renegade999
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Hello everyone,
I guess I've reached a crossroads. I previously owned the Shure SE210 and was very happy with the fit, though I felt it was lacking in bass. I was also pretty impressed with the bundle that came along something that has not been as spectacular with other brands.
I decided to upgrade and in the process have tried out the Ultimate Ears 700, Ultimate Ears Superfi 5 Pro and the Sennheiser IE7 and IE8. The UE700 are way too tiny, don't produce sufficient bass though the soundstage is really good. The UE SF5 Pro has excellent bass and soundstage in my opinion, but the monitors are too unwieldy to handle on a day-to-day basis. Moving on to the Sennheisers, I felt the IE7 sounded pretty ordinary while the IE8s (with 50-60 hours of burn-in) had terrific bass (almost overpowering and muffling out the rest of the audio), but something was lacking. They didn't feel like they could measure up to the clarity and precision expected of phones at this level. (Also taking the sleeves off was a real pain with the IE8s and the nozzle on the right piece just came off!!) I didn't find the sleeve bundle very comfortable and my guess is I'd have to switch to the Comply foams if I settle on the IE8. Also, is it just me or is the audio jack on the IE8s nickel coated??
I went back to researching the forums and two other options I hadn't previously looked at were the q-Jays and Klipsch x10. From what I've read, despite the fact that the q-Jays have dual drivers, their bass output is lacking while the Klipsch don't shine as well in the treble department.
As far as pricing goes, the q-Jays cost roughly 120 euros, the x10s 200 euros and the IE8s around 190 euros.
The genres of music I mostly listen to are Rock, Alternative Rock, Techno, Dance, Pop (think Metallica, Drowning Pool, Limpbizkit, Angels & Airwaves, Trapt, Lady Gaga, Imogen Heap, Armin van Buuren)
Based on my sound preferences and my experience with the phones so far which one would pair of earphones would you recommend? I was very happy with the performance of the UE Superfi 5 Pro; If I can get similar or better output from any of the three phones under consideration (q-jays, x10, IE8), that's all I'd need!
I wish I could afford the SE530s/535s but for now I'm holding back...
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read my post!
Cheers
Renegade999
I guess I've reached a crossroads. I previously owned the Shure SE210 and was very happy with the fit, though I felt it was lacking in bass. I was also pretty impressed with the bundle that came along something that has not been as spectacular with other brands.
I decided to upgrade and in the process have tried out the Ultimate Ears 700, Ultimate Ears Superfi 5 Pro and the Sennheiser IE7 and IE8. The UE700 are way too tiny, don't produce sufficient bass though the soundstage is really good. The UE SF5 Pro has excellent bass and soundstage in my opinion, but the monitors are too unwieldy to handle on a day-to-day basis. Moving on to the Sennheisers, I felt the IE7 sounded pretty ordinary while the IE8s (with 50-60 hours of burn-in) had terrific bass (almost overpowering and muffling out the rest of the audio), but something was lacking. They didn't feel like they could measure up to the clarity and precision expected of phones at this level. (Also taking the sleeves off was a real pain with the IE8s and the nozzle on the right piece just came off!!) I didn't find the sleeve bundle very comfortable and my guess is I'd have to switch to the Comply foams if I settle on the IE8. Also, is it just me or is the audio jack on the IE8s nickel coated??
I went back to researching the forums and two other options I hadn't previously looked at were the q-Jays and Klipsch x10. From what I've read, despite the fact that the q-Jays have dual drivers, their bass output is lacking while the Klipsch don't shine as well in the treble department.
As far as pricing goes, the q-Jays cost roughly 120 euros, the x10s 200 euros and the IE8s around 190 euros.
The genres of music I mostly listen to are Rock, Alternative Rock, Techno, Dance, Pop (think Metallica, Drowning Pool, Limpbizkit, Angels & Airwaves, Trapt, Lady Gaga, Imogen Heap, Armin van Buuren)
Based on my sound preferences and my experience with the phones so far which one would pair of earphones would you recommend? I was very happy with the performance of the UE Superfi 5 Pro; If I can get similar or better output from any of the three phones under consideration (q-jays, x10, IE8), that's all I'd need!
I wish I could afford the SE530s/535s but for now I'm holding back...
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read my post!
Cheers
Renegade999