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You haven't heard either one? In other words, your post is sort of not really helpful at all. I'm new here, but know enough not to call a headphone great or say one sounds better than the other without having heard them both. Anyway, there is a new review of the MC5 posted today, and the guy owns BOTH. OP might want to read it. It convinced me to try the MC3s (for use with Touch or iPhone).
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/510261/totally-insane-quality-for-a-totally-insane-price-the-etymotic-mc5-mini-review
By reading your statement there, I assume that nobody here is helpful then. You have it wrong both ways.
When you are in the market for a headphone, what do you do? You read reviews, you ask for advice, you seek people who have great experience, correct? Why do you do that? So you can see how "good" or "valuable" something is. You look at something that someone will recommend, or something that fits your needs. By saying my post is not at all helpful, is simply not the case. First off, you are not the one I responded to, you have no say on whether I helped the individual who started the thread. Second, where on earth do you think I am getting my information from? This isn't a science fiction novel, I'm not making this stuff up. I am transferring information from other users to whomever I am speaking to. In other words, I am giving suggestions off what I have read. I'm getting my info from a plethora of users, some of which have heard both, and have had more experience in the aspect.
The funny thing is, right after you tell me my post isn't helpful at all, you directly contradict yourself by saying, "Hey guys, this guy owns both! Let's listen to him instead. He has more experience." Once again, the information I am giving is based off people just like the user you have mentioned. They are actual users, using the same headphones that have been mentioned. I gather all my knowledge on the specified headphone that I have learned from others, and try and put some of it together to help someone out. Now, every single Head-Fi'er SHOULD know that
sound is subjective. What someone says is the best headphone in the world, may be a piece of garbage to another user. I'm not inferring that this is the case here, but you get what I mean. That review that you linked is one person that prefers one headphone over another. So, that user has an opinion and a preference.
As we all do. What I have stated, is that the majority of users have preferred the HJE900 to the MC5, or other headphones in that sepcified range. The HJE900 is a very nice IEM indeed, I know this from what I've read, but some don't like it's "interesting and new" sound signature due to it's material. So all we have is a single preference here, and you can't base that individual preference off something as subjective as sound quality or sound signatures.
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Agreed! "Hands down the better of the two" + " I haven't heard either" don't mix.
Personally, the MC5 gets my vote, as the last impression I got of the Panasonic was people saying it has a very odd sound sig due to the housing, some not liking it. I haven't heard either, but I would read more reviews on the Panasonic before I jump in. Then again, he might not like the deep insertion of the Etys, which takes some getting used to. But once you do, isolation, and details are great. Definitely not for running/riding bike/use in car if he's inclined to do that sort of stuff with them (due to isolation).
How about you read what I posted above as well.
I pretty much stated exactly what you have in your second paragraph in my original one, except you denounced it right on the spot? But I will admit, you are right about the "Hands down the better of the two" + "I haven't heard either" don't mix. They don't mix! Again, there is no such thing as "hands down the better of the two." It just doesn't exist; except in the person who formulated that opinion. You can't use one person's opinion, and apply it to everything in relation. Because it is just an opinion. Now, speaking of the other statement of "I haven't heard either one." If I haven't heard either one, don't you think I would be basing my stuff off people who have heard them? I'm not just making this stuff up, popular to contrary belief. I'm getting this knowledge from other users; just like the one user who you linked and PREFERS one over the other.
No people, I am not mad at all. So don't get offended if I shoot down your posts. I'm just clearing some misconceptions up.
