The sound of MAD 24 can be described as incredibly natural, clean and open. The bass is really deep and clean with superb overall volume and richness, while the midrange is wide, clean and has super good depth as well. MAD 24 is unique in its presentation, because while other flagships such as A8000 go for the ultimate clarity and resolution, MAD 24 goes for a really natural and pleasing sound with superb richness and a thick, deep bass In fact, this is something that you'll notice quickly if you're into high-end and summit-f IEMs, they are usually tuned for the neutral tuning lovers, such as those who've been enthusiastic about HD800, and HD800S or Beyerdynamic T1, but many of us, who are into high-end IEMS and Headphones, also want a rich, full, deep bass.

The bass of MAD 24 is a huge highlight for them, as this is one of the very few IEMs that manage to have such impactful, deep and well-controlled low and extension and impact, with superb fullness and a rich presentation. MAD 24 is the basshead summit-fi IEM that you an purchase in 2022, and I'm saying this after having heard most flagships out there, either having reviewed them officially, or having heard them from friends who're into music quite a bit. MAD 24 has the fullest, deepest and bassist signature of the flagships, it presents music with extreme amounts of impact, but it stays controlled and distortion-free, or at-least  it reveals how the music was mastered well. I noticed that it has the highest speed for the bass as well, from most IEMs I tested, so if the song material has distortions or other problems, MAD24 will reveal it really quickly, while if the songs is mastered properly, MAD24 will open a gate for your inner child to enjoy a rock show or an EDM track like it's the first one you have ver heard. For example, Unlike Pluto - 8 Legged dreams is a song that has very subtle low low regressions and peaks, fine nuances, despite being an electronic song, and MAD 24 is ready to display every single one of those intricacies right in the ears of the listener. Many new details in this song become much more apparent, like the multiple layers of echo Unlike Pluto applies to his voice to create this ethereal feeling of being half asleep and daydreaming, leading the listener exactly where he wanted him to be. 

The midrange of MAD 24 is also surprisingly clean, detailed, but also very natural. I can't emphasize this enough, but as I loved Audeze LCD-5 for its clean and crisp midrange, I love MAD 24 for their smooth, rich and totally correct midrange. We can hear a very fine nuanced emphasis on the lower midrange that gives music a voluptuous body, rich presentation with tons of impact, while the soundstage is designed to be natural, with a natural width and depth. I love the way MAD 24 is able to render multiple instruments with perfect precision and clarity, even at very high volumes. Most IEMs and Headphones have a volume where they sound best, while MAD24 is perfectly balanced for all volumes, having a rich, thick and pleasing signature at low volumes, and becoming more open, wider and clearer and high volumes, getting better dynamics and clarity the louder you go. It tempts me to give it more juice and to bring the decibels higher in my ears, and while I know it can't be very healthy, the saying goes that. the good things in life are either expensive, unhealthy or make you a thicc boil. MAD 24 has superb dynamics and control, to the point where if you're listening to a classical piece, they dynamic range alone can startle you. This being said, I'm testing it with a song I know and with a song that's post hardcore, "Dace Gavin Dance -Pop Off!" They overall clarity is superb, and MAD 24 placing good emphasis on the bassline and the overall substance / body of the song, giving Tillian's voice a really pleasing resonance and outline, while the guitars are superb fully outlined from each other, the background being very distinct compared to the foreground instrument presentation. John Mess's voice sounds as aggressive and energetic as always, but MAD24's anti-harshness system works quite well, as the song has no trace of fatigue. or harshness. The cymbals play slightly shiny in the background, without fatiguing or intruding on the listener and his inner peace. At the subjective level, the song is extremely musical and fluid, with no hard edges, MAD24 having a really smooth presentation for textures, yet presenting them rather than erasing them as most smooth signature IEMs tend to do. MAD24 is indeed insanely musical, just as I wrote in the tittle, being in the top 3 headphones and IEMs in terms of musicality that I've heard my entire life.

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