I'm in a big need for some good EMI's to my mp3player (I think I will buy uAudio 7).
I want very good sound, but they should also isolate the background noise good , since I will use this in my work environment on my job. I have heard good things about Shure and d-JAYS. So what is exactly the best choice ?
Price range $120-$240
Thanks!
The Etymotic ER-4S is under $200 nowadays and has unbeatable isolation and a very neutral sound. However, a lot of the decision rests on what fits the best. Shures generally fit some ears much better than Etys, and vice versa, in my experience.
I have heard good things about Shure and d-JAYS. So what is exactly the best choice ?
There is no 'best choice' as it depends a great deal on personal preference and the way the IEM's fit your ear. I have tried the Sennheiser CX300, Sony MDR-EX71's and the Shure e3c, e4c.
I currently use the Shure e4c's and am happy with those. You may want to do a search as there are tons of topics discussing this exact thing here.
JXL
The Etymotic ER-4S is under $200 nowadays and has unbeatable isolation and a very neutral sound. However, a lot of the decision rests on what fits the best. Shures generally fit some ears much better than Etys, and vice versa, in my experience.
Alright thanks, I will look more into that. But how should I know, which fits my ear best ?
I have no idea
I have heard good things about Shure and d-JAYS. So what is exactly the best choice ?
There is no 'best choice' as it depends a great deal on personal preference and the way the IEM's fit your ear. I have tried the Sennheiser CX300, Sony MDR-EX71's and the Shure e3c, e4c.
I currently use the Shure e4c's and am happy with those. You may want to do a search as there are tons of topics discussing this exact thing here.
JXL
Yes, I have searched some, but still very hard to know which is the best, many people recommend shure e3c, but they have never tried anything else etc...they are not very objective. So instead of going through 100s of reviews, I did decide to ask for what the audiophiles here on HA think...
There's no way to know which one fits best until you try them out for yourself. Be sure to purchase from a place with a good return policy.
There's very little useful objectivity with headphones, at least in this price range. Etys have a distinguished pedigree in terms of their longevity and frequency response - they have been essentially unchanged for 10-15 years, and their response is tuned to match that of professional monitors. (In fact, if you get the ER-4B, you'll get a frequency response that is extremely flat. Ety originally made hearing test devices that require such responses.) But there are some pretty good reasons for buying headphones that have a non-flat frequency response. The Ety sound is not very popular, and a lot of people prefer Shures for the warmer sound. Etys are also notorious for having a less audible bass response.
All of the manufacturers generally use the same Knowles drivers, so nobody ever competes on lower THD. And due to driver limitations they generally don't have any response beyond 16-18khz.
Etymotic and Shure have absolutely flawless customer support.
Personally, I've owned Etys for 4 years and love them, and I vastly prefer them to my fiance's Shure e2gs.
There's no way to know which one fits best until you try them out for yourself. Be sure to purchase from a place with a good return policy.
There's very little useful objectivity with headphones, at least in this price range. Etys have a distinguished pedigree in terms of their longevity and frequency response - they have been essentially unchanged for 10-15 years, and their response is tuned to match that of professional monitors. (In fact, if you get the ER-4B, you'll get a frequency response that is extremely flat. Ety originally made hearing test devices that require such responses.) But there are some pretty good reasons for buying headphones that have a non-flat frequency response. The Ety sound is not very popular, and a lot of people prefer Shures for the warmer sound. Etys are also notorious for having a less audible bass response.
All of the manufacturers generally use the same Knowles drivers, so nobody ever competes on lower THD. And due to driver limitations they generally don't have any response beyond 16-18khz.
Etymotic and Shure have absolutely flawless customer support.
Personally, I've owned Etys for 4 years and love them, and I vastly prefer them to my fiance's Shure e2gs.
Alright, thanks for the information, how does these ETY isolate background sound/noise ?
Better then shure e3c ?
And how is the leaking of these, if you play loud will the sound leak in the room a lot ?
And why is there so little fuzz about the d-JAYS ?
In a Swedish Studio magazine they did get top grade...
But it was still no comparisons with Shure or ETY.
http://www.jays.se/ (http://www.jays.se/)
http://www.jays.se/downloads/djays/jays_dj...en_20060613.wmv (http://www.jays.se/downloads/djays/jays_djays_presentationmovie_en_20060613.wmv)
It says it reduce background noise with 90%
External noise suppression is best measured by how many dB outside noise is reduced, not as a percentage. I have both etymotic and Shure intra-aural "canalphones" and find the best noise reduction is achieved by deep insertion of the supplied, expanding foam tips, not the rubber tips. If you don't like the sensation of wearing earplugs then these sort of designs might not be for you.
This site lets you graphically see the various frequency responses as measured on a dummy head in an anechoic test chamber:http://www.headphone.com/technical/product.../build-a-graph/ (http://www.headphone.com/technical/product-measurements/build-a-graph/)
I'm currently using etymotic ETY8 Bluetooth phones with various Bluetooth devices and love their sound. Being able to cordlessly control volume, play/pause, and track selection right from the phones themselves is quite nifty. I feel like Uhura from Star Trek. (but I'm a guy) Being technically accurate they may seem a little bass shy to a casual listener used to an exaggerated bass found in many headphones and even home speakers.
I was just reading about that Shure has new models out that will replace e3c etc.
How come no one has mentioned them ?
I am kind of interested in Shure SE310-E, cause it is within my price range.
Has anyone tried those ?
I do have a pair of SE 310. I own them for two weeks so far and I'm very pleased with the sound. They are supposed to sound like the e4c but with a little bit more bass.
To me, they sound pleasently neutral. The bass is there, but doesn't get in the way of the mids and the hights (unlike my old Sony EX-71). They are also rather small and very comfortable.
Edit: This might be interesting for you.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=230613 (http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=230613)
I do have a pair of SE 310. I own them for two weeks so far and I'm very pleased with the sound. They are supposed to sound like the e4c but with a little bit more bass.
To me, they sound pleasently neutral. The bass is there, but doesn't get in the way of the mids and the hights (unlike my old Sony EX-71). They are also rather small and very comfortable.
Edit: This might be interesting for you.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=230613 (http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=230613)
Thank you, sounds very nice indeed. But when I did search on google I did not find many results. They are not out on the market yet ?
They are out. I ordered mine from a German website and got them delivered to Austria.