does. They could use the same mix (compensated for the vinyl pre-amp) for digital but stupid standards dictate music has to be loud (low score) to get noticed on the radio.
Oh, tp4 drinks plentttty of koolaid... but lesliann said something about iems/ headphones reducing circulation once, and Tp4 thought, hrrm.. scientifically speaking, cell hypoxia causes healthy cells to become cancerous, so theoretically iems and headphones increases the probability of cancer of the head area, difficult to surgically intervene/ amputate, and since then, tp4 has gone back to speakers.Sure you keep drinking the koolaid, I'll continue enjoying my life as long as it lasts. :P
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Sure you keep drinking the koolaid, I'll continue enjoying my life as long as it lasts. :P
If that's the case, then why care about cancer?Sure you keep drinking the koolaid, I'll continue enjoying my life as long as it lasts. :P
The modern concept of enjoying life is a heavy distortion of our very temporary abundance. climate change is likely to erase most of it within 10-15 years.
If that's the case, then why care about cancer?
Seriously it's like all you write about, and to be honest it's a little tiring in every thread to have it diverted to 'CANCER!!!'.
I've heard that they sound better
https://www.youtube.com/c/crincl/videos
pretty much none of the bands/albums I listen to atm are on that list. :))There's a "links" menu at the top of that site with download links if you want to check your collection, the free Windows option runs perfectly in WINE if you're in Linux. Most metal is pretty bad and that's not because anyone can make an album - some famous mix/masterers who's name proudly appears on the sticker on a CD is reason enough not to buy it while virtually everything Dan Swano has touched will sound great.
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I don't doubt that many albums as mixed/mastered terribly. Maybe that's what happens when basically anyone can make an album in these digital times. :D
All musical instruments (except the electronic ones) are analog, sound waves in air are analog, and human ears are analog.There is no technical reason that vinyl sounds better, they just almost always use a better master when making a vinyl version. Here's a short volume matched example where the CD sounds crap while the version used in the Guitar Hero game sounds way better:
So there is good reason that analog reproductions should sound better.
Which KZ's did you get, I have a set of KZ-ZST's that I love and completely change with an amp pushing them. I normally rotate between running my IEM's and Headphones depending on mood and if I want to tune everything out around me. I do plan on snagging a set of MoonDrop Aria's as well since they come highly recommended. My headphones (Philips SHP9500's) tend to be considered trash in the audiophile community, but I have enjoyed them considering they were inexpensive thanks to my boss giving me an Amazon gift card last Christmas.I have two pair atm, KZ ZSN Pro and just KZ ZSN 10 or something I think?
Interesting! Didn't know they use so heavy compression on CD's, does indeed sound lifeless :eek:All musical instruments (except the electronic ones) are analog, sound waves in air are analog, and human ears are analog.There is no technical reason that vinyl sounds better, they just almost always use a better master when making a vinyl version. Here's a short volume matched example where the CD sounds crap while the version used in the Guitar Hero game sounds way better:
So there is good reason that analog reproductions should sound better.
Didn't know they use so heavy compression on CD's, does indeed sound lifeless :eek:To be fair to CDs that is an exceptionally bad example scoring between 2-4 on the site above while the game version it's compared to is as about as good as you'll find for modern metal at 11-13, where 6 is considered "industry standard".
Alright so I received my KZ PR1s and they are in a word, amazing.Nice! Did you go for balanced or HiFi?
I went HiFi.Alright so I received my KZ PR1s and they are in a word, amazing.Nice! Did you go for balanced or HiFi?
Now try them with something that's well recorded, Aether Realm (https://aether-realm.bandcamp.com/album/tarot-2), Monsterworks (https://monsterworks.bandcamp.com/album/black-swan-annihilation[/url) and Insomnium (https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/5e1fef62a6457b2dc6e14034) (don't even consider the CD, it sounds terrible!) being the first that come to mind :)
I'm going to listen to Aether Realm, they seem cool. :DGood choice, 5 years on that album's still on all my memory cards :thumb:
Super album. Definitely well mixed and produced.I'm going to listen to Aether Realm, they seem cool. :DGood choice, 5 years on that album's still on all my memory cards :thumb:
Dude had to post another message.I'm going to listen to Aether Realm, they seem cool. :DGood choice, 5 years on that album's still on all my memory cards :thumb: