Sure, that is the other half of my library. Iāll give you a few examples above. My baseline as reference is Mangird Tea, which is a midcentric IEM that costs 6x the value of Mele.
London Grammar - Help me lose my mind
Her voice sounds great and natural. Her voice has a nice range on it. Itās not thin at all, but itās not on Hyper-Thick level. This song has a great replay on Mele since Disclosureās beat will sound amazing. Her vocals slight behind the beat due to Meleās tuning. Overall, great replay IMO.
London Grammar - Metal and Dust
Same as above, with more forward vocals since the beat is more midcentric with less kickbass. Great replay.
London Grammar - Nightcall
Lovely replay, specially when her voices goes lower or higher than normal. No complaints here, very balanced.
Conclusion: London Grammar is the kind of Female vocals that Mele will replay just fine, great for its value.
Norah Jones - Donāt know why
Great balance on the overall replay. Her vocals can get slight thin when she goes high up, but thatās also because of the record itself. Instruments sound amazing, great timbre, great replay for the bracket.
Norah Jones - Come away with Me
Same as above.
Conclusion: Norah can sound a bit thin on some notes but thatās also due to her style of singing and voice. Mele handles it just fine, great for the its value.
Agnes Obel - Riverside
Piano sounds great. Great timbre overall, mids are forward as expected. Good replay, short soundstage. Lacks some air and detail, but expected for the bracket.
Agnes Obel - The Curse
Great double bass replay and textures. Great piano high notes. Same as above.
Conclusion: Agnes Obel is the type of songs that Mele will struggle with. Youāll need more stage and detail for it to go a step above, but you wonāt also find it in this price. Youāre at least looking for something like Mangird Tea, Oxygen, Lokahi, RSV5, Alladin, etc.
It will be great for Female vocals more popish tho. Adele, Lana Del Rey, Jessie J, etc will be no problem, but once you enter more hardcore stuff, most IEMs will fail.
Your timestamps are like reading a language only some folks know.
i literally can go listen to that exact moment and will.
Thank you very much for speaking in that way
Wow thatās such an in depth analysis! Thanks man! Iām pleased with your descriptions and yeah Norah can get thin up top and as you say itās how she does it. I really like that though. If I could I would just jump on an O2 or mangird tea but those sorts of purchases will happen when I can do it without blinking an eye at the cost. For that reason also deciding to not pull the trigger on the timeless.
So far though, Mele will be my endgame for the next while and certainly can be happy in this range. Been happy with the bl01 for the past while and honestly just bummed by itās fit. The benefits of not being much of a critical listener I think.
Iām just leaving it as a disclaimer, because people will prolly read or screenshot this and distort it as if Iām saying Mele will beat Mest on replay.
You should only buy what youāre confortable with. I was assbroke 2 years ago, and something like Mele would be gold for me. I just got lucky that Iām great at what I do for work, and got some cash to spare. Iām nowhere near rich, tho. This is the reason I love sets like Mele.
Mele isnāt a giant killer. As I usually say, giant killers are giants that fit you library better. In my opinion, itās the best bang for the buck up to 50 USD. Forget who tuned it, forget who sells it, forget everything. Focus on how much money you have and what you can get, and that for me is Mele, Teas and probably Mest Mk2. But all of this is subjective, ofc.
I totally understand and congrats with the successful work life. My current motto is that I try not to buy things if I canāt buy it several times over. Especially with luxuries like this hobby which is not necessarily a need. The hobby though can get you sucked in sometimes but often my cautious nature pulls me back and reminds me that this should never be a top priority.
Thanks for the words. Although Iām getting on a phase that Iām starting to just pissed and money is not everything. Iād work less, even if I got less. Would trade most of my gear for better quality of life outside work or with my gf. I got into this hobby because at least itās something I can appreciate during work, and helps with peopleās dumb questions when you canāt hear it
Sorry for the off-topic, Iāve been just on a mood, guess I needed to vent. Back to trolling threads.
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My pleasure to contribute to the understanding of music in general. Itās a combined impression that I got from your reviews and that Morphon guyās review from another forum that gave me the idea that tracks and timestamps are crucial to convey the sound signature from people to people.
If possible, let me know if you agree with the assessment on those tracks
Be sure to drop you impressions on the Teaās thread!
now I have to see how they compare to my teas 