Passenger11
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Very cool if true!Interesting news item- idk if this is going to be manufactured but saw this EPH-100 with wht looks like MMCX cables on a Japanese blog: http://head-bank.com/potafes-2017-summer/
Interesting news item- idk if this is going to be manufactured but saw this EPH-100 with wht looks like MMCX cables on a Japanese blog: http://head-bank.com/potafes-2017-summer/
HmmEPH-100 with wht looks like MMCX cables
Are the eph-100 being discontinued? I still love mine so wonder if its hamster time. Of course if its discontinued to make way for eph-200 that may be tempting or it may not. Long time comfort is my only issue with them.Any more news about this?
EDIT:
Did some sleuthing, and according to this blog:
http://www.phileweb.com/news/d-av/201707/15/41679.html
"Another model, there was a model that mania was paying attention. It is a model that will be a high-end model of the long-selling model "EPH-100", and this year we plan to start selling at the end of the year. Do not change the driver, respond to the high resolution with tuning change. It will also support MMCX's re-cable."
Pretty keen on this new model if it does release, since can't find the originals anymore anywhere.
Is the eph-100 still a top contender for someone looking for a smooth and bassy iem around $100-150? Most of the popular iems I hear about at that range tend to be more v-shaped or bright which my ears can't handle (I'm super treble sensitive).
However the eph has been out awhile and I'm not sure if something better has surpassed it.
Here's the EPH-200 on Yamaha's japanese site: https://www.yamaha.com/ja/news_release/2017/17100402/
Apparently out in Japan late November, no price listed.
Product page: https://jp.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/headphones/eph-200/
Edit: found this Japanese site listing them for 26784 yen ($240/£180) http://www.fujiya-avic.jp/products/detail146175.html
Quote:
The XBA-3 sounds great with the iPhone and iPad and MP3 320 Kbps. The XBA-4 is the one that is source dependent because of the low impedance, but the XBA-3 sounds great with normal portable sources ... in my opinion the EPH-100 is overpriced given the option to get better/cheaper IEMs: i.e. the HiFiMan RE-400 is clearly better than the EPH-100 is it is $99
OKI know I'm 4+ years late with this reply, but I'm finding the total opposite to you.
I prefer my EPH-100 over the RE-400 and SE215.
The RE-400 is very clean sounding, but without question light on bass for most people, I find that although the bass is tight, it just doesn't have enough umph - quite frankly I think the bass is quite pathetic on them at times, even though I'm not fan of bass heavy earphones either.
The SE215 bumps a bit harder than the EPH-100, but not much. The problem for me with the SE215 is that the bass seems to completely consume the mids and highs - The EPH-100 are far cleaner in that respect, the mids and highs are still very much there.
In my limited time with IEMs, the EPH-100 are my favourite so far. When these break I'm not sure where I'll end up, hopefully the EPH-200 are out by then!
EDIT: I cannot believe this, just a few days use and I've just started getting the issue with the right ear volume going lower than the left. I've treated these things with kid gloves and they've never been disconnected from my PC.
I cleaned my ears a few days ago so they are completely clean, there's no wax on the tip or the grille.
This is gutting, I love the sound from the earphones but I've already had this issue twice within 2 hours. I guess I have to return these to Amazon for a refund, I bought the last pair and they no longer sell them as they're discontinued.
I recently contacted Yamaha UK regarding the EPH-200 and got this response:
"Thanks for your email and for your interest in Yamaha A/V & Hi-fi.
With regards to your question, we have been checking with our sales team and as far as we can see, these have only so far been shown in our Japanese on line brochure, at this point in time it is not known if these will be released outside of Japan.
So all we can recommend would be to keep a regular check on our UK website as all new and up and coming products will be first shown here.
Hope this helps and if you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to ask.
Many thanks
Yamaha Technical A/V"
OK
Dont return them.(i was thinking the same back in the days)
Short aswer: they are fine. Let em dry.
Long answer: These iems are in my opinion the best. But. They cannot handle moisture. If your ears (& all ears do) produce h2o, or you are not living in the desert, then: take a paper towel. Every 30 minutes put the paper towel on the grille to soak up the moisture. This is the price to pay for having great sound with the eph-100. Thats it. If the volume drops in one of the sides, this means water has accumulated there. It has no permanent damage, but it needs to dry.
=),MDR-EX650AP