[ronnielee54]

Just can't stand something sticking in my ears. Guess I will always be a can user.

 

[buddhashenglong]

Marshmallows on the bus or for hot weather.

 

[troymadison]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxbaker /img/forum/go_quote.gif that's what she said. no but seriously iems are pretty good. a little steep price-wise i think, but they do sound pretty good plus don't need too much power to boot

heh, you got me.

 

[gilency]

Let me see: I can sleep with my UM2's but not with my cans. Oh but I love my cans with my LD III. Do I have to choose?

 

[majurglery]

IEMs for their portability and low profile. Besides, i have yet to find a can that can block noise as well as an IEM. Some say they hurt to put in, but i could wear my IEMs all day and not feel a thing

 

[Dublo7]

I adore IEMs

 

[Xennon]

no love, no hate for me. Of course I dont prefer to use them when I'm home but I sometimes need their portability and isolation. So, the answer of the question is "yes" for me.

 

[The Other Allen]

Now that I am used to sticking them in my ears and their sound signature, love 'em. Can even sleep with my Super.fi 5 Pros in all night long.

 

[Luckyleo]

I'm on the road a lot (montego bay jamaica) and don't like bringing my K-701's with me. IEM's are the way to go. I really enjoy them on the beach with a cool red stripe in my hand and listening to the Grateful Dead as the sun goes down. May not be the same as a tube amp and my 701's, but it ain't bad. Count me in as a strong yes!

 

[nickdawg]

 

[spickerish]

Love 'em for on the road, very useful. At home I stick to my cans.

 

[aegid]

Good for getting rid of the noise of things like airplane engines. Bad for walking around or when people are talking to me (so I use other things instead). The presence of tips in my ears gets to me sometimes though. Other times I don't notice them at all.

 

[potato28]

I voted no, I like having full sized headphones or clips or even earbuds. Not something that if the volume is too loud I could lose my hearing very quickly.

 

[Agnostic]

I still have a pair of ER6i somewhere but I'm not regretting that I have stopped raping my ears with that evil invention: the iem.

 

[Golden Monkey]

I find that IEMs allow me to listen at much lower volumes than I would otherwise, since the Etys have such great isolation and resolution. If I use a comparable-impedance full sized can, I end up having to crank them much higher to achieve the desired result.