Yeah that all makes sense. I think I might try to reshell the UE900s and then get a pair of the Sony's for the ANC after selling everything else. Thanks for your help SilverEars!

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. I guess the IEMs themselves are not IPX rated and that's the expensive component. Have you compared how custom IEMs noise isolation compare to ANC? I understand ANC is nowadays top notch, but if custom IEMs can get close I'm willing to compromise for sound quality.

Is there a reason the UE 18+ CSX WITH FOSTEX TM2 setup doesn't work? I could use an aux cable with them, they should have good isolation, apparently the TM2 are IPX 5 rated and have a mic? I know they're above my price range rn though

Hey All, Currently I have: Bose QC25, micro iDSD Black Label + HD6XXs DT770 32 Ohm (looking to sell) UE900s (broken shell). Samsung AKG headphones (came with my phone) Unfortunately the setup is not fully covering my use cases (described below) so I'm considering selling everything and...

So I recently picked up the first three IEMS and wanted to a comparison between them. I will be parting with them except the DT-770 soon so I thought I'd write a comparison before that time comes.    Before I begin my review I would like to say that I am by no means an audiophile. Here is my...

Okay what do I need to do to test the Maxxaudio issue? I opened up audioFX. Sorry I'm not very familiar with what Maxx Audio is. 

can you describe what the maxxaudio problem is? I can test it for you if you'd like. 

What is the general consensus on the audio quality of the One Plus One? Because my Dt-770's 32 ohm seems to sound better from my laptop then the phone. I am on CM12 if that affects anything. 

I apologize, I meant expensive mp3/audio players.        Thanks so much for your detailed explanation. Really goes to show how awesome this community is. Thanks!

Awesome, thanks so much for your insight! So basically don't worry about the source till the resistance is higher? Also, why are there rather expensive mp3s then? 100s of dollars to thousands? 

any help? 

Hi I am relatively novice headphone user, here's the headphones/IEMS I've listened to: 1. RE-0 2. Monster Turbine  3. Monster Turbine Pro Copper 4. ATH-CKS77 5. Beyerdynamic Dt-770 Pro 32 Ohm 6. Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 Computer Speakers 7. A ton of crappy come with your device headphones  ...

Np but are you sure the x7i and x7 sound th same? Cuz even without the discount their normal price is way lower than Amazon.

Do you mean review of the x7i? And what is the difference between the x7 and x7i? Is the only difference the 3 button mic? Also, how good are the x7i's? Do they compete with the DUNU dn-1000s? Or are the in a lower category?   Thanks for your help btw, glad I am aware of this deal. 

My brother had a pair of Monster Turbine Copper Pro's but they broke and at that point Monster no longer made them and claimed that they could only replace them with another line of IEMS which were far inferior. Consequently, I am now looking to buy a pair of IEMS and want to spend around $100...