[filipelli]

I am trying to look for the answer to this, but all I get is speculation in the search function! Can someone enlighten me? About to pull the trigger on some UE customs!

 

[NeObliviscaris]

Umm, one is custom and one is universal

But I am sure you know that

 

[filipelli]

Not quite.

UE-5 Pro Description - Products - Ultimate Ears Earphones Headphones Personal Monitors

Ultimate Ears UE5c

Both are customs...the pro version is $700, the C version is $550. Other than that I don't know the difference.

 

[NeObliviscaris]

Wait, I think I got mistaken with the SF5Pro!

On second look, I think that they are the same, just changed the naming, from the C (meaning custom I presume) to just Pro, under their new custom series?

btw: I think should wait and invest in UE10s or 11s, I reckon the UE5c's will sound similar to the LW, then you have two unsellable earphones that sound the same.

Or maybe buy a Tomahawk from someone who you may already know

My .02c

 

[kamal007]

the price difference is big too. around $150

 

[chef8489]

They are not the same. They have a different sound signature. The ue-5c is based for the ipod. It will have more bass as the ue-5pro is more of a flat freq. The ue-5 pro was designed for stage monitoring where the ue-5c were designed to use out of an ipod.

 

[filipelli]

Chef, how do you find the bass? Excessive? I am not going to run these out of an ipod, but straight out of a zune. Thanks for clearing that up for me though.

 

[chef8489]

Bass is not excessive at all. I think you will enjoy them.

 

[yojimbo1]

Does UE still sell the UE-5C?

I don't see it on their website.

 

[filipelli]

Yep, they sell it. It is just not listed on their site. You have to contact Brad.

 

[JwangSDC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chef8489 /img/forum/go_quote.gif They are not the same. They have a different sound signature. The ue-5c is based for the ipod. It will have more bass as the ue-5pro is more of a flat freq. The ue-5 pro was designed for stage monitoring where the ue-5c were designed to use out of an ipod.

Do you ever find yourself using the UE-5c now that you have UE-11's? Or are the 11's just better at anything and everything?

 

[chef8489]

Well i only use my ue-5c when my ue-11 are not available and when i want to do comparasons between the two. So i guess no I really do not use the 5c that much.Yes the ue-11 are just better at everything to my ears, but if you do not like deep accurate powerfull bass then the 5c, ue-7pro, or ue-10 pro would be better suited. I would get the Westone es2 before I got the 7pro and it would be a hard decision between the ue-5c vs westone es2.

 

[DaDude]

So you would say that the UE-11 have most bass of all customs? I always thought that the UE-7 Pro also have a quite good amount of bass.