gtcharlie
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Well I got my comply tips on Saturday and have had a couple of work free days to listen to the mettalo's As a background I am replacing a pair of Shures 215's that I loved the fit of and thought the sound to be solid if not spectacular. Real problem was the left ear kept cutting out even though I had the bud replaced twice. A known problem I guess maybe due to the replaceable cords? (another thing I loved about them.)
Basically auditioning three pairs of headphones over the last couple of weeks (God I love Amazon and their return policy). Started with the 1more triple driver which has obviously gotten a lot of positive reviews. My first impression of them was overwhelmingly positive. Such a larger soundstage then the shures. High end was much crisper in my opinion and bass was very present without being overwhelming. Unfortunately all this was true with either the silicon tips or smaller foams tips provided by 1more and that is where I had a problem with them. Coming from the shures which are over the ear and fit so securely I really had a hard time adjusting to the feeling of wearing these straight down. Once I got the comply tips the fit became more secure for me but the seal was so complete the bass become too pronounced and I lost some of the high end.
Next I tried the RHA ma 750's. After reading reviews and the threads here I thought this could be the answer. And it could have been given the sound these things produce. Fairly neutral but the balance seemed very good to me. I really enjoyed listening to all types of music on these and they are built like a tank and made to last. But the cord on these things ruined them for me. I do most of my listening on the go and these have an extremely long, heavy cord with a battle axe of a plug on the end of them. I think if I sat around at home and used these I would have found my answer. But for portable use they were a no go for me.
Lastly I got the metallos and for the most part I have been very pleased with them. They are somewhat of a combination for me of the other two. Highs are very crisp, mids are pronounced without being annoying and the bass, while not as present as with the 1mores is still more than adequate for me. And the fit with the fins is very, very good especially with the comply foam tips. I know others have these as well but V-Moda has done an excellent job making these. The softness of the rubber does not irritate at all and helps with both the seal and secureness of the headphones. My only real gripe is the cord which I have a love/hate relationship with. While I love the fact that it is impossible to tangle this thing I hate how microphonic this thing is. Because of the stiffness of the cord I am really noticing a fair amount of noise regardless of what I do.
This brings me to my question. Has anyone gotten both the metallos and sport models and compared? Most reviews I have read seem to brush off the differences. What I really want to know is do they use the same driver and is the sound pretty much identical? And if so how does the cord on the sport compare to the metallos? I could lose the tangle free aspect if the sport cord is significantly quieter. I really want to stick with the Forza's although while the RHA's are on their way back to Amazon I still have the 1mores for another week or so to compare the two.
Basically auditioning three pairs of headphones over the last couple of weeks (God I love Amazon and their return policy). Started with the 1more triple driver which has obviously gotten a lot of positive reviews. My first impression of them was overwhelmingly positive. Such a larger soundstage then the shures. High end was much crisper in my opinion and bass was very present without being overwhelming. Unfortunately all this was true with either the silicon tips or smaller foams tips provided by 1more and that is where I had a problem with them. Coming from the shures which are over the ear and fit so securely I really had a hard time adjusting to the feeling of wearing these straight down. Once I got the comply tips the fit became more secure for me but the seal was so complete the bass become too pronounced and I lost some of the high end.
Next I tried the RHA ma 750's. After reading reviews and the threads here I thought this could be the answer. And it could have been given the sound these things produce. Fairly neutral but the balance seemed very good to me. I really enjoyed listening to all types of music on these and they are built like a tank and made to last. But the cord on these things ruined them for me. I do most of my listening on the go and these have an extremely long, heavy cord with a battle axe of a plug on the end of them. I think if I sat around at home and used these I would have found my answer. But for portable use they were a no go for me.
Lastly I got the metallos and for the most part I have been very pleased with them. They are somewhat of a combination for me of the other two. Highs are very crisp, mids are pronounced without being annoying and the bass, while not as present as with the 1mores is still more than adequate for me. And the fit with the fins is very, very good especially with the comply foam tips. I know others have these as well but V-Moda has done an excellent job making these. The softness of the rubber does not irritate at all and helps with both the seal and secureness of the headphones. My only real gripe is the cord which I have a love/hate relationship with. While I love the fact that it is impossible to tangle this thing I hate how microphonic this thing is. Because of the stiffness of the cord I am really noticing a fair amount of noise regardless of what I do.
This brings me to my question. Has anyone gotten both the metallos and sport models and compared? Most reviews I have read seem to brush off the differences. What I really want to know is do they use the same driver and is the sound pretty much identical? And if so how does the cord on the sport compare to the metallos? I could lose the tangle free aspect if the sport cord is significantly quieter. I really want to stick with the Forza's although while the RHA's are on their way back to Amazon I still have the 1mores for another week or so to compare the two.