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Help me Decide on In-Ear's ~100$

post #1 of 6
1/10/12 at 9:45am
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I'm sure there is countless threads on this already...But, I was wondering if you guys could point me in the right direction or give advice on the best In-ear Buds around 100 bucks.

It can be a bit over or under...I like a nice balanced headphone, not bass heavy, but not missing the bass. I have been listening to a lot of Moody Blues lately and would like to be able to pick out all the orchestrated parts.

I was considering the Etymoic Research MC5, but am open to other options. I used to have Shure SE215's or something around that pricerange. I really enjoyed them, but was very new to audio back then.

I saw Klipsch got decent reviews, but saw a lot of negative things about comfort/sound.

Sorry for rambling...Show me some options!

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Etymotic Research HF5 Portable In-Ear Earphones (Cobalt)
Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro Earphones Gun Metal Blue with Roadie Case
Etymotic MC5
post #2 of 6
1/10/12 at 9:54am

"balanced, not bass heavy, but not missing the bass".

 

Sounds like you are headed in the right direction considering Ety's (I would use that same phrase to describe my HF3's).  You could probably find the HF5 for $100 (i see a pair from Amazon right now for $97), they are a step above the MC5.

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post #3 of 6
1/10/12 at 12:22pm
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I was told these are a little sterile sounding, what has a bit of livelyness to it, or a bit more boom?

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post #4 of 6
1/10/12 at 12:26pm

If you could stretch your budget a little bit I would suggest to go for GR07 or TF10. Also you can read about jvc fxt90 but they may be a little bit too bassy for you.

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post #5 of 6
1/10/12 at 1:16pm
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I actually don't mind bass, just don't want any that have like simulated or boosted bass. Some headphones pride themselves on the overload of bass.

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post #6 of 6
1/10/12 at 1:28pm

No, fxt90 doesn't have overloaded bass. They are really great all-rounder earphones. Everything plays fine with them.

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Etymotic Research HF5 Portable In-Ear Earphones (Cobalt)
Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro Earphones Gun Metal Blue with Roadie Case
Etymotic MC5
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