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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The Shures are by far the least "Flat" or "Reference" listening devices I own. T
These in-ears make a lot of music I listen on them sound absolutely stellar. They have a surprising amount of soundstage for something that isolates this well, and the detail in them is quite great. They have a bit of a peak around 5kHz. In a lot of cases this adds detail to the sound, and has a tendency to bring out the snare drum, hi-hat and cymbals a bit more than a flat headphone would, which I personally quite like.
These in-ears work very well for pretty much anything I listen to, going from Rush to Greta van Fleet to Pendulum to Infected Mushroom. But then I put on Nightwish's Imaginaerum, and that's where the mixed feelings began. I'll admit I'm pretty treble sensitive. But besides the lead guitar becoming piercing and almost painfully annoying, I lost so much detail in the track as a result of it. The problem here is that modern metal tends to get mixed and mastered in a very aggressive way, and with the sound already being so full and maxed out the 5kHz peak in these makes a lot of things fall apart. This isn't a problem with the in-ears, and it's not a problem with the music, but it's a problem with combining them.
These in-ears work very well for pretty much anything I listen to, going from Rush to Greta van Fleet to Pendulum to Infected Mushroom. But then I put on Nightwish's Imaginaerum, and that's where the mixed feelings began. I'll admit I'm pretty treble sensitive. But besides the lead guitar becoming piercing and quite annoying at higher volumes, I lost so much detail in the track as a result of it. The problem here is that modern metal tends to get mixed and mastered in a very aggressive way, and with the sound already being so full and maxed out the 5kHz peak in these makes a lot of things fall apart. This isn't a problem with the in-ears, and it's not a problem with the music, but it's a problem with combining them.
This isn't universal across all metal, and not exclusive to metal. It all depends on how the specific music is mixed and mastered. While I ran into this with bands like Nightwish and Sabaton, I had no problems listening to Iron Maiden and Eluveitie. It seems to occur more on music with more modern production, but your mileage may vary.