expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023 3:46 PM
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expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023 3:46 PM
Westone W80 Eight-Driver Earphones $399 + free s/h
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But these would definitely be a fantastic add to my collection - and would surely become my favorites instantly.
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The real question is how much more you'll get out of these than any number of hybrids under Linsoul's umbrella (and a few others as well but Linsoul covers... 90% of chifi brands). IEM's are a race to the bottom these days. Everyone is on a mission to pack as much tech and value in an ever cheaper (expense wise, not quality wise) package. There are still a handful of brands that focus on premium products only, but even then... it's often a 3-5% difference to the "cheaper" models, and often those cheaper models come with the same cables, cases, etc. Westone does nothing to prop up their asking price, imo.
I mean do a sweep across youtube and see how many creators "in the hobby" give Westone *any* time at all. The industry has moved on, and left Westone behind. Even Shure is putting out amazing stuff now *under the brands Shouer and LetShouer*. You can't put out the same product over and over anymore without deeply undercutting your own prices. The competition is far too fierce.
*Also look at the frequency response graph for this set... it's hilarious.* Totally anemic bass, shouty mids, tame treble..... it might be good for.... actual monitoring work, but it's questionable there too, definitely not going to have a natural playback without heavy eq'ing
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Spend a lot for great headphones and then put crappy audio in?
Spend a lot for great headphones and then put crappy audio in?
Spend a lot for great headphones and then put crappy audio in?
Source: https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/westone-w80/
compare to literally anything else: https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/moondrop-kato/
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