[ripfrankwhite]

Has anyone owned both? Can you describe the differences in sound. Not comfort. I have a problem with the comfort of my customs and was wondering if I will be really disappointed coming from them to the Superfis. I use an iPod. Average bitrate is 256. Mostly hip-hop, rock, motown, soul. I need something more comfortable for the gym. Thanks. I've read the UM2 is comfortable, but the superfi is a lot less money. Thanks.

 

[chrisfromalbany]

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Originally Posted by ripfrankwhite Has anyone owned both? Can you describe the differences in sound. Not comfort. I have a problem with the comfort of my customs and was wondering if I will be really disappointed coming from them to the Superfis. I use an iPod. Average bitrate is 256. Mostly hip-hop, rock, motown, soul. I need something more comfortable for the gym. Thanks. I've read the UM2 is comfortable, but the superfi is a lot less money. Thanks.

boy i feel sorry for you. Well by opinion is that the UM2 with a good amp are going to be close to the sound you had with your UE-5s. I am going to take a guess an say the UE pro.5s there isn't as much of a difference with them with an amp.

Either way there isn't a good solution. The difference between between the UE-10s and UM2s with amp is something. But UM2s without an amp and without an UE-10s is world apart.

So what is the deal with your custom fit. What is the problem. It is with both ears? Just one? I would be interested in hearing.

What I noticed about my 10s is when I am working out, not to take them out to talk to people. The process iof taking them out and in gets water in them and leads to sound distortion. so I try to seal them good before I start working out. Meaning I turn them all the way in and press them into my ears. Then I don't mess with them until I have to take them off. If I do take them out. I dry them off along with as much of the ear and canal as I can before I put them back in.

Maybe the HD 25s?

 

[joelongwood]

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Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany I am going to take a guess an say the UE pro.5s there isn't as much of a difference with them with an amp.

To my ears, and using an iPod w/CHA47 amp, there is a MAJOR improvement in the sound of the UE SuperFi5.Pro. The bass tightens up considerably, the upper mids are more transparent, and the high end is extended rather nicely.

 

[Spiritboxer]

The price difference between the SF5P and the UM2 was only $70 so I went with the UM2. Couldn't say one is better than the other as I've never had the SF5P but I'm very happy with my purchase.

 

[rx7_fan]

I own the UE5c and the Super.fi Pro (since it was given to me by UE =D ) Well anyways, the UE5c sounds WAY better than the super.fi 5 pro. No diss to UE super.fi products, but their customs are in another league. The difference is night and day. The super.fi Pro is just musical, it's not detailed at all. I listens to Rap, hip-hop, r&b, trance, techno, and the UE5c is much better than the super.fi in every genre. I'm thinking of how the UE5c compare to the UE-10 Pro, if I have time, i'll head back to UE to give it a listen. Hopefully it'll sound similar because I would hate to spend $900 on headphones.

hmm.. I wonder if UE give discounts to old customers

 

[lovebell]

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Originally Posted by rx7_fan Hopefully it'll sound similar because I would hate to spend $900 on headphones. hmm.. I wonder if UE give discounts to old customers

yep,I also hope so.I am thinking to get a UE5C if ue10pro is not that great than ue5c,900$ is a big number for me

 

[Dunbar]

I recently got down to the UE offices to demo the super.fi pros, UE-5c and UE-10. Unfortunately the UE-10 demo sets were out with Mudvane (don't feel so bad.) Coming straight out of my 2G Ipod I noticed very little difference in sound between the super.fis and UE-5c. Actually, I slightly preferred the sound of the super-fis. Perhaps with a custom mold the UE-5c sounds a little better but I had a good seal. I can't see myself spending close to 3X for the UE-5c over the nearly identical sounding super.fis. So I'll probably be getting the super.fis...lets see if I can hold out until x-mas

BTW, I couldn't believe how much better the super.fis sounded compared to my E3's.

 

[Nomad]

Strange. I found the UE5c far superior to the superfi... Anyway... different ears, different tastes, different headphones...

Glad to see that they work so well for you, though

 

[echidna]

Went to get my moldings done today for the custom UE's. The audiologist informed me that the phones will fit for only 2 or so years. After that, they won't fit and isolate as well since your ear canals change over time.

Interesting, huh? Something you'll never read about on UE's website. Who wants to pay $900 for a pair of phones if you know you'll need to get them again in 2-3 years? Anyway, I thanked the Audiologist for telling me this. I'll probably still the custom UE's, but it's sobering knowing they'll only fit well for so long.