Howdy guys! New to Head-Fi... Just need your advice on a rather difficult question>>>>   WHICH ONE TO BUY FROM THESE TWO: Sony MDR-XB40EX or the Sennheiser CX-300 II Precision   I love Hip-Hop, Rock, Reggage( love to hear those awesome - super low-frequency BASSes), but that dosen't...

Sometimes when headphone companies add a variation to their pre-existing model they don't always change the model name.  Most recently, the Audeze LCD-2 (one of my favorite headphones) which has a few variations in cosmetics and most recently in sound signature.   How do you feel about this...

Made some enquires re custom IEM's not too long ago here, and at the time had JH16 and Miracles on my radar, also Westones ES5's. Well Matt from UM Australia got in touch with me and we arranged to meet up. He came around to my place Brought along The Merlin Demo as i have the IE8 , which have...

Hey guys,   After some consideration the last few weeks I've been seriously considering selling most of my head-fi gear and purchase a pair of custom IEM's. I don't really have a budget, all I'll say is the JH3A is out of my budget.   I thoroughly enjoy the sound coming from my Westone...

As the title says....Anyone out there can give some advise please. I like to have some deep bass where appropriate, but not over the top ....if you know what i mean. Also like my high end........ok  not veiled. I Listen to all kinds of Genres. Any advise would be well appreciated guys.

Lets say budget is about $1500, that my favorite iem/headphone being ER4S and akg k701, and that i definitely do not like bass monsters or too warm a presentation (ive had the miles davis tributes, and wasnt much of a fan of them).  I listen generally to classical and jazz.     Most...

I'm looking for something in the $500 maybe maximum $650 range and that's pushing it. I enjoy hard hitting but tightly accurate bass. Definitely bass heavy listener but I want detailed clear bass that is also loud. I dislike sibilance greatly but also would like clear sparkling highs. I like...

Well I'm deciding between two options I need isolation and sturdy durable construction because I'm going to spend with them few hours every day.   My two options are shure 535 reshell unique melody in 6 drivers customs or the sony mdr ex 1000 apart isolation and fit do you think the 6...

Hey guys,   Does anybody know where to get ear impressions with high-viscosity silicone in Seoul, Korea?  I tried the ENT today and he said he could only do rubber.  There was a hearing aid company in the same building who said that silicone molds were impossible for them.   This is a...

Hey all.  Haven't been very active here lately, but I just wanted to post and say that I just took the plunge on a pair of JH16pro's.  I want to thank this forum for all the good info that finally lead to this decision.  It's been an interesting but short journey for me that started with Senn...

have any of you tried the SE 2? what's the low down on these compared to each other?

From someone who doesn't care about backing up his purchase with flare :)     In all honesty, I've heard HD650s (which I think are near perfect), Shure SE530 (way too dark and need high frequency boost), and a bunch of other stuff that I rank below these, so there's no point in mentioning...

Which manufacturer has the best socket system for custom IEM's?   It seems that most of them mount at the edge and the pins act as a fulcrum point and would get bent or easily separate from the shell.   For a niche product, I feel that a little more development should be made in the...

Now that I'm familiar with the world of universal monitors, I thought I'd venture into the world of customs. I'm in search of a sound similar to that of my beloved SM3's, with strikingly lush mids, but preferably more bass impact, and a similarly overall warm, enveloping/intimate signature as...

Soooo....I got my Algorhythm Solo yesterday. Today I've got some down time at work so I pull out my rig: Solo, Headstage Arrow 3g, 7th gen classic 160, IE8's - I got it all set up nicely on the arm of my chair, got a 2ft iPod cable coming out to hook up to my iPhone and I stand up to check on...

Hi,   Looking for suggestions for top grade IEM's for mainly use out and about, as opposed to at home.   I listen to a lot of electronic dance music (from Faithless to Hard Trance DJs) and occasionally hard metal (i.e. Rammstein) and am looking for deep yet punchy bass.    Will most...

Hey guys,   I am going to be doing a head to head to head review of the new Sleek Audio CT7, the JH 16 Pro, and the UE 18 Pro. I will be using a HiFiMAN HM-602 as my source courtesy of Head-Direct. I will also be answering any general questions or comparison questions that anyone may have. I...

Hello, I currently have a Cowon IAudio9/JDS CMOY/Miles Davis IEM's. What would I gain by switching over my amp to the Pico Slim or something similar, ie. Headstage Arrow? Thanks!

Im wondering headphones and earphones at the same price rang, which one gives better sound quality? Which one gives deeper bass?

Hello All,   If anyone is looking for an Audiologist in Sydney, Australia to take some ear impressions for Custom IEM's, I'd like to recommend Peter Russel at iHear (www.ihear.com.au) in Parramatta.   I had an appointment with Peter Russell from iHear to get some molds made for my...

hi,   i am looking for a custom iem, that has a soundstage experience like that of the ie8 or even better. after testing most of the high end universals, there is none, that has such a deep, wide and out of the head projection as the ie8. so i hope to find that in a custom with the clarity...

Hello All   Here is my very quick review of the Earsonics SM3 (V1).  I received them last night.   Absolutely Outstanding, WOW, Unbelievable .. I am still trying to get my jaw off the floor at how good these are.   Will expand on this review once I listen to them more, because...

Kudos to JH Audio on gettting it right a 3rd straight time on each custom I have ordered from them.  JH5, JH13 and now JH16.  It is a nice sigh of relief when they fit perfect.  For some reason I slightly preferred the fit of my JH5 over the JH13 so I sent the JH5 in for them to model the fit...

I thought it would be fun to have a thread where we all mention our IEM or headphone and compare it directly to a car, with a picture.   Just a simple concept for summarizing the sound quality/sound signature of a particular IEM/headphone without all the technical jargon of head-fi! Just a...

As of today,   What is currently the best IEM in production?  Obviously it will not be a universal answer (pun:-), but with the contendors   JH13, JH16, UE18, UE's In-Ear Reference, and Westone's ES5 amongst others....   Which is currently considered the best of the best by yourself...