nate911
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I'm looking to get some new IEMs for portable use...
I listen to a lot of genres--mainly rock, rap, dubstep/techno/etc.
I already have a mini^3 for an amp so amplification isn't really a problem.
Budget is around $80 (flexible), but cheaper is fine too, I just want a good bang for the buck IEM.
I like the detail/clarity in the mids and highs on the RE0 but I'm not sure the lack of bass quantity will work well for dubstep/rap...
The RE-ZEROs are also a possibility...but the 16 ohm impedance doesn’t really matter to me, and I have to use an adapter. So I’ll probably go with the RE-0 instead if I had to decide between the two.
Not positive if I'll like the Eterna signature, but it looks pretty good as well, especially for rock. But I don't hear as many good things about rev.2 versus rev.1. I haven't listened to many IEMs at all, so I'm not sure if I like the analytical or 'musical' sound sig.
I bought my brother the Brainwavz M2s and they're pretty nice--just a few aspects that aren't ideal. The bass seems a little too much sometimes though, and the whole sound sig seems centered towards the lower frequencies to me (I'd like the mids to be more prominent). They seem the a bit muffled…but that may be because I have AD700s for my main headphones and am used to that. I wouldn't mind a little more sparkle in the highs but nothing too drastic.
Any comments/other suggestions?
I listen to a lot of genres--mainly rock, rap, dubstep/techno/etc.
I already have a mini^3 for an amp so amplification isn't really a problem.
Budget is around $80 (flexible), but cheaper is fine too, I just want a good bang for the buck IEM.
I like the detail/clarity in the mids and highs on the RE0 but I'm not sure the lack of bass quantity will work well for dubstep/rap...
The RE-ZEROs are also a possibility...but the 16 ohm impedance doesn’t really matter to me, and I have to use an adapter. So I’ll probably go with the RE-0 instead if I had to decide between the two.
Not positive if I'll like the Eterna signature, but it looks pretty good as well, especially for rock. But I don't hear as many good things about rev.2 versus rev.1. I haven't listened to many IEMs at all, so I'm not sure if I like the analytical or 'musical' sound sig.
I bought my brother the Brainwavz M2s and they're pretty nice--just a few aspects that aren't ideal. The bass seems a little too much sometimes though, and the whole sound sig seems centered towards the lower frequencies to me (I'd like the mids to be more prominent). They seem the a bit muffled…but that may be because I have AD700s for my main headphones and am used to that. I wouldn't mind a little more sparkle in the highs but nothing too drastic.
Any comments/other suggestions?