First off, big thanks to Annirak for doing a great thread on this. I found it so interesting that I figured I'd do one of my own. So, what are your funniest, craziest, best, worst reactions to your gear? I personally have a pair of Westone UM2 RC and I've gotten good and bad reactions. My...

I thought I'd do a write-up on this since there's not much else on it on the internet. First off, here's a little something for the people who do not yet know: IEM's from the brands Etymotic, Westone, and Shure all use a small device referred to as a filter or damper inside of the canal that...

Thanks guys! I'm gonna go with my gut and get them.

Okay so I'm finally ready to get my first nice pair of iems. I listened to a pair Westone UM2s a while back(tips didn't fit well ) and I absolutely loved them and I wanted to get them. BUT, now I'm reading all these bad reviews about them saying that they're a waste of money. People say that...

It's been awhile since I"ve posted here on Head-Fi. And this time I need help on something other than headphones: Car speakers. I know this is a headphone oriented website, but if I know audiophiles like myself, they cant be without high-end sound while on the road. Basically, I have for some...

Haha thanks for reading. I agree with everything you said. But I think we all wish that more people were concerned about their sound. Only in a head-fier's perfect world, I guess.

Many times before I have said that all of the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones are way overpriced and not worth even trying. I still hold to this belief but after receiving my replacement pair from Monster, I think that the Tours might be the only Beats headphones with potential. Back when I was...

I guess I don't really like the shure sound. But again, I only tried them for a few minutes.  I do however love the sound of the westone UM series. I tried the UM2 and loved it. Made my Klipsch image s4 sound like crap.

Believe it or not, I actually tried these out a couple hours ago at a stand at the airport of all places. As one of the members said, they don't have an immediately attractive sound. The mids sounded congested and had some glare and the highs were lacking. I thought the weakest point of he se535...

Hey guys! This is a really interesting thread. Sadly, I didn't find it until there were over 70 pages of comments. Can anybody tell me if there was a page telling about the finished product? Also, is it necessary to use a crossover as long as you use appropriate drivers together and filter them...

A lot of different genres such as pop, rock, rap, classical, jazz, alternative, etc. From that description it still sounds like the se215 is more what I prefer.

Well it looks like I'm getting the SE215s. Thank you so much to everyone who posted here. You guys are awesome! :D

Quote: Well keep in mind I only had less than an hour to play with them so I wasn't used to the ba drivers' sound yet. I never said they weren't real enough, just that the vocals seemed to lack a little detail because of the lack of high. And so I ask again, how much of a difference in...

Okay so now for one more question: How does the se215 compare to the um1 or even the um2? How much of a difference is there in detail and overall sound signature?

Quote: The only thing that worries me about the se215 is that I've read that it lacks the detail produced by other ba's. Is this true? I'm going from klipsch image s4 so how much of a difference in detail will there be?