UM2s good with iAudio X5?

[Luc]

And how do they sound with rock/metal and hip hop?

 

[catscratch]

They sound pretty good together. The X5 is a bit bright and the UM2 is pretty dark, so the combo is fairly neutral overall, at least with the Shure Clear Flex tips. With the stock Comply tips, it's dark as hell, but you might actually prefer that with (c)rap and similar genres. Speaking of which, I don't listen to rap(e) but metal and rock is definitely pretty good with the UM2. It has a softer sound which will blunt the edges of electric guitars, and if the record is sibilant, the UM2 will not conceal that. Brighter sounding records can be pretty painful, but then again, they're even more painful on other IEM's, except the E5c, which is very smooth in that regard.

Anyway, the UM2 is probably the best universal fit IEM you could get for the X5, though if you want it to be really smooth, you can get the E5c instead, though you will take a slight hit in clarity.

 

[TonySunshine]

I use the um2's with my iaudio x5(unamped). I used to use the shure e4, but kept running into shreeky high's. If you do end up getting the um2 with ur x5, I would recommend you to use the BBE effect, as it seems to make the um2's sound less cloudy and bring the vocals more forward.

 

[uncle b]

I absolutely love the UM2's with my X5L. I do use my new Ray Samuels Audio Hornet and the SR-71, through the RnB Audio Black Diamond mini-to-mini, with the X5 and the UM2's. This combination is very crisp and very loud. I highly recommend any combo that involves the UM2's with the X5, amped or un-amped.

 

[Luc]

I was also interested in the Super.fi 5 Pros. Comparison please using X5 as the output?

 

[jaw5]

what does the x5 generally go for? what's the retail price?