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the 151's are definitely a good allrounder and an excellent value...still $39.99 at Newegg (thanks, qwertasdfg24) and have been as low as $29.99 at BestBuy within the last two months.
Dr. are the 161's worth getting if you have the 151's (also have Ety's and TF10's)? I was looking at X10, CKN70, XBA3, or B2 as next purchase but would consider 161's if they're different enough in sound signature (or quality) from the 151's
Actually, what I would like to see is a comparison of the a151 to the xba1, because both have one BA, and both are around the same price. Comparing the xba1 to the a161 would also be interesting.
fTried to post earlier using phone/Tapatalk, not cooperating for some reason. Anyway, I was saying that the I don't do so well comparing iem's by memory, best for me to have them both available. Having said that, I had to 151's, then got the 161 when it was on a good special (MeElectronics has deals often), and I gave my 2 151's to my teen daughters (they love them). Having given the disclaimer, my recollection is that the 161 is better sounding than the 151, (which I like), smoother, more detail, more refined. I'll see if I can borrow one of ther 151's so I can directly compare them. Actually do have the iem's mentioned, the x-10, CKN70, XBA3 and B2. I'd say I have trouble with theX-10's and the TF10's, difficult to get a good comfortable fit for me, and, the TF10's stick out and feel wierd when you do get them in. The X-10 is tiny, can get a decent fit with them, haven't listened to the for a while and would need to take (when I have) some timeto directly compare them to some other iem's, but I did like them a while back. I really like the CKN70; again, haven't done a head to head with the 161, but they are bold, good bass, midrange still full/rich, some people find them tizzy on the high end, I guess it depends on how sensitive one is to that stuff, never bothered me. XBA3, which can also be had at good prices these days, are another iem I like-bass not as strong as CKN70, but not MIA, and do like the full rich midrange, and good imaging on these babies. Don't have much spare time, usually listen to 1 pain of iem's when I go to bed (when the TF10's feel like they will skewer me), which doesn't' lend to head to head comparisons, but if I have some time one night during the week or (more likely) on the weekend, I'll try to listen to a few and compare.
