+1000. Glad you made a thread Raybone. I first learned of these from
another Head Fi member's Post and Review of these: Bloody Penguin. From the very outset I was Impressed. I went to Puro's website and read their claims and figured: "Well crap, they are cool as hell looking, if not anything else". Then I caught the List Price: $199.99. Well, with only 1 review even though very positive, I don't spring for that kind of $$$ easily. After some Research I located them on various seller websites Including Ebay and Shop Divvy for $50 USD. They run substantially more on Amazon and The Purosound site, Et. Al.
Okay, why the huge discount? I'm a skeptic You know, "If it's too good to be true...." OH Well....since it was on sale I sprang for these phones with a LOT of trepidation. But for $50? I LOVE SALES!!!!
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST $50 DOLLARS I HAVE EVER SPENT ON AN EARPHONE. IMHO (And worth every Penny of their list Price of $200 USD!!!)
PERIOD.
The Puro IEM500 lives up to it's manufacturer's claims, and then some. NO B.S., NO HYPE, No COMPARISONS:
THIS EARPHONE STANDS ON ITS OWN.
FOR THOSE CONSIDERING THE PUROS AS AN OPTION, BE FOREWARNED: these are a Crystal Clear, extremely Balanced Audiophile Type EQ and as such are not for everyone. If You are a Bass or Treble Head these aren't for You. The ONLY Caveat That I have is that they are fairly Hard to drive. On the PLUS side is they can handle massive amounts of Power, EQ, and Boost to tailor them to your tastes
WITHOUT COMING UNGLUED AND DISTORTED.
The seal is of utmost importance. With these on the isolation is better than 94% and with a good seal ALL that you hear is the MUSIC. As they have Titanium Drivers they require LONG BURN IN,
IMHO (As I'm finding out with other Similarly constructed metallic drivers). The Bass is now filling in a Tad and I have +245 Hours on these.
IF You believe in Burn in, well THERE IT IS, You have the scoop.
Here is the website, Every Claim is True:
www.purosound.com
Superb Sound Quality/ Rock Bottom Pricing----GREAT EARPHONE, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
TWIN