I bought a set for $79 from buydig.com and have been listening for a few hours now.   First off, they are incredibly comfortable!  I own Etymotics, Westone UM2 and UM1's, Shure SE215's, and a few other sets of mid-high end IEM's. The ADV Alpha are, by far, the most comfortable.  For me...

Well, I just ordered a set and will report back with how they are. At $35 shipped, it's worth the risk, and I doubt Ultimate Ears would make a crapty product.

Hey Head-fi'ers... So I just got a 16GB black iPhone 3G. I just finished doing some testing to see how it sounds with my trusty Westone UM2, and I have to say the thing sounds pretty amazing. Very clean and neutral. I only have it turned up halfway, and it's quite loud. Anyway, at times...

Quote: Originally Posted by audiomagnate Mine sure aren't microphonic. Agreed. That was one thing I didn't like, but got used to with the Ety's and Shures...the stethoscope effect. The UM2's don't exhibit this at all

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamos Hi all, I got some molds done and bought a pair of UM56's to use with my E3C's...and that lasted about a week. As far the UM56's, I am loving them... although the first pair I got from Westone were completely the wrong color, so we sent...

Yeah I know my progression of different models was kind of weird... The E5C's were a friend's and I was borrowing them for like a year. I actually really enjoy listening with the E2C's, and still keep them around. While not as accurate as some of the other models, they are still pleasing...

Hi all, long time reader on here, but I believe this is my first post. Anyway, I'm an Audio Engineer mostly for live sound & recording, and have experimented with many different phones & IEM's over the years. My progression for in-ears went: ER-4P > E5C > E2C > E3C > UM2 I got some...