[xiaoipower]

I would skip the super.fi 5 pros if you can afford the triple.fis. They are great 'fun' earphones but you'll begin how much clearer the triple.fis can sound after a while. Might as well save the £120 you would spend on them and jump straight for the triples, I got mine for £170ish including p+p.

 

[LaBreaHead]

Super.fi 5 Pros, Triple-fis, Atrios and UM2s


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For the OP's benefit: Any reports of hiss with unamped iPods with any of these 'phones?

 

[paddy567]

Just my two cents here: If you're after isolation, I wouldn't be too focussed on the Atrio or Superfi 5's.

Having had both, for me, the isolation on neither of these phones was what I would call great. Very easy to hear roar of the train + conversations crystal clear on the way into work for me.

The Atrios in particular have a gorgeous sound for their price, but the isolation is on the crappy side of average.

That said, everyone's ears are different, some people have no problem with it.

 

[scytheavatar]

Aren't the Super.fi 5 Pros a bit on the bass shy side?

 

[funnycaff]

There are some more questions you could ask yourself to narrow your choice down. Have a look at this (excellent) thread which goes into more detail - do you want L-shaped connector or straight etc.:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/r...7-08-a-335851/

As a fellow DnB head I recommend the reasonably priced Sennhesier CX 500 for around £45 (tried a friend's pair - the isolation wasn't great, but the tips were suited to the owner's ears not mine. The SQ seemed surprisingly good).

Atrio M5 sound like they deliver on bass too, and I was >|< this close to getting a pair, but the pricetag was just a bit too high so I went for a pair of super.fi 5 liquid silver. I need to burn them in a bit, but they've impressed so far and cranking up the bass on the EQ has helped.

 

[Cannabizzz776n99]

For cold iPod I'd reccomend warm IEMS like FS Atrio or Klipsch Image X10.