Hello All, Long story short my wife said she would buy ear buds for our son's entire class (23+ kids).  I know this is not exactly the type of question we getrhere but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with really cheap ear buds (Not IEM's), not concerned with sound as much as...

Hello All, I just received my pair of T50's and I have to say reading the OP's thoughts made me laugh because they were very similar mine.  I am relatively new to this whole thing but have been enjoying mobile audio for a year now and have tried a number or IEM's including RE0's, DBA-02's...

I have had nothing but but great customer service from Head Direct.   Ms. T is a sweet heart.     Cheers, Jim

I had a pair of DBA's which I loved but they lasted all of 6 weeks till one of the channels went out. In my quest to replace them I ended up getting a set of HF5which I was very impressed with except for the quantity of bass.  I was just about to pull the trigger on a set of B2's when I found a...

Hey all, I have been posting in this thread (http://www.head-fi.org/t/569001/sony-mdr-ex600-vs-vsonic-gr07/45#post_7748029) but it seems like this one is a bit more active.  I have a couple posts about my first, not so positive, experiences with the EX600's on the other thread but I wanted to...

I was in your boat a couple months back.  I was anxiously waiting on the release of the E11 and when it came out i read all the reviews and then stumbled on a comparison of a number of different amps and after waiting all that time decided to go with the JDS CMOY and could not be happier, some...

Only been in this game for 10 months or so but this is my take on it.  My IPhone 4 drives all my IEM's (RE0's, DBA-02's, HF5's, EX600's) just fine and they all sound great out of the Iphone but when I add my CMOY the whole sound gets bigger.  I just did a A/B test here and on my EX600's the...

Quote: I did forget to mention that I too find the sound stage superior to the HF5's but other than that they are very similar.   From what I have read the HF5 have a bit more bass then the ER-4X's and running them through the JDS Labs CMOY the bass is pretty equal between the 600's and...

The more IEM's I listen too the more I like the HF5's and think they offer huge value.  I have had RE0's, DBA02's, S4's and just got a set of EX600's and think the HF5's stack up well against all of them.  I bought the HF5's after my DBA's crapped out about 6 weeks into ownership and after...

So I received the EX600's on Friday and and have close to 20 hours of burn in on them and I think I may be returning them.  There is nothing wrong with them but then again I am not hearing anything special out of them, last night I did a lot of A/B comparing with the HF5's and boy do they sound...

I just found this thread and happy I did so.  I just ordered a set of EX600's after finding them for $125 shipped new from an authorized dealer.  I have a few sets of IEM's (RE0, DBA-02, S4, HF5) and right now I am enjoying the HF5's a lot but I still miss the punchyness of the DBA's which...

I made up a harness for the 9V connector and then just used a JST connector that I use in my small planes.  The plug is polarity protected and I have used them for up to 10A current so it has plenty of over head.  I now use my smaller (500-800mah) batteries in my CMOY and loving it.  I usually...

Quote: I think Fischer Audio is at fault as well, I sent them a number of e-mails and never heard back from them.     Cheers, Jim  

I just listened to that track off of Itunes at 256K and I heard nothing weird on my HF5's.  I have found a few tracks where it is obvious that the recording is of low quality and the Ety's make that very clear.  I am guessing I have some 200 hours on my HF5's and I am loving them, I am using a...

I have been playing with a JDS Cmoy for the last two weeks.  I am using it with a Iphone 4 and, mostly, my Ety HF5's and a LOD jack and while the HF's are easily driven I am hearing a pretty drastic improvement. Not sure exactly how to explain it but the JDS is suppose to add just a slight hint...

Looking at the EX600's and wondering how they compare to say the DBA-02's.  I seem to like the sound signature of the DBA-02's and the Ety HF5's and if the EX600's are similar at all.   Cheers, Jim

Look at the Etymotics HF5's.  They isolate really really well and they can be had for $99.00 in the states.  When I wear my HF5's I can barely hear my lawn mower running, according to their web site they cut out 35-42db's. C Cheers, Jim

I am a relative Newbie with IEM's but in the last 7 months or so I have tried around a half dozen IEM's that are all under $200.00.  I started with the RE0's and liked them but then tried the Fischer Audio DBA-02's and loved them but they did not last long before one channel dropped out.  I...

I was in the same boat two weeks ago.  I wanted to amp my Iphone 4 for use with my RE0's, HF5's, DBA-02's, and S4's through the LOD.  I had been waiting for the E11 for a number of months but as the reviews came out I was not sure about the E11 any longer.  After reading the above thread on sub...

I just wanted to write a note and publicly Thank John and JDS Labs for some of the best customer Service I have witnessed in recent times.    Long story short I decided on the JDS Cmoy after doing a lot of reading, to be honest I was really waiting for the E11 to be released but after...

Quote: I find my HF5's to be very similar to the REO's in everything except the bass where the HF5's kill the REO's, but remain right and crisp.  The REO's may have ever so slightly better treble but they are very close.  After listening to my DBA-02's I just found the REO's very boring...

I have had a pair of HF-5's for about a month now, I bought them after my DBA-02's crapped out and for the price I think they are awesome.  The isolation is second to none and, in my recollection, they are 98% as good as the DBA-02's and that is just because the DBA-02's have a bit more punch in...

After a few e-mails back and forth with Ethan he has issued me a credit on my faulty DBA-02's.  While this took way longer then it should have I am happy with the outcome and I think Ethan has learned a thing or two out of this situation.   Thanks Ethan and best of luck to you.    ...

Quote: I have always worked in a very niche industry and on both ends (distributor and manufacturer) and there are plenty of times I have gone to bat for both the manufacturer and the end user.  The worse thing for a brand is to leave a end user out in the cold so someone has to help.  FA...

From the outside there is nothing wrong with the DBA's but I am not the only one who has had a channel go bad on them...and in pretty short order.   The HF5's and nicely done and all metal on the outside and the cable is nicely done, though I have found is quite microphonic.  I think they...