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I need a new pair of best-bang-for-the-buck IEMs and I'm not really looking to spend much more than $50.
I mainly use them while walking, bike riding, and using public transportation so decent isolation (not so much that I can't hear car horns, etc), little to no microphonics are highly desirable, especially to block wind noise when riding a bike (this may be a lost cause), and should be robust enough to take a little rough handling from gym use, etc.
Also, I mainly listen to a lot of funk, hip hop, rock, and some electronic, so I would prefer IEMs with decent bass presence and extension as well as nice warm mids, highs not so important I guess.
From reading these forums and considering a $50 price point, it seems like the Head-Direct RE2s or the Nuforce NE-7ms would be best choices for me. Which do you guys think would be the better buy? I am open other suggestions around this price point as well.
(Also, I wouldn't be using the microphone on the NE-7ms at all, does this make it less worthwhile to purchase?)
I mainly use them while walking, bike riding, and using public transportation so decent isolation (not so much that I can't hear car horns, etc), little to no microphonics are highly desirable, especially to block wind noise when riding a bike (this may be a lost cause), and should be robust enough to take a little rough handling from gym use, etc.
Also, I mainly listen to a lot of funk, hip hop, rock, and some electronic, so I would prefer IEMs with decent bass presence and extension as well as nice warm mids, highs not so important I guess.
From reading these forums and considering a $50 price point, it seems like the Head-Direct RE2s or the Nuforce NE-7ms would be best choices for me. Which do you guys think would be the better buy? I am open other suggestions around this price point as well.
(Also, I wouldn't be using the microphone on the NE-7ms at all, does this make it less worthwhile to purchase?)