The unit I have doesn’t sound congested as such but the mids are forward along with slightly pronounced mid bass and both of these alone occupy majority of the stage and it can be difficult for instruments to come through on complex tracks. The staging is narrow essentially.
A few other reviewers have said similar things about the bass even though the bass has nice texture. I take it that the leading edge attack for drum and bass guitar notes sounds a bit soft and more like BA bass?
A little Jazz
61T hits much harder. DQ doesn’t have nearly the same impact.
61T sounds more vocal forward less of a organic nature a more exciting replay with the extra energy in the treble.
On this track 61T definitely plays back differently less of a organic chill set more of a " Lets get this party started" female vocals are rendered better on the 61T and instrumental comes through cleaner but not as smooth or as effortless as the DYNAQUATTRO.
Looking on paper you would think the DYNAQUATTRO wound be more forward an it is but the big surprise was the bass and how different they both replay the same track.
Kinda funny bc I’ve been running my 61t with +3db at 4khz. Which looks to be very close to the difference in those 2 graphs. I would do it at 3.5khz but I’m using the fiio btr5 that only has set frequencies I can change so it was close enough
@yogurt@jmwant : T-71 is Qudelix 5K on steroids minus the BT functionality and with some added features like 7.1 channel downsampling to 2 channel stereo.
For me it’s great to use at work because I consider the sound to be neutral and helps me get an idea of how the IEM sounds for the most part and it has 4 built-in mics which is a great convenience for meetings.
There is a lot that is not good as well. Will try and put together my impressions in a day or two.
I really liked DynaQuattro over 61T. But it doesn’t mean 61T is any less good. The occlusion effect and the wide nozzle were a problem from me and kept me from enjoying 61T for a longer period. Will post a comparison.