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TheFrator t1_j5x1he5 wrote

What is your impression of drums with them? Like real drums not drum machines e.g. Reflection by Tool , Rust in Peace... Polaris by Megadeth and Sunsets by Airbag.

Drums sounded wrong to me. They had an unnatural and plastic timbre caused by how fast the decay was. Using Crin's definition of plastic timbre describes them perfectly: > > Plastic timbre: Characterised by a hollow sound, sometimes also describes as a certain sense of weightlessness in the notes. This sometimes happens when the decay is unusually fast though is also exacerbated by a higher-frequency-biased tonality. Balanced armatures are its biggest offenders.

https://crinacle.com/2021/06/04/the-tonal-technical-dichotomy-the-ief-evaluation-system/

Otherwise a great set for $80. Nozzles are a bit large btw at 6.5mm.

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SupOrSalad OP t1_j5x3q5d wrote

Yeah they do have dips from 4khz- through much of the lower treble, then it comes back up in the upper frequencies. Many important frequencies for drums do end up sounding a touch masked, although EQ seems to fix a lot of the timbre issues there. Otherwise on those tracks with drums yeah the resonance from drum hits do sound a touch muted, although still better than a lot of budget IEM which for me tend to be too boosted in those frequencies, causing fatigue to my ear.

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TheFrator t1_j5x4ljt wrote

I never EQ'd them since I use IEMs for portable use and just use a dongle and my iPhone. But I'm glad to hear the issue with drums can be resolved!

Lack of fatigue is the most important aspect for sure

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SupOrSalad OP t1_j5x4tiv wrote

Yeah I don't often EQ unless it's something that can save the EQ like TWS. I do think they sound better than the Aria and galaxy buds pro, which were my main comparison for them. But other more expensive IEMs I do think still sound better

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j5zp259 wrote

Would you mind sharing your EQ settings for the Hexa? :) Really want to fix those drums..

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j5yykt6 wrote

>Drums sounded wrong to me

They really do. I own a pair and aside from that they're very, very good.

I wonder if EQ can fix this.

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TheFrator t1_j5zo8bk wrote

ask the other person who replied this my parent comment - /u/SupOrSalad . They might share their EQ profile with you

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twelveparsec t1_j6413ye wrote

List a few more songs like Reflection

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TheFrator t1_j64ir4j wrote

So drum heavy songs?

  • Ticks and Leeches by Tool

  • Lateralus by Tool (definitely listen to the whole album haha)

  • Right in Two by Tool

  • Pneuma by Tool

Non-Tool:

  • One Word by Mahavishnu Orchestra (my favorite drum solo in all of music)

  • Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin

  • Fell on Black Days by Soundgarden

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twelveparsec t1_j64sop5 wrote

Knew of the Tool and Led Zep ones

Will check the others. Mahavishnu Orchestra is a very interesting name

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TheFrator t1_j657189 wrote

Yeah Mahavishnu Orchestra is a fusion band (so jazz and rock mixed) from the early 70s. Listening to them got me into prog weirdly enough. And then from there prog metal.

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