strigon07
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Hi everyone!
Firstly, I would like to thank you for taking time to read this thread. I'm quite a newbie here and so I don't exactly know the terms to use to describe what I'm looking for, but here goes...
Basically, I listen to OSTs a lot. Usually, these OSTs are from games/anime. Hence they tend to have quite a bit of guitar (electric), and piano. As of special importance is the piano part, if I can't hear the piano part, I'd rather not get any IEMs at all.
I'm not too picky with vocals; I typically listen to more melancholic songs (I don't know if this helps). I do not need a very strong bass. An average amount of bass will do fine.
I also play the violin and love listening to OSTs with string instruments (it has to sound good with strings). I've included a few links to the type of songs that I listen to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Ea_mJ5hzE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNOcqbXHZFw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5MTcNM5ig
For strings, I would love it if the IEMs could sound really grand (like when you sit in a concert hall in front of an entire 70-strong symphonic orchestra, and yes I know that a symphonic orchestra doesn't just include strings
).
As for what I would consider to be a good replication of a piano's tone: clear, but not too dry. There has to be resonance to the piano, and the piano shouldn't sound too "air-y". The articulation of the piano should also be obvious enough, but not overly harsh.
I've went down to the store just this evening to try out a few IEMs, but they didn't work for me:
UE700 (piano too soft and air-y)
TDK BA100 (I love the sound of the strings in this one, but again, the piano failed me)
Dunu Hephaes (sounded noisy; audio clarity not high enough)
And quite a few others.
I'm coming from a pair of Sonic Gear Ear Pump Pros.
My budget is about 150 USD. I live in Singapore and thus will need to import these earphones if they are from overseas. It would be very helpful if I could order these from somewhere that ships to Singapore. But I am fine with shipping to a US address as well.
As a side note, would the Monster Turbine Pro Copper fit my above description? I was able to find a pair priced at 159 USD on Amazon (from the official Monster Amazon page). They are new (supposedly) but the box has been opened. Should I jump on it? I can also get Monster Turbine Gold. Lastly, is there a substantial difference between the Monster Turbine, Turbine Pro Copper, and Turbine Gold? Are they worth the money? I would really like to minimize spending.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Firstly, I would like to thank you for taking time to read this thread. I'm quite a newbie here and so I don't exactly know the terms to use to describe what I'm looking for, but here goes...
Basically, I listen to OSTs a lot. Usually, these OSTs are from games/anime. Hence they tend to have quite a bit of guitar (electric), and piano. As of special importance is the piano part, if I can't hear the piano part, I'd rather not get any IEMs at all.
I'm not too picky with vocals; I typically listen to more melancholic songs (I don't know if this helps). I do not need a very strong bass. An average amount of bass will do fine.
I also play the violin and love listening to OSTs with string instruments (it has to sound good with strings). I've included a few links to the type of songs that I listen to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Ea_mJ5hzE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNOcqbXHZFw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5MTcNM5ig
For strings, I would love it if the IEMs could sound really grand (like when you sit in a concert hall in front of an entire 70-strong symphonic orchestra, and yes I know that a symphonic orchestra doesn't just include strings
). As for what I would consider to be a good replication of a piano's tone: clear, but not too dry. There has to be resonance to the piano, and the piano shouldn't sound too "air-y". The articulation of the piano should also be obvious enough, but not overly harsh.
I've went down to the store just this evening to try out a few IEMs, but they didn't work for me:
UE700 (piano too soft and air-y)
TDK BA100 (I love the sound of the strings in this one, but again, the piano failed me)
Dunu Hephaes (sounded noisy; audio clarity not high enough)
And quite a few others.
I'm coming from a pair of Sonic Gear Ear Pump Pros.
My budget is about 150 USD. I live in Singapore and thus will need to import these earphones if they are from overseas. It would be very helpful if I could order these from somewhere that ships to Singapore. But I am fine with shipping to a US address as well.
As a side note, would the Monster Turbine Pro Copper fit my above description? I was able to find a pair priced at 159 USD on Amazon (from the official Monster Amazon page). They are new (supposedly) but the box has been opened. Should I jump on it? I can also get Monster Turbine Gold. Lastly, is there a substantial difference between the Monster Turbine, Turbine Pro Copper, and Turbine Gold? Are they worth the money? I would really like to minimize spending.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
