wirbeltier
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Hey Guys!
Finally my new SF 5Pros arrived today and here are my first impressions:
They are delivered with the medium single flange ear tips on, so I listened to them first. My thoughts: HUGE bass, nice highs but a little dominated by the lows. Isolation was very good, and they fitted immediately. After rummaging through my AAC-collection I finally picked Molokos 'The time is now' and Radioheads 'There There' as references. There is a soundstage!!! That was a very pleasant surprise... all instruments were detailled and clear. Next, I tried the small single flange tips. The bass was still very good but not as dominating as with the medium sized flange tips, the sound is now more towards the highs, but still enough bass and better details. The bi-flange tips didn't work at all for me. They are a bit longer than the single ones so the drivers have a longer distance to the ear drum. Little bass, shrill highs, I took them out immediately. The foamies delivered the second best isolation and also a very strong bass with a better control compared to the medium-size flange tips. Good separation of the instruments, better highs, but not as comfortable as the small ones. My strong feeling after the first hours of listening: try everything out! The super-fis are very sensitive and the bass can be too strong or even too weak (!) if you use the wrong ear tips. For me, the small silicone single flange tips and the foamies work best now, but all depends on the size of your ear canals, so thats just for me... Try for yourself, take the time!
Compared to the Etys 6i the overall comfort is much much better, IMO. They don't insert so deep into the ear canal, so you will feel good immediately. Plus, it's easier to take out/insert if you wear them outdoors. As it is common wisdom, the sf pro5s are fun-phones... Thats right! There is plenty of bass for those bass-heads around (which I'm not in particular), but if you like rock or electronic you need some of it
You can fit it to your taste by trying out the different tips. Having found the right ones, the highs become very clear and accurate and the bass is controlled and not flabby at all.
Build-quality is pretty good, the cables are far less flimsy than the etys but not as sturdy as the shures. I like them very much and I will keep them on for now...
And the second best part: the price. I ordered from earphonesolutions and waited quite a while. After some time I started to look after it and found out that they were out of stock, and that it will take a little longer till delivery (I ordered on February 11). Flavio from earphonesolutions made a solution possible that made me a happy customer.
My verdict for now: Tight and accurate sound with the right tips, good and controlled bass that reaches right down, great comfort because you don't have to insert them too deep, surprisingly good soundstage for iem's...Thats pretty much for the price of now around USD160.
Hope that was not too fan-boyish, but they're new
...
Klaus
Finally my new SF 5Pros arrived today and here are my first impressions:
They are delivered with the medium single flange ear tips on, so I listened to them first. My thoughts: HUGE bass, nice highs but a little dominated by the lows. Isolation was very good, and they fitted immediately. After rummaging through my AAC-collection I finally picked Molokos 'The time is now' and Radioheads 'There There' as references. There is a soundstage!!! That was a very pleasant surprise... all instruments were detailled and clear. Next, I tried the small single flange tips. The bass was still very good but not as dominating as with the medium sized flange tips, the sound is now more towards the highs, but still enough bass and better details. The bi-flange tips didn't work at all for me. They are a bit longer than the single ones so the drivers have a longer distance to the ear drum. Little bass, shrill highs, I took them out immediately. The foamies delivered the second best isolation and also a very strong bass with a better control compared to the medium-size flange tips. Good separation of the instruments, better highs, but not as comfortable as the small ones. My strong feeling after the first hours of listening: try everything out! The super-fis are very sensitive and the bass can be too strong or even too weak (!) if you use the wrong ear tips. For me, the small silicone single flange tips and the foamies work best now, but all depends on the size of your ear canals, so thats just for me... Try for yourself, take the time!
Compared to the Etys 6i the overall comfort is much much better, IMO. They don't insert so deep into the ear canal, so you will feel good immediately. Plus, it's easier to take out/insert if you wear them outdoors. As it is common wisdom, the sf pro5s are fun-phones... Thats right! There is plenty of bass for those bass-heads around (which I'm not in particular), but if you like rock or electronic you need some of it
Build-quality is pretty good, the cables are far less flimsy than the etys but not as sturdy as the shures. I like them very much and I will keep them on for now...
My verdict for now: Tight and accurate sound with the right tips, good and controlled bass that reaches right down, great comfort because you don't have to insert them too deep, surprisingly good soundstage for iem's...Thats pretty much for the price of now around USD160.
Hope that was not too fan-boyish, but they're new
Klaus
