Captain Needa
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Good IEMs for classical and other acoustic music
Hi there,
I'm looking for some new IEMs. My strongest priority is for classical music and other kinds of acoustic music (jazz, traditional folk music, world music, etc.), but I also listen to classic rock.
My current IEMs, which are going kaput, are Etymotics HF5s. I've been pretty happy with them, but they're the only non-cheap IEMs I've owned so I don't have a lot to compare them with. I was thinking about getting Etymotics ER3-SE or ER3-XR, but I'd be curious to hear other suggestions. I definitely like the accuracy, detail and flatness but I'm not a purist about it.
My only complaint is that the HF5s occasionally sound a tad harsh with the higher frequencies, but its not a major problem.
Also wondering which of the ER3s to get. I'm fairly happy with the bass in the HF5s so I'm leaning towards the ER3-SE, but I dunno.
Price range - preferably under $200, unless there's a very good reason.
Hi there,
I'm looking for some new IEMs. My strongest priority is for classical music and other kinds of acoustic music (jazz, traditional folk music, world music, etc.), but I also listen to classic rock.
My current IEMs, which are going kaput, are Etymotics HF5s. I've been pretty happy with them, but they're the only non-cheap IEMs I've owned so I don't have a lot to compare them with. I was thinking about getting Etymotics ER3-SE or ER3-XR, but I'd be curious to hear other suggestions. I definitely like the accuracy, detail and flatness but I'm not a purist about it.
My only complaint is that the HF5s occasionally sound a tad harsh with the higher frequencies, but its not a major problem.
Also wondering which of the ER3s to get. I'm fairly happy with the bass in the HF5s so I'm leaning towards the ER3-SE, but I dunno.
Price range - preferably under $200, unless there's a very good reason.