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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004
PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Underwaterbob wrote:
pkang0202 wrote:
I was wondering, what are the risks of buying either one of those on a site like Gmarket? I'm really worried about getting some chinese knock-off.


My SHE9850s are from earphoneshop.co.kr and are the real deal. I don't know if they're popular enough for Chinese knock-offs to have been made yet, unlike the Sennheiser 300 series earbuds which are almost all knock-offs in Korea.


How do you like them?
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Underwaterbob



Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
zappadelta wrote:
Underwaterbob wrote:
pkang0202 wrote:
I was wondering, what are the risks of buying either one of those on a site like Gmarket? I'm really worried about getting some chinese knock-off.


My SHE9850s are from earphoneshop.co.kr and are the real deal. I don't know if they're popular enough for Chinese knock-offs to have been made yet, unlike the Sennheiser 300 series earbuds which are almost all knock-offs in Korea.


How do you like them?


They're great. At low volumes they've got a cleaner sound than my Sennheiser hd490s that I've been using to mix music for the last ten years. The bass and treble are a bit weaker at high volumes, but that's to be expected for single-driver earbuds, and especially compared to a full-sized set of open-ear headphones.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I decided on the SHE-9850's. They got very good reviews. Even though the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3's are a little bit more, I don't like the Super.fi's over ear design.

Also, the SHE-9850's look awesome.
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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
pkang0202 wrote:
I decided on the SHE-9850's. They got very good reviews. Even though the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3's are a little bit more, I don't like the Super.fi's over ear design.

Also, the SHE-9850's look awesome.


They do look really nice. The reviews I have read have been good, not great. I was going to get them from the earphone shop, but I think I will wait for the Klipsch S4s when I go back home. Something better in that price range will probably be out by then.
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Underwaterbob



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The earbuds are saving my sanity today. The school has decided to go at the front steps with a concrete saw and couple of jackhammers, while I mostly desk warm a few meters away on my two-class Friday. The isolation is bang-on.
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chevro1et



Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can someone recommend some modestly priced (~100k) IEMs with an inline mic. For use w. new ipod touch w. voice control/ memo functions.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
chevro1et wrote:
Can someone recommend some modestly priced (~100k) IEMs with an inline mic. For use w. new ipod touch w. voice control/ memo functions.


Get the Apple IEMs.

http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/apple-in-ear-headphones/4505-7877_7-33255274.html

http://gizmodo.com/5102091/lightning-review-new-apple-in+ear-headphones

The reviews all around say they are pretty good for the price. Much better than the stock headphones that come with iPods.
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Underwaterbob



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
chevro1et wrote:
Can someone recommend some modestly priced (~100k) IEMs with an inline mic. For use w. new ipod touch w. voice control/ memo functions.


I think Klipsch makes a version of the Image S4 with a microphone.
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chevro1et



Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the recommendations, gentlemen.
@ Underwaterbob: Cant seem to scare up link for the Image S4i within Korea (checked headphone shop/ earphone shop/ auction/ gmarket/ danawa/ enuri). If you can, please throw it up.

@pkang: According the the Apple store webpage, the ADDEIMs (Apple Dual Driver IEMs) aren't compatible w. the 3rd gen touch, only second gen so thats a bust too.

Really trying to aviod ending up w. the SkullCandy Full Metal Jackets :/

EDIT: Aft