RMesser9
New Head-Fier
Been a while since I've posted here, but I wanted to give my thoughts on the Sivga M200 as promised. I wrote a review on it last year, and since then, some thoughts have changed, some of it not. A few notes:
Not sure if I'll continue doing these earbud measurements, since the sound depends so much on the fit. But this is the closest to what I hear. It was hard to get a proper fit with stock foam, while the Heigi Full Foam was pretty comfortable, and it is what I recommend with these anyway.
So as of now, I can't recommend the M200. The imbalance and constant issues with the left bud make it a hard sell. I'm still using it as my daily driver (with EQ) but I'm on the lookout for something better.
- Before measuring, I noticed channel imbalance in the bass and upper-mids. The left bud clearly had less bass and more shouty mids, to where the listening experience was strange.
- Speaking of the left bud, when boosting the bass with EQ, and playing at higher volumes, there is some crackling around 20-30Hz not present in the right bud.
- I mentioned a 5-6kHz peak, and I was correct. Though it is just too bright for me now.
- I thought upper treble was pretty good before. Now I think it's great. Smooth, airy, and non-fatiguing.
Not sure if I'll continue doing these earbud measurements, since the sound depends so much on the fit. But this is the closest to what I hear. It was hard to get a proper fit with stock foam, while the Heigi Full Foam was pretty comfortable, and it is what I recommend with these anyway.
So as of now, I can't recommend the M200. The imbalance and constant issues with the left bud make it a hard sell. I'm still using it as my daily driver (with EQ) but I'm on the lookout for something better.