unagimiyagi
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Let's start in reverse order.
Conclusion: (with disbelief) This was $79? US dollars? Seventy-Nine?
I adore the Re-0. On pure sound quality alone, it is completely on par with any IEM that I have ever owned, if not better. I think that, overall, it's better than all of the IEMs listed in the title: Shure SE530, UE Triple Fi's, Etymotic ER4P/S, Klipsch S4. When you factor in the price, it makes the Re-0 the best value out there in IEMs. I've not heard anything that comes close. These are $250 IEMs, easily.
The if you like game:
Re-0 sounds closest to the Etymotic ER-4S, second closest to the UE Triple-Fi, third closest to the Shure SE530, and are extremely different than the Klipsch S4. They are in between the Etymotic and the Triple-Fi in terms of sound signature. If you like the Ety ER 4P/S or the UE Triple-Fi, check out the Re-0s.
Word association: BALANCED, DETAILED, deep tight bass, crisp, precise, accurate without being analytical, fast, enough liquidity, wide soundstage, bright, will be able to handle any genre.
Longer word association: Everything in the recording is there. It's just right. You like treble, it's there. You like mids, it's there. You want bass, it's there. OK, that was not helpful.
Bashing the other IEMS:
Shure SE530--very great midrange, super liquid, tight, deep bass. Good job. It seemed not to have as large of a sound stage and while being extremely musical and fun, it did not seem to be as detailed as I like.
Etymotic ER-4P--Re-0's older 1st cousin you got compared to, but has now been surpassed. There is nothing that Re-0 does worse than the Ety. Re-0 fits better as well and has less microphonics than that Ety cable.
Triple-Fi: these never fit in my ears, period. But when they did, they were sparkly and had a very wide soundstage. Re-0 are not inferior to these, but are 1/2 to 1/4 of the price.
S4: I hated you except for the comfort. You had a huge bass hump, and it was booming without any control. It overwhelmed everything. Your mids were recessed, and you had treble but your balance was just all off. I burned you for a week, and maybe things got a bit better, but if it's not working, it's not going to work. After tax, these are the exact same price as the Re-0. I can not imagine S4 lovers loving Re-0 and Re-0 lovers loving the S4. I absolutely do not get what the hype was about regarding the S4.
Comfort: I can wear the Re-0, and not only that, they can be inserted quickly. Ety, I could never insert you quickly. S4 and Shure SE530s were still the most comfortable, though. The Triple-Fi for the life of me would not fit in my small ears.
Volume:
I like the highish impedence b/c I listen at extremely low volumes, b/c afterwards my ears get sensitive and even the lowest volume on the Shures was too loud. With the Re-0, I don't need to use a volume reducer.
Build quality: As good as the competitors. Not better, not worse. Generally I worry about Chinese products being cheap, but in this case, you're getting better build quality than you'd think.
Microphonics:
Much Less than the Ety, not an issue with the shirt clip.
More than the S4.
Only other IEM to try now is the CK-10.
Let's start in reverse order.
Conclusion: (with disbelief) This was $79? US dollars? Seventy-Nine?
I adore the Re-0. On pure sound quality alone, it is completely on par with any IEM that I have ever owned, if not better. I think that, overall, it's better than all of the IEMs listed in the title: Shure SE530, UE Triple Fi's, Etymotic ER4P/S, Klipsch S4. When you factor in the price, it makes the Re-0 the best value out there in IEMs. I've not heard anything that comes close. These are $250 IEMs, easily.
The if you like game:
Re-0 sounds closest to the Etymotic ER-4S, second closest to the UE Triple-Fi, third closest to the Shure SE530, and are extremely different than the Klipsch S4. They are in between the Etymotic and the Triple-Fi in terms of sound signature. If you like the Ety ER 4P/S or the UE Triple-Fi, check out the Re-0s.
Word association: BALANCED, DETAILED, deep tight bass, crisp, precise, accurate without being analytical, fast, enough liquidity, wide soundstage, bright, will be able to handle any genre.
Longer word association: Everything in the recording is there. It's just right. You like treble, it's there. You like mids, it's there. You want bass, it's there. OK, that was not helpful.
Bashing the other IEMS:
Shure SE530--very great midrange, super liquid, tight, deep bass. Good job. It seemed not to have as large of a sound stage and while being extremely musical and fun, it did not seem to be as detailed as I like.
Etymotic ER-4P--Re-0's older 1st cousin you got compared to, but has now been surpassed. There is nothing that Re-0 does worse than the Ety. Re-0 fits better as well and has less microphonics than that Ety cable.
Triple-Fi: these never fit in my ears, period. But when they did, they were sparkly and had a very wide soundstage. Re-0 are not inferior to these, but are 1/2 to 1/4 of the price.
S4: I hated you except for the comfort. You had a huge bass hump, and it was booming without any control. It overwhelmed everything. Your mids were recessed, and you had treble but your balance was just all off. I burned you for a week, and maybe things got a bit better, but if it's not working, it's not going to work. After tax, these are the exact same price as the Re-0. I can not imagine S4 lovers loving Re-0 and Re-0 lovers loving the S4. I absolutely do not get what the hype was about regarding the S4.
Comfort: I can wear the Re-0, and not only that, they can be inserted quickly. Ety, I could never insert you quickly. S4 and Shure SE530s were still the most comfortable, though. The Triple-Fi for the life of me would not fit in my small ears.
Volume:
I like the highish impedence b/c I listen at extremely low volumes, b/c afterwards my ears get sensitive and even the lowest volume on the Shures was too loud. With the Re-0, I don't need to use a volume reducer.
Build quality: As good as the competitors. Not better, not worse. Generally I worry about Chinese products being cheap, but in this case, you're getting better build quality than you'd think.
Microphonics:
Much Less than the Ety, not an issue with the shirt clip.
More than the S4.
Only other IEM to try now is the CK-10.
