Headphone enthusiast thread! - Page 62

On April 11 2011 13:04 Myrmidon wrote:
Hrm...I'm kind of out of the loop on IEMs. I like full-size cans for home use, but I'm thinking about IEMs for use for my laptop at school and possibly for portable use in the future. i.e. I'd prefer something that works out of poor sources. My laptop's headphone out is pretty hissy, so higher impedance and lower sensitivity would be better. Or I guess I could use an inline impedance adapter, though I realize those things can have a disastrous impact on FR for loads with highly varying impedance over frequency curves. So either something less prone to hissing, or maybe something that works decently with an impedance adapter.

For budget, I'd like no more than $50, with closer to $30 preferred. Again, these aren't for primary listening but for use as a secondary pair. I prefer sets with flatter FR and a more neutral sound, though that's not deal-breaking for me. For the price, I'm not expecting miracles for sound quality. Last IEMs I ever listened to were some Meelec M9s a while back, which I found a little bass-bloaty for my tastes but otherwise okay.

Any suggestions?

On April 12 2011 04:52 Gatsbi wrote:



http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/478568/multi-iem-review-158-iems-compared-westone-4-radius-twf21-added-03-27

This does a better job than I can. It's broken down by price ranges too.

On April 12 2011 07:45 Myrmidon wrote:

I should have mentioned that I already looked there and was looking for a second opinion.

My impression from there was Brainwavz M1, Meelectronics M21, or ECCI PR200 maybe.

On April 12 2011 15:04 zestzorb wrote:
My rig:
Denon 5000
Stello DA100
Stello HP100
Cardas Crosslink

powered by ASIO and Foobar2k

On April 12 2011 04:48 cAPS wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
:D

On April 11 2011 17:47 nerium wrote:
I just bought some temporary headphones before purchasing some ATH-M50s or Sony MDR-V6. So I stumbled upon these Philips SHP 2500 which is around $24. Read some reviews on headfi.org and they seem to like the soundstage on these cans. These things require some burn-in and after that the bass became more punchy and clearer. Also purchased a Fiio e5 and these cans sound so awesome at this pricepoint. Highly recommended if your looking for some cheap cans.

Downside is, 20ft of wire! @_@

On April 12 2011 19:00 Johnny Business wrote:


Self mod? If it is then it's really nicely done. I am thinking about modding my hd-25s to add a replaceable 3.5mm cable.

On April 16 2011 12:01 chaoser wrote:
Hey guys, in the market for a $100~ set of cans. Should I get the Sennheiser HD595 or the Audio Technica ATH-A700? Or are there better options out there? Mostly for indoor use so weight/size isn't that much of a problem but comfortable would be a big plus since i'd need to wear it for a long time to do literature reviews for school. Thanks

On April 17 2011 21:56 hagrin wrote:
Just a question for your audiophiles -

The Beats by Dr Dre (made by Monster) - is it the same deal as usual with Monster? Overpriced garbage? It's amazing how popular they are around here so I was wondering if they were actually any good.

I'm actually in the market for a pair of headphones (one for the office and one for home) so I'm open to suggestions since I don't want to go too crazy with the price since I have to buy 2.

On April 18 2011 03:11 Fyodor wrote:

Yeah, I've never seen anyone impressed with the beats (as in someone who is already into headphones).

Monster makes good IEMs however. Their Turbine series is very well regarded.