AFUL MagicOne - Good for 1BA or Just Good? 

Bass is just right, deep or not. EA500 has much more bass tho

Its a weird effect when you deep insert. I think it actually lowers pinna/treble so you hear more bass. No one wants to hear that a $140usd set only sounds right if its deep inserted as not everyone will tolerate that or figure it out. Someone who owns it will run across your comment though and figure out. Thank for that.

@@PaulWasabii At least you don’t need triple flange eartips like on the Etymotic :) I can use a size smaller tip than usual and get great sound. The stock red and blue tips work very well, as do the small or medium TRI Clarions (more bass on the stock, more air on the Clarions). With the right tips and the right insertion I find the sound of the MagicOne to be addictive. Smooth, open, and natural. Without the right tips and insertion, I find the sound of the MagicOne to be ho-hum just another iem, kinda like the Simgot EM6L, but not quite. Makes me wonder how insertion depth would affect my other iems???

I am using Tangzu Tang Sancai eartips with the MagicOne so that I get deep insertion and pressure relief (venting) due to the rough texture of the eartip umbrellas. The bass and sub bass is quite satisfying. I have smaller ear canals which of course have a smaller overall volume in comparison to people with larger ear canals. This might partially account for why the MagicOne's bass is very satisfying for me.

Its a point of view. Thanks

I was curious about it as I am a BA fan. Did I think they would send it, no chance but it happened. Thanks

You too, take care and see you in 2024

True, dedicated bass BAs are a different animal than a full range. And yes, if you are looking for that, you want to buy one of those. Or planar is a between BA bass and DD.

Yeah, 1BA is a cool thing, but 1+1 or 1+2 are just easier to implement and sound reasonable

Sure, it is less confusing (or perhaps more) as the squig graphs are labeled midbass.

Everyone thinks that. Is pronouncing it A-FOOL better?

@@PaulWasabii Ahh, I guess it's a bit of a catch22 problem then lol. It's hard to win with a name like this lol. I guess A-FULL would be the best pronunciation for it, but it's still quite close to A-FOOL and it doesn't really roll off the tongue easily.