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Originally Posted by Cptnodegard View Post
the N800's lack of EQ is the biggest downside, and it generally has little to stand up with.
Eh, EQ is a bit of a joke from a purist's standpoint. The smiley face curve makes stuff sound better in the same way loudness makes stuff sound better.

Originally Posted by Cptnodegard View Post
basically need to have a very trained ear or a a/b switch to be able to tell the difference from the n800 to something else, so my recommandation would be go for the n800.
Which goes to show exactly why this is a ridiculous metric. If you can't tell in everyday use, then it's really not very meaningful. Sound is such a subjective thing anyway.

I would like to see some hard numbers on the output, though.