Zvio
Head-Fier
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Okay, this is getting arduous. I've two jobs and a suuurplus of cash. I am saving most of it for traveling and mandatory payments [car, gas, uni, insurance, blah blah blah]. I've still this giant infection called upgraditis.
My predicament is as follows:
1. I don't want to spend a lot of cash on a set of cans/IEM. Near 180 is max, especially for used items being extra perky in that range.
2. My source is without a lineout portably -- meet the Rio Karma. I wont be using an amp because it's useless in a headphone out [tell me I'm wrong?]
3. The current headphones I use are the Panasonic RP-HJE50. They really don't seem like they do much more than let me listen to deep, muddled bass notes. Face it, there's no such thing as a bargain phone. They sound okay but aren't exact and seem to mold everything together.
My experience ranges from packaged buds with the Iriver IHP-100 [the original 10 gigger], to Sennheiser HD-280S'. I've owned [most break from regular use/borrowing isn't recommended] the aforementioned Panasonic's, Sony Eggo D66, 2 pairs of Pioneer SE-CL30, Sony EX70SL, Philips HS900, Sennheiser HD 433 and random MiniDisc couped freebies. Most have been given away, the most valued, the glorious eggo, have been broken beyond cost-time effective repair.
To cut to the chase, I want something that will plug into my Karma. I don't mind extentions; I have wire clips. I want them to be fairly portable so they can fold up preferably and be nothing honking like the 280S. I will use these things almost exclusively with a portable mindset sometimes listening in private - ie walking outside, sitting [or standing] in crowded trains, listening in libraries, lounging by water, etc. Therefore, they must isolate. If I can be convinced supra-aural phones isolate well, they're an option also. Color isn't an issue [avoiding white]. I'd like to avoid tight clampers as they mess up hair. Accuracy over thump!
Possible candidates have been:
I have wild taste not unlike others but I'm picky. I stick to tried and true artists/groups without resorting to assembly-line breeds. I'm not that indie but I'm no dolt.
My predicament is as follows:
1. I don't want to spend a lot of cash on a set of cans/IEM. Near 180 is max, especially for used items being extra perky in that range.
2. My source is without a lineout portably -- meet the Rio Karma. I wont be using an amp because it's useless in a headphone out [tell me I'm wrong?]
3. The current headphones I use are the Panasonic RP-HJE50. They really don't seem like they do much more than let me listen to deep, muddled bass notes. Face it, there's no such thing as a bargain phone. They sound okay but aren't exact and seem to mold everything together.
My experience ranges from packaged buds with the Iriver IHP-100 [the original 10 gigger], to Sennheiser HD-280S'. I've owned [most break from regular use/borrowing isn't recommended] the aforementioned Panasonic's, Sony Eggo D66, 2 pairs of Pioneer SE-CL30, Sony EX70SL, Philips HS900, Sennheiser HD 433 and random MiniDisc couped freebies. Most have been given away, the most valued, the glorious eggo, have been broken beyond cost-time effective repair.
To cut to the chase, I want something that will plug into my Karma. I don't mind extentions; I have wire clips. I want them to be fairly portable so they can fold up preferably and be nothing honking like the 280S. I will use these things almost exclusively with a portable mindset sometimes listening in private - ie walking outside, sitting [or standing] in crowded trains, listening in libraries, lounging by water, etc. Therefore, they must isolate. If I can be convinced supra-aural phones isolate well, they're an option also. Color isn't an issue [avoiding white]. I'd like to avoid tight clampers as they mess up hair. Accuracy over thump!
Possible candidates have been:
- Etymotic ER6
- Etymotic ER4P/S
- AKG 26P
- Sony MDR-D66SL
- DO NOT RECOMMEND SHURE
I have wild taste not unlike others but I'm picky. I stick to tried and true artists/groups without resorting to assembly-line breeds. I'm not that indie but I'm no dolt.