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05-07-2012, 11:45   #106
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09-07-2012, 21:06   #107
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And my hf3's have decided to give me a lot of trouble, cable frayed, sound dropping etc. I'm back to my old CX 400 IIs for Classical which is ok but nothing fabulous (too much bass) and am trying to decide whether to sink money into something nice like Ultimate Ear Triple-Fis or whether to take that money and spend it on music instead and forgo expensive IEMs due to the damage they naturally get put through.

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And my hf3's have decided to give me a lot of trouble, cable frayed, sound dropping etc. I'm back to my old CX 400 IIs for Classical which is ok but nothing fabulous and am trying to decide whether to sink money into something nice like Ultimate Ear Triple-Fis or whether to take that money and spend it on music instead and forgo expensive IEMs due to the damage they naturally get put through.

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I'll sell ya my TF10s

Thoughts would be as long as you're still listening to your music and not your gear then you can warrant getting another pair of expensive IEMs.
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09-07-2012, 21:17   #109
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I'll sell ya my TF10s

Thoughts would be as long as you're still listening to your music and not your gear then you can warrant getting another pair of expensive IEMs.
Yeah but remember Classical is a black hole when it comes to money.
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09-07-2012, 21:27   #111
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Yeah but remember Classical is a black hole when it comes to money.
Truuue, but sure isn't all of this Audiophile business a money pit

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09-07-2012, 21:35   #112
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And of course my HD 25-IIs. Really, it's not like I lack for headphones at the moment...
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09-07-2012, 21:40   #113
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And of course my HD 25-IIs. Really, it's not like I lack for headphones at the moment...
Sure I'll swap ya



Owning at the moment:
  • Allesandros MS-1i
  • Audio Technica ATH-M50
  • Shure SE215
  • Ultimate Ears TripleFI 10s
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Owning at the moment:
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  • Shure SE215
  • Ultimate Ears TripleFI 10s
  • Koss PortaPro
  • Sennhierser PX-100i
Addict...

Pity you're not in Cork, I want to give a listen to about half those.
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Pity you're not in Cork, I want to give a listen to about half those.
I actually owened a few more than that but they were Budget-Fi. Could always post them as loaners
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I just got a pair of Sennheiser MM 450 X as a warranty replacement for a broken pair of PXC 310 BT. They are €100 dearer but the PXC 310 BT are discontinued so they were the closest replacement. I use them for commuting to work on the train and find them very good for that purpose. I also own a pair of PX 200.
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15-07-2012, 22:36   #118
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Added a set of Etymotic MC2 a few weeks back, by accident more than anything - I was on my way to London and was rushing leaving the house, when I got to the airport I had the shock/horror moment when I realised I'd forgotten my MP3 player and IE8s I remembered then that I had some music on my iPhone so dropped into Dixons travel and made a random purchase of these MC2s (given the circumstances, I swore a budget of no more than 80 euro!) - the deep insertion tips took a bit of getting used to and I really noticed the difference in sound when comparing the IE8 with FLAC files on a Cowon S9 versus these on the iPhone but overall I've been reasonably impressed... that said, when I got home these were dumped into a box and the IE8 and Cowon firmly back in use... I must pair them up with the S9 for a bit and see how they perform.

I want to add a new set of headphones in the coming weeks and have been pretty keen on the B&W P5s up to reading mixed reports on headfi - also, I've tried the P3 and read a few reviews and they seem quite tempting. I had been planing to buy a set of Grado SR80 next but whatever I go for will also be used for music in bed and from what I've read the Grado are full of sound leak so not really an option. So, any suggestions on a good quality set of closed headphones? - Main remit being sound quality (of course!), comfort and good isolation.
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