flyco

flyco t1_j9ofis7 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Reply to comment by Manny-Calavera in Moondrop Variations - I'm just addicted to them by vavent_

>The thing is, i listen to a little bit of everything.

I'm exactly the same and unfortunately I'm yet to find a definitive "all-rounder" IEM.

I haven't had the chance to listen to other US$500 IEMs than the Variations, but in my research everyone always ends at the "ten US$50 IEMs are better than a single US$500 one" argument (at least in frequency response, and not in "technicalities").

flyco t1_j9l1yek wrote on February 22, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Reply to comment by vavent_ in Moondrop Variations - I'm just addicted to them by vavent_

>First, I think Variations is a bit genre-dependent

I wholeheartedly agree.

I think the Variations gets a lot of flak (compared to other US$500 IEMs such as the SA6) because it has been wrongly hyped by some reviewers as a good "all-rounder". I believe it's definitely not.

Well, if you like it's tone or listen to a few key genres it could certainly be, but the sub-bass if definitely not for everyone.