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Hi there! I'm looking to buy a pair of IEMs since the right channel in my Denon C700s mysteriously decided to play at half the volume of the left one.
I've decided that it's time to upgrade, and I'm looking for something a bit more expensive this time. Only problem is, I can't stand harshness. I realize it's more a property of the recording than the IEMs, but I'd still like to minimize it as much as possilbe. The C700s sounded fine to my ears, but I found myself reaching for the volume control often, a lot more often than with some lower quality phones in fact. The only preferences I have other than that are rich vocals and a 'fun' sound, I don't care much for accuracy.
I'm looking at the SE530 now since it's so highly recommended, but I can't seem to find anything about the harshness/lack of. I'm also considering the IE8 and the Westone 3 (leaning towards the latter since I intend to get a custom mold in the future). Any other models in this price range I should be aware of?
I should also mention that I'll be running these amped and unamped, from a Walkman S639.
Thanks!
I've decided that it's time to upgrade, and I'm looking for something a bit more expensive this time. Only problem is, I can't stand harshness. I realize it's more a property of the recording than the IEMs, but I'd still like to minimize it as much as possilbe. The C700s sounded fine to my ears, but I found myself reaching for the volume control often, a lot more often than with some lower quality phones in fact. The only preferences I have other than that are rich vocals and a 'fun' sound, I don't care much for accuracy.
I'm looking at the SE530 now since it's so highly recommended, but I can't seem to find anything about the harshness/lack of. I'm also considering the IE8 and the Westone 3 (leaning towards the latter since I intend to get a custom mold in the future). Any other models in this price range I should be aware of?
I should also mention that I'll be running these amped and unamped, from a Walkman S639.
Thanks!