lmao, I'll have to remember that one.        Wow, congratulations on the K10!   Your journey is actually quite similar to mine, except I never purchased the IEM's, I just demo'd them. I was about to buy the Westone 4 when the Heir 4.A came out. I listened to the 4.Ai, loved it and...

Brilliant idea. Kill fire with fire, eh? 

Holy cow, the C4 sounds like a dream come true. I have the Heir 4.A and the 5khz dip really comes out in classical. In fact, I think I might be one to like a 5khz bump.    But I got the 4.A for $450, and these are $700.  Am I really going to have to do this again? Curse you, upgradeitis! 

Quote:   Hm, I can hear distortion on certain notes, as well as a static hiss in the background.

What price range are we looking at here? :)

Quote: Most W4's I've seen are around $450, so yes, I'd say that's a pretty insane deal. Congrats! 

Quote: I agree, it's very microphonic if you use it while wearing glasses.

Quote: Isn't the W4 the same thing as W4R, just without the removable cable?

Quote: Your new favorite?    I haven't heard the Yamaha, but from what people say they are a touch bass-heavy.   EDIT: I see the Ortofon seems to lack strain relief at the shells. What do you think about that?

Quote: Agree with this. The soundstage on them is decent for the price, but not much more than that, I think.   For my electronic music it worked quite fine though. It was the classical I was having issues with. :)   They also seem to have quite a solid build, but I haven't tested...

Quote: You're right about that and I agree with you. I don't think I phrased that quite well, so let me restate my opinion more elaborately.   I think overall clarity is about two things: neutrality across the spectrum and definition of every frequency range. The Westone 4 beats the...

It seems the opposite is true for me. What a pity.

Quote: Have you compared them to any Westones? Unfortunately I didn't have the chance to listen to any Shures.

Quote: No problem!   I will probably audition the DBA-02 this weekend, if you're interested I can check back with my impressions.

Quote: Same thing here. W4 has more treble presence than the UM3x, how can it have less clarity? To me the UM3x sounded muffled in complex passages... Maybe I need another listen to compare them more closely.

Quote: You can get the EPH-100 for good amounts of bass. The impedance is pretty low, too, so you should be able to crank it up.

Quote: If the SE215 has lush mids and tame highs, you'll get none of that on the GR07. It's very neutral. The highs aren't excessive but they definitely aren't recessed. The mids are ever so slightly on the dry side. The bass is, just like everything else, neutral.

Quote: I haven't listened to headphones that would fit what you are looking for, but the DBA-02 seems to be pretty analytical with some bass presence. Or do you want something with emphasized bass?

Quote: I have listened to both the GR07 and the RE262, this is a (slightly modified) copy-paste of my impressions of both of them:       The sound of the RE262 itself is very specific. Before I tried this headphone I honestly considered myself to be a midhead, but now I'm not...

Quote: Well, a good portion of my own orchestral/classical music, and something I really like testing 'phones with, are compositions created by the composer Joe Hisaishi. They are all very good for testing soundstage. Many of the recordings also have sounds like turning pages, breathing...

Quote: I don't know, I haven't listened to the SE215. The store that lets you audition headphones has one unfortunate downside: it doesn't have a lot of headphones in stock (read: it doesn't have every single headphone in the world in the small room it occupies).   From your description...

  Quote: I still don't understand. So do you want more mids, or more bass maybe?   Are there any particular qualities you're looking for?

Quote: I had a pretty different experience. When I was looking for IEMs, I initially worried about whether or not they would be good for electronic music (which is about half of my music collection). After auditioning a few headphones from different price ranges, I pretty much stopped...

The PS 20, ViSang R03, NE-700X and Silver Bullet are some IEMs that fit your recommendations. Good luck! :)

Quote: I think you should try them out. If you're in the US, Amazon returns should be cheap, in case you don't like them.   The sound signature is mid-centric, and I found the bass to be quite pleasant in texture. Just be wary of the sub-bass roll off, if that's important to you. The...