Ultimate Ears UE 900 Discussion and Appreciation Thread - Page 109

I started with the Samsung Ativ (essentially G2/3 running Win8) and found it overly bright and hissy. I took it back and switched to the Nokia 920 which I find better sonically plus it has a better camera. It does have some down sides though so do some research. I have ordered an adapter cable from Fiio to try and get a working MIC for example.
Edited by dweaver - 2/28/13 at 6:05pm

 

Wow, that seems extremely loud! I use 3-5 from 16 BUT I have capped my volume at 50% AND the German iPhone is capped by default at ~80% which you can only remove with a jailbreak. So effectively I probably use volume 2 or 3 when I'm outside and 1 at home.

Awesome earpiece. Design is splendid!

How do you guys enjoy these at 1 to 5 out of 16. I had to turn it up to at least 9 out of 16 before the pin hole got fully block after I put it on 11 out of 16 this is on a iPod touch 4 gen
Edited by jayaudio116 - 3/1/13 at 3:09pm

 

I feel the same way.  Why bother with such a high-end IEM?  Sort of like watching a 32" "1080" flatscreen from 25 feet away versus 6 feet away.

 

That's some loud music you're listening to.  

 

Your ears get used to it and when you turn the volume down it raises your attention. I get more out of the music and catch more details this way. Also, I can still hear the phone ring.

I listen at a loud enough volume it comes across as energetic and alive. The UE900 allows me to listen at lower volumes because of it's clarity in the mids and treble and good isolation. Treble is one area I like a bit elevated due to hearing loss due to age.

I guess...but 30dB is 30dB and not very engaging.

 

I usually listen 80% max Ipod volume to appreciate the full experience of the IEM's I am using.  I estimate it is about 90-100dB but I only listen for 45 minutes max (a workout) so this is very healthy.

 

I have listened this way my whole life and latest hearing test I had still shows me with perfect hearing (whatever they consider that to be).

 

Yeah, at 25% of my iPod touch, I'm at around 65-70 (eyeear-balling it).  At around 50...  Well, that's the thing, I've never been above 31.25% :p  I've calculated the volume around 25% to be about 65 as well using 10*log(Vout/R/.05) + S.

 

I have no idea about the dB value but when I'm in bed I want to turn it even lower than level 1/16, which sadly is not possible without external amp.

Well, my neighbors are very quiet and I use the DT-880 on the balcony. :)

The music is not that loude at 9 out of 16 I can still here some noise in my environment and I rember one time before my pin hole got fully block the left side of my Iem got coverd with wax but not clog and the volume of the left side was drastically lower then the right side when this happen after I removed it it was back to normal lv this was a time when I only listen at 8 to 9 out. Of 16 so it could be that some of you guys pin hole is not fully block

I I have notice this also at lv of 5 out of 16 but still 1 out of 16 is crazy

Is there a difference between power output between the different dap that you guys use for example is a iPod touch 5 gen louder at similar volumes as a iPod touch 4 gen 3 gen windows phone and so on

 

All the iPods are around 1.11v out max.  Can't speak for anything else.