Where did you order from?
Shenzhenaudio - I find them to have the fastest regular shipping. At least 1-2 weeks faster than Linsoul and HifiGo (for me at least)
That tuning is definitely not for me 
Holy moley! 
Whatâs the tuning of that set like?
Kinda reminds me of an Ety ER2SE graph 
Youâd have to pop the shell open to dampen the driver itselfâŚthatâs ehhhh yuck!
It might be the same driver but it absolutely wonât be the same masterful tuning, thatâs for sure. Itâs nice to know though because the driver inside the DMs is one capable little thing.
Just EQ it to DM tuning and save 500$? 
True, thereâs definitely some merit to that for sure. Since itâs pretty damn close on a graph, it wonât be too difficult
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EQ doesnât account for the physical changes like how the driver pushes air with more/less dampening and such. EQ is great for tonal adjustments, but you canât mimic technicalities with EQ
SA6 owners lost the same bet with the Ultra
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I canât imagine there would be a huge difference with identical driver + frequency response. Somebody ought to A/B this theory for the culture
Itâs identical driver, but not identical driver configuration.
Take two F1 cars from Porsche. Same engine, same chassis but one changes the angle on the rare wing and uses different tire compounds. Then if you change the gas mixture to improve the performance of the car that didnât get the better car set up, and even if everything else is the same, youâre going to get changes in performance. They canât perform the exact same.
The drivers in the two IEMs are dampened different and use different shells. Even if you EQ the frequency the same, the driver is behaving differently. Youâre just changing the signal before it gets to the IEM. That doesnât make the IEMs equal
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Okay but weâre talking earphones here, theyâre a whole lot less complicated than automobiles. I donât expect it to sound exactly the same but it should come pretty close.
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Thatâs not saying much though. When we arenât being completely nitpicky assholes, most IEMs that graph similarly sound pretty close to each other, regardless of price or configuration
Edit: My point is IMO, either you ask the question âwhatâs the difference and does EQ bridge that gap?â and we get in the weeds to nitpick, or it doesnât matter and we donât ask the question at all.
Asking the question then dismissing the valid conclusion doesnât really work for me
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That was my question bro⌠thereâs no weeds to get into without somebody actually trying and comparing them though is there? Not sure what youâre trying to argue here
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Well I explained why it doesnât and your response was âyeah but what if it comes close?â
EQ does not match physical modifications. Period
Doing the same tuning via physical methods will always be better than digital ones (PEQ, DSPâŚetcâŚ) but that doesnt mean that the digital methods (PEQ in this case) will be BAD.
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Well then thereâs also the option of using physical mods. My entire point was it would be cool to see if us budget conscious peeps could enjoy a budget DM. If it gets even 90% there at a tenth of the price, itâs an interesting option. Wouldnât you say?