I know the 1964 ears v3, alclair reference, and JH5 seem to be well regarded around here (havent heard them personally). Do they even make livewires anymore?   Just wondering, why are you going customs from a 100$ IEM? I think it might be better to try different IEMs to make sure you know what...

  Not really. Got the SOUL300GG on super clearance at radioshack when the Vmoda M80s were also on sale. M80s>>>>>>>the souls. Souls sound okay but the M80s (~110 on ebay) has far more detail in every frequency, has a better presentation, and appears to have much better build quality as well. 

W4's treble is a bit laid back to me and has its focus on upper mids, which sound really good. Um3X has even less treble than the W4/is mid focused from what I've read, with really good instrument separation.    I personally like the Sony EX 1000, which has a upper mid/treble emphasis. In...

  Maybe just Radioshack clearing out their stock. They've been putting a lot of stuff on clearance in general, I believe for their new business model (with less inventory). V moda M80s were ~130-140$ on ebay before the radioshack sale.   The M80s have a 2 year warranty

  Oh actually I went to Orange on tues and it was reserved then. And lol I think a lot of people went to Short Hills, myself included.

  Hmmm, were you at the Orange store? I went to that store and they told me someone called to hold a set of M80s 30 mins ago hahaha. Store locator only works up to 10 miles, that's why. 10 off 40 code...

  You can get these shipped to a store near you? Did you just call a store, pay them, and then get them shipped to a local store? 

  I bought 2 today. It's def 40$

Radioshack selling M80s for 40$ for real! In store only. Definitely hard to find now, and you have to tell the employees to look in the back since the M80 isn't displayed in the store. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11938792

  Nope, I just picked up 2 today out of 4 radioshacks that said they had it in stock today. One RS even let me use a 10 off 40$ coupon (register a .edu account, though I used yahoo and it worked yest) so it was 32.07$ o_____O. BEST DEAL EVER. I did drive ~3 hours though to get em. Also, none...

Oh I just assumed bass since the S4 has decent bass and not much else. http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-295-iems-compared-vsonic-vc1000-added-09-03-13-p-760 Thread with reviews of 295 IEMs. S4 is rated a 6.7 while the GR06 is a 8.1. @ 99$, the Hifiman RE 400 is rated a 8.9...

Vsonic GR06. Its better than the S4 by a good amount. Don't get an Ety if you liked the S4, they don't have much bass (though the Ety Kids might?). Seriously, out of the 10 or so IEMs I've owned, the S4 had the most bass and the Ety HF5s had the least.

Man, sounds like UM needs to hire more workers. I really want to know if this is a good IEM for me (from reviews).

Quote: Oh okay, thanks for the help!

Quote: I'm actually very curious about this too. I quite like the EX1000's soundstage and how natural it sounds. Would you have any recommendations for an upgrade? I prefer a slightly V shaped signature with slightly warm, punchy bass (bass quantity between EX1000 and TF10), slightly...

Quote: Both Radio Shacks I visited didnt think they had M80s. They both had 1 after looking in the back. 

Quote: Thank you very much!!

http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-292-iems-compared-lime-ears-le3-and-le3b-added-07-31-13-p-740/105 sorry I didn't give you the link. I've heard the Hippo VB is good if you like a lot of bass (and I find that the S4 has a lot of bass, so it should probably be good for you.

The S4 is alright but you can definitely get better IEMs for the price. Maybe GR06 for ~60$ or the Yamaha EPH-100 for 113$ on amazon (and is rated WAY higher than the S4).   Here is a thread comparing 292 IEMs by Joker. The S4 is rated a 6.7, the GR06 (8.1), EPH-100 (8.9). Also the RE400 is...

They're cheap and the SQ is pretty good for the price. Treble is dull and kinda boring. Also the bass is plentiful IMO (i found the S4 too bassy though) but quick as well. Sounds very much like armature bass to me, which can be good or bad IMO. 

Did you try the flip mod/sony hybrids? You could always go for the EX1000, which I found an upgrade to the TF10, but not as exciting and not as bassy.    I probably prefer my TF10 over W4 as well, due to sound sig. 

I didnt recall the PFE becoming cloudy with metal and such, but I could be wrong. It could be a matter of comparison, the PFE is not as detailed as my ~400$ Sony EX 1000 for example. 

I'd get the 112/121/122/etc and not the 132 unless you really want the remote since the 132s are generally over 150$. http://www.audeoworld.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=30&q=Phonak+PFE+132 has filters

He just said low bass, not necess a lot about it. Granted I haven't heard the RE-400 but it seems highly regarded. On the other hand, I have owned the S4 and its just not very good unless you get a steep discount on it or something.

PFE 112/122 is pretty decent and seems to fit your description of tight bass and more emphasis on mids/treble. The bass doesn't have too much decay though FYI