midbass

At first listen the Senns sounded kind of awful, especially in comparison to the 7504s – extremely timid and recessed highs, and a blanket over all the sound caused by a muddy layer of midbass.

kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2005

Despite the midbass, the IE 8's bass is rather controlled and punchy, far from a flabby one-note bass response as heard on many cheaper bass-heavy phones.

Anything But iPod 2010

I always didn't think the MB's had that great of a midbass section so I'd like something better.

NASIOC narcispy 2010

The extruded-aluminum enclosure, available in black or silver, houses nine midbass drivers, three dome tweeters and four-board crossover to deliver surround effects without reflecting sound off side walls.

TWICE - Digital Imaging News 2010

Zero - GZCW 8-4 4 x Hydrogen 2 ch amplifiers, in bridged used @ around 500Wrms in 4ohms, each amplifier powering each 8 inch midbass 4 x compression bullet tweeter - Ground Zero competition line, GZCT 2200 1 x Genesis Profile 4, 4ch amplifier, pure energy for the Ground

WN.com - Business News 2010

It does seem to extend it by a few decibels below 100Hz, but the midbass hump stays the same, thus the effect isn't so obvious.

Anything But iPod 2010

The other speakers I heard today were Martin Logan Vantage speakers that were incredibly smooth although perhaps a little weak in the midbass area.

Home Theater Forum Colin Dunn 2010

That might be partially because of the midbass emphasis, but in reality it does not matter much to my ears - the IE 8 are very enjoyable, euphonic sounding phones compared to super-precise monitoring equipment like the Etymotic ER-4.

Anything But iPod 2010

To sum it up, for my ears the IE8 have a realistic bass response with just a smidgen too much midbass, a very solid and pleasing midrange, and slightly recessed yet refined and precise treble.

Anything But iPod 2010

It does have a quite noticeable midbass hump which often is more prominent than real sub-bass.

Anything But iPod 2010