Nay16
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When you buy IEMs, you’re buying the IEMs. The tiny speakers that go in your ears. Not the pouch, not the extra tips (except Wan'ers), not the cable. You’re buying sound, build, and tuning.
You don’t buy a guitar and rate it based on the gig bag. I think it should be the same with IEMs. Who cares if the carrying case looks like it came from a Happy Meal?
Bad cable? Easy fix. Tips don’t fit? SpinFits, Dunu, Final Es, Divinus velvets, take your pick. I think they don't reflect the engineering priorities, because every dollar that goes to into a fancy case or extra nozzles is a dollar NOT going into drivers, acoustic design, or R&D.
When you're reviewing IEMs, judge the drivers(?), the tuning, and the build. Mention the accessories if you want, but they shouldn’t touch the score in my opinion.
Before you downvote me, hear me out: accessories can matter, especially for beginners or people who just want a plug and play setup or don’t want to spend extra just to get the thing usable BUT those extras don’t define the IEM, they’re fixable and replaceable. Irrelevant once the IEM is in your ears doing its job.
You don’t buy a guitar and rate it based on the gig bag. I think it should be the same with IEMs. Who cares if the carrying case looks like it came from a Happy Meal?
Bad cable? Easy fix. Tips don’t fit? SpinFits, Dunu, Final Es, Divinus velvets, take your pick. I think they don't reflect the engineering priorities, because every dollar that goes to into a fancy case or extra nozzles is a dollar NOT going into drivers, acoustic design, or R&D.
When you're reviewing IEMs, judge the drivers(?), the tuning, and the build. Mention the accessories if you want, but they shouldn’t touch the score in my opinion.
Before you downvote me, hear me out: accessories can matter, especially for beginners or people who just want a plug and play setup or don’t want to spend extra just to get the thing usable BUT those extras don’t define the IEM, they’re fixable and replaceable. Irrelevant once the IEM is in your ears doing its job.
