[ichthaeus]

I am not a qualified expert (nor an amateur one) by any means, and from what I've seen of the people on this forum, they seem to know their stuff. So I'm turning to you with my situation: I need some new headphones (specifically IEMs); after having two pairs of the same kind of chintzy headphones, I'm ready to buy some worth their salt. In this vein, i'm looking for suggestions, as i haven't the foggiest idea for what i need to look (well, to be perfectly honest, I do have a slight idea, but it's hardly worth mentioning). my budget is ~$100.

sorry everyone, I seem to have neglected to use the proper terms; i meant that i am looking for suggestion as to what IEMs i should look at.

 

[Hooran]

All of these are under $100 and have received good reviews. There are plenty of reviews and comparisons for these headphones, so just use the Search or look in this Subforum.

Denon AH-C700
Nuforce NE-7M
Nuforce NE-8
Altec Lansing UHP336

 

[iareConfusE]

May I suggest Etymotic ER6i. I haven't actually owned a pair, but its one headphone that I've been reading reviews for and may purchase in the future if the J2's that I just ordered turn out to be junk.

 

[Currawong]

The ER6i, since it's been mentioned is pretty good, but has an EQ that's a bit more flat and not very bassy, so doesn't suit everyone. VERY good isolation though, specially with the tri-flange tips. Using the smallest bi-flange tips results in the best SQ with them IMO though.

 

[ichthaeus]

thanks for the help, everyone. i've pretty much narrowed it down to the either the C700, UHP336, or the ER6i (at least as far as one can call that "narrowing down"). i'm somewhat worried when i see people mentioning using different tips than those that come with the head-phones, and given the fact that this is my first pair of IEMs, i don't really have any such luzury. does anyone know which of these IEMs is best when using the in-box tips?

 

[tjhmuse]

In the 100 dollar range you should take a look at the RE2's. On sale for 79 with a free fiio e3 right now. There are some head-fi review links on the order page as well if you want to see them compared to other IEMs.

Head-Direct.com | YUIN

 

[mclovin24]

shure scl 4 in white for $79.99:
Buy Shure SCL4 Sound Isolating Earphones with Bass Port | In-Ear Professional Headphones | Musician's Friend

you can also get the scl 3 in white for $59.99.

just search for scl 3 in the link i provided above.

thanks