JunkerGeorg
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Just signed up after finding this incredible site via googling for earbuds/IEMS to go with a lower level Sony HiFi walkman (NWZ-A17) and encountering so many informative, detailed articles here. There is so much information here, that it's like getting lost in a forest. So please bear with my ignorance and perplexity and any inaccurate nomenclature I might use:
I'm looking for a pair of either IEM's or Earbuds to use with this Walkman. I need guidance. Looking to spend no more than $250 on a pair, or find a deal at that price on a used pair on eBay if I can. I've researched enough here to know that since I don't intend to use an amp they need to be efficient (below 50 ohms/above 90decibel sensitivity). As for my listening preferences, while I don't abhor bass as long as its tight, clear, and doesn't overtake the mids and highs, I'm pretty sure I'd be labeled a Treblehead here (e.g., if I had just a bass and treble setting on an amp for my Klipsch horn home speakers, I'd set Treble to about 9/10 and bass to about 5/10. I listen to all genres of music except for rap and country (though I do like Irish folk kind of stuff like the "Chieftains"). I do like classical, especially brass orientated pieces, organ (Saint Saens Symphony #3, Any Bach, etc.), Cello, acoustic guitar, etc. I ...and on the other end of the spectrum I do like Trance, Industrial Metal (Ministry, Static X), Nine Inch Nails, Volbeat, old U2, etc.
Perhaps that means I need a versatile IEM/Earbud product, but as I said, I'm a Treblehead first and foremost, and after researching your glossary of terms, I'd say applicable terms would be bright, sparkle, clear, detailed, lively--but not so that it is thin and lacks weight and spatial depth. I like tight bass for times when I listen to metal/industrial bands listed above, but not boomy bass that blots out mids and highs in the process. I recently tried some $150 Bose earbuds, and while I appreciated the voice clarity, and it had some depth, I couldn't stand how soft and dark the overall sound seemed to me, for lack of a better description. I want depth, but it has to be bright, lively depth for me, if that makes any sense?
So, after researching what I could here before getting totally lost in the forest of information here on this awesome website, can someone suggest some IEMs/Earbuds for $250 or less that would work for this Treblehead? Would an Etymotic ER-4P be what I'm looking for? Or an Audio Technica ATH-CKR9? Or a Yuin PK2? Or??? I'd rather get an experts take before blowing $250 on a pair if it isn't what suits my tastes.
Thanks much for any guidance you can give and thanks for all your helpful contributions on this incredible site!!!
I'm looking for a pair of either IEM's or Earbuds to use with this Walkman. I need guidance. Looking to spend no more than $250 on a pair, or find a deal at that price on a used pair on eBay if I can. I've researched enough here to know that since I don't intend to use an amp they need to be efficient (below 50 ohms/above 90decibel sensitivity). As for my listening preferences, while I don't abhor bass as long as its tight, clear, and doesn't overtake the mids and highs, I'm pretty sure I'd be labeled a Treblehead here (e.g., if I had just a bass and treble setting on an amp for my Klipsch horn home speakers, I'd set Treble to about 9/10 and bass to about 5/10. I listen to all genres of music except for rap and country (though I do like Irish folk kind of stuff like the "Chieftains"). I do like classical, especially brass orientated pieces, organ (Saint Saens Symphony #3, Any Bach, etc.), Cello, acoustic guitar, etc. I ...and on the other end of the spectrum I do like Trance, Industrial Metal (Ministry, Static X), Nine Inch Nails, Volbeat, old U2, etc.
Perhaps that means I need a versatile IEM/Earbud product, but as I said, I'm a Treblehead first and foremost, and after researching your glossary of terms, I'd say applicable terms would be bright, sparkle, clear, detailed, lively--but not so that it is thin and lacks weight and spatial depth. I like tight bass for times when I listen to metal/industrial bands listed above, but not boomy bass that blots out mids and highs in the process. I recently tried some $150 Bose earbuds, and while I appreciated the voice clarity, and it had some depth, I couldn't stand how soft and dark the overall sound seemed to me, for lack of a better description. I want depth, but it has to be bright, lively depth for me, if that makes any sense?
So, after researching what I could here before getting totally lost in the forest of information here on this awesome website, can someone suggest some IEMs/Earbuds for $250 or less that would work for this Treblehead? Would an Etymotic ER-4P be what I'm looking for? Or an Audio Technica ATH-CKR9? Or a Yuin PK2? Or??? I'd rather get an experts take before blowing $250 on a pair if it isn't what suits my tastes.
Thanks much for any guidance you can give and thanks for all your helpful contributions on this incredible site!!!
