[mb11]

Hey friends, I am new to the forum, but not new to speaker and headphone appreciation. I have been enjoying a pair of ultrasone hfi 550's for a few years now, and I still love the hell out of them. To me, they sound great. Anyhow, they are not very mobile, and it is a pain to travel with them. I a, really searching for a winner of an in ear monitor for under 300$ usd. I listen primarily to softer music (Bon iver, Damien rice, Dave matthews, etc). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
M

 

[Doc-holliday]

Westone 4 is pretty much end game for me in iem. I have seen numerous posts that the w4 beats out people's ciem's several times the price.

 

[djvkool]

TF10 is the closest to my holy grail, followed close second by T-Peos H-100

 

[phlashbios]

$300 will get you a Hybrid CIEM from Cosmic Ears, containing 2 x BA's and a Dynamic. It is the best IEM I have, by a considerable margin. Easily beats both my TF10 and my H100.

 

[djvkool]

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$300 will get you a Hybrid CIEM from Cosmic Ears, containing 2 x BA's and a Dynamic. It is the best IEM I have, by a considerable margin. Easily beats both my TF10 and my H100.

 
HY3? I thought that is sold out at the moment?

 

[ostewart]

Shure SE425 is pretty good

 

[ostewart]

Shure SE425 is pretty good

 

[ostewart]

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[ZARIM]

The Sony EX1000, Westone UM3x, JVC FX700, Denon C300 and sennheiser IE80 are very good detailed IEMs with good punchy bass.

 

[eke2k6]

For your type of music, the Etymotic HF5 would be close to perfection. I think they'd blow your mind too 

 

[phlashbios]

HY3? I thought that is sold out at the moment?

Phil is just about to kick off orders again I believe. As I understand it, the cabling shortage is resolved.

 

[HeroicPenguin]

I'd say that the UM3X or W4 would be a good fit for you. From the looks of it, your music isn't very bass-heavy and quite vocal dependent, so not sure a V-shaped IEM like the TF10 or the H-100 would be right for you. I'd say that a mid-centric sound plays to your music the best.

 

[eke2k6]

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I'd say that the UM3X or W4 would be a good fit for you. From the looks of it, your music isn't very bass-heavy and quite vocal dependent, so not sure a V-shaped IEM like the TF10 or the H-100 would be right for you. I'd say that a mid-centric sound plays to your music the best.

 
This type of music is far from bass heavy. It's actually the stuff I listen to when I don't want a pulsing bass line.
 
I recommended the Etymotic HF5 because it's excellent with acoustic stuff that doesn't depend on bass for enjoyment.

 

[HeroicPenguin]

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This type of music is far from bass heavy. It's actually the stuff I listen to when I don't want a pulsing bass line.
 
I recommended the Etymotic HF5 because it's excellent with acoustic stuff that doesn't depend on bass for enjoyment.

 
I said "isn't very bass heavy" 

 
So yeah, I agree, the HF5 is a good option too.

 

[eke2k6]

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I said "isn't very bass heavy" 

 
So yeah, I agree, the HF5 is a good option too.

 
Yeah, of course I knew that!