I've noticed that i need to continually switch back and forth between my C50 and my nearfields. If I listen only with the C50 and get the mix to sound as good as possible I can sometimes tame the mid-range so much that it sounds bland on other speaker systems. Perhaps for MOR, ballads, disco this is OK, but for rock and pop I find that over-taming the mid-range reduces the feel of excitement and energy. On the other hand ignoring the C50 completely has the opposite effect, I end up with an overblown midrange and a powerful bass that is ok on good speakers but sounds harsh and bass disappears on ipods and mobile phones.

So nearly 2 months on the C50 is working fine, though as I said you have to mix with regular breaks as it very easily fatigues the ear!

As a last test I listen to the mix using the standard earbuds that come with an ipod, OMG is that a bad listening experience, how does the punter put up with it???

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