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Ultimate Ears triple.fi10 vs Westone UM1

post #1 of 20
9/17/09 at 4:57am
Thread Starter 
Hi,

can you please help me choose from the two ? They should be jugded for comfort and music reproduction. I mostly listen to trance,house,classics, pop, all type of music but not rock and hard rock ecc.

thanks
ron
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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro Earphones Gun Metal Blue with Roadie Case
Westone UM3x
post #2 of 20
9/17/09 at 5:19am
are you joking?
TF10 is comparable with UM3, not with UM1
TF10 with Comply is the way to go, or a UM3
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post #3 of 20
9/17/09 at 5:33am
yeah, you are putting westone's lowest end versus ue's top of the line. comfort and cable quality though are in westone's favour!
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post #4 of 20
9/17/09 at 6:30am
Thread Starter 
hi,

you can also suggest some good earphones based on the music type I listed.

thanks for the help

ron
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post #5 of 20
9/17/09 at 6:35am
How much are you looking to spend?
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post #6 of 20
9/17/09 at 9:37am
an odd two to compare
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post #7 of 20
9/17/09 at 2:40pm
This is likely going to be the most lopsided poll ever.
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post #8 of 20
9/17/09 at 2:51pm
comfort ill have to give to the um1 but for reproduction, you're comparing a set of earphones that cost about 4x as much as another. Id certainly hope that the tf10 would win in reproduction.
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post #9 of 20
9/17/09 at 7:15pm
lol tf10 pwnz the um1 out of the water.
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post #10 of 20
9/17/09 at 8:07pm
Haha...the TF10 will absolutely annihilate the UM1. The UM1 is an entry level IEM, while the TF10 is one of the top universal-fit IEM's. So clearly its not a fair comparison, and the two won't even fall in the same price bracket (and if they somehow do for you, then its a no-brainer...get the TF10).

The only other high-end universal I've tried is the SE530, and I feel that the TF10 is comprehensively better once you get a good fit for yourself. This usually needs to be done just once, but takes a bit of time and experimentation with the TF10. With the Shure and Westone IEM's, you can just pop them in and you're good to go.
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post #11 of 20
9/18/09 at 4:07am
this is completely...off. The TF10 should be compared to the UM3X or W3 from Westone, not the UM1. Despite the UM1 being very good, the sound quality doesn't compare to the TF10. Comfort and fit wise, i would have to give it to the UM1 though.
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post #12 of 20
9/18/09 at 8:04am
at last here in germany the tf10 (250€) will cost almost as much as the um2 (265€). the um3 will be much more expensive (400€) and the um1 will cost "only" 100€.

when comparing what you will get for your buck only a comparsion of the um2 and tf10 wul make any sense, but this may shift in other countries.
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post #13 of 20
9/18/09 at 11:27am
r u sure it's not superfi u mean?
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post #14 of 20
9/18/09 at 12:08pm
i´m. i bought a pair 2 month ago @245€
ive seen them @200€ 2 weeks ago, but theyve been sold at this price within hours.
triple.fi 10 @ amazon.de
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post #15 of 20
9/18/09 at 12:17pm
heh I paid £165 GBP for (new) TF 10 Pro from advanced mp3, that's €182
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Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro Earphones Gun Metal Blue with Roadie Case
Westone UM3x
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