antonyfirst
Headphoneus Supremus
All custom IEM's, in my opinion...
Due to not having a removable cable, my hsa golden crystal bit the dust.
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My cable ripped in half due to a freak accident. Removable cable would have prevented that.
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All custom IEM's, in my opinion...
Thanks for your opinion.
I'm always sceptical when people talk about a big sound stage with IEMs and CIEMs.
Since the information which the auricle contributes to the sound perception is totally missing
I guess they will never be as good as full sized headphones in that regard.
SE530: Not that great. The mids are the showcase and are overblown IMO. For $500 they are a big rip. My former IE7s were better IMO.
Sony EX1000: Although I got them at a great deal compared to retail at the time (283.00) they were a sibilant mess and one of the most painful IEM I have ever used. When I mean painful I mean it was literally painful for me to listen to them. It felt like getting stabbed in the ears lol (treble spikes).
TF10s: Considering I got them during the Black Friday sale they aren't that bad of a deal. Then again they aren't that special either. The mid-range is very recessed, the treble is artificial and plastic-sounding. The bass is bloated and not that convincing. Even after reshelling them I wasn't that impressed compared to my higher tier dynamic universals (IE80s, FX700). I must admit they were pretty decent though for games. At the full retail though these are also a big rip. At least they had sales unlike Shure...
Beats and Bose: What can I say that already hasn't been said...
Also Shure E500 / SE530 were really bad in my opinion. I am not sure that the 535 with its huge price tag has really gotten better, but I am not curious to listen.
Ety ER4S are not as good as ER4P. I don't know now, but 4-6 years ago the general consensus was that the S were better, because the iPods back then had a impedance mismatch with the P, resulting in a bass drop off. Then, the consensus has gradually changed the subsequent years. In my opinion the P are much better, more natural and listenable, free from the sibilant peaks of the ER4S.
Brainwavz M2
Glad i only paid half of their msrp
bloated bass hog that has almost no definition and seperation
X10s, even at the 95 dollar sale, still not anything special, and they wanted to sell these for 300 or whatever
TF10's, well they are good for the 95 range but pia to put on and keep them on, but for anything more in price, nope
Also not iem, but Sennheiser HD238's. The more I listen the more I dislike them, even though they are not expensive (most places sell for $50 or so), but to be stayed away for sure.