Yamaha EPH-100SL vs Panasonic RP-HJE900 vs Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE
May 20, 2014 at 11:27 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 6

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Okay down to the finals in my hunt for some new iem's and I have identified these three for my final choices. Can the head-fi community help me choose the victor? So basically here is all of my info and thanks to the head-fi community for getting me this far.
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Budget: <$130

Source:Samsung s3 (No amp/dac possible)

Requirements for Isolation: I'll be around other people mostly with these, so isolation would be nice

Preferred type: IEM's.

Tonal Balance: Treble is very important, as well as bass. Balanced

Used in the past: Just some cheap Samsung ear buds

Preferred music: Mostly indie rock/alternative, but also hip hop, classic rock

Order of Importance: Sound Quality

Durability
Comfort
Ascetics
Portability


 

and here are the links to my 3 choices

 

  1. Panasonic stereo earphones white RP-HJE900-W](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NEIRV6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1YSJ7CQOWEQ6&coliid=I16899PV8YQUB3)
 
  1. Yamaha EPH-100SL(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00591GIMY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1YSJ7CQOWEQ6&coliid=I1J910XTHW28XK)
 
  1. Beyerdynamic DX 160 iE(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I02300C/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1YSJ7CQOWEQ6&coliid=I1WUQ9H92TP6GV)
 
May 21, 2014 at 1:25 AM Post #2 of 6
Hi,
 
I think EPH-100s are a good match for the genres you've listed. (Warm. Nice Bass. Detailed and forgiving presentation. Great isolation. Metal Made)
 
-Not midrange monsters-
If you want something with 'neutral' bass and a more mid-centric presentation you shoud look elsewhere.
 
May 21, 2014 at 1:51 AM Post #4 of 6
  Ya I was leaning towards these so it's nice to have some conformation that they are a match for me. They don't need to be driven, right?

 
Do you mean if they need some kind of extra amplification?
 
May 21, 2014 at 2:00 AM Post #6 of 6
  ya basically

 
EPH-100s are really easy to drive. An iPod Shuffle (or Nano) can drive them well, even an average smartphone with a clean output will do the trick.
 

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