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Can someone give me a quick answer for whats a good IEM (non-amped) ? thx.

post #1 of 7
2/11/11 at 12:57am
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Hi there Head-fi i havent been around for about 5 years, my last rig was a CD Player + PINT amp+Etymotic ER4s t hink it was. My current rig is the Iphone 4 Playing Apple lossless, Its superportable and sounds good, I dont want to use an amp just some nice IEM's for around $200 or less prefereably about $150. I'm talking non-amped IEM's. Thanks for any help.

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post #2 of 7
2/11/11 at 1:10am
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Ive decided to get the fisher audio dba-02 as reccommended in another review they look really nice i think. I dont need an amp to run these will I?

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post #3 of 7
2/11/11 at 1:14am

the DBA-02's should run fine unamped like most efficient IEM's 

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post #4 of 7
2/11/11 at 1:51am
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Ive changed my mind to go for the cheaper RE-ZERO's after reading about them, i need to save some $$$ so thats why i opted for them. They should run fine without an amp yes?

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post #5 of 7
2/11/11 at 1:56am

RE0's aren't the best phones for unamped use. without an amp, I personally found them to be a bit lacking in terms of bass, amped, they were just adequate (not a negative thing, more isn't better in many cases)

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post #6 of 7
2/11/11 at 2:10am
RE-Zero are fine unamped, though the sound might be a bit fatiguing when you're not using an amp, the overall sound signature is fairly analytical and punchy.
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post #7 of 7
2/11/11 at 4:36am

How about Radius DDM,

this monsters work just fine without an amp...

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