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blargh4 t1_iydteyp wrote

$80 Aria is a pretty safe choice.
If you want to get spendier, the Blessing2 Dusk is more of a palpable upgrade instead of a sidegrade with a different tuning.

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thatcarolguy t1_iyeecdo wrote

How is Aria better than Chu though? It sounds absolutely awful to me. Worst audio I've ever heard including $5 junk.

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blargh4 t1_iyeg2vz wrote

You sure it's not busted somehow? I'm not a huge fan of the Aria (it has some kind of large >10KHz peak I find fatiguing) but it's pretty inoffensive all-rounder, like a slightly darker, bassier Chu.

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thatcarolguy t1_iyeg9qp wrote

It had a gigantic 12k peak for me which I have seen more or less backed up in some measurements though the exact location of the peak often changes somewhat.

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