[frustin]

First off hello I've been lurking here for about 3 weeks now. Great site!

I thought I'd narrowed down to the monster turbine pro coppers, then I read the golds are better bass, but the coppers are better but lack the bass of the gold....etc.

To be honest they don't have to be MTP's at all. I was using ER-4Ps lovely sound but no bass for my music taste.

My music source will be the iPhone4. The volume control/mic isn't essential but would be nice. Can those be bought separately?

Thanks for any help provided.

 

[lucozade]

@frustin, welcome to head fi , the golds would be better for dance music than the coppers ,or maybe look at the ie8 .

 

[yello131]

how about Ortofon e-Q7?
Balanced armature driver, I use them to listen to trance and electronic music.
Also IE8 is great option.
Cheaper option is Radius Dual Diaphragm DDM, not well known outside this forum but I prefer them over IE8.
Great base and best sound for even better price. ($170-180) depending where you live at , USA or UK
 
Here are DDM review
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/486080/review-dual-dynamic-driver-radius-hp-twf11r-inner-earphone-pleasure-pleasure-little-treasure

 

[torptube]

What are your favorite songs?

 

[a_recording]

Hmm.. do you actually plan on dancing with these IEMs? If so, I would not recommend the DDMs... hehe. Otherwise, they are my favourite IEM at the moment, and a lot of audio bang for buck.
 
It is entirely possible to buy seperate remote/mics that you can attach to give music controls to any IEM. I have two made by audio technica and Belkin - avoid the belkin, the cable dies. However, the main problem is that the microphone has to clip on to some part of your clothing, and you end up with a very long cable - inconvenient enough that I just go without and plug my headphones directly into the iPhone 4.
 
You'll have to tell us your other priorities - isolation, build quality, comfort, etc? The DDM's are reviewed overall more positively than the Monsters, but then again they can be difficult for some people to wear, and will offer barely any isolation because they are ported. It's also worth considering the Audio Technica CK90 Pros, as they are going to be lighter and more comfortable than the Monster turbines, and thanks to their incredible speed will really do well especially with electronic dance music.

 

[frustin]

Some of my favs.
 
Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night (Laidback Luke Remix)
Chemical Brothers - Surface to air
Daft Punk - Technologic (Digitalism Remix)
Dido - Don't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Remix)
DJ Tiesto - Loves Comes Again
Dream On - Christian Falk Feat Robyn & Ola Salo
Erick Morillo - Cause i got the pills
Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen (Shower Scene)
Grace Jones - Williams Blood (Aeroplane Remix)
Hercules And Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
hey boy hey girl - soulwax remix ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^get this!
James Harcourt - Galia Melon (Lee Coombs Remix)
Joy Kitikonti - Dirtysummer (Rock Mix)
Late Of The Pier - Space And The Woods (Switch Remix)
Laurent Garnier - Man With The Red Face (Mark Knight And Funkagenda Mix)
Linus Loves - Night Music
Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat (Fake Blood Remix)
Maurice And Noble - Hoochi koochi ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^and this
Mgmt - Kids Soulwax Nite Version
Pryda - Europa
Sander Van Doorn - The Bass Jagged Up Remix
Seamus Haji-Last night a Dj saved my life
Signal Drivers - Sticky Date Rerub (Dom Kane Remix)
steve angello - miami nice
Steve Lawler - Kalimba
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (Layo & Bushwacka! remix)
The Bpa - Seattle
The Cube Guys  Baba O'riley - The Cube Guys Remix
Thomas Schumacher And Dj T - May Contain Nuts Original Mix
Tiga - Mind Dimension 1 - Hi Res
Way Out West - Muthaf**ka (Hernan Cattaneo Mix) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^something a bit deeper

 

[ZARIM]

JVC FX700, TF10Provi, SM3 and IE8........

 

[2rooi123]

silver bullet

 

[yello131]

Quote:

JVC FX700, TF10Provi, SM3 and IE8........

This first 3 in your list cost over $300 US

 

[frustin]

Zarem: not recommending mtpg's or are you saying as well as what you listed?

 

[frustin]

JVC FX700 and Earsonics SE3 dont appear to be for sale in the UK.

 

[yello131]

Quote:

JVC FX700 and Earsonics SE3 dont appear to be for sale in the UK.

FX700 sold only through japanese sites, such is pricejapan or musicaacoustics.com
Latest is cheaper but still priced above $300
SM3  available in uk through handheldaudio.com

 

[frustin]

 
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SM3  available in uk through handheldaudio.com

v.expensive.  £300, i dont want to spend more than £200.

 

[frustin]

Just tried a pair of UE 5 pro's, unless i turned up the volume quite a lot the bass wasnt really huge.  Am i going to get "more" from the 10's?

 

[mark2410]

easy, IE8