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zappadelta
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| 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
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| 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
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:22 am Post subject: |
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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
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| 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
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| 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
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| 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
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| 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
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:34 am Post subject: |
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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: After a bit more reading on some other forums, the ADDEIMs are compatible w. full functionality when paired w. the ipt3g. Might end up getting them. |
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grandpa
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I went with cheap ones at E-mart that have changeable silicon things with them. They work good. And if I lose them I won't be out $100's. |
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chevro1et
Joined: 01 Feb 2007
Location: Busan, ROK
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:13 am Post subject: |
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| grandpa wrote: |
| I went with cheap ones at E-mart that have changeable silicon things with them. They work good. And if I lose them I won't be out $100's. |
Thanks for your constructive input.  |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:57 am Post subject: |
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| I went with cheap ones at E-mart that have changeable silicon things with them. They work good. And if I lose them I won't be out $100's. |
They work good, until you listen to a pair of $100 earbuds. Then you go back to the cheap ones at Emart and wonder how in you ever thought they were good. |
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harryh
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: south of Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| grandpa wrote: |
| I went with cheap ones at E-mart that have changeable silicon things with them. They work good. And if I lose them I won't be out $100's. |
They work good, until you listen to a pair of $100 earbuds. Then you go back to the cheap ones at Emart and wonder how in you ever thought they were good. |
Bang on. Once you realize the difference in quality, there's little point in going back. |
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thekingofdisco
Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Just ordered the westone um3x model.... did a lot of research on them and they seem to be pretty good, can't wait to try them out  ) |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Sigh...
My Philips SHE-9850's are missing. I think they were stolen. I put in an order for a pair of Klipsh Image S4's.
After I break them in, I'll post a review comparing the 2. I haven't read any negative points in the S4's. Most places agree those have sound quality comparable to $200+ earbuds. |
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