[EekTheCat]

Epic shootout, ClieOS.

 

[zerogun]

wow this is some crazy review thread! thanks for the awesome take on it! 

 

[konstantanol]

how about harman kardon ep710 ? does it have the same sound sig as im716 ? i've found one being priced at $55, is it worthed ?
 
thanks, and btw, great shootout

 

[ClieOS]

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how about harman kardon ep710 ? does it have the same sound sig as im716 ? i've found one being priced at $55, is it worthed ?
 
thanks, and btw, great shootout

Both are made by Etymotic, so they will have the classic Ety analytical sound signature (though I understand that EP710 was tuned to be slightly different). For $55, I reckon it is a good buy if it is new, I won't touch it if it is 2nd hand as the cable used in EP710 / iM716 series isn't particularly durable in the long run.

 

[konstantanol]

Thanks clieos for your reply

 
i've been a silent reader of your shootouts and reviews, here and at abi.com
i currently own a VB, which i love how the low-bass sounds

and now i want to buy a pair of analytic kind of iem. based on your shootout i narrow my choices to re2/im716(i dunno where to find one in my country)/hk ep71, do you have any other suggestion ? btw i'm on a tight budget right now, so nothing more than $75
 
thanks

 

[ClieOS]

If you are looking for Ety kind of analytical sound, the $55 EP710 might be your best option. iM760 has been discontinued for over 2 yrs now, so it won't be an easy find. RE2 is decent but I don't expect it to be better than EP710. I don't know where you live, but if you are willing to wait, maybe the new Ety MC5 will reach your market as well in a few months and it is close to your budget as well.

 

[konstantanol]

i live in indonesia, jakarta to be precise
 
how much will MC5 be ? i'm looking forward for your review on Ety MC5
 
one more thing .. i'm still curious with altec lansing IM616, i once saw it in a headphone store in jakarta .. how do you compare it with ep710-ety-re0 ?

 

[rawrster]

The MC5 is $79 here so it might be out of your price range and most likely more expensive when it hits your market.

 

[Noir7]

i think someone already give an impression on this, quite good i say. heres the link http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/498743/ety-mc5
 
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i live in indonesia, jakarta to be precise
 
how much will MC5 be ? i'm looking forward for your review on Ety MC5
 
one more thing .. i'm still curious with altec lansing IM616, i once saw it in a headphone store in jakarta .. how do you compare it with ep710-ety-re0 ?

 

[konstantanol]

thank you for the replies next week i'm going to test re2 and re0. hope i can make up my mind

 

[konstantanol]

and RE0 it is

 
thanks everyone

 

[adirere]

i have the Soundmagic PL50 and i`m very happy with them.. very liquid mids.
also had the PL30 which is a good iem for the price and cx300 which sounded very muddy and was full of bass (it sounded like you`re listening to music from a bucket )..  

 

[hybrid35]

hmm where did you get the FA Silver Bullets for $53? They look like theyre 70+ everywhere now

 

[ClieOS]

That is the original manufacturer quoted price and used to be the price when they were sold in Russia. Unfortunately street price floats with demand.
 
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hmm where did you get the FA Silver Bullets for $53? They look like theyre 70+ everywhere now

 

[musedesign]

Thank you!  Thank you!  Wonderful review!  As a newbie, comparisons like this make all of the difference! 
 
Mark