SmettMark
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Do you think its worth it? is the SQ good? Another question, many people say its heavy, is that really a problem? Does it bother you a lot or is it not that much of a problem?
I'm sorry, but I'd have to disagree. I'd put both them and the Shure SE535 in the same category with bland, somewhat one-note bass and unremarkable for their price. The Monster Turbine Pro Gold does have a lot more bland and booming bass though. Personally, I prefer the sound if the Klipsch Image X10, or even the S2 to the MTPG bass wise. That being said, the build quality on the Turbine seems very durable, and it looks a bit more flashy than the others mentioned.
Oh, and I love Monster Supertips!
Shure SE535 in the same category with bland, somewhat one-note bass
The SE535 has bass that whups the Turbine Pro Gold's bass easily.. it DOES have dual bass BA's for a reason, y'know. The creamy midrange of the SE535 sounds more like shure shoved three midrange balanced armatures in although the bass is still excellent.
For the detail/balance obsessed audiophile the Turbine Pro Gold is pretty bad value for money based off sound quality alone. They are reasonably balanced with a slight emphasis on bass, but they can't keep up with many of the single and multi balanced armatures in the same price range (such as the TF10, DBA-02, etc). It does have a nice build though, reinforced through the lifetime gurantee.
What? The 535s are almost a polar opposite from "one-note bass".
To the both of you, I'd like to say that I respect your opinions... providing you have actually auditioned the Shure SE535. I realize it has dual bass balanced armature drivers, but the tuning and crossover also makes a difference. For that matter the TripleFi 10 also has 2 bass drivers, but one is tuned for midrange. As for one note bass, I've owned the Etymotic Mc5 and Hf5, and while they are incredibly detailed and accurate, they bass isn't terribly textured. In fact, I think the Koss PortaPro is much less bland in that department. The Shure SE535, while listening to Eye of the Tiger (Survivor), Let it Rock (Kevin Rudolph), and Higher Power (Boston), sounded terribly bland in the bass department.
I thought the triple fi 10 had both bass drivers for bass and one for mid/high? I'm pretty sure it's a 2-way design just like the 535s.
Quote:also, I believe the triple.fi is a 2 way configuration, while the UE10 is three way. I may be wrong though.
No, both are two ways, just that the description on UE website is a bit misleading. UE11 is the first IEM with 3-ways crossover, Westone 3 is the first universal to be 3-ways.