Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Pandora (South of Nowhere)
quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Z
. Fuckin Germans man... they got it all down.
Germans ROCK!
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Nov-11-2008 05:19
InfiniteEclipse
tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2006
Location: Richmond Hill
Here's a good review I came across for Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pro's.... UE's reputation tends to speak for itself.. I'd get either these or Shure ES310/420. Of course it all depends on how much you're looking to spend.
I've had the Super.Fi 5's for about 6 months. Was involved in the long ago and far away with a project to beat mp3 to the punch and you know who won. But as a result, I did a lot of critical listening with speakers and headphones. I too did a lot of looking for headphones to go with my new G5 iPod and called UE. Got the UE10 product manager on the line and had quite a nice chat.
The UE10s are meant as studio monitors, they reveal every flaw in the music so technicians and performers can make changes. A huge number of professionals use these in ear monitors, which shows how well they work. The Super.Fi 5s are a different animal. These are for the listening public. They are deliberately 'curved' to make everyone's music sound as good as possible. It is not in the best interest of all music to be too accurate or well defined. You can't have your cake and eat it too. The simple message was buy the Super.Fi5's if you have an iPod and the UE10's if you make a living running a sound board.
These are wonderful monitors. I've had to use the foam inserts to make them fit my ears, but my audiologist had no luck making her equipment fit either. Yes, the sound is warm and perhaps lacks the absolute detail in the highs, but it is magnificant. Track after track the music appears in your head as you have never heard it before. You will not regret an hour spent with these headphones.
Also, I believe that if you create a custom EQ on iTunes and assign it to every song, then choose no EQ on the iPod, it will default to the custom EQ you created as default on iTunes.
Shure SE530 here. Awesome phones, deep deep bass, which are so hard to find in canal-buds. Started with an E3c ages ago, got offered to upgrade to E4c, also good, then when they broke, Shure offered me a cheap upgrade to SE530 - Triple driver goodness. Very clean and balanced across the entire range. attenuates 70% of outside noise. I can hear the same music loudness and clarity at 50% vol as I can at 80% with other open headphones.
Been with these guys for 4 years, great service and great earphones. You can get them much cheaper on ebay than their online store.
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Nov-12-2008 00:38
Make Me Egg
tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Burlington
quote:
Originally posted by El K Dee
seriously, grab the AKG 324P buds....i bought them, then 2 others I know bought them, we're all audiophiles and love em..
AKG has been renowned for Mics and headphones for decades
I saw these ones on ebay for about the amount of $$$cheese$$$ I want to spend on headphones. How is the overall sound and more importantly the bass with these buds? I am currently using the ones that came with my ipod and they really suck balls.
Nov-12-2008 01:56
LKD
Omni-peasant
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Its June 18th, 2005, I'm at the Skybar
quote:
Originally posted by Make Me Egg
I saw these ones on ebay for about the amount of $$$cheese$$$ I want to spend on headphones. How is the overall sound and more importantly the bass with these buds? I am currently using the ones that came with my ipod and they really suck balls.
absolutely brilliant...the ipod earphones are intentionally crap so u buy something else for more...one of the others that bought this uses it on his ipod and has no complaints at all...
