![]() ![]() I tend to alternate between 817 (now redesigned as the MDR-E821LP) and 868. I don’t listen to my 238L’s - not enough mid-treble, not enough high-treble. After a reasonable time, my 868’s still sound like they have a lot of mid-treble with much less high-treble than the 817s. The high-end have too much sibilant mid-treble at first several people reported that this “smoothes out” after break-in. Some people claim that the high-end such as 888 have a lot of “treble”, but I know that my 868 has extra mid-treble with less high-treble, compared to my 817 or 807V, and the other high-end units I demo’d in a store had the same overall treble sound as the 868: that is, less high-treble than the 817. If you want less high-treble, choose from the higher-end units (8n8 such as 848). People have complained about certain earbuds having too much treble they might be referring to this. Their only flaw: a little too much high-treble, so that cymbals tend to overshadow the rest of the treble. Of the earbuds I’ve tested, I recommend the low-end Sony models such as the 821 (MDR-E821LP): very inexpensive, wide-response, no humps, good coupling, case included. I was starting to suspect that *some* Sony stock earbuds (included with the player) sound great, and some sound lousy. No wonder they think earbuds are a poor packaging and sound poor. Some people haven’t been lucky and haven’t heard the one or two models that are really good. Please let me know your findings on this matter.” (from a private email to me) I will keep on looking, and if I find something interesting I will let you know. If I press against an earbud I get very powerful bass, so it is possible. “Though I like the R3 stock earbuds even better than the 888’s, I can’t stop seeking for even better sound, as I believe it can be a lot better. Players need more fancy curves to compensate for specific earbud models. If someone shows me a measured response curve of an earbud and it’s rough and jagged, I will change my view somewhat, but in any case, I think that eq-compensated earbuds at least *can sound* unusually smooth and natural. It’s simply a matter of starting with a decent earbud driver, and providing the inverse of the earbud driver’s frequency response. If the conditions are right and the appropriate, ordinary EQ compensations are made, earbuds can be superior, rather than inferior, to good standard headphones. I’d rather trust my ears than the common assumption that earbuds are inferior. It is easy and straightforward to equalize earbuds just do anti-rolloff to a greater or lesser degree, and leave the rest flat there aren’t mysterious jags hidden along the entire spectrum that need unique shapes of compensation. I’ve dialed in some truly vibrant, open sound using equalization together with $10 earbuds. Like the Etymotics, earbuds have the potential to have smoother response than even the best popular standard headphones, such as the Sennheiser 580’s. Megabass is a step toward such a compensation curve. In any case, all headphones and earbuds need a new approach: a calibrated equalization curve built into the player, to yield flat response. Which of the expensive ($40-$80) earbuds sound so good that the extra cost is justified.Īfter testing many headphones and earbuds and applying my extensive experience tweaking equalizers, I think that earbuds actually have the potential to sound even *better* than standard headphones.Which earbuds sound good and which sound bad.Whether any actual earbuds sound good, or whether the whole idea needs further development.Whether earbuds could potentially sound good, given their small size.Equalized-crossfeed to simulate speakers.Defining Smoothness and Balance in Terms of Frequency Response.Equalizing Headphones, Built-In EQ Compensation.Stax earbud electrostatic in-ear headphones.Stock Earbuds for Sony E3 MiniDisc Player.Stock Earbuds for Sony R3 MiniDisc Recorder.For questions or comments, please visit the HeadWize Discussion Forums. Please continue to correspond with Michael Hoffman or send new postings to the HeadWize Webmaster. ![]()
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