roybatty
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Got these for use with my iaudio U3 at the gym, plugged 'em in, and asked "Where'd all the sound go?" Lack of bass, lost vocals, and thin highs made these a major disappointment. After a couple of tries, actually went back to the stock earbuds Cowon ships with the unit, that's how much I hated the ety's. Thankfully, my wife liked 'em just fine, so they won't go wasted.
After reading numerous threads here, it seems like my choices are either move up to e4c's, or try e3c's or UM1's. The e4c's are more than I want to spend, and I am strongly considering treating myself, but I don't want to be disappointed again either, especially for that much money.
My questions -
Do I really want IEM's? I seriously loved the isolation at the gym (where 90% of my listening happens), which is loud. And I did find them very comfortable. But, I hated the cord noise and the sound of my heart beating. Switching from the flanges to the foam tips seemed to improve these problems, and though I never got around to trying the shirt clip as well, think it might help too. Will the shure's have the same issues? Better, same or worse? I want to like IEM's...
If not, then what else should I consider? I listen to mostly rock, pop, alternative, and post punk, and I need decent bass performance, but I think my issues with the ety's went beyond bass and into their overall sound, which just felt thin. When I plugged the Cowon earbuds back in, I discovered the volume was cranked, most likely to compensate for what I felt was missing in the ety's.
Any advice much appreciated.
After reading numerous threads here, it seems like my choices are either move up to e4c's, or try e3c's or UM1's. The e4c's are more than I want to spend, and I am strongly considering treating myself, but I don't want to be disappointed again either, especially for that much money.
My questions -
Do I really want IEM's? I seriously loved the isolation at the gym (where 90% of my listening happens), which is loud. And I did find them very comfortable. But, I hated the cord noise and the sound of my heart beating. Switching from the flanges to the foam tips seemed to improve these problems, and though I never got around to trying the shirt clip as well, think it might help too. Will the shure's have the same issues? Better, same or worse? I want to like IEM's...
If not, then what else should I consider? I listen to mostly rock, pop, alternative, and post punk, and I need decent bass performance, but I think my issues with the ety's went beyond bass and into their overall sound, which just felt thin. When I plugged the Cowon earbuds back in, I discovered the volume was cranked, most likely to compensate for what I felt was missing in the ety's.
Any advice much appreciated.