Yggdrassilious
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Hello all
I've been missing my UE700s ever since they broke...for the second time. (nay for their durability!). And I need help picking out something similar in sound, but maybe from a different company that has better durability.
Truth is I vastly prefer the UE700s over all other portable audio phones I have owned, including UE's own TF10s, Senn IE7, Shure SE310, ATH EW9, ESW9, EC700, B&O A8, Monster turbines, and many lesser phones unworthy of mention. I like listening to them from time to time, but the UE700s are the ones I keep coming back to.
I love their design, comfort, their miniature size as much as I love their sound. The fast and crisp highs, the smooth mids, and the ...well, non-bloated lows. And I thought I had a winner, the CK10s. However....
From what I have read in many, many reviews and comments, that the CK10s sound similar to UE700s, but they are discontinued on Audio-Techinca's American site (even though on the Japanese site they are still in production), and the current price of $260+ is putting me off especially when they were cheaper before.
From my lurking in the forums I recon the sounds from companies like Westone is probably not going to be my cup of tea. The Atrio's new MG7 drivers sound interesting, but they are dynamic and I think is not going to produce the same sound as dual-BA drivers in the UE700s.
So, please help, guys! I'd like to keep my budget around or preferably below $200 if possible, as I got my UE700s on a Logitech promotion for $110ish. And I am really only looking for something that's similar in size, design, and sound as the UE700s. (but with better durability!)
Thoughts?
I've been missing my UE700s ever since they broke...for the second time. (nay for their durability!). And I need help picking out something similar in sound, but maybe from a different company that has better durability.
Truth is I vastly prefer the UE700s over all other portable audio phones I have owned, including UE's own TF10s, Senn IE7, Shure SE310, ATH EW9, ESW9, EC700, B&O A8, Monster turbines, and many lesser phones unworthy of mention. I like listening to them from time to time, but the UE700s are the ones I keep coming back to.
I love their design, comfort, their miniature size as much as I love their sound. The fast and crisp highs, the smooth mids, and the ...well, non-bloated lows. And I thought I had a winner, the CK10s. However....
From what I have read in many, many reviews and comments, that the CK10s sound similar to UE700s, but they are discontinued on Audio-Techinca's American site (even though on the Japanese site they are still in production), and the current price of $260+ is putting me off especially when they were cheaper before.
From my lurking in the forums I recon the sounds from companies like Westone is probably not going to be my cup of tea. The Atrio's new MG7 drivers sound interesting, but they are dynamic and I think is not going to produce the same sound as dual-BA drivers in the UE700s.
So, please help, guys! I'd like to keep my budget around or preferably below $200 if possible, as I got my UE700s on a Logitech promotion for $110ish. And I am really only looking for something that's similar in size, design, and sound as the UE700s. (but with better durability!)
Thoughts?
