[analogbox]

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Originally Posted by mark2410 /img/forum/go_quote.gif yeah i noticed, thats a huge discount, lol who ever paid the full us$60 for them, lol, lol ahhh people are funny sometimes, lol

Tiger Woods???

 

[tstarn06]

LOL

 

[tstarn06]

Okay, my "other" list as it currently stands (subject to change, of course). I own or have owned all of these phones.

1. Westone 3
2. IE8 (based on pre-300+ hour burn-in)
3. Phonak Audeo (amped)
4. PK1 (amped)
4. Sleek SA6
6. Monster Turbines
7. ERR4P/S (amped, with the S cable)
8. Image X10
9. Atrio M5
10. PK3
Honorable mention: ALtec-Lansing im716 (depodded at 47ohm), Klipsch Custom 3.

Also, I currently have the Yuin G1As for review, but haven't listened to them enough to rank them. Based on an early listen, they would crack this top 10 list.

 

[smoka]

Another view and ranking in my sig.

 

[Hentai11]

The phones getting the most head time with me are:

1. SE530 - All around satisfaction. It could have a better low-range driver, maybe a dynamic, but that's a minor quibble. It does nothing poorly, and nearly everything well. If someone was going to buy only one IEM, ever, I would recommend these.

2. IE8 - compensates for a lack of crispy accuracy with the best and the most bass--two different things, note--of any IEMs.

3. Amped RE0 - my most accurate pair. Nails those details that hi-fi freaks geek over: breath sounds, chatter in the audience, the glassware in a club.

4. Atrio M5 - 90% of the IE8s performance, at 50% (or less!) of the cost. A no-brainer for the basshead.

 

[ceekay84]

I upgraded from the atrios to the IE8. The ie8 has a better overall sq plus you still have more or less the same bass quantity and quality but I do have to say that the m5s are capable of hitting very low bass notes.

 

[ericp10]

These rankings are based on what I have actually heard:

1) Ortofon E-Q7

2) Etymotic HF5

3) Shure E530

4) Ultimate Ears TF10 Pro

I'm waiting to hear best dynamic drive IEM now. I like bass and mids. Recommendations?

 

[MacedonianHero]

Here is my ranking of just my personal IEMs (currently own):

IE8 (by a hair)
W3
SE530
TF10Pro
ER-4P

I actually enjoy them all, but if I have to rank them, then I guess that's it.

 

[ksu06]

1. IE8
2. SE530 (owned by my best friend ... i always make a point of "forgetting" to bring my IEMs when i visit him so i can listen to his se530 lol)
3. HF5 (haven't personally heard an ER4P, is it safe to assume they are close?)
4. FX500
5. Atrio M5/8
6. Triple Fi 10
7. Custom 3 (did not really like it, but i've heard it so i thought i would include it in the list)

(haven't heard any westones

would love to do so in the near future!)

 

[iponderous]

Well why not? It is Christmas after all. However, I'm rating mine based on my level of enjoyment, rather than on which of them I think might be "technically" the most accomplished performer.

1. TF10
2. IE8
3. CX95
4. SE530
5. FX500
6. UM3X