folks--
i'm interested in hearing opinions on some higher end warm, lush IEM's. i'm admittedly quite confused here and perhaps it's because much of this is personal opinion based but interestingly enough, i don't seem to see the same type of discrepancy in speakers.gif "Confused Face(1)")
so i'm looking almost exclusively for an ipod (80gb) solution here with about 20-25%% computer (laptop & desktop) usage. i travel sometimes as well so that is also a factor although i presume anything from the IEM line will be better than my old school on the ear phones.
i literally listen to everything--literally everything. but if i had to peg my top three it would be indie/alt rock, jazz and perhaps reggae but i really listen to everything often including classical, blues, r&b, hip hop, metal, latin etc.
my main thing here is i HATE, HATE HATE shrilly sound. fatiguing, shrilly sound is not for me. i also don't like overpowering bass but certainly like to hear relevant bass when it's there (see reggae
). i like warm, lush smooth sounding music (think tubes i guess but that might even be too warm). i don't really like an emphasis on any one aspect. on the other side, i don't need a 100% sterile analytical set either. unlike when i bought my speakers, these things are almost impossible to try out in any real qualified setting so i'm at a loss right now.
i'm very confused since i see so many differing opinions here and just when i think i've got my set of phones, i read something different. i know you guys are all inundated with newbie questions and i'm sure it gets old but i promise you i have been reading through these forums for days before posting here.
thanks in advance for any insight.
i'm interested in hearing opinions on some higher end warm, lush IEM's. i'm admittedly quite confused here and perhaps it's because much of this is personal opinion based but interestingly enough, i don't seem to see the same type of discrepancy in speakers
so i'm looking almost exclusively for an ipod (80gb) solution here with about 20-25%% computer (laptop & desktop) usage. i travel sometimes as well so that is also a factor although i presume anything from the IEM line will be better than my old school on the ear phones.
i literally listen to everything--literally everything. but if i had to peg my top three it would be indie/alt rock, jazz and perhaps reggae but i really listen to everything often including classical, blues, r&b, hip hop, metal, latin etc.
my main thing here is i HATE, HATE HATE shrilly sound. fatiguing, shrilly sound is not for me. i also don't like overpowering bass but certainly like to hear relevant bass when it's there (see reggae
). i like warm, lush smooth sounding music (think tubes i guess but that might even be too warm). i don't really like an emphasis on any one aspect. on the other side, i don't need a 100% sterile analytical set either. unlike when i bought my speakers, these things are almost impossible to try out in any real qualified setting so i'm at a loss right now.i'm very confused since i see so many differing opinions here and just when i think i've got my set of phones, i read something different. i know you guys are all inundated with newbie questions and i'm sure it gets old but i promise you i have been reading through these forums for days before posting here.
thanks in advance for any insight.
