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Maybe you should check out the thread on the Crossroads Mylar X3, got my pair about a week ago and have been listening to them ever since. I'd say they're a tremendous value for the money. I think they were $59.00 shipped. Very in your face, musical sound. If you're looking for cold calculated detail, I don't think they're the pair for you, but if you just want something you can really enjoy your music with, I've found them to be ideal.
Maybe you should check out the thread on the Crossroads Mylar X3, got my pair about a week ago and have been listening to them ever since. I'd say they're a tremendous value for the money. I think they were $59.00 shipped. Very in your face, musical sound. If you're looking for cold calculated detail, I don't think they're the pair for you, but if you just want something you can really enjoy your music with, I've found them to be ideal.
x2... add to your search the jays d-jays. IMHO the d-jays are more detail revealing than most on your list except possibly the ER6.
In my CD Player:
Dreamtheater, Queen, Rush, Marillion, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Dio, Queensryche, Kings-X, Jethro', Yes, Primus, Eric Johnson, Liquid Tension Experiment, Junior Brown, Moody Blues, The Beatles, Styx, Asia
I started my iem journey with the ER-6i which I use now for yard work isolates from the leaf blower, weedwacker,lawnmower. I see your budget and my experience (see profile) is UE SF5P is worth the sacrifice as well as the Shure E4c. In the long run your wallet will forgive you
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X2. The MSRP is a little higher than your prefered price limit, but I've read about people finding them for about $130. The Future Sonics Atrio m5 has much better treble response and soundstage than the older model EM3 or FS1, but still provides superb bass, better than most other IEMs.
The Etymotics can be nice for classical and jazz if you like loads of details, but they are very bass-deficient. My Atrio m5 does just as well with the high end as my Etymotics ER6, but also provides a warm, realistic low-end. They sound wonderful with classical. Again, the ER6 has NO BASS. I wanted to love them when I bought them, but consistently found the bass lacking. I'd gladly sell my ER6, but I really wouldn't recommend them to anyone who likes any warmth from their headphones. The ER6 are all about the details.
Sweet spot for value is the iM716. Failing that, I'd go with the M5.
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Remember, sound quality is based on your level of enjoyment for sound, and not someone else's. It is not absolute, and your "better SQ" is not equivalent to my "better SQ." SQ is a term deprecated of its original value because too many people tend to throw it around without qualifying the reasoning for "better SQ" with actual elements of difference.
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