iPoodz
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I've spent the better part of the week searching for nice sub-$40 IEMs that will hopefully isolate noise on the scale of an airplane. I found that my PortaPros, being open ear, required me to pump up my iPod to around 80% to get any detail [on a plane. in my quiet room, they are beautiful], and that this would be horrible for my hearing.
I've tried to use cnet, amazon, and head-fi to find the IEM with the best overall sound (although I know that bass power is lacking in all IEMs, if you could recommend one which does this particularly well, I would be grateful), and customer service. I'm kind of weary of RE2, SoundMagic [recommended in various threads here] because (1) I haven't read anything about their customer service, and (2) they aren't on amazon, which I know has amazing customer service.
That being said, I found that the ones I'm leaning toward are the:
Altec Lansing UHP326 - $35 shipped
Altec Lansing UHP336 - $40 shipped
What appealed to me was the isolation and build quality, the 326 has a ropelike cord and the 336 has thick plastic, I think.
I would love to hear any input from people who have used these, the pros/cons, which has less microphonics, or which is just better to buy.
Or, am I headed in the wrong direction with limiting myself to the subset I described above?
Sorry for this lengthy post, but I'd really like to get this purchase right.
Thanks to all who respond, I appreciate any and all input!
I've tried to use cnet, amazon, and head-fi to find the IEM with the best overall sound (although I know that bass power is lacking in all IEMs, if you could recommend one which does this particularly well, I would be grateful), and customer service. I'm kind of weary of RE2, SoundMagic [recommended in various threads here] because (1) I haven't read anything about their customer service, and (2) they aren't on amazon, which I know has amazing customer service.
That being said, I found that the ones I'm leaning toward are the:
Altec Lansing UHP326 - $35 shipped
Altec Lansing UHP336 - $40 shipped
What appealed to me was the isolation and build quality, the 326 has a ropelike cord and the 336 has thick plastic, I think.
I would love to hear any input from people who have used these, the pros/cons, which has less microphonics, or which is just better to buy.
Or, am I headed in the wrong direction with limiting myself to the subset I described above?
Sorry for this lengthy post, but I'd really like to get this purchase right.
Thanks to all who respond, I appreciate any and all input!