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Decent sounding but not $$$ phones for an iPhone 4, w / wo mike.

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Timbo in Oz

By this I mean relatively smooth 'flat' frequency response with a slow decline towards the top end, but certainly not BASS!!!!!!!! heavy. For a classical listener.
In-ear type preferred.
TIA!

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

Edits: 04/16/14 04/16/14

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RE: Decent sounding but not $$$ phones for an iPhone 4, w / wo mike. - Nirmala 12:05:05 04/30/14 (0)
Zero Audio Tenore's are getting a lot of attention on Headfi and are very affordable. Some have compared them to much more expensive iem's.

I have not tried them yet.
For classical listener - flatmap 11:02:31 04/18/14 (1)
I would not hesitate to recommend Etymotic. The MC5 (no mic) runs about $60 USD. Of particular note, if you desire good isolation, is the -35 dB to -42 dB attenuation of outside sounds. A bit lean in the bass, but laser-like precision in locking in the pitch.

Of course sound isolation is not so great if you plan to use them walking about around traffic!
- RE: For classical listener - triodesteve 08:40:29 04/20/14 (0)
  What he says..Ety's
I have been very pleasantly surprised by the Philips Fidelio S2 - travisty 01:30:49 04/17/14 (0)
IEMs...

Perhaps a tad shy of the top Shures, and not quite as detailed as the 4-driver Westones but a lot less expensive than either, and it has a pleasant cohesiveness to the presentation which I like. At that general price range (plus or minus 50%), I could not find a closed can or IEM (I needed to avoid too much leakage) which was as good. Going to 3x-4x the price, I could find better.

I find it does remarkably well on classical, piano, and the 'delicate' passages, and has seriously great depth/detail in orchestral passages.

Works with my iPhone4. Works better with my ADL X1 DAC driven with a digital output from the iPhone.
RE: Decent sounding but not $$$ phones for an iPhone 4, w / wo mike. - HD Audio 00:24:05 04/17/14 (1)
I like the Woodees Classic
- Woodees (Open in New Window)
- +1 - jec01 06:42:13 04/17/14 (0)
  I've been using these for several years now, and have given them as gifts to all the young people in my life. THey're durable, cheap, and sound darn good.
  
  Happy listening,
  
  Jim
  
  "The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
  - Brian Eno
HiFiMan RE-400 - genungo 15:40:08 04/16/14 (0)
About $100 usd...
- RE-400 (Open in New Window)

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