Hi guys, Im looking for a new headphone with mic n vol control, for my Iphone!
- My Rig: iPhone
- Type of usage: music & Calls
- File format: mp3
- Music genre: Very wide, but more on Jazz, hiphop, Metal & instrumental
- Budget: <rm400
- Headphone/ earphone type: earbuds
- Other requirements (if any): Mic & Volume control

I went to Jaben ss15 ytd to try out Jays-Four & a Denon (forgot model, sorry! ) which is both selling at rm340. Do u guys have any other recommendations? currently my heart's sold towards Denon's SQ, but loving the Jay's four's cable and build quality! very classy.

I would love to hear more options from u guys! TQ!

Jays no soundstage, not wide..Denon's sound better..why dont u take a look at Hippo VB, Sennheiser CX300ii, Shure SE215

If u like Denon's SQ, maybe can slightly top up abit and get the C710, pretty good IEM.

Klipsch Image S4i?

AiAiAi Pipes



JBL REF225



AKG Q350



and not forgetting the state-of-the-art AKG K3003 but it is well beyond your budget



This post has been edited by E1 - AKG: Dec 20 2011, 09:26 PM

My Rig: laptop, phone
- Type of usage: music , game, movie
- File format: mp3
- Budget: rm100-200
- Headphone/ earphone type: earbud/ iem

That is like at least 10x his budget

Superlux HD668B vs HD660 vs HD661 vs razer electra. which one would be nicer ?

in term of what, comfort ka, bass ka, clarity ka, soundstage ka, etc. Please specify...

can tell me why most forumer here would not encourage bose?

similar to "i don't want beats" syndrome, perhaps
Just follow your heart, if you like Bose, buy la. Then tell us your experience with Bose.

This post has been edited by cokelatpanda: Dec 21 2011, 09:09 AM

omg...i saw many reviews about grado's sr80i are dammed gud! (except plasticky feel and comfort issue) , the sound quality is nowhere else to find at rm400<< !!!

is that true??

what are your preferences?
possibly DUNU Trident, DUNU EX-150. if you can wait, the coming woodie iem.

sound quality is good, but do you like that kind of aggressive and in-your-face kind of signature? there are several comparable headphones at that price range, depending on the kind of signature you like.

i think wad i wan is big soundstage and best clarity as possible....

what d u mean by in the face??? o_o

Poor sound stage

all sound are being forward. that's what in-your-face means....

thn any other models with better sound stage and clarity in that price range???

i think we've been through these before, 1-2 pages back? if you want big soundstage, don't bother with grado or alessandro. you can look through the recommendations again, and go audition them to find what suits you the most.

in-your-face means there's practically no soundstage at all. you are "on" the stage itself, instead of being in the audience.

means all instruments all crumpled up??? ><

That's not what it really means either.
It means as if you are the artist performing instead of watching a performance. You have instruments and voices closer to you.

I do have a Grado SR60i. It can do separation pretty well, in that you can hear distinct instruments and not just a cloud of noise. I haven't had experience with other proper headphones, and also the bigger brothers of the SR60i, but sound stage for the SR60i is nothing to complain about. Good but doesn't quite excite you. In fact gaming headphones (which are closed type) can do better than it. May have good separation but all sound a bit close. That's the "in your face" sound. Ones with virtually no separation and limited soundstage I call those the "on your face" sound. (I just made that up) Higher end Grados and Alessandros have greater soundstage, or so they say.

These Grados and Alessandros (the lower and mid-end ones) do great at only certain genres. I swear to you, out of all the IEM I've tried, none can come close to perfecting the sound of an electric guitar as the SR60i. I can't imagine what those higher end ones can do. Then again, for other genres, I might go for other IEM/headphone. I remember my Brainwavz M1, Shroom EB and Radius DDM (oh yeah) sounding better with natural string instruments (acoustic guitars, pianos etc.).

If you really want soundstage, with an almost holophonic effect, pick something else. If you're like me and 80% of your collection is full of hard-rock and metal, small sound stage is not an issue. Beware, these Grados can sound AGGRESSIVE with high treble (hot) recordings, a small warning to you.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Dec 21 2011, 10:59 AM