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post #166 of 335
9/27/08 at 7:21pm
ClieOS what do you think is a better value , q-jays or UM2?
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Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator Earphones (White)
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Sennheiser CX300-S Earbuds (Silver)
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Creative Headphones EP-630
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post #167 of 335
9/27/08 at 9:33pm
Looking forward to your M5 review ClieOS.
I was robbed last Fri evening so no more Denon c700s for me.
I had been eyeing the SA6s & M5s all along so maybe I'll just go for one of those to replace the denons. I do like the denon bass.
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post #168 of 335
9/27/08 at 9:40pm
Wow, that stinks. I owned the M5s, but sold them for the SA6s. I much prefer the latter's sound. Durability is still up in the air, but the sound from the SA6 is superior in my view. You can judge via Clieos' comparison when he reviews the M5s.
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post #169 of 335
9/27/08 at 10:19pm
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Originally Posted by Laokid18 View Post
ClieOS what do you think is a better value , q-jays or UM2?
Value wise, q-Jays is better in my opinion.

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Looking forward to you M5 review ClieOS.
Currently I have almost 100hrs of burn in and several hours of different audition sessions on it. The sound is close to finalize as I detect subtle to no change in SQ after 60hrs of burn in. With out any problem, I am most likely to write up the review with in next day or two.
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post #170 of 335
9/28/08 at 2:11pm
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Looking forward to you M5 review ClieOS.
Updated with M5 review!
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post #171 of 335
9/28/08 at 2:50pm
What are your findings regarding instrument placement? I found that it was not nearly as precise as on my armature IEMs, and that, along with the midrange recession (vocals sounded dark and far away), was the main reason for I disliked the Atrios so much.
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post #172 of 335
9/28/08 at 3:21pm
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Soundstage and imagine is definitely not Atrio's strong point. You are right that everything does sound far away in a way, most likely because of the strong bass which I think is more forward than mid and treble (or further mid and treble, depending on how you like to see it). The problem is most apparent when I listen to M5 on louder volume, where bass become too dominate. On lower volume, I tend to pay more attention on mid and treble thus I can picture a better sonic imagine
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post #173 of 335
9/28/08 at 3:30pm
Yep. Do you really like them more than amped Altec iM716?
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post #174 of 335
9/28/08 at 8:47pm
oh no,i saw PL-20 waiting for review. clieOS, pls dont do that.i dont want to lose another 20+ bucks on it
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post #175 of 335
9/28/08 at 11:53pm
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Yep. Do you really like them more than amped Altec iM716?
Confession: I am a real fans of Etymotic's sound

I like iM716, but I am trying not to factor too much of my own personal listening taste into the review (yeah, that's really hard and I am not so sure I am doing a good job at it ).
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post #176 of 335
9/29/08 at 12:00am
I decided not to ask what i wanted to ask, but i think you are doing a great job at not putting your own personal listening taste becaseu you put ex 700 so hig up although u do not like the sibilance.
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post #177 of 335
9/29/08 at 12:28am
Can't wait for that PL-30 review

It's desperately in need of a proper review considering all the rage about it atm.
Anyway: Vote for sticky!!!
Vote for ClieOS to be Mod of this forum too :P
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post #178 of 335
9/29/08 at 6:11am

SA6 require amp?

Hello,

I am currently considering getting the SA6. But I am concerned that it may require an amp to get a satisfying volume out of them. Until now I had the Westone UM1, which unfortunately died some days ago. I had a quite comfortable volume at a ~50% setting of my player (Cowon G3), but also had it up to ~75% on some occasions . But the UM1 have only half of the SA6's impedance, therefore I fear the volume to be not high enough, at least in those "special" moments. What do you think?

Kind regards,
nachttier
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post #179 of 335
9/29/08 at 7:03am
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I never find SA6 to not have enough volume in any occasion. In any case, I do wonder if you are listening to your music in excessive volume, which will eventually result in hearing damage. If you have seen it, there is an IEM guide listed in my signature that you have a look at, especially regarding section 'IEM and Health'.
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post #180 of 335
9/29/08 at 7:33am
Thank you for your answer, ClieOS. I also hope I do not use excessive volume levels, but I really don't think so, since going for anything more than the mentioned 75% will really start to be too much. And as I said, the 50% setting of my player is a very comfortable setting I use 95% of the time without any issues (no ringing in the ears or things like that).
As I said, I was just a bit afraid that these earphones would require an amp, in contrast to others like the Atrio M5 which I also had considered.
So if volume-wise these two perform comparable, I think I will go for the AS6.

Kind regards,
nachttier
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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator Earphones (White)
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Sennheiser CX300-S Earbuds (Silver)
$58.55 at
See it »
Creative Headphones EP-630
$11.99 at
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