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post #151 of 173
8/14/09 at 2:11am
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Originally Posted by delonicdevil View Post
how about a comparsion with headphones instead??
I love to see that too, but that would go against the rules of Team Intra-aural.

Now an earbud comparison - that would be just fine.

Anyway, congratulations on another successful IEM Shootout!
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post #152 of 173
8/14/09 at 3:03am
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Originally Posted by kjk1281 View Post
I love to see that too, but that would go against the rules of Team Intra-aural.

Now an earbud comparison - that would be just fine.

Anyway, congratulations on another successful IEM Shootout!
I am not into big cans so...

Planning on a random earbuds comparison as we speak, but not sure how I am going to write it out. Thanks btw.
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post #153 of 173
8/14/09 at 2:54pm
As always, ClieOS, you da MAN! Great reviews... 36 great reviews! I'd love to see you review AKG's IP2 as you begin V.3. Any chance?
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post #154 of 173
8/14/09 at 9:27pm
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Depends on whether I can find them reasonably priced locally or not. AKG is not that popular here and can be hard to find sometime.
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post #155 of 173
9/21/09 at 8:46am
Very useful information, looking forward to a v3 should you decide to do one.
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post #156 of 173
9/27/09 at 10:43pm
Hi ClieOS,
your efforts are REALLY appreciated for someone (like me) who is looking for the best quality/value IEM with universal fit. After much reading I am leaning towards the HeadDirect RE0.
When my budget permits I will be looking at the JH13 pro, but that will just have to wait for now
Many thanks and please keep up your contributions
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post #157 of 173
9/27/09 at 11:31pm
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Glad the review helps. I am still planning for the v3 as I am probably going to receive several pairs of IEM for review in the upcoming month. I am also planning to revise the v1 to conform with the v2 rating system (which will also carried to v3). It will be a lot of work.
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post #158 of 173
9/27/09 at 11:33pm
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Depends on whether I can find them reasonably priced locally or not.
Or if someone will be willing to let you borrow theirs...

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Originally Posted by ClieOS View Post
Glad the review helps. I am still planning for the v3 as I am probably going to receive several pairs of IEM for review in the upcoming month. I am also planning to revise the v1 to conform with the v2 rating system (which will also carried to v3). It will be a lot of work.
Glad to hear. I've always liked your reviews, very useful, very much appreciated by a lot of folks on this forum and beyond.
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post #159 of 173
9/28/09 at 12:08am
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Thanks. Can I borrow everything you have? Joking. I can do an one time review on borrowed headphone. But for a long running review like these, comparing IEM based on memory is not ideal.
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post #160 of 173
9/28/09 at 12:23am
Wow just stumbled on the Head Direct RE3/RE252 mini review.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/h...review-442377/
This sounds really promising
Hopefully you can include this in your upcoming review?
I know.......all work and no play............
Again many thanks
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post #161 of 173
9/28/09 at 12:58am
Great job ClieOS!

Do you still feel the TF10 Pro is a great IEM? How would you compare to either Westone 3 or UM3x?
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post #162 of 173
9/28/09 at 1:25am
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My audition with W3 and UM3X was too brief to make any concrete judgment, but as far as impression goes: I feel that UM3X is about the same level as TF10 and SE530. Perhaps there are some pros and cons here and there, but I don't find UM3X to be a noticeable step up from the rest of the top-tiers. As for W3, all I felt was disappointment during the audition. I genuinely find it to be a step down from the top-tiers, and perhaps on par or even worst than UM2 (but I didn't have UM2 at the time to make an actual comparison).

These are all just impression based on a brief audition, so take them with a grain of salt.
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post #163 of 173
9/28/09 at 10:10pm
Hello, this is actually my first post on this forum, but i read a lot of topics today, so now all these reviews got me wandering .

At the moment I own a set of cx300 but i find the bass too booming and also the microphonics quiet irritating .

Anyway I listen mostly to blues, jazz, acid jazz, sometimes hard rock, even metal and other music genres less often.

My budget is also limited since I'm a student . So the pl-50 and the ne-6 which I read are ne-7 w/o the mic any other IEMs in that range?
I guess the pl-50 with the free shipping would cost like the ne-6 with the 20$ shipping charge. Since the impedance of the pl-50 is higher they'd theoretically do better with an amp or not?
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post #164 of 173
9/28/09 at 11:15pm
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Theoretically, yes. But in practice PL-50 is efficient enough not to need an amp. However, if you do go for an amp with PL-50, you'll get a slightly better extension on both end (assuming the amp is up to par). One thing about PL-50 slightly higher impedance is that it is less prone to hissing from the source, if that's a concern.
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post #165 of 173
9/29/09 at 12:21pm
So do you have any suggestions of what IEMs should i get in that price range for the above mentioned music genres?
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