radji
New Head-Fier
Howdy all. This seems like a great forum to get recommendations for audio stuffs.
I am now in the market for a new pair of IEMs as my Westone W40's are no longer working properly. Westone will not repair them and I cannot find anyone who will, so I reckon it's time to look at what's out there now as opposed to 2013 when I bought my W40's.
Some facts:
-I use my IEMs everywhere, including at the gym and on long runs outdoors. So any potentials need to be able to take a bit of abuse...but not much
-I prefer 4 driver IEMs since I listen predominantly to symphonic rock with heavy bass. Got to hand it to Earstudio for their ES100. It does a great job (with my W40's) for Spotify over bluetooth or USB mode with lossless files. Almost no distortions at higher volume levels, so I hope to find a suitable pair of IEMs to continue that trend.
-Somewhat flexible on price point. I will go up to Mid-upper range IEMs.
-I am OK with universal fit or custom fit. But they need to be repairable so I don't have to buy a new pair if they break and are out of warranty.
-I prefer the IEMs to have an mmcx connector, but realize that may be solely a Westone connector. Reason I prefer it is due to the audio cable I was currently using. I went thru 6 different cables, all broke near the mmcx connector, in 2 years. Then Westone came out with a twisted cable that has an over the earloop built into the cable. 4 years with this cable and no issues. So if the mmcx connector is not an option, I will have to see what connector the potential IEM uses so I can find a similarly designed cable
Let me know what you think, or if I'm being too picky.
I am now in the market for a new pair of IEMs as my Westone W40's are no longer working properly. Westone will not repair them and I cannot find anyone who will, so I reckon it's time to look at what's out there now as opposed to 2013 when I bought my W40's.
Some facts:
-I use my IEMs everywhere, including at the gym and on long runs outdoors. So any potentials need to be able to take a bit of abuse...but not much
-I prefer 4 driver IEMs since I listen predominantly to symphonic rock with heavy bass. Got to hand it to Earstudio for their ES100. It does a great job (with my W40's) for Spotify over bluetooth or USB mode with lossless files. Almost no distortions at higher volume levels, so I hope to find a suitable pair of IEMs to continue that trend.
-Somewhat flexible on price point. I will go up to Mid-upper range IEMs.
-I am OK with universal fit or custom fit. But they need to be repairable so I don't have to buy a new pair if they break and are out of warranty.
-I prefer the IEMs to have an mmcx connector, but realize that may be solely a Westone connector. Reason I prefer it is due to the audio cable I was currently using. I went thru 6 different cables, all broke near the mmcx connector, in 2 years. Then Westone came out with a twisted cable that has an over the earloop built into the cable. 4 years with this cable and no issues. So if the mmcx connector is not an option, I will have to see what connector the potential IEM uses so I can find a similarly designed cable
Let me know what you think, or if I'm being too picky.