Wondering if anyone can help me with my pursuit of >$150 IEMs. (might be willing to push it that far).    I'm looking for a pair of IEM ~$100 that are quick, have a warm dark sound, slightly rolled off highs so there isn't any shrillness or fatigue or clinical sound, good separation without...

All right, so as of right now my DAP is a Sony NWZ-S545, but soon I'll be getting either a Cowon J3 or C3. The IEM's I will be using are the Phonak Audeo PFE-121(?), but what I'm most concerned about with looking for an amp, is to drive my Grado SR80's. When listening quietly, the music sounds...

  Etymotic er4p (HF5) have similar/same driver with Audeo PFE?   Does anybody know if these two earphones have similar balanced armatures? I have a feeling from the measurements that they are quite similar...plus or minus the added impedance...   Similar electrical impedance and...

Hello everybody, i am going to buy new in-ear headphones with balanced armature driver around 100€. I want to decide between these: Etymotic ER6i, Etymotic HF3, Ultimate Ears 600vi, Ultimate Ears SF5vi, JAYS q-JAYS, PHONAK Audéo PFE 111, Westone 1 Do somebody has any of them? I would...

This is not for myself. I can get a good deal for my gf and she enjoys music a lot so i was thinking of getting her an upgrade from her JVC i dont even care what it is. She runs frequently and the sort of music she enjoys consists of Dubstep, house, country, rock, soul, k pop, c pop, and some...

I was just wondering if there are any Forum members/PFE121 owners who have had issues with the mic/clicker on their PFE headphones?

Haha, specific requirements I know. Budget not an option as single BA models tend to be quite cheap anyway... I want a nice V-shaped (big highs, big lows) frequency response. Does anything fit the bill?   Thanks in advance.

Hi     Since joining headfi I've been on the usual journey through the usual suspects, although curiosity has reared it's ugly head in the past I've normally been pretty good about resisting it.  I've tried so far Monster, Sennheiser (full size as well as iem) Klipsch and Westone.   Aside...

Hi, I'm looking for a new portable mp3 player and in-ear headphones. After reading a lot of reviews and tests I've chosen Phonak Audeo 012, but I don't know which mp3 would be better. Im listening in 90% to metal. Sound quality is more important than design. Price range for headphones is...

First, I will like to thank Phonak for the review sample. I have reviewed the PFE121 about half a year ago. Not only do I find the original PFE one of the best sounding IEM under the $200 mark, but also one of the most attractive IEM package around. The Perfect Bass series is a continuation of...

Hey guys, I'm about to dive into my first smartphone purchase, an HTC Thunderbolt, so I'm looking into having an IEM with a mic. Unfortunately it doesn't appear there's very many IEMs that are mic-compatible in the range I'm looking at (~$100-200) - there's the IE8, Triple.fi 10, and a few other...

Hi, I'm planning my next big headphone purchase, but, sadly, I don't have a good overview on more expensive headphones - I'm thinking about ~ 300€ to 400€. At the moment I mainly use:   - Ultrasone HFI-780: Used to be my main headphones but nowadays I only use them for TV. I think...

Really annoying, because I really loved them. I love and need the best isolation and I thought these were pretty good at it. The sound was great and I was happy with them until I lost them somewhere (probably at the beach).   Anyway, I need replacements, and even though I threw up the idea...

Title says it all. Basically my source device (PCM-D50) is way too powerful for low-impedance stuff. 32 ohm full-sizers, such as the HD215 and even the DT880-32 that I tried once, hold up well (probably due to mid-to-low sensitivity). But not IEMs. Which is why I'm selling the Coppers... This...

Hi guys, im planning to buy new IEMs for my sansa but i'm also pretty confused. my budget is around 150$ and the main choises i'm considering are fischer DBA-02 and Phonak PFE genres i listen (in order): 1-Blues/hiphop/r&b 2-progressive/garage rock i've thinked about radius but my ears...

Dont flame me, I did search.  If my searching skills suck, flame on.  From what I have been able to figure out they look like the same IEM but with different accessories.  The Perfect Fit has more tips (black and grey) and filters (silicone, comply foams) while the Perfect Bass has just the...

Hello guys!   Here I am, at another crossroads of my life: buying new IEMs. (for me they're the best for road/travelling). After a few long hours of reading reviews and opinions/recommendations around here, I can't really decide of what I need. So I'm putting down my situation and experience...

Folks,   I loved my etymotic er-6i's riding the trains in Tokyo, but I always found the sound a little clinical and occasionally sibilant. Are there any headphones that offer a warmer sound (like Shure, Nuforce, or cans) but with equal isolation? I'm looking in the $100 range, including any...

Hi,   for my bicyle tours I'm looking for some InEars with subpar noise isolation (cause I want to hear cars when I'm on roadparts).   Which one could be interesting?   Senn ie8 Beyer DTX100 Klipsch Custom 3 Audeo 121     Or are there special / transmissible pads that may...

I've been listening to my PFE's for about a year now on my Cowon and have decided that I would like a change.  The PFE's are very clear and detailed, but the highs are a bit too crispy and slightly hissy.  To fix the problem I changed to the black filters and put on some Shure olives, which do...

If you didn't see my last post about Phonak Audeo releasing a multi-armature earphone in 2011 here it is:   http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/521877/phonak-aud-o-to-bring-out-multi-armature-driven-earphone-in-2011    Now the recent email I sent to Oliver Salzmann over at audeoworld is...

Hello,   I am looking to buy new earphones for around $100. I had Sennheiser CX 400 II but due to the low wire quality, they broke. I looked at Klipsch image s4 and found out that it offers great sound quality but the cable is not very strong.   So, i need earphones which are...

After I got my Phonak Audeo Perfect Bass Earphones I was so pleased by sound, comfort & build  quality I wrote Phonak a Thank You Email. Here is the email below:     Quote:   A week later I got an email from Phonak and here it is below:      Personally I can't wait.

I am currently looking at either of these two IEMs to replace my HifiMAN RE252 which despite performing incredibly well with whatever music I throw at it, hisses like a cobra with my current sources (September 2006 MacBook and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10).  Getting an impedance adapter or a FiiO E7...

I've had my trusty Klipsch S4's for about 2 years now and I think it's time to find new headphones. I haven't been keeping up with the headphone world and quite frankly, I'm too lazy to research so I'm looking for some recommendations. My budget is $150 CAD but I can stretch that a bit and I'm...