Hi,
As the title says I am very excited to get into audiophile level in ear monitors. Over the years I have purchased a lot of sub $500 headphones and have always felt that there was a much better experience to be had. Just so you know where I am coming from I have owned the Shure SE 215s, Klipsch x10s, Zik 3s, and Bose QC35s. I recently completed some work on the side and have some disposable income that I can justify spending on a great pair of custom in ear monitors. I see myself using these headphones every day and will likely keep them for several years; thus, I really want to make sure I make a wise decision. To be honest I am very intimidated spending this kind of money on a product without being able to listen to them or compare them to similarly priced competitors. I am hoping your personal experience will help guide my wallet.
Just a little background about me. I am a developer and spend the majority of my time writing code at my desk in an open office environment. I get very distracted by people talking and am looking forward to the noise isolation of custom in ear monitors. I listen to music or white noise while working as it helps me focus on my work. I like just about every genre of music besides country. My favorite genre is hip hop, followed closely by rock, blues, and classical.
It is hard for me to tell you exactly what I am looking for since I don’t have experience with any custom in ear monitors. I want something that will be fun to listen to. Since half the time I will be listening to hip hop or rap I am looking to feel clean and tight bass but also want to hear the vocals and other instruments clearly. I am hoping to find something that sounds incredible when listing to rap, but also sounds great when listening to rock, blues, and classical. Please don’t get me wrong, I am definitely not looking for an $1,800 pair of Beats. I don’t want the bass to overpower the mids or highs. I guess I am just looking for a great pair of headphones that make everything sound better, but especially the bass.
My research so far has led me to the JH Audio Roxannes. I have looked up just about every review I can find and have of course looked all over this forum. I feel I will really like the variable bass feature and feel the sound signature matches what I am looking for. My fear is that these are 3 year old headphones and may not be the wisest decision for 2017. I definitely want a custom version, but I am confused as to why the universal version gets the Roxanne 2s while the custom seems to just be the 1st version.
Knowing what I am looking for do the Roxannes sound like a great pick? Are there other CIEMs that I should look at more closely?
Thank you.
As the title says I am very excited to get into audiophile level in ear monitors. Over the years I have purchased a lot of sub $500 headphones and have always felt that there was a much better experience to be had. Just so you know where I am coming from I have owned the Shure SE 215s, Klipsch x10s, Zik 3s, and Bose QC35s. I recently completed some work on the side and have some disposable income that I can justify spending on a great pair of custom in ear monitors. I see myself using these headphones every day and will likely keep them for several years; thus, I really want to make sure I make a wise decision. To be honest I am very intimidated spending this kind of money on a product without being able to listen to them or compare them to similarly priced competitors. I am hoping your personal experience will help guide my wallet.
Just a little background about me. I am a developer and spend the majority of my time writing code at my desk in an open office environment. I get very distracted by people talking and am looking forward to the noise isolation of custom in ear monitors. I listen to music or white noise while working as it helps me focus on my work. I like just about every genre of music besides country. My favorite genre is hip hop, followed closely by rock, blues, and classical.
It is hard for me to tell you exactly what I am looking for since I don’t have experience with any custom in ear monitors. I want something that will be fun to listen to. Since half the time I will be listening to hip hop or rap I am looking to feel clean and tight bass but also want to hear the vocals and other instruments clearly. I am hoping to find something that sounds incredible when listing to rap, but also sounds great when listening to rock, blues, and classical. Please don’t get me wrong, I am definitely not looking for an $1,800 pair of Beats. I don’t want the bass to overpower the mids or highs. I guess I am just looking for a great pair of headphones that make everything sound better, but especially the bass.
My research so far has led me to the JH Audio Roxannes. I have looked up just about every review I can find and have of course looked all over this forum. I feel I will really like the variable bass feature and feel the sound signature matches what I am looking for. My fear is that these are 3 year old headphones and may not be the wisest decision for 2017. I definitely want a custom version, but I am confused as to why the universal version gets the Roxanne 2s while the custom seems to just be the 1st version.
Knowing what I am looking for do the Roxannes sound like a great pick? Are there other CIEMs that I should look at more closely?
Thank you.