First of all I must excuse my english. It's not my first language, and i have very little practice writing it. I am pretty new to good, portable sound and I am therefor in need of some advice and guiding when I am now planning on buying some new IME's. I listen mostly to rock and hip hop, and...

Hi! I've spent the last weeks rolling around in reveiws and Head-Fi posts on $100-150 (~€100) IEMs... I'm a big fan of Audio Technica M50 which i use at home for electronic music producing and critical all-genre listening. I need a new pair of IEMs, mostly for critical listening at my...

I currently running my phone,laptop,wiiu,ipad4 paired with a Fiio E17 and have decided to sell my pro700mk2s to fund some good IEM priced upto $300.00 as they are a little more portable. I really want something with big bass for dubstep,d&b but also a awesome sound for rock,pop,acoustic which...

Firefighters sometimes have trouble hearing their radios because they are working in a high noise environment while wearing layers of headgear. In-ear-monitors may solve some of the problems firefighters now experience. What do you think? Your experience and insights may make it possible for...

What's a good IEM that is good for running? My head is going to move a lot so I need headphones that will clip on to your ear, but I also want good sound quality as well. A volume control switch is not needed, but it would be nice.

About a week and a half ago I got a pair of SoundMAGIC E10 IEMs and I love the immersive sound. But I keep having discomfort while wearing them.   My main audio player is a Droid RAZR MAXX phone running the PlayerPro app, with the volume almost always set to the lowest or second-to-lowest...

Hi guys!   I am a total newb and no where near the level of all you great audiophiles.  Can you make a rec?  I'd like to get some in-ear buds that create an experience similar to my SR60 headphones.  I have a budget of about $100.    My music listening habits, in case it helps: About...

Hi recently my Hippo VB's broke and they were amazing i love the bass response but what frustrated me was the cabling, I borrowed my friends Ultimate Ears 400 which lacked bass but were oh so amazing with the flat cable design. I simply scrunched them up, put them in my pocket, and when i needed...

I'm planning on getting my mom some IE headphones for christmas but i know absolutely NOTHING about any IE brands or quality. ill be buying them off ebay(probably) so any names or brands under 100$ would be nice. She listens to soft rock, sometimes greenday, and what else im not sure, shes 40 so...

Looking for a website other then amazon or ebay to find replacement flanges with 5.0-5.5mm.  I purchased two pairs of generic triple flanges from amazon and material was a bit questionable.  The silicon started tearing (I was very gentle with 2nd pair)    Can anyone recommend a good site or...

Hi everyone Our office is about to move from separate rooms to an open plan environment; something no one is looking forward to. For the last year I have been using and appreciating my AHD7000's at work each day, but because sound isolation isn't the best I think now is the time to get some...

Hi All,   I'm pretty new here and would like to hear your guys' opinions. I live in Eastern Europe and I'm not that of an audiophile, still I'd like to have a relatively cheap but decent earphone. My main criterias are that it should be an in-ear one and the cord should be asymmetrical (or J...

Hi guys,   I believe there should be more tunable earphones. I should summarize it for purchasing tunable earphone guide . So don't mind the price and leave some comments about the tunable earphone you know. Much appreciate.                   ---------------The project...

Hi!   Is there a better way to create an equalizer curve for an IEM and headphones?  I'm sure there is, but the only thing that I can find is a "dblogic SPL meter", but it seems like it is impossible to locate a dealer.     Can you rig something up to measure frequency response with a...

First of all, I stumbled across Head-Fi yesterday while browsing reviews on headphones and whatnot, and I am really appreciative of all the time and effort you guys put into your reviews and recommendations to other Head-Fiers. I think it's absolutely fantastic.   Now, to my original reason...

Greetings! A friend of mine recommended me to this site, and I hope i'm posting in the right section. Basically, i was hoping someone could recommend me to a pair of high quality in-ear headphones on a budget. I've used a pair of Sony MDR - XB40EX for about 2 years, and they were awesome. Only...

I am really hoping someone can give a good recommendation on IEM's that will be comfortable for me.  I have small shallow ear canals and haven't found an IEM that is comfortable for longer then half an hour.  At this point my only two requirments are comfort and iphone controls.  I have the...

I finally got a job (yay ) but with this job come problems. I have had my Sennheiser HD598, which I love with all my heart, and Sennheiser HD25 II, which is amazing for on the go but is not comfortable for hours on end, for quite some time now. I have been using the HD25 at the office but it...

I want to find a nice assortment of eartips to try for my Sony XBA-3IP's. I don't like the tips it came with, they keep coming out of my ear canal. Anyone have any suggestions? I seem to remember years ago my Etymotic 3flange tips were really secure. Although I think I remember them being kind...

Hey guys, Can anybody recommend me a good audiologist around the Sydney eastern suburbs? Also around how much does it cost because I asked one and he quoted me $60 to get an impression done.   Thanks

If my IEM's have an sensitivity rating of 105 dB/mW at 1kHz should i then interpret it as if you put 1 mW, 1kHz into the IEM's, then you will get 105 dB of SPL, or is it 1 mW per channel necessary to produce that SPL, so that you in fact need 2mW?

Just wondering which IEM sounds way beyond it's price. One that you would buy even if it cost alot more? I guess.... one that you would call a sleeper in the low price world. :)

I've owned several pairs of IEMs with metal mesh filters which result in static discharges, especially when it gets cold out (dry air + fleece). Why haven't they fixed this?

So my Klipsch x10s recently broke, so i need a new IEM. I'm on a $100 budget and im looking for an IEM with decent noise isolation, mid-centered with good highs; i don't care too much about bass, as long as it's existent. I'm a metalhead, but i do listen to some electronica,hip hop, and...

There's been some talk about this new VC02 model from VSONIC in other threads (mainly in the "GR08" thread), so I thought it would be a good idea to create a dedicated thread for these, as I'm sure they'll be the next big hit from VSONIC, at least until the "GR08" is released...   This is a...