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Originally Posted by SactoMan101 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
... I do agree that the Bose IEM is not that great--too much bass and sound isolation is not that good with the Bose-supplied ear tips.
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Right there in their user guide is the disclaimer that
they aren't mean to form a "tight, isolating seal." I know this argument is made against the Bose IEMs again and again ... "insufficient isolation." It's like complaining that a sports sedan with a moon roof doesn't provide enough "top down driving enjoyment." I can appreciate fact-based contention with Bose quality and design, but let's stick to fact, not bias or uncorroborated expectations.
BTW, that same manual boasts high quality sound and "deep, low notes" without using any audio enhancements from the player, which Bose discourages. Rather what people complain about, eh? Dramatic low end, accentuated fidelity? Bose -- populist hi-fi through skillful exaggeration.[1]
I'm not making an apologia for Bose, even though I just bought and burned in some IEMs that I bought for a reasonable price -- f-r-e-e. (So I can't complain, nor can I boast.)
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[1] I find this with my older, better Bose speakers. I get good bass response without much need for tonal control from my receiver. That's one of the things I've always liked about them ... that, and the direct/reflecting driver design. Mind you, many of their more recent speakers suck mightily, particularly those terrible center channel speakers. [/size]
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Originally Posted by crumpler /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I just popped by into an apple store today and auditioned a pair of Bose Around-Ears(AE). ... I might just have to take a closer/2nd listen before i decide whether to do the unthinkable and snag myself a pair!
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I would buy them on the cheap if you can. They're not worth $139 (current price before rebate at my local BJ's warehouse club; and they come with an Apple USB charger, why I couldn't say), but if I had to buy some again, I'd guess they're as good as $30-$50 headphones. (Watch, now, someone will recommend $50 headphones by Sennh. or Shure that are better. I wouldn't know.)
But $139 ... I have to concur with others, for that you could buy some Grados, am I right?
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Addendum:
Someone in another thread mentioned liking Audio-Technica ATH-ES7s ... I priced them on Amazon, something like $60 plus a little shipping (YMMV depending on location). If they're good-sounding, that's a pretty serious markdown from their ~$269 MSRP.... They just don't have that renown bloomin booming Bose bass that some experience.[1][2]
[1] I don't, as I don't use much tone control.
[2] Particularly because I just determined that my second hand Nano 3G introduces distortion using the EQ settings.
