The bass may be adjusted to your likeness if used with a Laptop or PC with a sound card and a great player such as Foobar2000, you could adjust your EQ and get that bass that the SE530 is capable of delivering. I love my iPhone, but its not the best for audio quality and the EQ is useless.

Definitely go for the S4. Pop/Hip-Hop and S4 go together very well. The Apple IEM's are nice, but they lack the bass, which is surprising since they have 2 BA drivers. They could have done better.

Can you explain the expanding of the ear canals? Have you tried the Comply foam tips? You should try the small comply tips (its what I use) and the IEM's disappear and I dont feel the expanding that I get with silicon tips. What is your music preference?

I dont think burn-in will help any with the muffled highs. Maybe its the adjustment from your other IEM's.

I had the E4c which is basically the same as SCL4. I was not impressed or satisfied. I was almost satisfied when I got the E5c. Is there a certain type of music that you will be listening to?

If you wanted to upgrade your player....what would it be to? The S9 is at the top of PMP. The iPod Touch and iPhone dont compare. There is not sub- or mid-bass with Apple. Just, no bass. Take that money and get a pair of IEM's equal to the price of a new expensive player, rather than buying...

If I had an extra grand that I wanted to go Custom with, I would either get the JH-13's or Send in my IE-40 or TF-10 into unique melody and add a few more drivers per ear and see how much the sound has changed and if I am very happy with what I hear, I'll save up a few more hundred bucks and get...

Quote: Originally Posted by Young Spade Thanks for the heads up man. I wasn't really planning on getting a UE Custom cable as a replacement but I'll spread the word. This heads up was given over a year ago.

Quote: Originally Posted by iponderous Really? The TF10's and the IE8's sound excellent straight from my 2G ipod touch. Im comparing the sound coming from the iPod Touch and my computer with sound card. Im not saying it sounds bad or un-listenable, just not worth it to me to...

If the sound has in fact changed or not, its the fact that you believe they changed which is whats important. If you asked me if my IE-40 changed with 100hrs of white and pink noise, I would say that they changed, audible or not, they wear-in. In balanced Armatures there is a thin piece that is...

""EDIT: I also looked at SE310 which look interesting, triplpefi.10 if I extend my budget a bit."" By reading that I can tell you you will be satisfied with the Triple Fi. You can get them off Amazon for less than your budget. They do have the additional support as requested, (memory wire over...

I would suggest contacting that person first, but if your sure its the cable and you want to go custom, just send em in to Unique Melody. Maybe since the cable is shorter it somehow got pulled and a connection came loose.

Both are a step up. The Triple Fi has been that price for about 2 months already. The X5 may go back to $249 real soon.

Thanks for the nice review. Quick and easy to read. Quote: Originally Posted by Spawn Are these similar to scl4s? I think they are very similar in sound and internal components. When Shure released the SE110 earphones, Shure made SCL line series for the professional audio...

I would prefer Un-Melody re-shell my IE-40 when the time is right. I will probably add another driver and have 4 per ear. The IE-40 is supposed to be the same as UE Triple fi 10, its just made by completely another company using the schematics from Ultimate Ears. The IE40 is Chrome not silver.

Yes if your drivers are "dead" it would be a waste to send them in for re-shelling, as they take the drivers out of your SE530 and put them into your ear-mold. Inspect the cable closely for cracks and stress points, play some music with em in your ears and bend back and forth inch by inch of...

Not any IEM's with the Grado sound signature, but you will have something Close to their signature with the Grado brand name if you get the Grado GR8. If not maybe Shure SE530?

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If you got the xtra money I would get the S4. The S4 has great treble too not just bass. Mids are almost as audible as the bass and treble. Its a very nice IEM thats fun to listen to. You will enjoy them as you listen to Trance and Rock.

What would describe your perfect sound? For me I up the 14KHz-20KHz about 6+dB, and up the 50hz about +4dB. I go back and change according to the song and what needs to be done to make it match my taste. I can tell you that whatever you put on that EQ, the TF-10 changes to match that sound with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lunatique Thanks! Yeah, it's complicated how we hear differently and have different ideals for what is "neutral/accurate." It seems when it comes to visual quality (for example, TV screens), people tend to agree a lot more. Thats because TV's are...

If you want a bookshelf speaker that sounds like an Air Cushion, Something made by Logitech would be right, or maybe Sony. A Klipsch or M-Audio has very nice sound quality and detail, but better than the Air Cushion though.

I bet a custom moniter would be a little more flush and prevent the IEM from from being pressed into the canal as much (if you tend to sleep on your side). If no I would say this is a very small IEM with sound quality that you will be happy with, even when you are not sleeping, Ultimate Ears...

It would be better for the sound quality if you could find something over the ear that provides noise isolation rather than noise cancellation. As that type of technology creates sounds to cancel unwanted sounds which can often be heard as artifacts in the music that you are listening to. And...

I doubt the RE0 is amongst the most detailed IEM in the world. I would say if any of them are the most capable of delivering close to 100% accurate reproduction it must be something custom with at least 6 drivers per ear. Something made by Ultimate Ears or Jerry Harvey Audio. Something that you...