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Giraffe posted:Holy moly, I didn't even know such things existed. Those look awesome. I don't know if I can do it, though. I had thought my budget was obscene already, not sure I could sell these to the wife. Tempting, though. I'll have to ponder this one. You will technically get the best isolation from foam tips inserted properly, but a well fit silicone custom will be dang good and extremely comfortable. Acrylic can also be great, its what I have and isolation and comfort are out of this world good (just a notch below in isolation, and silicone is flexible so some people prefer that). You can totally find a custom option in your price range. As a veteran traveler, I can't imaging using anything else now. If you go for a universal iem, get something that works with the Shure 'Black Olive' tips. Those have by far the best comfort and isolation in anything I ever used, and I have an extensive tip collection (which now just collects dust).
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arbybaconator posted:I'm in the market for a new pair of IEMs to replace my SE530's which were tragically lost a year ago. If you liked your 530s think about replacing them with what is current. I had the original E500s, loved them, and have since found that there is a lot more out there. Might be a good chance to see what else you might want to try.
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eddiewalker posted:
My customs had to be entirely rebuilt because the acrylic on one side pooled in a spot while curing. froward posted:Can we talk about 3d surround headphones? Six (or more) channels pumping multiple drivers (usually) on (bulky,expensive) headphones. I only know these exist from having tried them at a show. I think with the Occulus Rift (and other 3d goggles) becoming a Thing, 3d sound might become not lovely again. Viscous lies, all of them. You can get perfect 3D sound from binaural recordings, or software encoded real time binaural positioning. Two drivers is all you need. For headphones, even if you have more than one driver in each earphone, the sound hits the left and right ear independently and the phase difference between each channel turns into your brain telling you where the sound is coming from.
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eddiewalker posted:
My ears are cringing in pain looking at this *checks iems to make sure they are in one piece*
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Beautiful Princess posted:So I recently got a pair of Sennheiser PC 350 for gaming and started using them for music/movies etc late at night as I am in an apartment. I couldn't believe how good they sound, and I am just using on board audio. I am considering getting a pair of Sennheiser HD 598 or better though for longer listening as the PC 350's get really warm really quick. I also picked up a set of Audioengine A5+'s and they sound great. You are the perfect customer for the AudioEngine D1. I have a pair of their A5+s and love them, and the D1 works well as a DAC (for speakers and headphones) and Headphone amp.
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Oct 22, 2014 00:52
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hope and vaseline posted:Best deal I've ever seen on them. Get it! I am a fan of Noble's products, and they are doing 15% Black Friday discount across the line.
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Nov 28, 2014 19:31
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DaFuente posted:Budget -$200ish Can you handle iems? For travel isolation you will be better with IEMs with foam tips like Shure black olives or comply foams.
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Nov 30, 2014 05:16
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PittPanther posted:I'm thinking about getting custom IEMs. Specifically, I'm looking at ACS Customs T1. List price is $1000, but they have a 40% deal for Cyber Monday, so $600 for custom IEMs, including fitting. Seems like a good deal; anyone have experience with this company? I do not have experience with that company, but the $600 custom IEM market has a ton of great options in either silicone or acrylic.
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PittPanther posted:The ACS Customs are silicone. What are good options in the $600 range? |joker| is pretty much the definitive reviewer of all things iem, can be found here: http://theheadphonelist.com/headphone-list/ and on head-fi, some innerfidelity reviews as well. I think Noble's silicone stuff even with their Black Friday discount is a little over your price range. I am a big fan of Wizard's work though. Maybe the ACS are great, they just aren't widely reviewed.
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Dec 2, 2014 02:16
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me your dad posted:I'd like to avoid getting an amp at the time of the headphone purchase, in order to keep it within the $300 mark. Seems like you want the M100. Very fun and the bass is there. The Mad Dogs are more neutral and you may feel the bass is missing.
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Dec 15, 2014 03:17
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Midorka posted:I mean $1,200 will get you an Oppo HA-1, but I dunno how it compares to other top end amps with the HD800 since I've never heard the HD800. The WA7 is pretty great too. I've only tested it with the HD650 thus far though. I can't wait until you get your hands on a geek pulse.
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Dec 19, 2014 06:52
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thats not candy posted:Recommendations for 17 hour flights < $125? Any style, mostly care about jet drone and price. Any IEM that can use the Shure 'black olive' style foam tips.
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Dec 21, 2014 04:06
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Midorka posted:Requoting Selfishly, I fell into their trap and gave them a bunch of money. Unselfishly, it has been interesting to watch these guys go from wanting to make a desktop dac/amp to making all manner of audiophile grade stuff with all of the requisite pricing and buzzwords. I think they are starting to ship units now. I actually paid to upgrade it to balanced and plan to use it with my LCD-XCs. Maybe I just need to realize that I am a sucker and move on.
