Your IEM journey so far: What cured your upgrade-itis ? - Page 2

says who that this is curable?

Fischer Audio DBA-02.

The only logical upgrade to that is the JH-13 IMHO.

not so serious about music era (ages 0-21):

sony earbuds

iphone earbuds

more sony earbuds

CX 300 mk ii (broke after a while), bass quantity was revolutionary

sony z700s, crap, hurt my ears (probably fake as well)

iphone ear buds, very dissatisfied

koss portapros, heart my portapros, they died tho.

last year, i found head-fi (ages 22-current (23)):

grado 325is, loved these, hurt my ears after a long listen tho

fiio E7

earsonic sm3s, love these, still use them ~4-6 hrs a day

koss portapros 25th anni. ed. (for keepsakes)

cowon j3

hd650s, my current #1 full-sized headphones

fiio E9

the near future:

westone um56s

m50s

pico slim (?)

the distant future:

proper desktop amp (?)

soon after:

bankruptcy

Shure e3->triple-fi 10 then won a pair of Shure 420s.........eventually got JH13's but there was a fit issue that took four months to remedy, but it was only a fit remedy.....long story but finally five months after settling I have sent them back to try to fix the final problem that was driving me nuts.  Now i am waiting with the 420's and they are really horrible, my ears are so accustom to the JH13 sound.  The sq of the 13's is just wonderfully addictive and if i can ever get them right i could almost sell all my other phones and still survive.

Full-Size

Sennheiser HD555

Portables

HD228 & ES7 (use both)

Earbuds

MX760 and MX580 (use both)

IEM

Skullcandy Smokin' buds (never used them more than twice) -> JVC Air Cushions/ Marshmallows -> RE0 / PL50 -> CK10 (now lost) -> Honestly i have no idea (I do have the NE700X but theyre somewhat uncomfortable)

Full Size - Shure SRH840

Earphones - Earsonics SM3 and Shure SE420 (w/ PtoS adapter)

I think I see customs in the future sometime, but probably not anytime too soon yet =O

There is no cure for upgrade-itis. Consult your doctor if any of the following occur: dizziness, ear-numbness, loss of friends due to refusal to remove headphones long enough to communicate, death...

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Originally Posted by jleewach 

There is no cure for upgrade-itis. Consult your doctor if any of the following occur: dizziness, ear-numbness, loss of friends due to refusal to remove headphones long enough to communicate, death...

x2.. the only cure for upgrad-itis is when you become deaf 

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Originally Posted by jleewach 

There is no cure for upgrade-itis. Consult your doctor if any of the following occur: dizziness, ear-numbness, loss of friends due to refusal to remove headphones long enough to communicate, death...

...........divorce

What cured my upgrade-itis?

Plunking down $1000 on a whim for my soon-to-be custome Westone ES5s 

...Also the fact that I just realized I have a tuition bill due this week, DOH! 

there is no cure... only the next IEM... I think it ends with a collection of high end IEMs and at least 2 or 3 custom IEMs... I'm no where near that yet though... I'm still on universals...

lets see though... Stock headphones (usually sony... what ever came with walkmen/discmen) > Sony on head > Sony on ear clips > sony in ear hooks > iPod stock buds (for a short while) > Koss Sparkplugs (would have been SO much better without that blasted mute button!) > $40 sony earbuds > ATH-EC7 > ATH-CK7 > UE SuperFi 4 > Sennheiser IE6 (on reserve) > Panasonic HJE900 (current)

Do not want to think of my next one... I'll just stick with my HJE900s for the time being. 

Stock buds (Creative) > Audio Technica in-ears > Koss in-ears w/ foam tips > Sony Fontopia > Sony clip-ons > ATH in-ears again > CrossRoads MylarOne X3 > CrossRoads Bijou 3

Then I went away for exchange, and for six good months I loved nothing but my Bijou 3. 

I came back, continued loving them for another six months. Then I started an internship at a mag, and pitched the idea of an article on headphones... and my research was my undoing.

Shortly after that internship began, this happened:

Westone UM1 > Senn IE8

They were accompanied by a GoVibe Martini, and then a Linearossa W1. Both have been sold. 

I though the IE8 would be the end...but after 10 months' ownership, I can honestly say I see some of its shortcomings. When I bought my UM1, I thought the IE8 was the best I'd ever heard, overtaking even the W3 that I demo'd prior to owning the UM1. I now know that the colouration of the IE8 can be its undoing as well, and I am thinking it is time to return to more "neutral" roots (for headphones, I've gone through MS-1, Shure 440, DT231, DT880 and HD25-1. Thankfully still holding on to the last 2)...one day, I will own a JH13 or 16.

The Shure SE530 kept me happy  for a couple of years, but the fit wasn't perfect.

though the sound was lively, it was also kind of brash, eventually I bit the bullet

and got customs, JH16's.....

They sound close to right to me, non-fatiguing, but with plenty of balls, ...and they

were a perfect fit, first time! 

^So jealous!