Um, that's it.  I'm curious if anybody has the answer to this.

Buy them.   Right now I have a pile of earphones sitting on my desk as I very slowly and not so diligently amass a big review for all of them. (thread elsewhere but not important till I actually finish it up)  I've used a number of other earphones along with the RE-252 in the past as well...

Yep, I said finished!  You heard right.  Everything's done.  In case you looked back a ways, pretty much everything's new since a week ago.  What was up previously was revised or reworked, so it's mostly new content.  Read, take a break, read, nap, read some more, and comment when you're...

I recently have been toying around with my IEMs with video.  My new phone came with the new Tron trailer, so I've been playing around with my earphones with this little video.  I don't typically use earphones for movie watching, so there have been a lot of aspects that I have not really looked...

Introduction:   I started out picking up a couple of my favorites, the UM3X and Triple.Fi 10 after managing to get a hold of the CK100 earphone.  I have used the CK10 and CK90Pro in the past, so my curiosity with Audio Technica products are automatically high.  They just makes very good...

So I broke out some small flat head screwdrivers and started playing with my Custom 3 earphones.   First off, the ring slides up easy, just a dab of CA glue.  From here you can start prying at the seam and break the CA glue holding the earphone casings together.  Slowly work your way around...

Anyone else notice this?   As much as a try to find the "best," "most fitting," or otherwise "ideal" earphone out there, I keep finding myself wanting a range of products.  It's not so much that I prefer different products for different genres.  It's simply that no one product offers the...

Introduction I got a few new earphones to try out recently.  Joker was kind enough to let me borrow his CK90Pro for a little while.  I picked up the RE-ZERO after reading some promising reviews that they fixed some of the issues I didn't like with the RE-0.  I also bought the DBA-02 from the...

Head-Fi is a great world.  We are all a bunch of audio enthusiasts and have a lot of fun sharing our hobby.  I want to bring up the idea of a public share system.  Many of use own several headphones at a time.  We also have a lot of members who are curious about a wide range of products, many of...

Well, Joker was kind enough to comment on a M9 review give away that MEElectronics was doing.  I signed up and got a pair to try out.  MEElectonics is not a company I've ever really looked at.  I knew they existed, but I just never really payed attention to their products much.  I know some...

This is a casual look at the idea of headphone size versus the sound that this size portrays.  I am looking only at a small selection here, what I have available, but each are well respected products and each at a similar level of performance.  So, does size matter?   The contenders: AKG...

Klipsch Custom 3   Dual driver Tweeter: KG723 Woofer: KG731 Crossover: 1500Hz   I've toyed around with EQing of this earphone in the past and kept running into an issue with the design.  In the past, I didn't really care about it too much, knew it was there but decided not...

I've been toying around with my OK1 bud finding ways to tweak the sound without relying heavily on EQing.  I started applying some passive techniques to attempt better or different results from stock.   The OK1 is an interesting earbud.  It is Yuin's top model and an excellent sounding...

I recently grabbed a pair of these from another forum member. For a $60 earphone, I wasn't expecting anything outstanding despite ClieOS's Sonic Diamond award and high SQ ranking. I was actually pretty blown away with these things, and this isn't just $60 blown away. I've used most of the top...

Introduction I picked up a few new earphones recently and have been listening to them for several weeks. I bought Klipsch's Custom 3 to try out after a bit of praise. The price was decent, so I gave them a try. I also grabbed Joker's RE252 to try out, another well liked and well priced product...

Well, I've largely ignored Klipch head-fi products. I'm familiar with some of their home and PC fi products, and they've always had good quality sound but a sound signature I personally didn't care for. After a number of positive reviews I decided to give them a first look. A settled on the...

I've been testing out a few new earphones recently... I'll be updating my big freaking review thread (Linky) as I play with and work through these earphones. Teaser: Two key attributes - - UM3X : dynamics, understands the meaning of subtlety - TF10 : refinement, balance - IE8 : bass...

Well, at least this one. I just grabbed a pair from another Head-Fi member. These are probably the coolest, little IEMs I've bought yet. I do see the fragility of the design, and even though I have an 09 pair, these aren't exactly to be taken for granted. They seem durable enough for...

It's just been going through my head recently. Just like a home audio speaker will run a specific model tweeter, midrange, and woofer to cover the entire frequency spectrum, BA headphones do the same thing. They either use one BA and simply take a full range aproach or start incorporating...

I recently purchased the TF10 as a step back into IEMs. I've been toying with them a bit, and they've always sounded a little off. I toyed with EQing, amping, and recently got some Complys because frankly the stock tips suck. Anywho, I always had a problem with the stage presentation being...

Ok. I recently got the Triple.Fi plus, basically me coming back to IEMs and to a top tier universal. I have mixed impressions of the TF10, mostly personal preference rather then the TF10 actually doing something terribly wrong. What I like: -Lower half of the frequency range, great bass...

I'm looking at grabbing a good reference IEM. I've tested out a number of IEMs in the past and found a bunch I liked, but then I narrowed down to "inventory" to one, single earphone. It ended up being Yuin's OK1 which I still own and love a lot. However, I want to grab another IEM again as a...

Here are some interesting hearing tests that you folks may want to play through. The first is a distortion test, basically how well can you hear distortion. I'll note this is part your perception of distortion and part the limitations of the audio device you use. You will notice that stepping...

I'm curious. It seems like a void in this business. In order to demo a headphone set, you basically need to buy the headphone set, then hope for a good return policy or resale of the product if you end up not liking it. Why the heck are there no stores? Seriously... Why? It...

Well, I'm hoping someone can point me to a couple options. I'm looking at purchasing a new in-ear headphone, but I don't know if what I want actually exists. I have two simple requirements, and I've found them in two different headphones. I'm trying to find the one headphone with both...