I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
If you got a budget at the MSRP, then perhaps you might want to look at 64 Audio's U4-SE offering on Massdrop, or the U3 directly from their site
Then again, sound is a subjective thing. I'd say, find some place where you can audition everything and then decide from there
The 535 is a 36 ohm IEM, so all of my DAC/Amp, and phones will probably make it sound darker since it's got OI less than 1/8 of the headphone impedance
Personally, I think that the 535 might be a capable headphone but it severely lacks updates that make the sound still relevant. If you find the FR curves online, and compare the raw responses with each other you'll actually find that it's 10 dB weaker at the 9k region. Now, this also might be my tendency to prefer a more balanced, perhaps even reference sounding signatures (I own an MSR7, which was well regarded as a bright headphones) and to me, I really prefer that it's more balanced.
The low OI helps, but it only goes as far as to eliminate the variances in impedance. And to me, at least, in this case I really want that extra variances to boost up the 9k onwards
The 535 might work well for you, but it certainly does not work well with what I usually listen. hotly mastered track would work well with these, but it dulls down oldies and many of jazz recordings. It eliminates the airiness and the sparkle too much for me to actually appreciate it as a technically capable IEM. Sorry about that