Monster Turbine Pro vs. Shure Se 530 vs. Sennheiser CX 870

if you can find brand new gold's for $175 or less then its worth it

they do pretty much every genre well except bass might be too overpowering in some classical songs

i should get the senns by this week

will post some impressions by then

thats a very good price but i wonder if its genuine

is it brand new or secondhand

What do you mean by great lows? I have the Coppers and the lows are very tight and accurate. From reading about the Golds they have more bottom end and deeper bass.

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Originally Posted by Nycknicks105 

What are main differences between the coppers and the golds?

Copper BASS is tight and accurate but the Golds go a touch lower and have a bit more weight and decay.  Coppers have more treble energy and do a better job than the Golds of presenting the detail to you.  The treble energy brings things like electric guitars more to life say in Metal.  Its a balanced V-shape.  The Golds have less treble energy and sound warmer.  The details are there but not as forward and obvious.  They (Golds) are designed to be euphonic in that they can play any genre, any source and any file type and they are still very listenable and enjoyable.  The Coppers will reveal more flaws from your source and material if they are present.  I also find the Coppers to be more fatiguing over longer listening sessions than the Golds which can be worn all day long.  The Copper treble can be tuned w/ tip choice and placement to correct for this though.

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I agree with just about everything but the fatigue part but that is different from one person to another. I also found the cable on the Golds superior to the Coppers.

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Originally Posted by rawrster 

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I agree with just about everything but the fatigue part but that is different from one person to another. I also found the cable on the Golds superior to the Coppers.

I used the black gel tips and sat them right on the precipice of falling out so treble got full extension.  After a few hours I probably could have just pushed them in further to mitigate that.  Instead I opted to swap for my MD's!  

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Originally Posted by Nycknicks105 

I think i might be able to pick the golds then. How do you guys feel about the Shure SE 530?

Some really like them, others like myself don't.  Its not the type of signature that makes you wanna rock out if you catch my drift.  Its more of a relax in a lazy boy, close your eyes and think about the sound type of phone IMO.  I had every Shure IEM out there for years but never really liked any of them.  Others talk like they would sell their kidney for a pair.  Meh... 

that is good price .

Sound signature, which is the way it presents the music. I haven't heard them but they seem to be more of a laid-back, more smooth sound due to treble rolloff and a midrange hump (?)