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Dec 27, 2014 03:26
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dupersaurus posted:I've got a few long flights coming up so I'm looking for some headphones to take along. The Quiet Comforts are awfully alluring, but in the name of something better... Last year I got a pair of refurbished audio technica noise canceling headphones from Amazon for like $40, specifically for a few long flights. These were awesome, and we also had a set of the Bose QC15 with us. Pretty much the same for 15% of the price. Spend the extra $160 on a seat upgrade.
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Jan 12, 2015 06:51
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dupersaurus posted:Do you know which model? ATH-ANC27. They were both discontinued and refurbished. They have been great for pretty much what you want. There are deals to be had on them for sure.
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Jan 13, 2015 00:30
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grack posted:Run the cable up behind and over your ears And if that doesn't work and the cables are replaceable, try a different cable. Don't fall for the stupid audiophile crap but you can get cables with less microphonics for sure.
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Jan 28, 2015 03:11
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clq posted:Hi! I have a pair of Ultimate Ears Triple fi 10s which I have had since 2011, and which I am actually quite happy with. I got them for 220 pounds (about 340 USD) at the time. I haven't heard either of those iems (look up joker's extensive review work) but can speak to the custom molds for iems. The material used to make these tends to shrink over time, so don't plan on keeping them. Some manufacturers will keep the negatives or something on file if you want to re order and at least the ones with which I am familiar charge for that storage. I think a few places are moving to digital impressions and manufacturing, which makes all that moot. If isolation is important, consider getting a pair of silicone customs instead of acrylic. I have acrylic customs and they isolate well, but I believe silicone does an even better job of isolation but can get hot or sweaty over long periods of time.
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Feb 23, 2015 06:46
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Nerobro posted:What's the cheapest way to get multi driver IEMs? Why do you need multiple drivers? I know the driver count war was a thing for a while, but a lot of newer drivers have come out and sound great with fewer actual drivers than a few years ago.
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Feb 23, 2015 21:15
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Laserface posted:Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but seems like the best place. AudioEngine at least used to have exactly that. See if you can find one.
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Mar 2, 2015 05:37
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Laserface posted:The thing is, its gotta transmit and receive. Interesting, I missed that. Haven't heard of anything like that but I would have no reason to.
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Mar 2, 2015 05:46
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Sent from my iPad posted:Has anyone used any better IEM under $500 than the ER4-PTs? 'Better' is tough. I am not a fan of the ER4s, or at least I wasn't years ago when I last tried them. If you like the flat, analytical nature of them, then in the price range you would have a hard time doing better. I think I like a little more fun and musicality in my iems.
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The O2 is definitely nice. I have an LCD-XC and an AudioEngine D1. I don't like it with the LCD so I did the crowd funding thing for a Geek Pulse, which I hope doesn't kill them. I should have just gotten some Schiit.
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Midorka posted:Yeah HiFi man knows how to make a great looking and sounding product but they always shoot themselves in the foot with build quality. Looking forward to the 1000 after your comment....
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Midorka posted:Tri-flanged are excellent, but I would imagine that customs provide better isolation. Someone else will likely chime in with more knowledge though. I am pretty sure Wizard (Dr. John Moulton) has posted charts on head fi from his audiologist books that acrylic customs actually have less isolation than certain types of tips, specifically I think tri flange and foam. Not sure if silicone customs have more isolation than acrylic. Not everyone likes tri flange though.
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Tactical Lesbian posted:The feeling of being tentacle raped in your ears... probably. It's just a comfort/preference thing. I couldn't not quote this perfect username post combo, and I agree. I have traveled a long time with IEMs and before I got my customs I swore up and down by the Shure Black Olive foam tips for both comfort and isolation.
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Ochowie posted:I'm looking for recommendations for a pair of wireless headphones. Right now I have a pair of wired Bang and Olufson around the ear. Head fi recommends the Beats but I'm hesitant to jump into that pool. I've heard good things about the Jabra Revos but those got only mediocre reviews on head-fi which I've used in the past for my headphone buying with good results. Don't really have a budget but would be better to stay under one thousand. Is there a reason why you need wireless, or at least need wireless in the headphone itself? I know of at least one Bluetooth dongle that is intended to power low impedance headphones (IEMs) which aren't themselves natively Bluetooth. Something like that would give you a lot more choice in headphone than needing Bluetooth in the phones directly.
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RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS posted:I tried the Bose on-ear Bluetooth headphones in a store and I liked them but they're a bit pricey. Is there anything similar but less expensive that's reasonably good? Do you really need Bluetooth?
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May 14, 2015 03:21
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Midorka posted:With Tyll, as well as any other reviewer, you need to understand their sonic preferences. Tyll doesn't like bright leaning headphones at all and prefers a warmer tonality, so if he likes something but you don't like warm headphones you may not agree with his reviews, but he's consistent so you have a base to go from. I can't wait until Tyll posts nothing but measurement graphs and performance charts from his mystical review machine. He just wants to measure things. Maybe one day someone will design the perfect headphone that reproduces sound perfectly, and this madness will be done.
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evobatman posted:Is the stuff that comes up on Massdrop any good? Some good stuff some stuff that is polarizing or people have opinions about and some crap. More importantly sometimes things are a good deal on Massdrop and other times things can be found cheaper on Amazon or elsewhere. Buyer beware, especially with shipping charges on Massdrop stuff.
