Hey everyone, after leaving my Klipsch x10's for some full sized cans (ATH-M50, Shure 840, etc) I have realized that IEM are really what I need.   I want to upgrade from my x10's. I loved them when I first got them 2-3 years ago, but after comparing them to the M50's, I realized that they...

Almost two years ago, I walked into my local Klipsch dealer and noticed an in-store sale special; Klipsch image X10 $199 (CDN).  I knew that these phones usually commanded well over $300 and given the money back guarantee, I dropped the two hundred bones and headed home.  I had recently passed...

So, after finding this site and spending ALL my tiny student budget on headphones, and promptly returning those that failed to suit my taste, I realized there is a HUGE unmet demand that this website both helps to create, and can help to alleviate. To cut to the chase, here it is:   This...

I'm feeling a little case of the upgraditus.   Right now, I have Shure E500's and love them as well as a Westone 3 that I use occasionally, but don't really like as much. The 500's are just super smooth, musical, and non-fatiguing auditorily, but they aren't extremely physically comfortable...

Replaced my W4s and definitely like the W3s better. Bass more, detail less, but that works.

I own two pairs of IEM's: - Etymotic ER-4P - Ortofon E-Q7   I like the sound of the ER-4P's, but I simply love the E-Q7's. The problem is the cabling on the Ortofon. They have some sort of nylon "sock" that have developed a rip, leading to a situation where the inner wiring is more or...

So I am tempted to get a pair of ES5, but if the westone 4 with the um56 tips could offer 80-90% of the performance for about half the price then I may go that route. So can anyone who have listened to both share some opinions?  

Hi, I am new to posting here but have been lurking for a little while. Great forums. I've learned so much.   I am basically looking to upgrade my Monster Turbines. I do like the sound signature. Just looking for a step up. I've owned the Shure SE530. But they were a little too warm for my...

If you have these phones, can you please give some comparasion insight? Like transparency, speed, bass texture & quantity, etc....   Interested because they all have very high sensitivity (115db and up), might be fun to play with.  

Hi!   I have had the Monster Turbine Pro Gold IEM for almost a year now and I am starting to get somewhat tired of them. I have decided to buy new IEM in this summer i.e. 2-3 months from now (I cannot buy before due to money issues).   From a large list of in ear headphones I have...

Im looking to get a pair of SE535/ SE530's. What is the difference? Im not a bass head like alot of the amateurs out there, but im just looking to get the best for vocals and i want to be really feeling the music. I have heard the the SE535 are fun, etc,etc and i would hope that the SE530 are...

For those of you who have been following my other thread - you are probably going to think I am some sort of a maniac, as I just got my Westone 4s yesterday and here I am already talking about customs. But I figure that I am ready to make this move within the next 1-2 months. At this time, I...

I'm trying to decide between these two IEM's and I'd like to know which one is more flat?   And I also want smooth/airy highs (for violins). Which of the two does this better?

Hi guys   If I am using this volume adjuster "westone" :     Between amped or unamped sources, will this will affect the sound quality and the increasing of hissing ?   Thanks

Hi guy I would like to change my Ipod 5G the EQ is horrible, and it's just way too big and heavy with a penguin peppermint amp I will go to Bangkok soon, but i don't know what will give me the best sound quality with FLAC or M4A and Westone 3/4 : - Cowon S9 + amp - Iphone 4 + LOD + Amp...

I've been reading through the threads in this sub-forum & am having a hard time understanding the lingo. I'm looking for a portable amp for under $200 for my Westone 4 out of either a Macbook or iPhone 4. I like the sound signature of the Westone 4 & don't really want it altered, just opened up...

Hi everybody. I'm a proud owner of the Westone 3, I love the deep and punch bass, with the kick-ass trembles with a penguin peppermint amp   Form what i read from the official website the W4 has 4 drivers. does it mean double the power on the bass or separate like 10-50/50-100 frequencies ...

Hi,   I already own a shure se530 and listendes to a W4 for about 2 Todays a few weeks ago. That said, i can still remember the sound signature, but not the performance soundstagewise.   I read a lot of threads here, that the soundstage of the se535 is improved compared to the se530...

Side Note, I have another thread which I created a few days ago, and it's got a lot of information in it if anyone feels like getting more detail. But for sake of simplicity, I am going to go ahead and ask in this new thread since I've searched and I haven't really found a good comparison of...

I had a good run with the Westone 3 last summer/fall but in the end went back to the IE8 because I just couldn't deal with what I felt were distant mids, and slightly sibilant highs.  The fit, isolation, balance, soundstage, and just about everything on the Westone 3's were great, and I felt...

I'm thoroughly enjoying my Westone 4 that I just received but I'm not sure that they are worth $450 to me.  Not because of the set, I think they are outstanding & the price is fully justifiable, but because I'm not sure I'm quite that audiophiliac.   Where does the diminishing return drop...

I have used UE tri fi 10 pro for 2 years, but I feel uncomfortable of wearing it. The sound is detail but its little bit cold for me, I'm seeking for a earphone which has warmer sound, I'm considering shure 535 or westone 4. Anyone thinks which one is superior??  thanks  mike 

Kids, stay away from the Westone 4s. They are bad for your wallet as they lead to other things, like customs. I just got the 4s and was not sure what to expect. I am a highly evolved basshead who started with juvenile ears craving Superfi 5 EB-like bass, but slowly grew opposable thumbs and...

Hi all! I'm toying with the idea of switching from iems to open cans.   My audio experience has been exclusively iems. But I just sit in an office all day. I have to be able to hear the phone or the door knock which almost makes the iems a disadvantage. I'll keep the ER4P for working at a...

Hello Everyone, I am looking for some suggestions on some high end earphones. What I am looking for is (In the ear) light weight, portable earphones.   Perhaps something along the lines of the klipsch x10? Sound quality is also the second biggest important thing to me - the model must sound...