OK, I know that Head-Fi is the ultimate absolute Audiophile community offering as much information as one could possibly imagine. I have been reading around this website for a couple of years now and use it for all my IEM knowledge.   This site offers any information one wants when it comes...

So my RE0 phones are shot. The wire connecting to the left ear piece is completely severed. The right ear only works if I hold the phones just right.   Before this I had Shure E3Cs. Those eventually suffered a similar fate. Though it took 2 and a half years instead of just one for RE0.  ...

Hi everyone,     My current gear is Cowon D2+ and Fiio E5 with Shure E3c and SoundMagic PL50. I need a recommendation for a new pair of IEM's.   I'm listening to all genre and mostly to Vocal Trance in Lossless quality. I'm looking for comfortable IEM's with good bass (I love deep...

I'm currently using a pair of Shure E3C's which I've had for years via a total bithead amp. While I absolutely love these I keep eyeballing ... upgrades... and I like the look (and cost) of the 1964-T triples (http://www.1964ears.com/products_triples.html). My ears are weirdly shaped or...

How did your IEM journey start?   I grew up with music, playing music & enjoying music; went through a period of car audio obsession (it has settled into an 'interest' of mine) & learned to describe tonality & sound impressions through several instrument purchases.  I hadn't thought about...

Does anyone know if the Shure MPA-3C is identical to the component part of the Shure SE102-K-MPA?   Reason being       Reason being, the mic cord on the SE102s looks identical in pictures to the MPA-3Cs, but I can only find the latter for 80 bucks, while the former comes with earphones...

I transcribe audio recordings of court proceedings. I currently switch between the headphones provided by the office (too painful for my clamped ears after a while and doesn't block out surrounding sounds) and a pair of in-ear sennheisers meant more for listening to music (can't remember which...

I have current Bose On-Ear headphones. I really like their sound (though their build quality is abysmal) and I'm looking for a pair of in ear monitors that can rival their sound. People have pretty low opinion of bose in general, so I'm assuming I'm going to get a bunch of really cheap-o...

This thread is meant to be a simple comparison / reference, to make things easier for new comer to sort through dozens of IEM quickly in regard of finding the sound signature they are looking for. However, sound signature is not purely a translation of frequency response graph – and certainly...

The headphones I regretted the most was the skullcandy skullcrusher. I bought them for 100cad from the source.ca It broke after 5 months, the driver stopped working for some weird reason.. I should have bought a decent dac but that was before I joined head-fi. : frown::f rown:

I bought a pair of Shure E3 a couple years ago, they've served me well but the connection on the right earphone is starting to mess up and so unless the cable's in a certain position, the sound cuts out completely on the right earphone.   I've been meaning to upgrade for a while, and was...

Before I get flamed for not searching the archives, let me say I have. The previous posts take into account circa 2007 prices. It's almost 2011! (No but for real, you guys are the best and very nice. I don't think I'd have gotten yelled at.) Anyway, it seemed like the big knock on the SE420 is...

First off, hello to the head-fi community:) This is my first post.   I owned the Shure E3C's a few years ago and they were tremendous to my ears. I had only had the apple ear buds prior to that!   Eventually, they broke (2 diff. pairs) and I had a much tighter budget, so I bought the...

OK, so I'm in line for a Bottlehead Crack amp...I'm going to be needing a fairly decent set of cans for listening.  I don't want to spend gobs of money on this mostly from the perspective of A) I am raising a family and B) I am working class. (LOL).  Money is always fairly tight, kids knowing...

For the past four years I've been using some UE Super.Fi Studio3 as my portable IEMs. They've held up to my abuse remarkably well considering I hear a lot of people had problems with the cables for these. That said, I think it's coming to be time to retire them, and I'm looking for a suitable...

Hello,   I have been reading many threads here over the last few days in my search for a new set of earbuds. I have gotten a lot of my questions answered by searching here but I have come to a point where I need some opinions from those here on a few matters.   Right now I have a set of...

  I accidentally washed and dried on high heat a set of earphones, not only do they still work but they sound better than I remember...   I did a load of laundry this weekend washing a pair of cargo shorts without checking all the pockets later to find some earphones sat in the bottom of...

What is you Noise Cancelling headphone of choice and why?   Describe your reason for choosing these and what you like about them so much. Could you add your favorite genres of music as well? I want to know what music you favor with your chosen NC's. Thank You, A1811.

Ok, I’m switching gears a bit compared to my other thread. I realized that to approximate sound signature (darkish, fun, laid back, spacious, reasonably detailed) of my dead UE 5Pro’s I’ll have to spend $200+ which I don’t want to.   Now after my 2nd pair of 5Pro’s are gone I’m listening to...

Picked up a pair of Monster Turbines a couple of months ago.  I had read so many glowing reviews of them that I assumed they would be a great replacement for my old Shure e3c's.    The Turbines were a huge letdown.  Very heavy on the mids.  Papery lower treble.  Anemic bass.  I kept...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I've been reading through the archives but I couldn't find any helpful info.   A couple of years ago I lost a pair of Shure E3C's that were given to me after using them for a theatre show. They were fitted with what I think is Medium soft flex sleeves. These were...

My e3c's which I've used for about 6 or 7 years finally conked out...I pulled on the cord a little too hard and separated it from one of the earpieces.   So I'm looking for a replacement...would prefer to spend $200 or less.  Not sure which model is more comparable, the se210 or se310?  ...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I've been reading through the archives but I couldn't find any helpful info.   A couple of years ago I lost a pair of Shure E3C's that were given to me after using them for a theatre show. They were fitted with what I think is Medium soft flex sleeves. These were...

Hi, anyone who owns/owned an RE0 and a Shure E3 care to share their opinion on the two? I'm looking for differences between the two. Thanks!

Title says it all really... I struggled for agesto find a good fit for my ears and found that the smallest size of the shure foam tips is just right so ideally I need a set of headphones that theses tips fit.. Can pick up the ue700 on sale here atm for £69 but would like to know if my shure foam...