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Ochowie posted:So as an update, I decided to get custom fit IEMs. I went with the Ultimate Ears 5 pro as they seemed near a sweet spot for what I wanted to pay. I really wanted to order a pair of Nobles but I don't want to wait for 2 months for them to be built. That's why Noble offers rush orders... The UE 5 pro should be real nice, though. Congrats.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:so I did a thing. I haven't even heard of the M70. Are they like an upgraded M50?
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I am a complete sucker and jumped on the Massdrop X Fostex thing. $399 for something between the Fostex 600 and 900? Hopefully they will be an upgrade for my ATH M50 for everyday use since the LCD-XC is pretty heavy.
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Anyone else here do the Massdrop Fostex X00s? I am really enjoying mine. A step up indeed from the ATH-M50. Also much, much lighter than the LCD-XC, which I love but are heavy.
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WanderingKid posted:You've had Shure IEMs that worked for 7 years? I haven't owned a pair that lasted more than 15 months and I've replaced alot of them: SE310, SE420, SE215 and SE425 x2. I had Shure E500s that lasted maybe a decade? I think one of the channels finally started cutting out. Those little guys did hundreds of thousands of miles of travel with me. I think there is an older pair of 210s that are on their third owner and still going strong. I love love love the Shure black olive tips. If I didn't have custom IEMs I would still be using those tips. Anyone here have the new Shure electrostatic in ears? Those look verry interesting indeed.
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atomicthumbs posted:what The truly amazing thing is that your head-fi post is the only relevant Google search result.
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Monday_ posted:Budget - Up to about US$400, willing to buy used. Find a pair of the Massdrop Fostex X00 that someone got and doesn't like. Should be exactly what you are looking for.
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Melp posted:I'm thinking of venturing into the baller high-end $1k-2k headphone realm, but I'm not sure if I should do CIEMs (K10, UE18, etc) or full size open headphones (HD800, LCDX, etc). I work from home but travel quite a bit, so they'd both get roughly equal listening time. Here's some more info: I have a pair of K10 customs as well as the LCD-XC. While I don't have a full size open, I can tell you that my K10 gets way more use than the LCD. I don't need an amp for the K10 and I travel quite a lot, and that makes a big difference. You can't really do international air travel with a full size, and the K10 are so comfortable I can sleep in them even on a plane. There are ways to demo a universal K10 (and some other CIEM shops also have universal demo pairs), and Noble even makes and sells the K10 universal so you could at least hear what they sound like. I would say think about your use case and course and go from there. I love both my high end sets, but the K10 goes with me literally everywhere and the LCD is more a rare, sit down and listen to music treat. If you go Noble I can probably give you a little more advice as well, since I have gotten to know them having the K10.
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Melp posted:The K10s are actually my top choice right now. How does the sound stage compare between them and the Audeze offerings? Have you tried the K10s with an amp before? I'm curious just how much of an impact it would make. I have used a K10 with a good number of amps, and they take well to a good amp. Traveling I use the K10 either out of my iPad or from the iPad or iPod to an ALO Audio Rx. When the Cavalli Audio portable drops I will be buying that immediately (I tried a beta of the portable Cavalli for a while, and while it was missing the battery pack and circuit it sounded better than anything else I have heard with the K10). Before the Rx I used several other amps, the TCG U-Skin being particularly nice. For movies and such I use the iPods headphone jack and it sounds like I am in a full blown movie theater. Really, even the bass impact is palpable. I honestly have not done much A/B comparison between the LCD and K10. The K10 are comfortable for long times at a stretch (18 hour plane flight comfortable). The LCD I can't wear more than an hour or two at a time. Soundstage on both are good. The K10 have such incredible detail retrieval that you can really get in and listen to every nuance of every instrument or part of what you are listening to. LCD is wider because they aren't shoved in your ears, and the micro detail (god I sound like a douchebag right now) isn't quite as pronounced. It isn't meant as a slam against the excellent LCD-XC, it's just a different flavor if that makes sense. Most people who I have had listen to the LCDXC say its the best they ever heard, including an audio producer/mixer with decades of experience who has ears I personally trust. The LCD give you a sound stage that makes you feel like you are there, where the K10 feels like you are inside the music.
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Shankel Magnus posted:Really interesting post. I didn't know that Audeeze had problems like that with their quality control. I have always wanted to upgrade my HifiMan He-400s to the LCD2 (or someday the LCD3). You think that the difference wouldn't be noticeable? I'm currently running the He-400s into an Objective 2 Amp/DAC. There is a very good reason why you can email Audeze with your serial number and ask for their frequency response measurements (left and right) for your headphones. They test them at the factory but won't show you if they are mismatched unless you ask...
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EugeneJ posted:I have an old pair of Bose over-ear, noise-cancelling headphones that I plug into my iPhone at night to listen to white noise If you need noise cancelling can you handle IEMs? Would block out sounds and with white noise playing would be very isolating.
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