[Aaron52101]

I'm interested in buying a pair of earphones to fill the gap for activities my Sennheiser HD 650's can't fill. I'm looking for near the best in that category. I'm not interested in any of the custom fit stuff. I have heard lots of praise on the Shure SE530's, and while they retail for $500 ive seen them as low as $250 at some places which is a plus. What do you guys think?

 

[nyjets28]

w3, um3x, ie8, ck10, that's just a few. you should check out the iem reviews that ljokerl did

here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/m...5-03-a-478568/
he even breaks it down in to price ranges

 

[Young Spade]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/t...-often-476315/

Very popular and informative thread. Detailed chart with info on the various top IEMs on the market today. It's one of the most useful threads made in a long time in my opinion.

 

[ZARIM]

DBA-02, SM3, IE8, Westone 3 and JVC FX700......

 

[Young Spade]

We also need to know what type of music you listen to. Giving us a price point and no music preferences is like handing the dealership money without telling him what car you want.

 

[Aaron52101]

90% Rock.

Can I also get more specific recomendations and personal opinions from people also, I'm pretty much just want to know what you think the best is.

 

[koonhua90]

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Originally Posted by Aaron52101 /img/forum/go_quote.gif 90% Rock. Can I also get more specific recomendations and personal opinions from people also, I'm pretty much just want to know what you think the best is.

This will vary a lot according to each person, as not everyone owns dozens of IEM. I only own FX and the IE8. For rock, you would need fast response and good clarity. It depends on your budget, I'd say Monster Turbine Copper Pro, CK-10, Ck-100, FX-700, Ortofon e-Q7, UM3X, Earsonics SM3, and some other IEMs should be in your list. It's confusing at first, but try reading some thread to see some comparisons.

This is one useful review:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/a...n-e-q7-484031/

 

[Aaron52101]

Ok, I'll look into all those.

 

[koonhua90]

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/476315/top-tier-universal-iem-comparison-chart-frequency-response-charts-discussion-first-post-updated-often
 
You should read this one too, I believe someone posted this link before. It's a chart of impressions of the high end IEMs.

 

[helljudgement]

The e-Q7 and and se530 perform very well with rock.

 

[NullZero]

IIRC the IE8's were regarded as the king of rock (or close abouts), so perhaps take a deeper look into those!

 

[Anaxilus]

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IIRC the IE8's were regarded as the king of rock (or close abouts), so perhaps take a deeper look into those!

WERE being the word.  More like a queen or a duchess nowadays than a king.  

 

[gknix]

If you're talking about rock, I would suggest IE8 and e-q7. I've heard many top end universal iems, and those are my preferences.

 

[Young Spade]

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If you're talking about rock, I would suggest IE8 and e-q7. I've heard many top end universal iems, and those are my preferences.

Depends if he
IE8) Doesn't want his rock music up front and in his face (which is how I like mine). The IE8s have a lot of bass but that mid-bass hump might get in the way. Also he should make sure that they are fast enough for his type of rock. (I don't know about this one, he should read up on it).

 

[MacedonianHero]

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90% Rock.

Can I also get more specific recomendations and personal opinions from people also, I'm pretty much just want to know what you think the best is.

I would definitely look at the Westone 3s! More thank 16 months with them and they are still my favourites. Many others have come (and some gone), but the W3s are still tops!