[Nameless87]

Hi,

I need a good set of IEMs

My budget is about £40.

Will be used with my new HTC Desire HD and for work on company's pc (just onboard soundcard). At home I have the Sennheiser HD 595 and the Auzentech X-fi Forte soundcard, but the IEMs will rarely be used on my home pc...
 
I listen to almost everything except techno

 
Occasionaly I will watch movies/movie clips on my desire HD.
 
This will be my first IEMs and I have no idea where to start looking or what brands.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

 

[stevenswall]

What do you want them to sound like? Personally I like accuracy, since I already have warmer coloured 'musical' headphones. Isolation is also a priority if you are on the go in a noisy environment,
 
The Etymotic Mc5 satisfied both of these requirements for me, and Etymotic earphones in general have better isolation and more accurate frequency response than do their competitors.

 

[Nameless87]

Thinking of going for Klipsch X1 (also known as S2) or Klipsch S4.
 
Any ideas on these?
 
Or any other suggestions?

 

[Nameless87]

How are the Sennheiser IE6...Are they worth the money? Any suggestions between the Klipsch and IE6?

 

[mark2410]

IE6 for £40?
 
otherwise id say the Radiopaq Jazz, currently going for £20 which makes them unbeatable in the UK

 

[Nameless87]

no not £40....
 
I found them on amazon UK for £60...
 
It's the most I can stretch to...
 
Opinions?

 

[Nameless87]

Now I'm considering the RE0 as well

They are both available for £60 from Amazon UK


So which ones should I get? I really need some help as I'm new to IEMs, never had one before


Thanks

 

[stevenswall]

The RE0 has some disadvantages when it is compared to the Etymotic Mc5
 
-Isolation: Testing has provided significant proof of this
-Accuracy: Etymotic earphones, at this price range, follow the human ear equal loudness contour most closely.
-Durability: Search for "broken mc5", you don't find much, do this for the RE0 however, and you get a lot of user reports of broken earphones.
 
Conversely, the Mc5 has those three things to it's advantage, so I would suggest getting them.

 

[Nameless87]

and how are the MC5 compared to the IE6?

 

[mark2410]

im still gonna say the Jazz