R MaN
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To date, I love my UM1's
Originally Posted by pipp Damn you people, you just made me order a pair of westones |
Originally Posted by R MaN Which ones? |
Originally Posted by Whorehay okay, i've done a little bit of experimenting in my time with the UM1s. people have said with good reason that any isolating IEM is dangerous to walk in town with. considering i like to walk with my iPod, which is the reason i got IEMs vs. big headphones, i wanted to find a way for it to be safer to walk. might not be the most scientific answer, or even most correct, but it works for me. it is very simple: don't put the earphones all the way into your ear, aka, don't get a tight/any seal. let it work more like a regular earphone. i usually don't need to turn up the volume either (usually just the notch above the silence on the iPod). you still get some isolation obviously, so don't stop looking around and being aware but you can hear much more. i can hear people talking, horns honking, cars whizzing by MUCH easier and i can still enjoy my music. sound quality will obviously be degraded, but i don't notice as much when i am walking around, and i'd rather be safer than concentrating on the muddy 4th note in the 256th measure in the string bass part of a symphonic orchestra piece. |
Originally Posted by harrydog I just ordered the UM1s. I had decided to buy the UM2s but the guy I talked to at earphone solutions talked me out of them, sort of. He said the UM2s do sound better, and it would be obvious if you listened the them back to back with the UM1s. But if you listen to the UM2s one day and then listen to the UM1s a day or two later, you might not be able to tell the difference. I have no illusions that these phones are equal, but frankly, for portable use (which is all I'm using them for) I'm thinking the $190 difference may be wasted money. I may change my mind on that, who knows. At any rate, I'm really looking forward to receiving these. |
Originally Posted by harrydog I'm thinking the $190 difference may be wasted money. I may change my mind on that, who knows. At any rate, I'm really looking forward to receiving these. |
Originally Posted by thestumper The thing to remember about all of this is that some people are WAY more into this than others. Thats not an insult - I spent tons of money years ago in the quest for home audio nirvana. I would spend hours listening too my collection through different condfigurations and analyzing every nuance. It was fun, and I learned a lot, but at this point in my life I don't have the time or money for it. The reality is that there are some people who just want to listen to their tunes on the bus or at the gym and would like decent sound quality to go with it. The other thing I think about is how I would feel if I lost/trashed a really expensive set of buds. Not hard to do - I travel a lot and find myself in a hurry freqeuntly. I can stomach a $100 f-up. A $300 f-up is harder to rationalize away. Honestly, anything over $100-150 is probably too much for me; I can't justify the value but hey, lots of people can and thats cool. We all have hobbies; I just have too many |
Originally Posted by R MaN Anyone use a portable amp with the UM1's and if so, what brand? |