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Guys:
Please see my review at About.com about this product, including some comparisons to other leading products:
http://homerecording.about.com/od/audiomonitorreviews/fr/Review-Ultimate-Ears-In-Ear-Reference-Monitors.htm
hey, here are two (bad cellphone) snapshots of the UE RM as it arrives in its final shape.
input sensitivity: 98dB SPL @ 1kHz, 50mV
efficiency: 112dB SPL @ 1kHz, 1mW
freq response - 3dB: 21Hz - 15kHz, 10dB: 7Hz - 17kHz
range: 5Hz - 20kHz
impedance: 35 ohm @ 1kHz
isolation: -32dB (silicone)
main differences between the beta version and the final one seem to be that UE finessed the hybrid casing, added the studio logo and their own UE logo, changed the cable, added some adapters, and made the box lighter. - I haven't had a chance to listen yet, had a hell of a week, but once I do, I may get back to you about it.
Guys:
Please see my review at About.com about this product, including some comparisons to other leading products:
http://homerecording.about.com/od/audiomonitorreviews/fr/Review-Ultimate-Ears-In-Ear-Reference-Monitors.htm
Guys:
Please see my review at About.com about this product, including some comparisons to other leading products:
http://homerecording.about.com/od/audiomonitorreviews/fr/Review-Ultimate-Ears-In-Ear-Reference-Monitors.htm
Excellent review. I do wish that you could have compared it to the Westone ES5s as that seems to be a fairly direct competitor in both pricing and (perhaps) sound signature.
Thanks so much for the feedback -- as I haven't heard the ES5, I can't really compare. My policy is to only review and compare products which I've had ample time to really dig into personally under a variety of situations. I'll reach out to my contact at Westone and see if I can make that happen.
I don't understand how they are flat, but have a tame low end response. If they are truly flat, they should offer some pretty good bass extension and slam. Flat means flat, so 20hz should be just as loud as 500... so there should be rumble, slam and all that lovely bass goodness...
If you mean there is a lack of bloat, that is good, but how good are they at rendering lows? This has me worried. The flatness of my LCD-2 is what I like so much about them.
You're right, and perhaps I should change my wording. They are flat, but have a lot of impact -- it's just not the prominent feature, as I would say the JH16 tends to be a little more leaning toward heavy (yet high-quality) bass. There's certainly no bloating.
If you were a starving student and had to choose between the JH-16, JH-13, RM, UE 18, which one would you pick?
Thanks.
I take it the JH 16 are north of neutral in the bass region.
The Reference Monitors seem really sweet, especially with the extra isolation... I use the metro almost every day and you have never have enough outside attenuation.
If you were a starving student and had to choose between the JH-16, JH-13, RM, UE 18, which one would you pick?
None of them taste that good, and I doubt more drivers means more nutritious.
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Honestly, I'd get a set of UE-4 Pro and ask to upgrade to the soft-fit option, if they can on that model (for even better isolation) and call it a day, save the extra cash. I've only heard the JH-16 and the UE-18 of those you mentioned, and honestly, the UE-4 Pro stacks up really well for the price. Very well, actually. You miss some headroom and low-end response, but if you're just using them for personal listening, honestly, they sound fantastic and way above anything in that price range a few years ago. The UE-4 Pro is one of those products that I feel don't get enough attention because they're truly a fine monitor. I've ran into lots of professional artists using them on the road because they're inexpensive and have opened up a whole new category of custom options for musicians, but the upside of that it puts this pro-quality tool in the hands of consumers for a really nice price.
I haven't heard the JH5Pro which is probably the most direct competition in the price range (it's $399 as well) but I have a high level of faith in Jerry's design philosophies, so I don't think you can go wrong there, either. I just can't "officially" recommend it without having heard it.
Interesting, I will have to check into these. 399.99 is tempting. Thanks for the advice.
UE18, JH 16, UE RM which one wins over all to you?