Bad Guy Good Audio Reviews (A Million views?) Part 3/4

How is the bass?

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Like a less syrupy RN6. I just was exchanging DM with some folks and said they should do a flagship with a bass and forward early mids just like this. Really nice stuff with my library

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One of these sets cost 10 times more than the other.

I bought, sold, re-bought and will never resell the expensive one again.
It’s me enjoying the hobby.
I rearanged the style of rankings on my Google sheet because of this phenomena (i.e. bias)
This set (Top Pro) is a great example or a chance for you to ask questions and listen carefully to the answer.
An educational moment in a subjective parasocial flooded hobby.
I spend big money because I can.
Graphs can’t tell you much so please ask and be an educated consumer and not get hosed or soaked and squeezed like a sponge

I’m also glad I modified my ranking list style before this set arrived :v:

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I’ve bought this not really known set more than a year ago and it became my universal, always-go-to IEM quickly. Bass, vocals, highs. Everything seems to be in place for my ears. And the staging sounds perfect too for my taste.

If you have the opportunity, try it out. It has 3 Knowles BAs (2 highs, 1 mid) and a DD. Which maybe a little outdated for 500, but it feels enough. Again, at least for me.

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The two biggest things I’d want to know about are the differences in bass quality and treble extension.

What’s the big difference between the proprietary BA bass of Storm versus the DD bass on Top Pro, and can Top Pro really approximate the treble of Storm?

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Streak is at 24 days :v:

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Good to see that heat and humidity didn’t manage to end the streak.

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I think it’s a better tuned set (PRO). I think anyone who didn’t know the prices couldn’t pick one citing Sound Quality and any part of any music passages as their argument.

I love my Storm but it’s simply an expensive well tuned set. Some sets put “diminishing returns “ on front street. This is one of those sets

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It’s getting brutal but some Carbs in my life really help :laughing:

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Killing it.

Between work and going camping with the family in a few hours time I haven’t got to shit to show this week. Failure is not an option. I’ll be back on it solid from Tuesday :facepunch:

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What a crazy hobby this is…why do price points have any sway when it comes to your personal musical tuning preferences?..

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Fixed this for you

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I haven’t been around in a few months, but it’s dope to see this streak you have going.

I’ve been staying on top of my fitness goals these last 2 months, too. I’m down about 30 pounds since the beginning of April/end of March with 14 pounds left to melt off before I hit my goal weight.

Like @Go-Kart said, failure is not an option.

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What’s gots it in its earses precious? :wink:

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Impressive!

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Gatekeeping and parasocial relationships with companies is big in headphone world. Hifiman has been making garbage built stuff for 15 years and Audeze has needed EQ for about that long but reviewers are invested in pushing stuff that needs “insert powerplant meme here” to get the most outta stuff and if you don’t, that’s what your missing.
IEM world has less gatekeeping and I’d like to say
“Wait…what exactly is inside those IEM?”
“Cables DO NOT tighten bass or clean up the mids”
“You absolutely DO NOT need to spend 2,3,4,5,000 dollars to have TOTL audio replay”

I think folks who argue with vague terms and non specific non music track based citations should sit down and stfu. You are selling abstract art or Rolex’s. We are talking about music.
Sit down youngin’ this is not Post Covid spam fest anymore.
This is recovery.

If old folks wonder what this term relates to it’s below.
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Long time no chat bro. I hope the family is well. :heart:

Yeah the streak grows and when I break it and have to start from zero…that’s going to suuuuuck :skull:

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That’s why we are all here on HFGF’s is it not :man_shrugging:

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It is, :100:

Love this place :clap:

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You heard Shock, BTW? Whacky looking thing that I didn’t think I’d be into but I’ve been listening to it all week :ok_hand:

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