Highish sensitivity in-ears that can rock

[nima]

Hi there!
We bought my father-in-law an MP3 player for his last birthday and he is quite frustrated that it doesn't go loud enough. I explained that's the EU bureaucrats caring about his hearing, but he doesn't feel any better about it.
So his next birthday's coming up and higher sensitivity in ear phones would seem like good idea.
Recommendations please.
P.S.: Of course I love him, but not GBP100 per phones love him

 

[nima]

So far looking at:

SoundMagic E10S
Sensitivity: 100 ± 2dB at 1KHz/mW

- sensitivity seems a little low

Beyerdynamic DTX 101 iE
Nominal sound pressure level: 104 dB

ATH-CKS55i
Sensitivity: 105dB/mW

the last two are a bit pricey

 

[JoelSim]

Motorheadphones go very very loud. And they are cheap.

 

[nima]

In the end I decided on Beyerdynamic DTX 41 iE, based on specs:
Nominal impedance 16 Ω
Sensitivity 114 dB

The sensitivity figure is hugely impressive. And will they be up for the job? I hope
They arrived yesterday, I gave them an hour or two of running-in and then had a brief test drive - I still want them to look as new since they will be BD present.

From what I've heard, the SQ is very good indeed. And sound pressure level? Well, certainly not as impressive as the sensitivity figures of 114 dB, but there was an improvement over some Philips' earphones I had on hand.
With the volume set pretty loud, they went a bit louder than the Philips. Then I set the volume so that it was just a tad too low on the Philips and when switched to Beyerdynamics, the volume was, I would say, loud enough.

So, let's hope they do the trick!

 

[JoelSim]

In the end I decided on Beyerdynamic DTX 41 iE, based on specs:Nominal impedance 16 ΩSensitivity 114 dB

The sensitivity figure is hugely impressive. And will they be up for the job? I hope They arrived yesterday, I gave them an hour or two of running-in and then had a brief test drive - I still want them to look as new since they will be BD present.

From what I've heard, the SQ is very good indeed. And sound pressure level? Well, certainly not as impressive as the sensitivity figures of 114 dB, but there was an improvement over some Philips' earphones I had on hand.With the volume set pretty loud, they went a bit louder than the Philips. Then I set the volume so that it was just a tad too low on the Philips and when switched to Beyerdynamics, the volume was, I would say, loud enough.

So, let's hope they do the trick!

Good, I'm glad you like them Uros. Beyerdynamic are up amongst the best for sound quality. Keep me posted.