Thanks for the effort, SoSpecial, you might have just convinced me to grab a pair of Rx700s to try out as a closed phone.  I'm still undecided on the big question though. I will have to do a little more digging first, I think.

haha ok. People do seem to be very subjective when it comes to their audio around here  would you have any standout suggestions for a closed headphone in my price range, then?

Quote: I did say open>closed general rule. I should have have clarified that I meant that open>closed SQ when compared to price.  I have heard that open headphones will sound better compared with closed headphones in the same price range.  By all means correct me if I am wrong.    I...

    I've finally decided to grab myself a half decent pair of Headphones and would love a hand in choosing my first pair of cans; My budget for a starting pair is around $120 and my choice of music is mostly Rock and Metal and also some Electronic / Techno   After browsing previous...

Today I unboxed my Audio Fischer Silver Bullets, Everything seemed alright at first... It was new and everything seemed to be in it's right place but I noticed one of the small white filters was loose on one of the earpieces. I didn't think much of it because I thought the tips would hold it...

I am very interested in this myself, because I always thought the Cowon j3 had a decent amp built in. well, I hope there is some feedback

Quote: Ebay believe it or not ,  brand new though,   I ended up going with the Fischer Audio SB instead of the Eterna actually, might not be the best entry level IEMs but we'll see I guess

  Quote: well for music I listen mostly to prog, but also electronic, rock, pop, hip hop, ambient or pretty much anything else which appeals to me, this was why I was leaning mostly towards the Klipsch Image s4, because I read that it had good balance. I don't really have much I can...

Quote: well I believe the ones I was looking at were the mf200s, I am not sure about the 220s.   I have had a little look at the fischer eterna, but the reviews I have read have been mixed. this is really what is confusing me when I am looking for earphones, reviews of people and from...

I hate to create another of these IEM price range threads but after a few hours of browsing previous threads I still haven't been able to find a consensus about the best choice for a headphone in this range   I have recently bought a Cowon J3 player at a great price and have now been...