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I understand where you're coming from but the whole point of the list is to provide a certainty of what is accepted. Otherwise I could simply lump every canalphone on the list in one section...like putting the second and third sections of canalphones into the first section and just have one section altogether. I just don't feel the Etys provide the "fun" sound that this list is aimed at. That doesn't mean the Etys are bad. The Etys are aimed at analytical listening and there are a lot of people who prefer an analytical sound as to a "fun" sound.
I can't say I do like the Etys over the UM2. The Etys, if they were my only canalphone, would be outstanding once conditioned for their sound quality. But in order to like the Etys I'd have to give up all of the other commingling canalphones I have, including the SE530, Triple fi-10s and the rest of the ones in my list because they are opposed to the sound quality of those others. Which is why the ears get skewed.
The sound quality of the UM2 are second to none in my opinion, from what I've experienced of them. The Etys sound good once adjusted to them but even then they can't compare to the detail and warmth and quality of the UM2.
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Then if that's your criteria, you'll want the UM2. They have the extreme dynamic of sound, clarity and are very balanced sounding.
The SE530 and Triple fi-10s as well as the Klipsch Image X10 and Sleek Audio SA6, Jays q-Jays all have similar sound quality to the UM2. It's a "fun" sound that tends to be on the warm, smooth, open and spacious side of sound.
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Just a reminder, if you are coming from a very bright sounding canalphone, one with a lot of treble, you'll need to give the ones in my list plenty of usage before you'll find their quality of sound to be excellent. As it is, if your hearing is accustomed to high amounts of treble, you'll immediately find almost any of the ones in the first two sections to be very dark and muffled sounding.
This goes for the bass effect also. If you come from a canalphone that produces abnormally high amounts of bass, you'll need to adjust to the phones in my list. They all provide good bass but the more accurate ones in the first two sections will provide normal amounts of bass that will seem lacking when coming from a high-bass producing phone.
| Originally Posted by TacticalPenguin /img/forum/go_quote.gif "I feel the list emphasizes the most favored and popular among universal canalphones" A lot of people like the etymotics and RE2s and just because you don't doesn't mean you should exclude them from a list you're not touting as your personal list but instead a general list. Also, if they make the UM2 sound bad, maybe its because you just prefer the ety's more or sound significantly better in some aspect? |
I understand where you're coming from but the whole point of the list is to provide a certainty of what is accepted. Otherwise I could simply lump every canalphone on the list in one section...like putting the second and third sections of canalphones into the first section and just have one section altogether. I just don't feel the Etys provide the "fun" sound that this list is aimed at. That doesn't mean the Etys are bad. The Etys are aimed at analytical listening and there are a lot of people who prefer an analytical sound as to a "fun" sound.
I can't say I do like the Etys over the UM2. The Etys, if they were my only canalphone, would be outstanding once conditioned for their sound quality. But in order to like the Etys I'd have to give up all of the other commingling canalphones I have, including the SE530, Triple fi-10s and the rest of the ones in my list because they are opposed to the sound quality of those others. Which is why the ears get skewed.
The sound quality of the UM2 are second to none in my opinion, from what I've experienced of them. The Etys sound good once adjusted to them but even then they can't compare to the detail and warmth and quality of the UM2.
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| Originally Posted by hear_the_sound /img/forum/go_quote.gif So...what is the cream of the cream of the crop? 
Do they all have equal sound quality, just with different sound characteristics? I'm still looking for an IEM. I have the Super.fi Pro which do not satisfy me (I find the mid vocals very muffled, and the sound in general is fatiguing after thirty minutes) Which IEM do you think would be best for me? I'm looking for best sound quality period, not best value. Thanks : ) Good sound quality to me is dynamic, balanced, and clear. |
Then if that's your criteria, you'll want the UM2. They have the extreme dynamic of sound, clarity and are very balanced sounding.
The SE530 and Triple fi-10s as well as the Klipsch Image X10 and Sleek Audio SA6, Jays q-Jays all have similar sound quality to the UM2. It's a "fun" sound that tends to be on the warm, smooth, open and spacious side of sound.
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Just a reminder, if you are coming from a very bright sounding canalphone, one with a lot of treble, you'll need to give the ones in my list plenty of usage before you'll find their quality of sound to be excellent. As it is, if your hearing is accustomed to high amounts of treble, you'll immediately find almost any of the ones in the first two sections to be very dark and muffled sounding.
This goes for the bass effect also. If you come from a canalphone that produces abnormally high amounts of bass, you'll need to adjust to the phones in my list. They all provide good bass but the more accurate ones in the first two sections will provide normal amounts of bass that will seem lacking when coming from a high-bass producing phone.
