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3.5 stars
"probably the best earbuds in it's class, but does not compare to high end oversized headphones"
Pros: blocks out most ambient noise, and overall sound is good
Cons: the bass tends to drowned out a bit of the highs and mids, and the befenfit does not exceed the cost
Summary: For this review I have been using nothing but Apple Lossless formats from Sound Garden, Collective Soul, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, U2, etc.
I bought these primarily for my iPhone. Unfortunately, the problem with these earphones, is if you create an airtight seal, you'll get plenty of bass, but your highs & mids are a bit convoluted. I guess that's the problem with in-ear buds. I even tried using the "treble boost" in my equalizer settings on the iPhone which made only minor improvements. These headphones sound AMAZING when plugged into my mac pro, with "sound enhancer" option checked in iTunes as well as the manual settings enabled in my iTunes equalizer. Unfortunately, you don't have those options in the ipod/iphone. You can only use the preset EQ settings in the iPhone and there's no sound enhancer option. The sound cannot match that of over the ear cans, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, these are probably the best in-ear buds money can buy, and they do sound great if you have the right equipment. But the combination of only these headphones and an ipod, I have to say I'm not all that impressed. Now, I believe with a portable headphone amp, these headphones will show their true potential. I love bass, but clear highs and mids are equally as important, and I believe that they are a bit lacking because of too much bass. I believe the expense of these headphones for use with an ipod, is not easily justified unless you invest in a portable headphone amp.
- 3 replies to this review
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Sean, if you are still looking for a good headphone amp, check out the ibasso amps. I bought the boa and love it. I like my sound to be balanced and true to the recording. That said, I was listening to Raising Sands CD with Robert Plant and Allison Kraus with a lot of instrumentals and mixed electrical guitar and the sound was superb and very open as it needed to be for that recording. I also listen to some Jay z and the base is tight and the highs are very clear and articulate. Plus, it's rechargeable and has a built in USB DAC to connect to your computer. I didn't like the sound of the DAC so much, so I primarily use the amp...well, as an amp. Hope this helps. Oh, and the price was around $170, which was the best value compared to some of the higher end $300+ amps.
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The problem is the iPhone, it has horrible audio quality. All ipods have horrible audio quality...should check out iRiver, or Archos
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I have not been impressed with sound coming out of my se310s from my iPhone and so i bought the se530's. im now convinced that the problem is not the earphones its the source where my music is coming from. When im playing music through my computer it sounds MUCH better using a turtle beach sound card i bought. by the way, do you know of any good portable amps that i can use for my iPhone?
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