Newb Looking for Good IEM around 150 (GR07,262,EPH-100,R-50,BA200)

The earphones you listed are all well regarded, so you're likely to enjoy all of them. I have the GR07s and I can absolutely vouch for their performance; they are excellent for the money and many others will agree with me on this. A great place to read some reviews is 

Not knowing what kind of music you like is a bit of a problem, but I would advise that you try listening to as many different genres as you can to see what strikes you. Even if you don't expect to like something, such as classical music or jazz, keep an open mind - you may surprise yourself. There is a music thread on this site with a lot of discussion on all sorts of music - that is a good place to get some recommendations. I would also consider checking out some well-recorded music, too - good recommendations can also be found in the music threads. To be honest, there is some music that is so well recorded that it is a pleasure to listen to even though it may not be from a genre that I typically enjoy.

Do a bit of research, read some reviews, and check out some new music - before long, you'll have a pretty good idea about what kind of music you like and which earphone suits you best. And as we like to say to new members: "Welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet."

I think it's your choice of what you will pick but i will give pro, cons of these IEMs, like GR07 are slightly warm sounding IEMs which suite most genres music and they are little bassheavy which is good for outdoor use and they are very detailed in mids, highs with fairly wide soundstage and has very good cable, well made and adjustable nozzel, so overall they great buy. Yamaha EPH100 offers dynamic punchy bass with good deep instertion seal to block out noise and imaging, instruments separation, soundstage are very good and immidiate noticeable with good detailed mids, highs. RE262 are very detailed in mids(noticable forward) and overall very detailed soundquality without emphesis on bass.  The R-50, BA200 are also great on revealing details and they are good buy under there price range.

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Originally Posted by doublea71 

The earphones you listed are all well regarded, so you're likely to enjoy all of them. I have the GR07s and I can absolutely vouch for their performance; they are excellent for the money and many others will agree with me on this. A great place to read some reviews is 

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http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-266-iems-compared-rock-it-sounds-r-50-added-11-29-12

 

Not knowing what kind of music you like is a bit of a problem, but I would advise that you try listening to as many different genres as you can to see what strikes you. Even if you don't expect to like something, such as classical music or jazz, keep an open mind - you may surprise yourself. There is a music thread on this site with a lot of discussion on all sorts of music - that is a good place to get some recommendations. I would also consider checking out some well-recorded music, too - good recommendations can also be found in the music threads. To be honest, there is some music that is so well recorded that it is a pleasure to listen to even though it may not be from a genre that I typically enjoy.

 

Do a bit of research, read some reviews, and check out some new music - before long, you'll have a pretty good idea about what kind of music you like and which earphone suits you best. And as we like to say to new members: "Welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet."

Ditto. GR07's are quite good and performs well above its price range. Regarding the balanced armatures, in my experience they are more suited for analytical listening and it boasts great detailing of the music you listen to. Be wary though that if you're more into bass, you're better of with dynamic iems instead. If you're curious don't hesitate to check out Brainwavs B2, Vsonic GR01, Fischer Audio DBA-02 and it's MK2 iteration on the thread linked above.

Goodluck on your journey kid ;)

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Originally Posted by ScreenKiller 

can someone post a site where i can buy the TDK ba200 not on amazone they don't accept paypal..

maybe something in the UK?
 

Buydig.com takes paypal and they ship to the UK, the BA200 is $149 there.  I got my pair from there and shipping was pretty quick.

The BA drivers IEMs are more revealing details in music without being dynamic or punchy and bass sound great but air moving bass from dynamic IEMs are more like subwoofer type experenice. Both canbe very revealing and BA IEMs has multi drivers with better crossover to acheive highend soundquality and dynamic IEMs like Sony EX1000, JVC FX700 are also very detailed in mids, highs.