[UltraBird]

Hey there, I'm looking for a pair of IEM's under $100. Right now I'm considering:

Ety ER6i
Ety HF5
UE SuperFi 4
Shure SE210
Shure SCL4

Any opinions/suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[mvw2]

Add Head Direct RE0 to the list. They are now $99 (down from $169) so definitely within your price range. It's a popular IEM that does a lot of things well and doesn't really do anything majorly wrong.

One note with the Etymotic IEMs, most folks will typically describe them as being light on bass. They're more analytically geared, so folks purchasing and liking their products are the folks who seek a more accurate and less "fun" earphone.

The Shures will be a little more fun. The SCL4 has been around a long time and is well liked at the budget price point.

There's enough reviews on this forum on every one of your IEMs, so really the Search button should be answering your question more so than any particular person.

 

[ka-boom]

Something else to consider, finding out where the search button is and giving it a try.
Here's a few of the "which $100 IEM" threads already floating around...

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/s...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/n...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/1...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/s...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/n...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/1...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/r...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/w...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/l...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/i...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/g...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/i...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/l...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/u...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/1...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/t...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/b...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/1...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/s...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/m...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/g...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/b...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/i...ghlight=%24100

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/n...ghlight=%24100

There's no point in asking the same question that has been asked half a quadrillion times before you. Just read over the existing topics on this, see which IEMs are most mentioned or suggested, go from there. Brilliant!

 

[UltraBird]

I was more hoping there might be someone out there who has actually heard all / most of these and could offer some insight into their relative merits as opposed to a list of preexisting threads easily accessible to me via the search function.
Thanks, mwv2, for your insight. I'll definitely check out the head directs!

 

[UltraBird]

After some digging around, it looks like the RE0 blows pretty much everything else in my list out of the water. Right now they look like my best option!

Anyone else want to chime in on this?

 

[mark2410]

unless you want lots of bass , but looking at what you listed you arent, then i dont think anything touches the RE-0

 

[UltraBird]

I got the RE0 and it's exactly what I need. Extremely detailed, even when compared to my PRO 750s. Very nice balance, if a smidge bass shy (but I'm not a fan of boomy bass to begin with). These are definitely IEM's for the audio purist--I feel as though I am plugged directly into the audio file.
I only wish they still came with the badass leather case!

Thanks!