Hi all,   I am fairly new to the this filed. Recently just bought an Ipod nano and planning to invest some $$ on a better earphone to use with my ipod.     I mostly hear Japanese music, more like J-pop. And i like songs with clear vocal and details sounds. Becoz the earphone will be 60%...

So a fellow Head-fier PM'd me asking me to compare the RE262 and W4 and I got a little carried away in my response and it turned out to be very long (as well as me including the SM3 in the response). I felt it'd be good to share my thoughts regarding these 3 IEMs with the rest of the Head-fi...

I've always been the guy who listened to a lot of music, but it never occurred to me to buy high quality equipment to do it. That is until last week when I decided to buy some headphones to insulate me from the noise of my university.   I have to thank the forum because it prevented me...

Help, and copious amounts of it...   Like the title says I'm about to make my decision on my (to be) final universal iem purchase. I am going unamped (for now until I can get the cash for a nice amp) but basically I want this to be one of my last universal iems before I go custom.   To...

Hello,   I just received the Shure 535's today.  It sounds great in terms of clarity, and midrange voice comes thru very easily.  I'm quite dissappointed in the warmth, and the bass response though.  I've tried all the sleeves, and found the ones that fits best, but still it doesn't sound to...

How should I choose for a bass head? I would listen to some pop songs.. Can anyone help me!!!

Hi folks,   Point me in the right direction for a new set of IEMs. I have the Monster Miles Davis Tributes and Pro Coppers, and really like the sound signautre on both of these IEMs (even though I almost sold them for some reason???).   So, with the Monster IEMs in mind, what should I be...

  So Ive been looking to buy a decent pair of headphones.  First off, my budget is roughly $350 CDN.  I spent a while looking into on ear headphones and came to the conclusion (based on reviews and most recommendations) that the ATH-M50 and HD-25ii were the two best options within my price...

HI! If you could only keep one single IEM/headphone of your whole collection, which one would you keep, and why?   Personally, from the phones I own at the moment (SM3, RE-252, IE8, Radiopaq Jazz, HD-555)  I think I would keep the SM3, because they offer the best balance between isolation...

Hey guys,   So I got my UE TripleFi 10s for my birthday, and I'm loving them.   Medium silicone tips sound brilliant, even though they don't create the best seal. The small tips fall out for me, the large silicone tips fit a fair amount better than the medium ones, however I feel that...

Well, I have not check out Head-fi for few years (more into speakers this days) and seems like there are alot more products in the market compare with few years ago.  Long story short, I want to buy a pair of In-Ear Monitors for running and power buy iPhone, can you guys suggest few model I can...

  Hoping for a bit of help/advice with this.  My IEM journey has been around 6 years and taken in many brands, been fun at times listening to different signature sounds.  For the last few months been enjoying the Westone UM3x and thought maybe that was the end of the road for me.  However we...

Hey all!   So I have decided to finally move onto custom IEMs. I've narrowed my decision between the Westone ES5 and the JH16 PRO (or JH13 PRO, but I am leaning towards the JH16), but I am having a hard time deciding. I would appreciate some opinions from owners, readers, and head-fier's who...

Hi, I currently have a Klipsch Image S4 and I liked it. I use it everyday at work and also for working out. But after 5 months of use the earphones are starting to fall apart and I am kinda getting tired of their sound. I have $300 to spend (or less) and I listen to a lot of genres almost like...

Hi everyone, I need an universal iem to tide me over till I can get my first custom (probbably the jh3a but i want to wait a few months with that till the first reviews are posted and the backlog at jh is gone). I have owned a lot of iems the last fe wyears but many of them that i liked the...

So I've been reading some magnificient reviews on this iem these couple of days. I currently have the Earsonics SM3 which I bought after reading some extensive reviews done here at Head-fi and I pretty much love it. Compared to my previous IEMs, such as re-0, ie8, w3, pfe112, fx700, SM3...

Hello all,   I have Monster Turbines which like generally. But, the bass sounds bloated and undefined to my ears. What would be the next step up that would have tighter, snappier bass for electric Jazz music?   What is your experience?   Thanks.

Hello,   I spent about 9 hours searching and reading now and I don't know why, but with every hour I feel more confused about my buying decision. This forum seems like really offering the most informations and really worth staying.   I'm planning to buy a replacement for my 2,5 year...

Hi everyone,   I need some new In-Ear Monitors for producing music. I make Drum'n'Bass and Electro, so deep bass response is very important. I've been using the same Shure headphones for almost four years, and the build quality is excellent. I don't want to use speakers (only for the last...

Hi Everyone,                    I was saving up to buy a good headphone ( Over ear or In ear, which ever has better sound quality ) for my Iphone and finally was able to reach the $400 target. I will be mainly be listening to them on my daily commute ( around 4 hours ). I would prefer they...

Hi all,   I've been looking at the apparently new Minerva customs (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/537855/anyone-heard-of-minerva-customs) but really struggling with the decision... which has lead me to an interesting question.     I know that to get equivalent sound quality you...

Hello everyone, I'm quite new to this hobby. I had a pair of Etymotic MC5 and decided that my commutes and ears deserved better. I pulled the trigger on getting the SM3 phones. Overall, I like the presentation, it's really very smooth...I've only listened so far with two sources...rockboxed...

Hello,   I thoroughly enjoy reading the site and forums but have never posted before.   I've had the ZEROs for a month or two now and really like them. I previously used the CX300s and the difference was astounding.   My question is this, apart from customs, are there any IEM...

Hi, Thanks to James444 I read about this German custom iem company since I am looking into custom iems made in Europe. they seem to have a new top model here: http://www.compact-monitors.de/cms_e/stage-serie/stage-4.html I might try to get a demo model. These are quite expensive but the westone...

I've tried Shure olives and Double flange tips, but I still prefer the comply tips, and curious what most people prefer.  How can I fit MC tips to the SM3? Seems too thin for MC tips to stay in place.