HELP: Custom 3's, Super Fi 5 EB, Monster Turbine, JVC FX 500, Shure SE420 or ? - Page 2

You need to ask yourself if you need the IEM now, or if you can wait.

If you can wait and save the money, I would say go for one of the best IEMs the SM3 ~US$400

If you can't wait and/or don't have the money then I personally would go for the best bang-for-buck IEM I could find.  From my research on HF, that seems to be either the DBA-02 or the DDM both ~US$160.

Because there are tens of IEMs out there I think ppl are trying to be helpful by only talking about the ones you've mentioned and not confuse you with others.  So I might actually be being counter-helpful...

If you haven't already, have a look at these two excellent threads:

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/476315/top-tier-universal-iem-comparison-chart-frequency-response-charts-discussion

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/450407/multiple-iem-shootout-v-3

^ You should mention about the place selling the DDM  @ $90. 

Can't go wrong with the IE7.  Those and the C3 are some of the best I've owned.

Looks like you're a bass runner. Humm, I think the bose ie are suit for you best, beautiful bass with not bad treble.

However, if  you must choose one from your list, the JVC are seemed like the best. 5 EB, maybe, but some people said that their bass are sort of fuzzy...Custom 3 are some kind of stage monitor phones with good performances on rock and pop, but if compare its $100+ price with the price $50 of the FX500's, I would say that FX500 is a better choice.