Rank the Headphones that You Own. - Page 170

+1. Or if you want to talk about other polarizing options, the Sony SA5000 or an Ultrasone (especially with Ti drivers).


Recent top 3 FWIW:

- Grado RS-1i
- Sony MDR-F1
- Bose QC15-LE

Unfortunately I have not heard the TF 10's or UE 700's.  The Westones are the only IEMs I have heard in that price bracket as I got them for a price I couldn't pass up even without an audition.

 

You may have some luck asking your question here:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/596233/buying-portable-or-in-ear-headphones-seeking-guidance-dont-start-a-new-thread-ask-for-advice-here

 

Cheers!

Bose? Have you listened to the qc15's? They suck. Basically upperclass beats.

the 700's rate quite high in head-fi reviews and on other audiophile sites. they are going for cheap now, since Logitech seems to be phasing out most of it's UE line, minus the 900. I think they might be gearing up to go towards more consumer grade/cheaper headphones like skullcandy, sony, philips, ect? The 700's provide crystal clear detail, substantial bass for a BA, and a warm fun sound signature. Are they perfect? no. Are they right up there with some of the other dual BA driver IEM's? yes they are. 

1. Sennheiser HD558

2. B&W C5

3. Grado SR60i

4. Sol Republic Tracks Ultra

5. Sennheiser HD280Pro

6. Koss KSC75

7. Bose OE TriPorts

8. Apple EarPods

And yet ironically those brands (okay may not Sony anymore) are gearing to move in the exact opposite direction - funny how that works.

What's a C5? I know of "P5" but have never heard of "C5"
Edited by obobskivich - 12/27/12 at 3:03pm

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Headphones/Headphones/C5/overview.html

 

My top 5 in order:

Fostex T50RP modded (Needs a little more midrange)

ACS T15

Sennheiser PXC450 (Needs a more fleshed out sound, but for an NC headphone, they're pretty darn good)

Monster Turbine Gold

AKG K181DJ

 

Bottom 5:

MEElectronics M9 (But for $10, they're not that bad)

Beyerdynamic T50P (For $200, they're hilariously bad)

DUNU Crater

Realistic Pro 50 (Too much treble for me now)

Philips The Stretch

Oh...in-ears.

Ish - have you tried the T70?

 

I haven't. I almost bought them a while ago though. Are they worse?

 

I thought people were overstating the disjointed sound of the T50P, but...there's a gap between the mids and the treble that a boat could pass through with ease. They have more bass than I thought they would have though. I kinda like the T50's treble though. If the T70 has some sort of coherency, I'd be up to try it, but their freq graph looks scary.

Haven't heard T50 - was hoping you could answer if the T70 are better or worse actually haha! The T70 are hilariously awful for $669, and even for ~$375 (which they've hit a few times recently) they're uh...yeah. Basically all treble, papery mids, and that's it.

 

That sounds like the T50, minus the bass. There's more bass than the K181 (small club mode of course). The mids are tragic. I'm thinking about trading them, but I don't want to subject someone else to using them. I'll try modding them over the weekend.

The T70 are comfortable and isolate "ish" (the QC15 beat them up here (which isn't a surprise), but they're better than something like the M50 by a little bit) - but yeah, extremely top heavy. And it isn't like the SA5000 or SR-325 that are topheavy but still have mids and bass, they're just top heavy and dry as a desert. Very papery sounding. I haven't heard the T5p, but the Tesla drivers really don't inspire much confidence based on the T70 (which were/are not exactly cheap - I mean $700, come on...). If they had decent mids they'd be fantastic (assuming you aren't into a lot of bass - I mean I can honestly forgive them having equal (or less) bass impact than the MDR-F1; that's just my personal preference though); but that's just not in the cards I guess.

I haven't kept an of my cans, as I've sold or given away all the ones I've owned. 

 

as for my IEM's, I'll have to say with my amp on bass boost, my HiFiMan RE-ZERO's are simply AMAZING, with beautiful warm sound signature and very detailed, and unbeatable in concert with my amp + cowon s9 or my Fuze. When it comes to playing my SONY mp3 player or my Sansa Clip zip, I prefer my UE 700's. Don't need the bass boost to get great bass depth from the 700's with these players. 

 

If i ignored the fit and comfort issues, then my UE TF 10's would kick both these IEM's ass easily. 

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Edited by OperatorPerry - 1/8/13 at 7:54pm

HD 598

Yamaha HPH-200

 

That's it for me right now. I've owned several others over the years. I'm shopping for another pair now.