More in ear help please

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Hi everyone

I have narrowed by choice of in ear headphones down to the Kilpsch image x10's or Ortofon EQ7. having never really heard either and only read review, does anyone have any practical experince of both?

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Ignore the X10s - build quality is lacking on Klipsch phones and the sound quality is nothing much compared to other high end iems on the market. The Ortos are a great choice if you ask me - I loved the pair I had. But it depends on what kind of sound signature you want, what kind of music you listen to and what your budget is. Lots of choice at the top end of the universal iem field, then of course you can move up into customs if you have more dosh.

Personally, I use the Earsonic SM3s - not a household name by any means, but they beat anything else I've ever tried.

Have a look at head-fi.org if you want to discover a whole new world.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi thanks for the reply. I have already started to look at other options top of the list no are the ultimate ears triple fi 10's. but will check out your option.

Thanks Again

 

[Anonymous]

Do Not ignore the Klipsch X10's, they are utterly excellent. They just give you the exact sound that's there.

If you're using an mp3 player.

They don't add bass or treble and are extremly comfortable to wear.

They don't get 5 stars for nothing

As for build quality they are also excellent as long as you don't intend to lasoo any wilderbeasts!

 

[Anonymous]

Luke Kenobi:

Do Not ignore the Klipsch X10's, they are utterly excellent. They just give you the exact sound that's there.

If you're using an mp3 player.

They don't add bass or treble and are extremly comfortable to wear.

They don't get 5 stars for nothing

As for build quality they are also excellent as long as you don't intend to lasoo any wilderbeasts!

They get 5 stars because What Hi-Fi have not reviewed the many better IEMs now on the market. The reason for this is a mystery to me, especially as there are many reputable online retail outtlets from which to source such earphones. The Image X10s are only a single balanced armature driver, and therefore cannot compete with the dual and triple driver IEMs for frequency range and overall presentation of the music. How you can say they only replay 'what is there' is too funny for words. How would you know what is there? Sure, if you're coming from a set of rubbish Sennheisers, the Klipsch will sound fantastic and probably convince you you've discovered the holy grail, but you're not doing your ears any favours limiting your choice to them alone. Have a look at Westone's W3 or UM3X for example, or the Audio Technica CK10, the Radius DDMs (first dual driver dynamic on the market and an excellent choice if you prefer dynamics over balanced armatures), the DBA-02s, the Earsonics SM2 or SM3, the Ortofon e-Q7s, hell even the ancient dinosaur Etymotic ER4P and ER4S models, not to mention Ety's newer range of HF5 and MC5. Then there's Shure's new, revamped SE535 at the pricier top of the universal tree, not to mention the whole other playing field of custom earphones.

 

[Anonymous]

Most interesting.

If I had the cash i'd love to try them custom molded IEM's, like the ones musicians use to replace the `wedge` stage monitor speakers.