[patthebaker17]

i lost my nuforce ne 7m. a long time ago. and now i want new earphones.
i would want the nuforce's again but i wanna see something different this time.
 
i listen to everything. from hip hop, rock, electronic.
sooo i basically want clarity. clarity of the instrument, bass, and voice.
i love having tight bass in my earphones and very detailed high's
i dont mind eq'ing since i have a cowon s9.
sooo. please give me some suggestions.
ive already looked into senn 300 II, Re2, and some denons. but im not sure. and i want your opinions.
please and thank you

 

[ljokerl]

For what you seem to be after, my pick would be the Mp4nation Brainwavz M1, followed by the Maximo iM-590 and then the apple dual-driver IEMs. The RE2 have very good clarity as well, especially in the midrange, but they are too rolled off at the low end.

 

[patthebaker17]

i checked out the brainwaves and they have some great reviews. loving the cable but is it actually durable?
i couldnt find too much on the clarity but can anyone confirm that has a pair?

 

[ljokerl]

Well.. I have a pair and I think the clarity is on at least on par with anything else in the price range, including the armature-based Apple dual-drivers. The cable is sturdy. If any problems occur they will be at the cable termination points (as usual) and not with the cable itself. 

 

[mark2410]

what joker said really, id add in the PL-50. 
 
both the M1 and iM-590 are great options too and id also say the Radiopaq Classical jokers currently selling.  they are an IEM i feel really deserves more attention than they have received.

 

[ljokerl]

^ Right, the Classicals too. Didn't want to say anything lest it would be considered skewed by self-interest (selling them, etc). Astonishing clarity though i don't think a new set can be imported for less than $50. Mine cost me about $60 after conversion.

 

[mark2410]

yeah i noticed them the other day and thought What, how has no one snaped those up.  i knew it was stupid for Radiopaq to name them  all like that and clearly i was right.  oh and they still arent selling them in the US? just perplexing

 

[rawrster]

You definitely can't get them outside of importing them which I found odd as the US is a huge market. I probably would have picked them up a while ago if I didn't have to import them here and well if I was in the market for an under $100 earphone.