Quote: Orginally posted by chinesekiwi This thread is stupid as it depends on a number of things such as resistance in the cable, the player, how loud the source file is, the resistance of the output..... Sort of ... If you can give listening levels in dB by relating it to known dB...

Another vote for the PX100. Good all around and comfortable. What type of music do you listen to? For pop/rock I like the Koss Porta-pro. They have a "fun" sound. But when I am listening to a mix of genres (classical Jazz, Pop, etc.) I prefer the Senns.

Quote: I'm puzzled by IEMS differing in isolation so much. I am not an audio engineer nor do I play one on TV! That said I suspect that achieving great isolation is like so many other endeavors - it takes 80% of the effort to get that last 20%. I know from personal experience that...

What type of music do you listen to? Some phones do better with classical, others with rock, etc. A favorite of mine is the Etymotic ER6i. I think you can still find them for sale under $100. Accurate with a slightly inflated mid-range. But not the best if you are a "basshead". I switch out when...

Interesting. A minute or so before I clicked on this thread I noticed a low frequency thump between cuts. First time I can remember hearing it. (With several years of iem use.) I realized it was my pulse before I finished reading the first post. I have had issues with microphonics and...

I have done many experiments looking for a lawn mowing solution. Early on I used some open phones just lying inside the cups of a David Clark earmuff. Not hi-fi but it did work - sort of. To minimize noise even a pair of Koss plugs will work and as long as you don't really "listen" they sound...

A few thoughts: 1) To me "noise cancellation" implies an active system that generates an out of phase sound wave to cancel external noise. These are good for "steady state" noises such as engine noise but have little effect on conversation or other irregular noise. I am not aware of any good...

I remember gas wars dropping the price below $0.20/gal in the early-mid 1960's. My second car was an 1967 Austin Healey Sprite which got 40 MPG on the road. I remember filling the tank with Amoco Premium for about $2.50!! The first "crisis" was when the price of a gallon of regular jumped from...

x2 Comfortable and you won't find a better set for the price. You can probably find them for around $35 if you are patient.

Another vote for the Ety er-6i. Take the time to try out various tips for the best fit. For me I think it took about a month before I found the right (for me) tip but when I did, both comfort and sound quality jumped a level.

Quote: I will be using them at the gym and other noisy places so having enough volume is a concern. An iem is basically an earplug. Even without music playing, if you have a good seal any sound will be very muted. All you need is enough volume for normal listening plus a bit. My first...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mansize_tissue Which are more comfortable out of the PX100s and PX200s? I have not tried the PX200s but the PX100 rests lightly on my ears with just enough clamping force to hold them in place. My only complaint regarding fit is they are so comfortable...

Super deal. Congratulations. Sometimes patience pays off big.

Like Guarneri said, to me iem's and earbuds have a completely different feel. I never tried a bud I felt was comfortable but iems went from "OK" to "I forget they're there" when I get the right tip. My current iem for classical is the ER6i. For open portable phones and classical music, I like...

I found the ety double flange to be somewhat more comfortable than the triple flange. Enough so I did not try to modify the triples.