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emc^2
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Registered: Mar 2005
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Dunno would you spend $900 on earbud monitors?

hooooly crap! check out these prices for something that looks like it came out of alien's ear:

[url]http://www.ultimateears.com/custom/item__browse__cat-66.html[/url]

woudja drop $900 on these?


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qiushiming
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Registered: Apr 2005
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no wonder...these are custom made so they have to get molds of your ears to make them fit...

i personally have never heard of any producer in a studio using these...only musicians/vocalists on stage during live performances...

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Ultimate Ears® Studio Reference Monitiors. While designed for professional applications, the UE-10 Pro™ is just as well suited for use with an iPod, portable DVD player, or any other portable music device.


LOL....for 900 bucks.........

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Icone
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Good god... You guys are going for a real expensive hobby


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quote:
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Good god... You guys are going for a real expensive hobby


I'd prefere to be a rich amateur producer rather than a poor professional producer


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quote:
Originally posted by Liquid8
I'd prefere to be a rich amateur producer rather than a poor professional producer


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Icone
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quote:
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I'd prefere to be a rich amateur producer rather than a poor professional producer


Lol... You really think good trance music comes from your instruments just like that? Think again I'd say. Music comes from the mind and creativity of the producer with what he has available. Need any examples?

I myself would NEVER spend something as $900 on earphones or headphones. Seems just a little bit too silly. You can even get a decent second hand car for that amount of money heh.


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Tech0rz
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quote:
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I'd prefere to be a rich amateur producer rather than a poor professional producer


If using these ear-phones you will help you to turn pro, i want some

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Liquid8
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If using these ear-phones you will help you to turn pro, i want some

oh really ? ok, go and order em Then I'll be waiting for your pro tune


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RoBDaWG
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Registered: Sep 2004
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Wow thats too funny. I was just watching the Sensation White compliation video on ID&T's site, and one of the DJ's was using a set of these and I thought to myself 'who the hell spins with earbuds'

...these are gonna take over

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emc^2
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Ok, little confession time. I didn't actually buy the 900 bucks version but I did end up buying the "cheaper" SuperFi.Pro version for "only" $200. I was actually sceptical at first - you know... $200 for earbuds, what can I possibly expect. Little did I know I would be getting an amazing set of earbuds. I can only imagine what the $900 plugs sound like.

I didn't buy them for studio use - they were bought for MP3 player use. The sound quality on mine is fantastic, I shit you not. They actually do not exaturate any particular frequency - trully a flat response. Because they are earbuds, you get great sound insulation - 26dB noise cancelling (at least). I was using stock iRiver earbuds (complete shit) before and even with my player cranked up to "full volume" I was barely able to hear the music, sound was awful and had AM radio quality. I then bought nice over the ear cans but in this hot weather not only my ears sweated like mofos but I also looked like an alien and they were pain in the ass to haul around on my daily commute to work.

These earbuds actually sound business and bass response is excellent! There's actually an active cross-over in the damn earbud size of pencil eraser!

I really could go on and on drooling but the best thing is if you can - check them out! Oh, and because they insulate the sound so well, my mp3 player has to be tuned down to 1/2 volume or my ears begin to hurt and ring. So, even if I decide to go full bass, I still have room to go and NO FARTING - perfect sound reproduction.

The only downside I can think of (besides the price) is that you don't feel the bass all over your ear, like you do with the cans. However, these can literally blow earwax out of your nose, if you crank them up.

In words of Ferris Bueler: "If you have the means definitely pick up. are so choice!"

Awesome really... can't say it enough.

Cheers!


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aquila
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Beats me why you'd spend $200 on high quality earbuds when you're only going to listen to something as shit as mp3's


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trancecadet
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Originally posted by aquila
Beats me why you'd spend $200 on high quality earbuds when you're only going to listen to something as shit as mp3's


LOL quality. that is so true tho. like buying a top of the range hi-fi and using cheap ass speakers or interconnects.. madness!


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