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Hi there !
We started to talk a bit about the Simgot EP5 here : https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-like-amir-to-measure-next.17117/post-2400383
Oh boy, the audio quest is amazing !
My daily headphones are the famous AKG K371.
The first days I received the EP5, as I alas don't have any measurements tool, I only made several direct comparisons between the Simgot and the AKG (fast switching on the same track on the same player). The EP5 sounded more full with more bass and good extension in the high frequencies.
It was without counting the adjusting of the hinges of the AKG was not good since several weeks and I didn't notice that as I gradually became used to it.
So, with this bad seal on the AKG (lack bass so had to put higher volume then mids/highs became aggressive), the Simgot sounded overally better.
As it looked too easy that budget headphones like the Simgot beat the AKG, I tried again comparisons today with the correct set-up of the AKG.
This is now obvious and we can see that on some graphs available here and there (there is a lot of variations depending on the reviewer) : the Simgot have bloated bass, sounding congested, voices sound dull and there is a bit of peaking in higher frequencies.
The AKG still have the right level of bass with extended sub-bass, sounding more open with more air and globally more "neutral". I am not sure of what means "neutral" but as I am a guy liking the Harman curve, let's say this is neutrality.
I know all this is a bit of risky arguments as it does not rely on measurements then I asked Oratory if he would be interested in measuring the Simgot (I live in Europe, sending these to Amir would cost more that the headphones themselves).
No matter how hard I try to find headphones reasonably priced sounding better than the AKG, I never find... These are gems at good price. I can't imagine how new models from Dan Clark sound...
Anyone having an experience with the Simgot ?
We started to talk a bit about the Simgot EP5 here : https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-like-amir-to-measure-next.17117/post-2400383
Oh boy, the audio quest is amazing !
My daily headphones are the famous AKG K371.
The first days I received the EP5, as I alas don't have any measurements tool, I only made several direct comparisons between the Simgot and the AKG (fast switching on the same track on the same player). The EP5 sounded more full with more bass and good extension in the high frequencies.
It was without counting the adjusting of the hinges of the AKG was not good since several weeks and I didn't notice that as I gradually became used to it.
So, with this bad seal on the AKG (lack bass so had to put higher volume then mids/highs became aggressive), the Simgot sounded overally better.
As it looked too easy that budget headphones like the Simgot beat the AKG, I tried again comparisons today with the correct set-up of the AKG.
This is now obvious and we can see that on some graphs available here and there (there is a lot of variations depending on the reviewer) : the Simgot have bloated bass, sounding congested, voices sound dull and there is a bit of peaking in higher frequencies.
The AKG still have the right level of bass with extended sub-bass, sounding more open with more air and globally more "neutral". I am not sure of what means "neutral" but as I am a guy liking the Harman curve, let's say this is neutrality.
I know all this is a bit of risky arguments as it does not rely on measurements then I asked Oratory if he would be interested in measuring the Simgot (I live in Europe, sending these to Amir would cost more that the headphones themselves).
No matter how hard I try to find headphones reasonably priced sounding better than the AKG, I never find... These are gems at good price. I can't imagine how new models from Dan Clark sound...
Anyone having an experience with the Simgot ?
