tdweis
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Long story short: I just bought a pair of Phonak PFEs & they are fantastic. My only problem: they don’t isolate well (especially in NYC streets & subways!). Last night I bit on the Ety HF5 special for $99 on Amazon. However, I’ve had second thoughts since Etys are renowned for thin bass.
I’ve done extensive poking around in the forum, & have determined that, solely as an alternative to the “Ety sound”, the isolation capabilities of the following 3 phones are worth looking into in the $150-200 price range:
Sleek Audio SA6 (based on ClieOS's June 2008 review http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/r...wed+compared);
JAYS d-jays (based on ka-boom's March 16 post entitled http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/m...ghlight=d-jays) and
Future Sonics Atrio M5 (based on dkft's table)
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how these 3 compare to each other in (a) isolation and (b) overall sound quality (especially balanced PFE-like sound)? I know there are endless “isolation” threads so I’ve tried to narrow down my choices to these 3 (any other suggestions welcome). Many thanks!
I’ve done extensive poking around in the forum, & have determined that, solely as an alternative to the “Ety sound”, the isolation capabilities of the following 3 phones are worth looking into in the $150-200 price range:
Sleek Audio SA6 (based on ClieOS's June 2008 review http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/r...wed+compared);
JAYS d-jays (based on ka-boom's March 16 post entitled http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/m...ghlight=d-jays) and
Future Sonics Atrio M5 (based on dkft's table)
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how these 3 compare to each other in (a) isolation and (b) overall sound quality (especially balanced PFE-like sound)? I know there are endless “isolation” threads so I’ve tried to narrow down my choices to these 3 (any other suggestions welcome). Many thanks!