How in-ears are OBJECTIVELY worse than over ear headphones
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Technical deep dive on HRTF and diffuse field: https://headphones.com/blogs/features/diffuse-field Read more headphone, IEM, amp, and DAC Reviews: https://Headphones.com/TheAudioFiles Our Editorial Policy: https://Headphones.com/TheAudioFiles/About Join our Discord server: https://go.headphones.com/discord How to read the new measurements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWS-hIzI1KU The 10 stages of headphone measurements https://youtu.be/LrIoNMeo_GI 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - IEM preference variation 02:50 - Your ears are why IEMs sound bad 08:15 - Fit & resonances 11:29 - Distortion & other factors 12:58 - How IEMs are BETTER than headphones 14:09 - Elephants 16:30 - Conclusion
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