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tunejunky
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Oct 16, 2017
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Why the extremely limited frequency response? 16KHz limit will effectively destroy the airiness of recorded content.
color me unimpressed with a bullet.
SantaCruzAudio
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Santa Cruz Audio
Oct 16, 2017
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tunejunkyHi Tunejunky. This is Fred from Santa Cruz Audio. I have been in the headphone design business for over 25 years and have measured many headphones. There are two important points that I can share with you. Firstly, there are VERY few people that can hear above 16KHz. Luckily, most of the airiness is between 10KHz and 16KHz. Secondly, most reported frequency responses are incorrect. Very few of the headphones that we measured were even close to the numbers listed in their specifications. The vast majority of in-ear headphones fall rapidly after 10KHz, no matter what their specifications say. The SC1000 has one of the widest frequency responses in the industry.
tunejunky
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Oct 16, 2017
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SantaCruzAudioi have my own bona fides in audio manufacturing, marketing, and sales.
you cannot claim " The SC1000 has one of the widest frequency responses in the industry. "
when in fact most IEM's will post +/- 3dB roll off points at 20 KHz or higher.
i can in fact hear 20 KHz despite being 57 years old.
and your claims about the audibility above 16 KHz is mocked by your own spec on the low end going below 10Hz when 20Hz is the bottom end of human hearing.
subsonics are every bit as important as harmonics, thus going full circle to my comment on the LIMITED frequency response above 16 KHz.
and your claims about the audibility above 16 KHz is mocked by your own spec on the low end going below 10Hz when 20Hz is the bottom end of human hearing.
subsonics are every bit as important as harmonics, thus going full circle to my comment on the LIMITED frequency response above 16 KHz.
tunejunky
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Jan 10, 2018
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jdeoxysYour doubt doesn't make up for the very unimpressive spec. The fact that something like the 1more iems at $80-100 blow these out of the water spec wise. Why are sc audio charging near 800? That is the question.
jdeoxys
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Jan 10, 2018
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tunejunkyManufacturer spec is meaningless. Third party measurements actually give you an idea how the headphone would perform. Don't know if there are any for this one.
elbojones
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Nov 9, 2018
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jdeoxysRight? I’d bet a pair of these IEM’s he’s either misinformed or one of those guys that can ‘hear’ the difference between components varying only in price...or maybe he’s a freak. A lucky, enviable freak with a mutation I wish was mine. I’d trade it for my ability to see UV radiation...
Buonassi
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Feb 24, 2019
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tunejunkyexcept that 16K is more than sufficient to deliver the 'air' sensation you describe. My $800 Oriolus Mk2 (as do many, many, if not most IEMs) have the same falloff after 10K. I used to think the same thing because I have verified hearing up to 16K in one ear and 18K in my other ear (special audiologist tests outside of the normal 'speech' testing) that I would be missing something. There's just not a lot of information up there that contributes to the musical enjoyment IMO. Linear response up to 16K is actually very good for IEMs.
I'll be sure and report back after I evaluate these SC1000.
Fearlessleader
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Mar 20, 2019
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BuonassiI'd really appreciate ANY report you might have on these since the now-current drop ends Wednesday evening.
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