The In-Ear-Monitors (IEM) Thread

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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,378
    edited February 2011
    I did pick up some Comply foam tips a while back. They are a big improvement in fit and sound. They isolate the IEM's from body movement sounds better too. Now I am liking my AH-C751's even more.
    Stan
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    I ordered my X10i's with the Comply tips as I've heard they are some of the best around. I'm hoping they will be here by this weekend so I can play around with them! :biggrin:
    Jake
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited February 2011
    Yup, I use these w/ my Sennheisers. Very comfy and they hang in there when I'm at the gym.
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

    Home Theater:
    KEF Q900s / MIT Shotgun S3 / MIT CVT2 ICs | KEF Q600C | Polk FXi5 | BJC Wire | Signal / AQ ICs | Shunyata / Pangea PCs | Pioneer Elite SC 57 | Parasound NC2100 Pre | NAD M25 | Marantz SA8001 | Schiit Gungnir DAC | SB Touch

    2 Channel:
    Polk LSi9 (xo mods), Polk DSW MicroPro 2000 sub | NAD c375BEE | W4S DAC1 | SB Touch | Marantz SA-8001 | MIT AVt 2 | Kimber Hero / AQ / Signal ICs | Shunyata / Signal PCs
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    My X10i's are scheduled for delivery today! The music right now on my iPhone is compressed, but it will still give me a good idea of the improvement over the stock earbuds. Once I get home from work, I'll reload the music uncompressed, and give it another comparison. Woo hoo!
    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    My first impressions of the X10i are very speaker sounding, and very effortless sounding. When I flip through some tunes, I heard music the way I would expect it to sound, just in my head. Without being broken in, they do sound a little emotionless, but that is also with MP3s, so I'll be doing lossless testing tonight. I am also used to listening to my music through a 300B amp, so maybe it's the fact that my iPhone isn't tube powered...
    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    Update: The Comply tips are great with IEMs and feel just like ear plugs. They seal very well and are comfortable while listening for extended periods. The foam tips come is three different sizes which is very nice, and they block out a good amount of sound allowing you to enjoy your music without having to turn up the volume to compensate for outside noise. Highly recommended!

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    Jake
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited February 2011
    Mine are Shure Pro-SRH240s ,and I mostly use them for my computer. When I'm on the Dozin site and streaming The Greatful Dead it brings me back to my yoot. The clarity is amazing and on a good show you can be transportedto places one has not been in a while. Now I hope you noticed I said on a
    good show because lord knows they can suck . When there good there the best at what they do but when there'r bad they are Horrible.28 times is enough to know.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited March 2011
    I own a pair of Shure Pro srh240s and I use them all the time I'm on the computer. These are old style ote and they really take HDCD listening to a new level.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited March 2011
    I have a pair of the Monster Coppers and the Monster Miles Davis Tributes. Both sound amazing. Both sound different. Both have proven the reputation of Monster delivering inferior products untrue. Both have proven the reputation of Monster delivering expensive products true.

    However, I just don't enjoy IEM's. Don't know what my problem is, but they annoy me, and are being sold. I bought a pair of over-ears instead.

    For real headphone listening, I use Senn 650's running balanced through a tube headamp, with a balanced dac as source. Fantastic sound, but intrigued to know how big a step up the 800's are....
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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