kapooon
New Head-Fier
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Hey head-fi'ers!
After 1 years and 11 months my Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 died on me. I still had 1 month of guarantee so I sent them back, but they couldn't repair them. They don't sell them anymore either, so I got my money back in the form of a voucher (€140), so this is a nice chance to upgrade a bit. It were my first 'expensive' iem's. I did like them, but I didn't have a wow-feeling, mainly because of a fit issue in 1 ear (always came out a bit after a few minutes).
So now I'm looking for a new pair, but unfortunately I have to buy them at the same store (which is very expensive
and not many to choose from).
The choices I have:
sennheiser ie 80 €299
monster miles davis €299
shure se425 €279
klipsch image x10i €249
MTPG €229
B&W C5 €179
shure se315 €159
Etymotic Hf3 €149
sennheiser ie 60 €149
Main use: travelling (also by bus) so isolation is a factor.
Main music: electronic, hip-hop so bass is a must, but I wouldn't call myself a basshead at all. I don't like it too analytical/flat either, they have to sound fun but accurate.
I always had some fit issues with my super.Fi 5's in 1 ear, so fit is actually the main factor for me.
Source: mainly HTC One S with lossless files (no amp).
I've read about 200 reviews about them but I really can not decide. The main problem is that I can't TRY any of them and I don't have that many experience with the specific sound signatures of them.
Maybe a useless comparison, but I own the AIAIAI TMA-1 and I like them very much (perfect amount of bass but still pretty balanced to my ears).
So taking this all into account, what would you guys recommend? Would it be worth upgrading and investing a bit more money (with the little experience I have) upon the €140?
At the moment I'm leaning towards the klipsch x10i, chiefly because of the comfort but I've read they arent that durable and the buttons don't work on android, and when adding €100 I want to be sure about it. CHOICES CHOICES.
Thanks in advance anyway.
After 1 years and 11 months my Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 died on me. I still had 1 month of guarantee so I sent them back, but they couldn't repair them. They don't sell them anymore either, so I got my money back in the form of a voucher (€140), so this is a nice chance to upgrade a bit. It were my first 'expensive' iem's. I did like them, but I didn't have a wow-feeling, mainly because of a fit issue in 1 ear (always came out a bit after a few minutes).
So now I'm looking for a new pair, but unfortunately I have to buy them at the same store (which is very expensive
The choices I have:
sennheiser ie 80 €299
monster miles davis €299
shure se425 €279
klipsch image x10i €249
MTPG €229
B&W C5 €179
shure se315 €159
Etymotic Hf3 €149
sennheiser ie 60 €149
Main use: travelling (also by bus) so isolation is a factor.
Main music: electronic, hip-hop so bass is a must, but I wouldn't call myself a basshead at all. I don't like it too analytical/flat either, they have to sound fun but accurate.
I always had some fit issues with my super.Fi 5's in 1 ear, so fit is actually the main factor for me.
Source: mainly HTC One S with lossless files (no amp).
I've read about 200 reviews about them but I really can not decide. The main problem is that I can't TRY any of them and I don't have that many experience with the specific sound signatures of them.
Maybe a useless comparison, but I own the AIAIAI TMA-1 and I like them very much (perfect amount of bass but still pretty balanced to my ears).
So taking this all into account, what would you guys recommend? Would it be worth upgrading and investing a bit more money (with the little experience I have) upon the €140?
At the moment I'm leaning towards the klipsch x10i, chiefly because of the comfort but I've read they arent that durable and the buttons don't work on android, and when adding €100 I want to be sure about it. CHOICES CHOICES.
Thanks in advance anyway.