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Bingo, it's like a hiss when it's just faint. With mid-fi headphones I didn't hear it, but with my IEMs I could pin point it. It was DAC/amp dependant as well, some performed much better than others, and with the IEMs I was able to figure out what of my gear paired well and had a very "black" background.
Quote from: page on January 21, 2011, 04:21:28 PMBingo, it's like a hiss when it's just faint. With mid-fi headphones I didn't hear it, but with my IEMs I could pin point it. It was DAC/amp dependant as well, some performed much better than others, and with the IEMs I was able to figure out what of my gear paired well and had a very "black" background.impedance mismatch.... many IEM's are very low impedance 5-20 ohm, and very sensitive so high gain amps cause hissing.... some amps are worse about hissing with very low ohm sources than others.... so behaviour as you describe results.
I have been looking to get a pair of IEM's for awhile now. I have been looking at these:http://ultimateears.com/en-us/products/4-pro#descriptionWould these be something that you would want to get? and could I listen to my tape as its being recorded to check everything sounds good?
i've been using some very cheap (but comfortable) Sony earbuds for several years with my iPod/iPhone. the sound of the Sony's is pretty much horrible, but i've been hesitant to spend too much money on portable headphones. i've finally grown tired of the Sony's and just can't stand to listen to them anymore. i couldn't bring myself to spend a lot of coin on IEM's, but i settled on a pair of Woodees iESW100L 24K Blues (http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/woodees-iesw100l-24k-blues.php) based on the reviews. they were $43 and change through Amazon. anyone have any experience with Woodees?the other IEMs that caught my eye were:- Klipsch Image Reference S4i (http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/klipsch-image-reference-s4i.php) $99.99- Ultimate Ears UE700 (http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/ultimate-ears-ue700.php) $149.99- Sennheiser IE 60 (http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/sennheiser-ie-60.php) $249.95- Etymotic ER-4PT (http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/etymotic-er-4pt.php) $299.99- Shure SE425 (http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/shure-se425.php) $299.99