Warm, Smooth bassy IEM for iPhone 7
Apr 9, 2017 at 9:23 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 3

provoked

New Head-Fier
Joined
Aug 18, 2011
Posts
31
Likes
10
Hey all,
 
My lovely RHA mha750i's have died :frowning2: Cable failure.
 
I am now looking for a replacement, especially now that I have just purchased a new phone, the iPhone 7 Plus.
 
I'm looking for a warm, smooth and bassy (a little more bass than the RHAs would be welcome). I actually don't mind the sound signature of the stock iPhone EarPods, however it feels like I've shoved rocks in my ears when I use them... I'm also looking to have inline mic and controls. I commute with them daily, would be nice to have the ability to make calls and skip tracks/adjust volume at the same time.
 
I recently purchased Xiaomi Piston 3's in an attempt to get something on the cheap however do not like them at all. Sounds muddy and flat, no bass whatsoever and no warmth. Hope this all makes sense - I'm no audio genius so my descriptions may not make sense, I'm just after that warm bassy sound that I love (best way I can describe it is it's roundish and deep).
 
Music I listen to: Pretty much anything. However I love Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons (esp their new stuff), The Temper Trap, Coldplay and similar. Also like the top hits.
 
Budget is around $150 AUD/$~120 USD.
 
So far I've thought about Shure SE215.
 
Thoughts and suggestions?
 
Cheers!
 
Apr 16, 2017 at 9:18 PM Post #3 of 3
Have you thought of buying Bose soundtrue, Sennheiser momentum IE 2, Klipsch?
 
I am also looking to buy a new iem too, for my yamaha EPH100 broke (left side not working) after 5 months of usage. 
 
From what I saw on the internet, I heard good things about VSONIC GR07, Etymotic hf5 er4, hifiman re400 re600, rha ma750, Ath m70, sony xba but sometimes I feel like the sound quality isn't that important; sometimes i felt like one can hardly notice the difference between a good one and a bad one unless they are like 100% completely focus on listening to music. To me, build, comfortableness, isolation and mic control are more important for newbies like me who use iPhone as sources and only use them at school, subways...
 
ps: Yamaha eph100 is a pair of good iem, balanced sound, great isolation, good instrument separations, clear and crispy, and they are worn straight down instead of around your ears. but the thing is it is not that durable as there seems to be some kind of problem with the left side of the headphone.
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top