moouers
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Hello all,
I am looking to purchase a Cowon J3 (as mentioned in my previous thread), and will be buying new IEMs to take advantage of the sound that the J3 offers. Right now I am using some cheap Sony earphones (not sure of the model...quick search reveals they may be the MDR EX36V model). I let my fiance have my Sennheiser CX300, as she liked them so much...so I adopted her Sony's. Anyway, I'm looking for a major upgrade.
My home setup consists of a Little Dot DAC_1/MKIII combo powering Sennheiser HD-650 headphones...and I absolutely love the sound signature.
I am looking for an IEM that will get me somewhat close to that sound (even if a little EQ is necessary). Mostly, I'd just really like the sound to be well-rounded and most importantly not fatiguing. I'm a bit susceptible to fatigue due to overpowering treble. One thing that is extremely important for me is that the new IEMs should have as little microphonic noise as possible. Every time I put on the Sony 'phones, I want to shoot myself because of the cable noise; and I use them 3 hours every day, 5 days a week. That's a lot of bullets, and bullets are expensive.
Since I need to keep the IEM budget to ~$200 USD, I was highly considering the Westone 2, especially after reading about the wonderful cable and lack of microphonics.
For all you people who know more than I do, would you consider the Westone 2 to be a good choice based on my list of wants? Any other suggestions? One more thing: I'd rather not buy used - I'm weird like that.
Thank you all in advance.
I am looking to purchase a Cowon J3 (as mentioned in my previous thread), and will be buying new IEMs to take advantage of the sound that the J3 offers. Right now I am using some cheap Sony earphones (not sure of the model...quick search reveals they may be the MDR EX36V model). I let my fiance have my Sennheiser CX300, as she liked them so much...so I adopted her Sony's. Anyway, I'm looking for a major upgrade.
My home setup consists of a Little Dot DAC_1/MKIII combo powering Sennheiser HD-650 headphones...and I absolutely love the sound signature.
I am looking for an IEM that will get me somewhat close to that sound (even if a little EQ is necessary). Mostly, I'd just really like the sound to be well-rounded and most importantly not fatiguing. I'm a bit susceptible to fatigue due to overpowering treble. One thing that is extremely important for me is that the new IEMs should have as little microphonic noise as possible. Every time I put on the Sony 'phones, I want to shoot myself because of the cable noise; and I use them 3 hours every day, 5 days a week. That's a lot of bullets, and bullets are expensive.
Since I need to keep the IEM budget to ~$200 USD, I was highly considering the Westone 2, especially after reading about the wonderful cable and lack of microphonics.
For all you people who know more than I do, would you consider the Westone 2 to be a good choice based on my list of wants? Any other suggestions? One more thing: I'd rather not buy used - I'm weird like that.
Thank you all in advance.
