[Anaxilus]

Come on.  It's good but not even best.  In fact, I think the MC5 has a better housing.  HJE900, CK10/100, 535 for sure.  Monster Pros cover you for life is something goes wrong.  So does Koss, ahem.  
 
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etymotic. ER4P is the best, period.

 

[fallingreason]

Denon C551 and above are excellent.
 
Sennheiser IE7 and IE8 are just as good.

 

[bcwang]

Monster IEMs seem to be some seriously sturdy units with very flexible and durable feeling cables.  The SE530 on the other hand....the cable self destructs in a short time from reaction with body oils.

 

[K-MONEY]

Monster Turbine Pro Copper or Gold by the biggest margin you can find.
 
hahah. I can't believe only ONE person mentioned the Monster Turbine Pro's.

 

[rawrster]

That's because the CK10 and CK100 are better by a large mile

 

[K-MONEY]

NEG.
 
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That's because the CK10 and CK100 are better by a large mile

 

[rawrster]

Have you had either of the CK10 or CK100? I've had all the Monster top 3 offerings and both the CK10 and CK100 in my possession in the same time and the AT phones were clearly superior. There's a reason why they are suggested as the best build quality from many people.

 

[Uruha]

You really think that? the Westone 3? I'm scared that the cables are going to unwind on me!
 
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Westone 3, FX700, IE8, MTP and SA7....

 

[poliact]

Best build quality as in durability?ie8. Kelvar power baby, kelvar power..

 

[shane55]

Yes... From the housings to the cable... bomb-proof.
 
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SE535s...by a good margin. And I've owned many IEMs over the years.

 

[iMarco]

My vote goes to the SE535. With the detachable cables they fixed the weak point of the SE530.

 

[TCD1975]

 
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Best build quality as in durability?ie8. Kelvar power baby, kelvar power..

It didn't stop my cable cracking. The IE8s are good but not the best build quality in my experience.

 

[yliu]

Monster Turbine Pros, and the Sleek Audio SA7 looks very well built, with a replaceable cable.

 

[kiteki]

My feelings are the CK10 don't sound perfect to me, but the comfort, isolation and build quality are the best I've experienced, so I will keep them.  I honestly feel like I can drive a car over them.
 
In fairness, I think the CK10 have the best sound quality in the world... for their size.  Compared to something like Sony EX1000 it is like moon vs earth.

 

[soldiersixteen]

I am looking to buy new earphones as well.
I am debating between panasonic HJe900 and brainwavz m3.
not sure which one to get...
 
thanks