I just received a set of these IEM’s and I’m pretty impressed! I have the Shure se535’s so opted for the Shure se846 shell with the Tesla XWB drivers instead of the IE800 shell. For around $120 bucks or whatever they were, they are a steal of a deal I’d say.

Thanks for the info.

I recently bought a pair of SE535’s (red) off the bay. There was no box to indicate if they were U.S , EU or Asia, but I noticed there is no date code next to the sleeves. They also do not have any filters in the tubes. Do any of you know of , or own a pair of these non US versions? Do they have...

I'm just surprised with their sound signature. It's like the treble and bass were EQ'd off and midrange bumped up. They do portray detail, but they are very recessed. and not very accurate considering these are technically for musicians. For example, listening to a recording of me playing my...

So I just got a pair of these off eBay along and the shure mic cable to replace my old SL215's. I'm shocked at just how inaccurate and underwhelming these sound in the mid and upper range for instruments. There seems to be a lack of transients and lot of bloat in the midrange. Sort of sounds...

I'd like to second, er.. third the observation that the ODAC is very close to the Bifrost. At least in detail extraction. But they do sound different. The Bifrost has a smoother, richer, fuller sound. The downside I find is there is a loss of instrument transients and attack with this DAC.  ...

I bought a pair of paradigm atoms as my first loud speaker and I dont have an Amp to hear them yet so I hooked one speaker to the wires coming off my M Audio AV 40 monitor to get an idea. Adjusting the gain back and forth between L/R the paradigms lack a lot of clarity in compatison to the AV...

I bought some AV 40's as bookshelves for a small living room. They are hooked up to my HTPC with a X-FI extreme music but I only use them for music, no movies. As long as I adjusted the EQ they sounded pretty good. But after a month I got bored with them and got bit by the audio bug. So I wanted...