So, the IE8s arrived, and I've had a chance to listen to a few albums on them. Here are my initial thoughts:   Quote: jinx20001 is absolutely spot on. Senns in general are quite laid back, and the IE8s are no different. They certainly sound no worse than the SE530s, and at £170, are an...

It's all relative of course. What's your budget?   I use an Asus Xonar Essence ST and absolutely love it. It sounds great out of the box (It'll blow your Realtek HD away), but if you want to tweak it you can replace the op-amps. I upgraded from a Creative labs Audigy 2 to the Xonar, and...

I bought them from Amazon.co.uk (directly, not one of their third party resellers) for about £170, so I should be OK. I did see them available cheaper, but not from a store I recognised.   The Westones and the Shures (with part exchange) are both ~ £260, which is a fair jump. It may turn out...

Well I've taken the plunge and ordered a set of IE8s (not having a decent set of IEMs has been driving me mad).   They're by far the cheapest in the UK, and I'm curious to see how they compare to the SE530s (and my HD650s at home). If they're no good, I'll send them back or sell them on and...

@jinx20001 - Thanks for the reply. Out of interest what sort of music do you find works best on the IE8s?   I'm leaning towards the Senns. I love my HD650s, and the IE8s are about half the price of the SE535s at the moment.   @davidcotton - That's not a bad idea. Shure want about £260...

Thanks for the suggestions.   I briefly looked into reshelling before I posted here, but as far as I can tell, this would be at least as expensive as a new pair of IEMs. I live in the UK, so Unique Melody seem to be the popular choice, but with cables and moulding, their option is well over...

Hi,   Has anyone here ditched a set of Shure SE530s for something else? What would you recommend?   A bit of background:   My fourth(!) pair of SE530s has just given up the ghost. The first three suffered the dreaded cracked cable issues, and the filters in this fourth set have...