RollsDownWindowsManually
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Well, actually he likes the Grados so I can't find too much fault with him here.
I blasted this guy as an arrogant jerk earlier, but let me backtrack a little bit. I consider myself an objective audiophile, and agree with a lot of what he is saying regarding tube amps, transistors, vinyl, etc.....
In all honesty the real beef with this guy seems to be that he dislikes the Shure E4C and perhaps the IEM concept in general. Having heard the E4C, I thought they sounded quite good for IEM's, but I admit they're nothing amazing, and probably not worth the $299 that they retail for (to most consumers). I felt like the ER-6 at half the price came close. Maybe if he tried some UE-10's or Etymotics he could be persuaded into a different line of thinking, but I doubt it. Some people simply don't like to wear IEMs, and find them uncomfortable. That's fine.....
Unfortunately, he also seems to miss the main point of IEM's.....isolation in noisy environments. That is what people are paying for when they buy these 200 dollar IEM's. They want something that can approach full size headphone sound quality while offering 30db of isolation. If you want a good all around listening experience, at reasonable price, and don't care about isolation, by all means, go for some of the mid-point offerings from Grado, Beyer, Senn, or even Koss.
In conclusion, it's always fun to gang up on somebody, especially an Ipod or Bose fanboy, but I don't think this guy is too far out in left field.
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I blasted this guy as an arrogant jerk earlier, but let me backtrack a little bit. I consider myself an objective audiophile, and agree with a lot of what he is saying regarding tube amps, transistors, vinyl, etc.....
In all honesty the real beef with this guy seems to be that he dislikes the Shure E4C and perhaps the IEM concept in general. Having heard the E4C, I thought they sounded quite good for IEM's, but I admit they're nothing amazing, and probably not worth the $299 that they retail for (to most consumers). I felt like the ER-6 at half the price came close. Maybe if he tried some UE-10's or Etymotics he could be persuaded into a different line of thinking, but I doubt it. Some people simply don't like to wear IEMs, and find them uncomfortable. That's fine.....
Unfortunately, he also seems to miss the main point of IEM's.....isolation in noisy environments. That is what people are paying for when they buy these 200 dollar IEM's. They want something that can approach full size headphone sound quality while offering 30db of isolation. If you want a good all around listening experience, at reasonable price, and don't care about isolation, by all means, go for some of the mid-point offerings from Grado, Beyer, Senn, or even Koss.
In conclusion, it's always fun to gang up on somebody, especially an Ipod or Bose fanboy, but I don't think this guy is too far out in left field.