Short answer: the DITA Ventura. It ranks #435 of 1291 in-ear headphones by sound quality, rated 4.0/5, at $4,799; the Subtonic Storm ranks #532, rated 3.9/5, and costs $5,200, which makes this an easy call rather than a real tradeoff.
What the DITA Ventura does well: A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 74 against the Harman target. The catch: Treble about 3 dB below target from 3 to 10 kHz, which can sound dull or veiled next to brighter headphones.
The case for the Subtonic Storm: A titanium-shelled tribrid that measures well (score 72 across twelve measurements) with the tightest spread from target of this group (1.85 dB) and full sub-bass. Watch for: Very expensive, and sold in the UK in pounds with no US price.
Buy the DITA Ventura. It is rated higher for sound quality than the Subtonic Storm and costs less, which makes it the one to get unless you need something the other one does better.
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A broadly balanced tuning with a preference score of 74 against the Harman target.
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A titanium-shelled tribrid that measures well (score 72 across twelve measurements) with the tightest spread from target of this group (1.85 dB) and full sub-bass.
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Specifications Side By Side
| DITA Ventura | Subtonic Storm | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4,799 | $5,200 |
| Ranked | #435 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones | #532 of 1291 in In-Ear Headphones |
| Form Factor | In-ear | In-ear |
| Back | Closed | Closed |
| Harman Preference Score | 74 (median of 3 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) | 72 (median of 12 squig.link measurements, calibrated to AutoEQ) |
| Deviation From Target | 1.89 dB standard deviation | 1.85 dB standard deviation |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.52 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) | -0.71 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (-0.2 dB at 30 Hz) | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (+0.2 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Driver Type | Dynamic | Tribrid |
| Drivers | 1 x dynamic | 2 x dynamic + 5 x balanced armature + 2 x electrostatic |
| Impedance | - | 6 ohms |
| Sensitivity | - | 103 dB |
Frequency Response Compared
Both headphones’ measurements overlaid on the Harman target. Above the target sounds louder in that range, below it quieter. Each curve is the median of several independent measurements, shifted so its 500 Hz to 2 kHz average sits at 0 dB, so only the tuning is compared.
Measurement data: the DITA Ventura from aden, bloomaudio, dchpgall, eliseaudio and elrics; the Subtonic Storm from aden, ducbloke, freeryder05, hbb, listener, mmagtech, precog, recode, smirk, soundignity, superreview, timmyv and vsg, all via squig.link.
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