Rajveer
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Since my Rockboxed H10 got stolen...ok I left it in a lecture theatre :/...along with my headphones I've been looking for replacements for both. I used to use Creative EP630s which broke, and got replaced with Sharp FX33s (I used the EP630 tips instead of the Sharp marshmallow ones, and they sounded pretty good so I kept them).
Now I'm looking for a new set of IEM phones, I wouldn't mind something better but I don't really want to go above £40, although for something worth it I'm flexible.
I'm looking for:
- Isolation - isolation in the London Underground is a godsend. I'd buy it without a new DAP just so I don't have to hear the crap the train makes!
- Minimal Leaking - I hate when others can hear my music, and when I can hear theirs
- Low Microphonics - or high...whichever means little noise when the cord gets tapped
- Ergonomic - no unnecessary crap, just a simple lightweight cord which won't weight down and keep causing the buds to fall out of my ears. Oh and no J-type coords, just the standard Y-type, or anything else I don't know about but which is good lol
- Comfortable - something which will stay in my god damn ear and won't keep falling out, coughcough*In-Ear-Phones-That-Came-With-My-w850i*coughcough
As for sound, I want:
Good, clean, deep, fairly loud bass but not overpowering and no sacrifice on the mids and highs. I like bass but I'm going out of hiphop music these days and learning to appreciate the highs and quiet sound effects in the background too
With the EP630 tips I think my FX33s got a reduction in bass but for a gain in clarity, which was all good with me
Since my old phones weren't really accurate, rather more "fun" sounding, I'm not sure what I should be going for. I just want something that sounds alive, but not to the point that effects get drowned out. Erm what other words can I come up with...Clean, Clarity, Immersive, Good Bass, Sensitive (i.e. allows the little things to be heard too)
Oh and I hate it when you have a set of earphones which really emphasise something, to the point where every now and then someone singing or a high-hat really screeches in your ear! Think my FX33s did that, can't remember.
Now I'm looking for a new set of IEM phones, I wouldn't mind something better but I don't really want to go above £40, although for something worth it I'm flexible.
I'm looking for:
- Isolation - isolation in the London Underground is a godsend. I'd buy it without a new DAP just so I don't have to hear the crap the train makes!
- Minimal Leaking - I hate when others can hear my music, and when I can hear theirs
- Low Microphonics - or high...whichever means little noise when the cord gets tapped
- Ergonomic - no unnecessary crap, just a simple lightweight cord which won't weight down and keep causing the buds to fall out of my ears. Oh and no J-type coords, just the standard Y-type, or anything else I don't know about but which is good lol
- Comfortable - something which will stay in my god damn ear and won't keep falling out, coughcough*In-Ear-Phones-That-Came-With-My-w850i*coughcough
As for sound, I want:
Good, clean, deep, fairly loud bass but not overpowering and no sacrifice on the mids and highs. I like bass but I'm going out of hiphop music these days and learning to appreciate the highs and quiet sound effects in the background too
Since my old phones weren't really accurate, rather more "fun" sounding, I'm not sure what I should be going for. I just want something that sounds alive, but not to the point that effects get drowned out. Erm what other words can I come up with...Clean, Clarity, Immersive, Good Bass, Sensitive (i.e. allows the little things to be heard too)
Oh and I hate it when you have a set of earphones which really emphasise something, to the point where every now and then someone singing or a high-hat really screeches in your ear! Think my FX33s did that, can't remember.
