I can only ever enjoy music to the fullest by having it really loud. Can’t hear the micro details as well without that. Now at 25 yrs old, my hearing became so sensitive that I can’t use IEMs that are brighter than neutral and it needs gobs of bass as I cannot hear the lower frequencies as well anymore. It really affected my mental health as I cannot enjoy many new stuff as they can hurt my ears. I really fucked up my hearing so young.
In my opinion, EQ affects the resolution/sound quality enough that I refuse to use it on IEMs that are analytical. I will try to go for the IEMs that are warmer than neutral but not too rolled off like the Empire Ears Odin. My IER-Z1R is my upper limit for treble as it’s bright but the timbre is very smooth that it doesn’t bother me.
I can only ever enjoy music to the fullest by having it really loud. Can’t hear the micro details as well without that. Now at 25 yrs old, my hearing became so sensitive that I can’t use IEMs that are brighter than neutral and it needs gobs of bass as I cannot hear the lower frequencies as well anymore. It really affected my mental health as I cannot enjoy many new stuff as they can hurt my ears. I really fucked up my hearing so young.
In my opinion, EQ affects the resolution/sound quality enough that I refuse to use it on IEMs that are analytical. I will try to go for the IEMs that are warmer than neutral but not too rolled off like the Empire Ears Odin. My IER-Z1R is my upper limit for treble as it’s bright but the timbre is very smooth that it doesn’t bother me.