Akash Ray
New Head-Fier
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It's been nearly 8 months since I bought my first pair of audiophile grade headphones - the Sennheiser HD598 SE. Thanks to the Head-fi community for recommending this headphone to me and I feel its a great start towards the quest for good sound. I enjoy listening to it thoroughly!
I was in high school back then. Now, I'm in college. Being in college I often find myself in situations where I dearly miss listening to my music simply because the HD598s being over ears and open-back, are simply not portable. I love the nearly 'neutral' and balanced sound signature of the HD598s and really appreciate how well it can resolve the various instruments and synths since I mostly listen to trance and western classical music. I'm looking for an IEM which obviously being portable would be able to satisfy me with the above characteristics till I get back to my residence and put the Sennheisers back on again. You might've noticed that I never mentioned anything about the soundstage in this post simply because I'm not expecting any IEM to present the kind of soundstage than that of my HD598s. I'll primarily be using my FiiO X1 (Unamped) or very very rarely my Oneplus X as a source and most of my library is in FLAC. I am a resident of India and I regret that I might have to ignore some of your recommendations simply because some of the Audio products that you might mention are either unavailable here or are too costly to buy. I seek out to buy a product which is value for money and would always prefer cheap alternatives since being a student, every dime counts for me.
After doing a little research, I've narrowed down to some IEMs which I believe would suit me. I seek your opinions on the same. The models that I checked out are as follows-
1. Soundmagic E10/c/m.
2. V Sonic VSD1S.
I also came across a brand called KZ (Knowledge Kenith) on Aliexpress (https://kziems.aliexpress.com/store/1358152?spm=2114.12010108.100004.2.N7KYbs) which I found to be really intriguing seeking their specs, build quality, materials and design.
I would really want to gather opinions on their products since they seem to offer the 'bang for the buck' deals as I am looking for. I also want to know how their sound compares to that of the V-Sonic VSD1S, since I've read rave reviews about them.
Kindly help get my hand..erm..ears onto my first set of quality IEMs. You may recommend other IEMs which have not been mentioned and let me know of their qualities.
I highly appreciate your opinions.
Thanks a lot, cheers!
I was in high school back then. Now, I'm in college. Being in college I often find myself in situations where I dearly miss listening to my music simply because the HD598s being over ears and open-back, are simply not portable. I love the nearly 'neutral' and balanced sound signature of the HD598s and really appreciate how well it can resolve the various instruments and synths since I mostly listen to trance and western classical music. I'm looking for an IEM which obviously being portable would be able to satisfy me with the above characteristics till I get back to my residence and put the Sennheisers back on again. You might've noticed that I never mentioned anything about the soundstage in this post simply because I'm not expecting any IEM to present the kind of soundstage than that of my HD598s. I'll primarily be using my FiiO X1 (Unamped) or very very rarely my Oneplus X as a source and most of my library is in FLAC. I am a resident of India and I regret that I might have to ignore some of your recommendations simply because some of the Audio products that you might mention are either unavailable here or are too costly to buy. I seek out to buy a product which is value for money and would always prefer cheap alternatives since being a student, every dime counts for me.
After doing a little research, I've narrowed down to some IEMs which I believe would suit me. I seek your opinions on the same. The models that I checked out are as follows-
1. Soundmagic E10/c/m.
2. V Sonic VSD1S.
I also came across a brand called KZ (Knowledge Kenith) on Aliexpress (https://kziems.aliexpress.com/store/1358152?spm=2114.12010108.100004.2.N7KYbs) which I found to be really intriguing seeking their specs, build quality, materials and design.
I would really want to gather opinions on their products since they seem to offer the 'bang for the buck' deals as I am looking for. I also want to know how their sound compares to that of the V-Sonic VSD1S, since I've read rave reviews about them.
Kindly help get my hand..erm..ears onto my first set of quality IEMs. You may recommend other IEMs which have not been mentioned and let me know of their qualities.
I highly appreciate your opinions.
Thanks a lot, cheers!
