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Hyde
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Mar 23, 2017
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mac404
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Mar 24, 2017
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HydeEbony smooths out the treble and extends the bass a bit more, the most "all-around" of the 3 woods and the closest of the 3 to the Teaks. Purpleheart goes the other direction - even more bass, a bit less smooth than the Mahogany.
I find the Ebony to be extremely enjoyable for EDM, and still quite good for a lot of other genres. Not going to be neutral, not great with acoustic/vocal-driven music (I'll take HD600 over this all day for that kind of music), but still good enough that you can use it to listen to everything.
I find the Ebony to be extremely enjoyable for EDM, and still quite good for a lot of other genres. Not going to be neutral, not great with acoustic/vocal-driven music (I'll take HD600 over this all day for that kind of music), but still good enough that you can use it to listen to everything.
PopZeus
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Mar 24, 2017
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HydeThe EB has more mid-bass than the E-MU Teak, and the Teak response within the vocal range is louder and more detailed, which helps guitar sounds as well. The treble on the EB peaks a bit earlier than the Teak, where there is more frequency activity in most music so it sounds more trebly. The Teak climbs up slowly and peaks closer to 15k as opposed to earlier peak (and roll-off) of 6k on the EB. All that contributes to an impression that the Teak is more neutral.
Both are still very smooth when it comes to treble and have similar sub-bass response, it's more about personal preference and the needs of a given musical genre.
Both are still very smooth when it comes to treble and have similar sub-bass response, it's more about personal preference and the needs of a given musical genre.
Hyde
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Mar 24, 2017
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PopZeuslol yeah I mainly listen to rock/acoustic/pop type of music and I'm picky about my vocal/guitar/piano sounds that's sorta why I figure I'd lean towards the Teak probably.
Though now I wonder if EB would do better on things like kick drums and snare drums.
Actually admittedly I actually already have Denon AH-D2000 but I realize the recessed vocal bugged me (D2000 is kind of V shaped sound) so I had to mod it to bring out the mids (currently 90% happy with it).
Now I'm just curious how the plastic cups compares to the wood cups. :P
Though now I wonder if EB would do better on things like kick drums and snare drums.
Actually admittedly I actually already have Denon AH-D2000 but I realize the recessed vocal bugged me (D2000 is kind of V shaped sound) so I had to mod it to bring out the mids (currently 90% happy with it).
Now I'm just curious how the plastic cups compares to the wood cups. :P
PopZeus
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Mar 24, 2017
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HydeThe EB will definitely make bass or synth heavy music stand up and party down. Songs like March of the Pigs and Setting Sun are a touch boring on the Teaks while the EB makes it sound like you're listening to them record it live in the studio. It's pretty incredible, imho.
The EB will also make really some older, polite, thinner (possibly mastered for vinyl) recordings sound a lot dynamic.
The EB will also make really some older, polite, thinner (possibly mastered for vinyl) recordings sound a lot dynamic.
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It appears that E-Mu Teak > Th-X00 Mahagony > The rest (according to Tyll's preference, at least).
But it didn't get to compare to Ebony or Purpleheart.
Anyone know where Ebony and Purpleheart fit in the spectrum? Sounds like so far:
E-Mu Teak: Smoothest sound of the bunch and more balanced. TH-X00 Mahagony: More thumping bass but less smooth.