Infoolio
New Head-Fier
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Greetings,
I got a Cowon D2 last fall and have been meaning to upgrade the crappy stock phones they included. From what I've read (superficially) it seems like the brands to go with are UE, Shure or Ety, but I wonder if that is true for someone with a lower budget (I don't mind ending up with high end, but want to start at <$300).
My music interests are diverse (rap, classical, pop, rock, trance, etc), and I wasn't planning on getting an amp (one of the big reasons I went with a D2). I'm a big fan of Sennheiser - thanks to advice from other users here some years ago I got HD565s which have been one of my best purchases (indeed, I will likely be upgrading to HD650s, but I'll spare my wallet the pain of that for now).
One note - I've never used IEM before and am somewhat unsure about whether I really want something super deep in my ear. I am willing to consider IEM because it seems like to get truly good sound I have to go beyond earphones/buds.
Any advice is appreciated!
[edited to up budget to 300
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I got a Cowon D2 last fall and have been meaning to upgrade the crappy stock phones they included. From what I've read (superficially) it seems like the brands to go with are UE, Shure or Ety, but I wonder if that is true for someone with a lower budget (I don't mind ending up with high end, but want to start at <$300).
My music interests are diverse (rap, classical, pop, rock, trance, etc), and I wasn't planning on getting an amp (one of the big reasons I went with a D2). I'm a big fan of Sennheiser - thanks to advice from other users here some years ago I got HD565s which have been one of my best purchases (indeed, I will likely be upgrading to HD650s, but I'll spare my wallet the pain of that for now).
One note - I've never used IEM before and am somewhat unsure about whether I really want something super deep in my ear. I am willing to consider IEM because it seems like to get truly good sound I have to go beyond earphones/buds.
Any advice is appreciated!
[edited to up budget to 300