@mark That's 'cause I thought the rest had too much bass quantity... Its nice for pop/trance songs but those songs are only a small % of my playlist. Metal and rock makes the bulk of my listening. The bass drums stand out too much and my ears feel a little fatigued after a while.   I think...

I've read the multi-iem thread reviews on selected IEMs in my price range. The UM1 is $199SGD in Singapore, thus out of my budget. I should have given a budget in SGD instead of USD :) The information on the multi-iem thread is somewhat overwhelming for a relative newbie. That's why I am asking...

  I have not heard of the Sw-Xcapes before..I am going to test out the Brainwavz m3 also, since it is on sale and within budget at my local store. Some music I listen to: Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Mr.Big, John Mayer etc.

Hey guys, I'm new at head-fi and only recently started reading up about earphones. I am using a HTC Legend (pretty good for a phone IMO) or iPod Nano as my source, and had a Creative EP-630 for 2 years till it broke a few days ago. I've decided to get something decent for a replacement, budget...