Tanachip t1_it8by5u wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:45 PM

When you are talking about "earphones," are you talking about an actual earphones like the apple earpod or an IEM? If an actual "earphone," then there is a BIG difference. First, you just can't get the low end through an earphone, no matter how good it is. This is just physics.

If you are talking about an IEM, I think you might have a point. But I can definitely tell a difference between my B2Dusk and my Focal Clear og.

Apprehensive_Row_372 OP t1_it8dm6w wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:56 PM

I mean like AirPods. Idk what IEMs are haha

MediocrePhil t1_it8gn38 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:16 PM

So an IEM is an In Ear Monitor, which is like an earbud but it seals off the ear canal. This was originally intended to be used by musicians onstage but audiophiles have found them, they’re quite great

Apprehensive_Row_372 OP t1_it9muno wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:13 PM

Interesting.. thanks for the fun fact

MediocrePhil t1_itduzab wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:02 PM

Yeah, that’s one of the things that pulls people to headphones. Comfort is also a factor. Also a good set of headphones just feels so much more substantial than a pair of in ears