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Originally Posted by scompton
What sports are you going to use them with? I can't really imagine participating in any sports while wearing an IEM.
The UM1 wins on comfort, the X5 wins for the sound, both by long shots. The UM1 sounds muddy compared to the X5. The X5 has better treble extension, slightly better bass extension and much better detail thoughout. With comply tips, microphonics are greatly reduced and you can wear them with the cables over your ears, it's just a little awkward unil you get the hang of it.
For me, if I had to only own one, it would probably be the UM1 because of the comfort. There are times I just can't stick an IEM down as far down my ear canal. I've never had a problem with the UM1, I've used them for 8 hours straight. The X5 is a little uncomfortable on my ear lobe because of the diameter of the barrel. With the stock tips, they are uncomfortable to my ear canals after 3-4 hours. I haven't used the comply tips on a long plane trip yet so I'm not sure how they will stand up comfortwise. I'm also not sure how the X5 will hold up for me once pollen season starts.
One other thing, the X5 doesn't do to well under a hat and the UM1 does.
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Thanks for the quick reply! Sorry I should have specified what I meant by 'sport'. What I meant was just fitness like running and mountain bike riding. I thought the microphonics might get really annoying with that kind of stuff? And if the X5's don't do well under a hat would it be the same for a helmet?
I just have a few more question
. I know you said the X5 beats the UM1 in sound quality easily, but all I have owned so far is a CX300 and I changed to EQ to the minimum amount of bass, because I didn't like the artificial kind of bass the CX300's have. So would the UM1 be good for the kind of music I listen to compared to the CX300's? And would the UM1's respond well to EQ adjustments if I wanted more bass?
Thanks
