Hi fellow head-fiers.
I have been looking for a good iem fitting my needs, and looking trough many threads once again, I have arrived at the beautiful MA750, as they are said to be less sibilant then GR07 BE, which is also not available in my country, so I would have difficulties with warranty as well. If somebody would be willing, I would appreciate your view on my questions bellow, as at this price, it's a quite large expense for me.
How does the reliability of MA750i look compared to the MA750 version without microphone? I saw some bad reviews due to the cable being torn near the microphone, but it seems to me that the chin strap would be as prone to being pulled out as the microphone. Are there any owners of MA750i whose piece works well? I am wondering if the MA750 is more reliable then MA750i, there are recent entries on amazon complaining about this issue, so I assume it's still something to consider.
I would also like to know how harsh are the highs. I listen mostly to all types of rock, so a a sound that well interprets the cymbals and s-ses is important to me. Sibilance can be quite harsh and ruin the enjoyment for me on many songs. I read they are well balanced, so I assume they would sound very nice with something like Foo Fighters - My Hero, but I wonder if a song like White Limo would not be hard to listen to, even with a high quality file. So I would appreciate a view of someone who mainly listens to rock/metal on how enjoyable are these for songs with harsher highs.
My third question would go to maintenance. I never head high quality iems such as this, but from I read the filters are removable? So it's possible to clean them from time to time with some solution? Or how are the filters maintained as they are easy to get clogged up.
I have a lot of questions as I want to make sure I make a good pick this time