Jaw3000
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I'm looking at moving into the IEM market, mainly for the sound isolation, and had a few questions. I'm currently using a PX100, which I find pretty enjoyable, but have wondered if it would be nice to have a little more bass sometimes. I do enjoy it's sound clarity though. I've never tried a Grado S60 to see if it fits my listening style, or if it has too much bass. aI mainly listen to rock/pop, but I do also listen to some instrumental and classical where the clarity of the PX100 shines through, and is especially nice. I also currently own a Sony EX-51, which I find to be less than ideal. To me, it's sound clarity is lacking, very muddled and thin, and sometimes seems like it has too much bass. I've also had a problem getting a good seal with it, but the previous description still applies when I do have a seal. Hopefully, the IEM models I'm looking at would be drastically better than what I just described.
I've narrowed my search down to the ER-6i, E3C, UM1. From reading all the different posts, I've gotten the consensus that out of the above, the ER-61 would give me the best sound clarity, but is more fragile, requires more maintenance (filters), and had a shorter warranty. The UM1 seems to be more comfortable than the ER-6i, which is always good, and has more bass. Besides for the 2 year warranty, it seems both the UM1 and ER-6i would be overall better choices than the E3C, especially when sound quality is concerned. I then read about the im716, which supposidly has supperior sound to the previously mentioned, but is difficult to drive without an amp (I use an iPod Nano) and tips are hard to find. Would you agree with these assumptions? So, as you can probably imagine, I'm pretty confused on which one to order. Hopefully, you guys can give me some suggestions and opinions to help make up my mind?
Thanks for your help!
-Jeff
I've narrowed my search down to the ER-6i, E3C, UM1. From reading all the different posts, I've gotten the consensus that out of the above, the ER-61 would give me the best sound clarity, but is more fragile, requires more maintenance (filters), and had a shorter warranty. The UM1 seems to be more comfortable than the ER-6i, which is always good, and has more bass. Besides for the 2 year warranty, it seems both the UM1 and ER-6i would be overall better choices than the E3C, especially when sound quality is concerned. I then read about the im716, which supposidly has supperior sound to the previously mentioned, but is difficult to drive without an amp (I use an iPod Nano) and tips are hard to find. Would you agree with these assumptions? So, as you can probably imagine, I'm pretty confused on which one to order. Hopefully, you guys can give me some suggestions and opinions to help make up my mind?
Thanks for your help!
-Jeff