so I'm about to buy a pair of UE SF5 Pros -- two questions

[Daveed84]

Are they good when unamped and paired with an iPod?

and Are they good for heavy rock and IDM/ambient electronica?

 

[Daveed84]

Anyone? I'm about to click "Place order" but I'd feel a lot more comfortable doing so if I had a response!

 

[Daveed84]

ah well, bought 'em anyway. This is the slowest I've ever seen the forums

 

[TheMarchingMule]

To your first question, yes.

To your second, the general consensus around here is yes, they are. I personally found them to muffle the vocals and de-tune most instruments in its heavily recessed mids section, but of course YMMV.

 

[fdhfdy]

1. yes, good for unamped.
2. yes, UE staff said so

 

[Daveed84]

Well that's good news

I hope they're easy to put in and take out quickly.. I do a lot of that at work

Thanks for the replies.

 

[woopididi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveed84 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well that's good news I hope they're easy to put in and take out quickly.. I do a lot of that at work Thanks for the replies.

i think the fit will be a problem.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

Yes and Yes!

 

[intoflatlines]

SF5 Pro sound great unamped from my iPod, congratulations on your purchase!

 

[ozz]

That combo has worked for me well over a year and sounds great imo.

 

[JwY]

Be sure to try the flip-flop mod.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

if u hav extra cash consider a westone ES2 cable, great mod for the sf5

 

[Daveed84]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JwY /img/forum/go_quote.gif Be sure to try the flip-flop mod.

I looked this up on Google and saw the UE site describing how to do this, but it didn't make much sense to me in terms of how to accomplish it. perhaps I'll understand what it's trying to show me when I actually get the 'phones, but just in case, how exactly do you do this "mod"?

 

[antonyfirst]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/wes...review-290777/

 

[Leroy Jenkems]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JwY /img/forum/go_quote.gif Be sure to try the flip-flop mod.

lol flip-flop mod