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post #31 of 37
11/22/09 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by archimeaties View Post
(or maybe I'm deaf, half the posts here have mentioned RE0...)
Everyone here seems to be a huge fan of the RE0. And at $79 down from $200, I would wager it may be the best bang for your buck.
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post #32 of 37
11/22/09 at 3:20pm
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I think I'll wait for ClieOS' Hippo VB review. If after that the RE0 still wins, it's a done deal.
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post #33 of 37
11/23/09 at 12:42pm
You should consider the FXC50. Less detail than the abovementionned IEMs, and slightly recessed midrange, but the bass is impressive as are the highs. A tad bright in these areas but I'm not sure it would bother you. Available at Futureshop.
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post #34 of 37
11/23/09 at 1:12pm
I'm thinking of getting the RE0, and I mostly listen to hip-hop, triphop(downtempo electronica with vocals), and some heavy metal. Do you think that's a good choice?

I am most worried about two things:

1, Is the RE0 durable? As in, I don't want to buy a new pair of headphones in a year...(when the warranty is up)

2, Most of my music is low bitrate mp3s (~198kbs, some 128kbs, some 320kbs), will the lower quality ones negate the value of the RE0's sound? (I will be playing mostly through an iPod nano, or a laptop)

I haven't seen anything about the durability of the RE0 (especially with the design changes), but I read that the RE0's are hard on low bitrate music, but just how hard?

I'm coming from thinking that the stock iPod earbuds give out pretty good quality sound...
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post #35 of 37
11/23/09 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by JeJeP View Post
You should consider the FXC50. Less detail than the abovementionned IEMs, and slightly recessed midrange, but the bass is impressive as are the highs. A tad bright in these areas but I'm not sure it would bother you. Available at Futureshop.
Not nearly enough good reviews... thanks for the idea though.


updated first post again...
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post #36 of 37
11/23/09 at 1:18pm
Well this thread just convinced me to buy RE0s. Not for myself though ... nice price for a Christmas gift for my mother - she flies fairly frequently so these should be good
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post #37 of 37
11/23/09 at 1:28pm
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I was hoping others would benefit from this thread!
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