29
KZ Castor Pro are almost good. This bass though… what the hell? What should I try next? (europe.pub)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world
9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I’m exploring budget IEM’s and got the Chu II and Castor Pro. I think the Chu’s are great for the money and the Castor Pro’s are almost great for the money but the bass is making my head swim. I feel like I’m experiencing a cabin pressure change on takeoff. I turned off the manual switches and EQ’d but good golly.

And it’s not even bad sounding bass. It’s just too much. Also, the instruments are hidden. Lots of bass and mid-bass, great vocals but the crack of a snare or complexity of a riff are just fine.

Anyway, I think I need to return them. Should I be looking for something that’s just considered balanced? I listen to bullshit that isn’t recorded particularly well and I have no idea what to buy. I was looking at the KZ PRX next.

And to be clear, I listen to bands like Thou, Mispyrming, Deathspell Omega, Marduk, Djevel, Alice In Chains, Immortal, Emma Ruth Rundle, Blut Aus Nord, mgła… if you’re familiar.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 8 points 7 months ago (7 children)

If you look for crinacle and his collaborations you can't go too wrong. He likes balanced/treble focused tunings that are close to harman values. Some people criticize that they're a bit boring and clinical, but honestly, in my experience they're not that bad. There's all sorts of options based on budgets.

https://crinacle.com/collabs/

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 7 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    I was originally going to try the 7hz x Crinacle 2 before reading that the Castor was better for bass. Little did I know, "better bass" just meant way too much bass. It sounds like Crinacle is what I'm after but now I'm wondering if the 7hz is a side-step and I should start with the Truthear x Crinacle Red.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Honestly, I wouldn't spend too much without knowing what you like first and I hear pretty good things about the salnotes 2 that might suit you perfectly.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Ahh I just logged back on to say that I’m just gonna wing it and spend like 50-80. Should I not just buy Truthear Zero Red?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

    I own it. It's excellent and pretty. But I've come to enjoy more balanced and detail focused iems over the years and it's a bit of departure from the typical v-shaped signatures that are everywhere.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago

    Yeah, I’m doing quite a bit of research and they seem like they’re great but not what I’m after. As chaotic as my music is, there are layers and details that just don’t come through on my more fun headphones. For now, I want something that’s clear, good instruemnt separation and detail with modest amount of sub bass, clean mid bass and clean treble. I suppose the term is balance but I keep reading reviews about popular IEM’s and what people are willing to put up with and I’m just like… the excellent sub bass doesn’t matter to me if the instrument separation is muddy. At this point I’m just going to order the Kefine Delci or Truthear Hexa maybe.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
    • load more comments (1 reply)