Hi all,
Am fairly new to all this; taking my first steps into the huge and daunting world of higher-end audio, so please go easy on me!
I currently own the iPod Touch - the version that came out before the most recent one - and the iPhone 4s.
I also have a Macbook Air. The majority of my music is at 320kbps (and if I can get a new DMP with bigger memory later, I'll move onto lossless)
I am considering buying the FiiO E17 (or perhaps the E11), and have read quite a few reviews on both.
My previous IEM's (Klipsch S4i) just broke, and am looking for a replacement.
Here's where the problem starts. I love the convenience of the iPod controller buttons, but if I'm going to be plugging the IEMs into an Amp, then I assume that function will cease to exist.
So, barring any way of making that work with an amp, then it is no longer an essential, although I should add that there may be times (for ease of transport) that I will use the iPod without an amp, so the 3 button control needn't be something to avoid either.
I've read a huge thread (Multi IEM Review - 244 IEMs Compared) with reviews about the Spider Realvoice, Head Direct RE-Zero, and many others.
The difficulty is, I don't have money to experiment with different sets of IEMs, and I need IEMs that will work with iPod Touch AND the FiiO E17 (or E11).
But, hopefully, ones that will also work well without the amp!
All advice welcome.
You may ask what kind of sound I am interested in, and there lies another difficulty; I am not knowledgeable enough to say for sure.
I know that with the current set-up (iPod Touch + Klipsch S4i - or £20 Sony Fontopia now that the Klipsch have ceased to work),
I feel there is a lack of bass and I get the feeling there must be earphones out there that just have more clarity, that will make my music 'sing' more!
Having said that, I've tried using the Bass Booster on the iPod and hate how muddy everything sounds (I currrently use the 'Rock' setting).
I listen to mostly rock and acoustic guitar music, along with a fair bit of pop, hip-hop and RnB (both traditional and the modern understanding of the phrase!).
Having said that, about the only music I don't listen to is dance music and jazz, and even there, there are exceptions.
Although I love to hear the bass, I love noticing details in the music which I had not previously noticed (or do know and love to hear!), and feeling that I'm hearing it in the best quality.
Finally, with that all said, there's the question for me of which IEMs will work best with the set up described?
I like the idea that I could have earphones which are more about clarity, separation and warm tones than bass, which I could then leave neutral by not modifying when played through the amp, or which I could 'bass up' by applying the appropriate settings on the amp.
Ok, this is turning into an essay.
Hope to hear some feedback; you guys have seemed really helpful on other threads I've been following!
Thanks in advance!
Am fairly new to all this; taking my first steps into the huge and daunting world of higher-end audio, so please go easy on me!
I currently own the iPod Touch - the version that came out before the most recent one - and the iPhone 4s.
I also have a Macbook Air. The majority of my music is at 320kbps (and if I can get a new DMP with bigger memory later, I'll move onto lossless)
I am considering buying the FiiO E17 (or perhaps the E11), and have read quite a few reviews on both.
My previous IEM's (Klipsch S4i) just broke, and am looking for a replacement.
Here's where the problem starts. I love the convenience of the iPod controller buttons, but if I'm going to be plugging the IEMs into an Amp, then I assume that function will cease to exist.
So, barring any way of making that work with an amp, then it is no longer an essential, although I should add that there may be times (for ease of transport) that I will use the iPod without an amp, so the 3 button control needn't be something to avoid either.
I've read a huge thread (Multi IEM Review - 244 IEMs Compared) with reviews about the Spider Realvoice, Head Direct RE-Zero, and many others.
The difficulty is, I don't have money to experiment with different sets of IEMs, and I need IEMs that will work with iPod Touch AND the FiiO E17 (or E11).
But, hopefully, ones that will also work well without the amp!
All advice welcome.
You may ask what kind of sound I am interested in, and there lies another difficulty; I am not knowledgeable enough to say for sure.
I know that with the current set-up (iPod Touch + Klipsch S4i - or £20 Sony Fontopia now that the Klipsch have ceased to work),
I feel there is a lack of bass and I get the feeling there must be earphones out there that just have more clarity, that will make my music 'sing' more!
Having said that, I've tried using the Bass Booster on the iPod and hate how muddy everything sounds (I currrently use the 'Rock' setting).
I listen to mostly rock and acoustic guitar music, along with a fair bit of pop, hip-hop and RnB (both traditional and the modern understanding of the phrase!).
Having said that, about the only music I don't listen to is dance music and jazz, and even there, there are exceptions.
Although I love to hear the bass, I love noticing details in the music which I had not previously noticed (or do know and love to hear!), and feeling that I'm hearing it in the best quality.
Finally, with that all said, there's the question for me of which IEMs will work best with the set up described?
I like the idea that I could have earphones which are more about clarity, separation and warm tones than bass, which I could then leave neutral by not modifying when played through the amp, or which I could 'bass up' by applying the appropriate settings on the amp.
Ok, this is turning into an essay.
Hope to hear some feedback; you guys have seemed really helpful on other threads I've been following!
Thanks in advance!