[RooX]

Im looking for a new set of earphones to go along with my new iaudio x5.

Cant be IEM's or Large closed phones.

I own or have owned at some point, MS-1's (not bad, miss the soundstage of my home stereo) HF-1's (better than the ms-1's in all regards), HD600's (liked em) K501's (really liked em, missed some of the low end though) E2c's - very dissapointed overall, no resolution, flabby and well, i just dont like em.

I need a small pair of semi-pocketable earphones that let in enough sound that i can hear a car careening towards me.

Was thinking either a pair of the AT earphones or clipons, OR the newish sony 90sl earbuds.

any other recommendations? Or barring that, is there a decisive winner based on these two companies?

 

[RooX]

night time bump

short story for those who dont feel like reading the 1st post.

need a small pair of high quality great sounding earbuds, or similar style phones. Cant be IEM as i need to be able to take them out quickly and hear things around me.

considering audio technicas offerings as well as sony ex90sl's

cheers

 

[feh1325]

the ex90 do isolate to some extent

if you want a clip on....koss ksc75?

 

[RooX]

ksc75's , tried em, if i remember correctly, they sounded a lot like my old portapro's, only a bit darker still. wasnt a huge fan. not to mention, and this is a bit of a silly thing, its in an office environment, and they are so ugly and cheap looking.


how much isolation does the sony give? Am i correct in saying its not nearly as much as an iem?

 

[RooX]

3rd page bump.

any other options other than koss?

 

[timmins]

what about AKG 81 Djs