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206Red t1_j6j33jx wrote

I love his reviews and his website, but also realized that I have different preferences than his. Especially in the headphone category

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Thatsecondweirdguy t1_j6j7jm2 wrote

But if you know How your opinion differs, it is almost as usefull as if it was identical.

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Matasa89 t1_j6k1ubj wrote

That’s the power of measurement and standards. As long as Crin is consistent, his data is useful.

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My_Little_Pony123 t1_j6ki062 wrote

Data yes, opinions uh with a grain of salt.

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AA_Watcher t1_j6myug4 wrote

As long as he's consistent you know what to expect from a product based on his opinion. If you know what he likes and you know what you like you should still be able to make an educated guess based on those.

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My_Little_Pony123 t1_j6o5qiy wrote

Honestly, I don't look at his rankings at point. I just go and find groups/ forums with similar tastes and go from there. No need to pay/ subscribe for him to give me recs. That said, still respect his overall work.

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HubbaMaBubba t1_j6leu21 wrote

Um I'm not sure if that makes sense. If you both agree that x, y, z are bad but he hates one thing you love, you really have no way of knowing if the headphones he rates poorly are ones you'd like just from his ranking.

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Thatsecondweirdguy t1_j6lohi9 wrote

With proper stuff it's almost never 'good' or 'bad'. But if you know the reviewer tends to favor a slightly more bassy FR than you, or generally downplays the comfort. Then you can look at their review and have a good idea of how your opinion on said headphone would be.

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Pinecone t1_j6kxl5s wrote

Well you're supposed to. He's said this many, many times. But I also definitely understand why he rates IEMs the way he does after listening to them myself.

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206Red t1_j6lgpaa wrote

Yea, I really think the video why you shouldn't trust me is pretty spot on. Although I don't always agree, I always love to see his opinions. One of my favorite reviewers

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aj95_10 t1_j6jjz7r wrote

haha same here, the blon bl03 it's still my favorite budget iem, it may not be strong in the microdetails part but in tonality is still the king of entry level iems a long with the tin t2 plus(which he did rank this one very high at least, no idea why he has the blon so low)

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marhensa t1_j6lpdps wrote

yea.. I agree, it shouldn't be that low. BL03 have a great value for its price range, it's popular for that. but with that popularity and sales, I wonder why they still can't (or won't) change those weird gibberish typo on their packaging.

"Belief, Letmusicburn, Oppoty, Nevergiveup, Annotation Music and Driams"

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spankpad t1_j6m8eos wrote

Change the nossle and then the gibberish(my driams).

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2ndGenSaltDispenser t1_j6m9g48 wrote

But it's not ranked that low; he put it at C+ overall whereas the T2 and other budget IEMs like the Lea and CRA are at B-. That's just a single position difference. For the value rating he also gave it two stars - one lower than the Lea and CRA, but then again the Bl03 is twice as expensive.

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AA_Watcher t1_j6mzgi7 wrote

I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the variance in FR he was seeing IIRC

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chubbycanine t1_j6lfcqg wrote

never heard of him till this. ranked my dt1990s pretty low on his list and i love them so i may not be in alignment with his tastes.

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206Red t1_j6lh68t wrote

His YouTube channel and website are absolutely worth it, you should really give them a try, it's one of the best reviews out there

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fove0n t1_j6nfg69 wrote

Likely because he compares in absolutes, with the HE-1 on top and Susvara right after that. And many people aren’t into the disproportionate amounts of treble in comparison to the other octaves.. he’s also not comparing it after EQ but that can definitely help.

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