nabeelkhan
Head-Fier
Hi All!
Long time lurker here but relative newbie to the IEM game (although my wallet would probably disagree).
I recently went to CanJam London and fell in love with the Periodic Audio Be. It has a clearness, musicality and bass that I can't get out of my current IEMs the HEM6. I understood from Dan that they will are currently in the midst of finalizing a UK distributor. What I didn't quite like was the fixed cable (Dan said that would be covered under the 5 year warranty). Other IEMs I quite liked from the show were the Vision Ears VE6, Stage Diver SD5, Earsonics SM5, Beyer Xcellento (but all way out of my price range).
Long story cut short I would also welcome any other suggestions of similar sounding IEMs to the Periodic Audio (I'll see if I can try them out anywhere). My requirements are
1) Isolation; I use the tube a lot and it can get very noisy. I don't want to damage my hearing from listening to my IEMs loud to compensate.
2) Sound quality with emphasis on quality bass; I'm a bit of a basshead, although I don't want bass at the cost of a sacrifice elsewhere. I'm not the best at describing using audiophile terms so I'll let you know the IEMs I've had;
3) Customer service; one thing I have to mention about all these companies is they are very client centric and it really makes a difference in the experience of any item you purchase.
4) Low microphonics; see list of IEMs I've had, the Etys drove me nuts as I could hear every step through the wire
I realise the above is panadol inducing, apologies but if you've read this far you have my undying respect
Nabs
P.s. I use an Earstudio ES100 on the go, so should be able to be driven by that.
Long time lurker here but relative newbie to the IEM game (although my wallet would probably disagree).
I recently went to CanJam London and fell in love with the Periodic Audio Be. It has a clearness, musicality and bass that I can't get out of my current IEMs the HEM6. I understood from Dan that they will are currently in the midst of finalizing a UK distributor. What I didn't quite like was the fixed cable (Dan said that would be covered under the 5 year warranty). Other IEMs I quite liked from the show were the Vision Ears VE6, Stage Diver SD5, Earsonics SM5, Beyer Xcellento (but all way out of my price range).
Long story cut short I would also welcome any other suggestions of similar sounding IEMs to the Periodic Audio (I'll see if I can try them out anywhere). My requirements are
1) Isolation; I use the tube a lot and it can get very noisy. I don't want to damage my hearing from listening to my IEMs loud to compensate.
2) Sound quality with emphasis on quality bass; I'm a bit of a basshead, although I don't want bass at the cost of a sacrifice elsewhere. I'm not the best at describing using audiophile terms so I'll let you know the IEMs I've had;
a) iBasso IT01; loved the sound a lot but absolutely hated the fit. Could never quite get good isolation out of it. Everyone mentioned how they have a great fit, I just kept getting driver flex + no matter how many tips I tried I'd always have to wack up the sound to be keep the world out.
b) Senheisser IE80; again same as above and I guess IEMs have gotten better
c) Nuforce HEM6; sounds a bit veiled/thin but love the isolation it gives
d) Etymotic ER4XR; amazing, the clarity on these were unreal however it was a tad bass light for me and the microphonics drove me insane
e) Oriveti New Primacy; very smooth, balanced, comfy to wear but isolation wasn't enough for me
b) Senheisser IE80; again same as above and I guess IEMs have gotten better
c) Nuforce HEM6; sounds a bit veiled/thin but love the isolation it gives
d) Etymotic ER4XR; amazing, the clarity on these were unreal however it was a tad bass light for me and the microphonics drove me insane
e) Oriveti New Primacy; very smooth, balanced, comfy to wear but isolation wasn't enough for me
3) Customer service; one thing I have to mention about all these companies is they are very client centric and it really makes a difference in the experience of any item you purchase.
4) Low microphonics; see list of IEMs I've had, the Etys drove me nuts as I could hear every step through the wire
I realise the above is panadol inducing, apologies but if you've read this far you have my undying respect
Nabs
P.s. I use an Earstudio ES100 on the go, so should be able to be driven by that.
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