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I listened with some years ago and could hear bass. Some were actually really good. I sleep with ear plugs though and found my ears needed a break so have been 'over ear' ever since.
I don’t use them often but, yes you can hear bass unless they’re extremely crappy. I would look for something with flanged, silicone tips because it will create a proper seal in your ear (which helps with bass). Also, look for some that have dual or triple drivers. Single driver IEMs handle the bass, mid, and treble through a single “speaker” whereas triple driver IEMs use three different “speakers” (one for bass, one for mids, one for treble).
These are what I use. They have a fairly flat response so if you want heavy bass they probably won't be your thing. Also the over the ear cord is annoying to me but they're less than 20 bucks and sound great to me. I haven't tried wireless ones.
Easy KZ Yinyoo ZST Colorful Hybrid Banlance Armature with Dynamic in-Ear Earphone 1BA+1DD HiFi Headset (Colorful ZST Nomic)
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Thanks for the replies. I’m not looking to buy any. I was mainly asking for mixing music purposes. I really don’t wanna mix for phones, because I feel like listening on a phone speaker is kind of dumb. lol However, as I suspected earbuds sound better than phone speakers and translate lower frequencies.
When I'm mixing I try to listen through as many sound sources as possible. I take my first rough mix and play it through my headphones, through the iPad speaker, through the speakers on my computer, and then through my car stereo. I'm still learning about mastering but if I can get a mix to sound decent on all of those sources, chances are it's not too bad.
I too start with headphones, then go to my car, then listen on a Bose Soundlink revolve, then finally on my iPhone.
For me it is the bass that sounds most different.
I'm learning to apply high pass filters on things where I definitely don't want bass even if I can't hear it on headphones. Weird things often happen on the phone with layered kicks as the phone picks up some layers but not others.
Stereo achieved through panning (without LR delay) can be problematic too and headphones always sound a bit different. Haven't tried mix to mono but maybe will in the future.
I have some Bluetooth earbuds from Soundcore, and much like the Bluetooth speaker I have from them, they sound great and have plenty of bass. It also comes with an app with a 10 band EQ to dial in exactly how you want it to sound. Can’t recommend those enough.
You can usually see the frequency range in the specs of each product.
When using earbuds I’ve have always liked the apple corded earbuds. Still do. Even for making music. However sometimes I use a pair of proper headphones. Speakers, etc… or dare I say when lazy the device speakers, lol.
Is no one ever concerned about a volume spike while mixing with IEMs (or anytime)? This scared the shit out of me when I was considering them.
You just gave me an idea. I think I’ll purchase a bloothooth speak for testing out mixes in the future.
With so many environments that people listen to music in, sometimes it’s hard to get the mix right. I just don’t see why people listen to music on phone speakers, but obviously I guess some people do. I’ve noticed some songs (very popular) don’t have any bass on my phone and some do. I know that some engineers will purposely add some distortion, saturation, etc so that you can hear it on phone speakers and some seem to ignore that option.
I learned my lesson. I use a limiter on my main bus.
Has the use of earbuds contributed in any way to your waxy condition?…
Yep, Apple corded earbuds...my wife hates the music I listen to so I have to...
Apple airPods all the time (not pro, just normal version) .. when i make music i use mostly Senheisser HD650 .. then i check mix on Presonus Eris E8 monitors and ALSO on AirPods (becasue i know how it should sound on AirPods when compared to other official music)
But for listeing official music, in 99% of cases i use AirPods ..
IEMs and nice headphones in the studio, AirPod pro 2’s any time I’m outside the studio. Yes they have good amounts of bass.
I have a cheap old pair of wired Apple EarPods that go everywhere with me, but they don't fit well with my ears. But the mic is handy, useful for phone calls and on the hoof voice notes, and it doesn't matter if I lose them. I probably wouldn't replace them with the same. That said, I once did, and they wore out so soon, I went back to my original EarPods.
I have a pair of wired Final E400s which I love, but wish they had a mic, as they would be my go everywhere buds otherwise.
I have an old pair of wired Sony earbuds, I forget the name, but they cost around £29 around 30 years ago. I imagine they would cost a lot today. They sound awesome. But a little heavy on the bass for checking mixes.
I have a pair of wireless AirPods Pro 1st Gen, which I use around the house, or if making music out and about.
I have a pair of Tin HiFi T3 IEMs, with upgraded tips and cable. I bought these for monitoring whilst making music on my iPad, before I bought my first over the ear headphones the AudioTechnica MX50s.
My two most used pairs, are the AirPods Pro, for wireless, and for wired, my over the ear Teenage Engineering M-1 headphones (despite having a pair of MX50s).
They all have their place, but the two I would not part with are the last two (AirPods Pro and Teenage Engineering M-1s).
I also use TB Morphit, for different sound signatures. And the sound system in my car. I have no studio monitors, unless you count my JBL Flip 4, which I use as a bluetooth speaker for general listening, and a wired speaker for creating, alongside over the ears. It has it's uses for both playback, and re-amping.
Never use any earbuds for anything because of the super very bad soundstage they offer.
Also can’t stand anything going inside my ears.
Sometimes
No, they never properly fit in my ears.
I am a mutant.
I have some AirPod Pros that my wife bought for my birthday a couple of years ago. No problems with the bass at all - sounds fine to me.
Sucks that you have latency so it’s not good for actual production but I use my speaker and my earbuds for testing out mixes.
I bought the JBL Flip 4 (we have the Flip 5 bluetooth only model for our household speaker), as it is both bluetooth, and wired (3.5mm audio connection). So I can use it without latency, wired, yet test for playback on a typical mid quality bluetooth speaker.
I didn’t realize you could do that. Unfortunately mine is the Flip 6 which also doesn’t have auxiliary I believe. Weird they removed it. I also have a soundcore select pro but it’s not wired either. Sounds great tho!
Yes, I thought it was a silly move. The Flip 4 unfortunately has micro usb instead of usb-c, but that audio 3.5mm connection is worth its weight in gold. I find the sound quality between the Flip 4 and 5 to be equal to my ears.
Sorry I'm late to this party. It depends on the model of earbud.
That said, earbuds make my ears uncomfortable and make the wax in my ears build up super quickly, even when listening at low volumes. So, over-the-ears for me.
I agree, and when I first got them I got inconsistent sound in each ear. Took a few days of adjusting until I got what it was, and now I just put them in right first time. It just takes some tweaking to get it right.
I was surprised to hear that Christian Henson (Spitfire Audio/Pianobook) uses AirPods Pro for monitoring whilst he is travelling.
A close friend of mine had the 4, then got the 5 and I agree, both sound nearly identical. I do think the 6 sounds a bit better but nothing I would be in a hurry to get if it meant loosing that.