My previous headphone is philips SHS390, planning to change to in ear, so i get PL20, it sounded very much better than pl 20. Never thought that the bass is so weak compare to it. I can barely feel anything in terms of bass.
I listens to any songs, chinese pop, english rock, pop, rap..etc.

Sigh, maybe bought the wrong model. At first I really thought it is manufacture defect. If PL20's is really that weak, so i guess im more suited for PL11. A big difference from my SHS390.


I might get myself a decent bass IEM, was wondering how is PL11 when compared to SHE8500, 9550, 9600 and 9700, or is there any other decent bassy iem at the price range of rm70-100.

This post has been edited by izglory: Jun 28 2009, 01:20 PM

lol PL20s are made to be bass light.

Sony EX series iems are quite bassy.

The problem of coming off from a bass heavy phone is that everything else sounds like no bass. If you have the patience, try to adjust to the new sound first before making any rush judgment. Take your time to enjoy the overall quality of the sound instead of the quantity of the bass.

Thanks.

Hm, i see.
Im now trying to adapt myself to it.
The noise isolation is superb.

can i have some opinions on Klipsch Custom-1 VS Sound Magic PL-30 ?

Thanks.

PL-30 is good, but not that good.

From those reviews PL-30 is good for its value...

u mean better than Klipsch Custom-1?

I never hear the SoundMagic before but I do owned one of the Klipsch Custom series which is the Klipsch Custom-3, I think I've to tell you that the Klipsch Custom SQ is more to bright side, clarity is gd no doubt but the overall bass is kinda weak, only the mid bass is pretty gd IMO, the bass of Klipsch IEM is like "dup dup" this kind, unlike Sennheiser or Sony which is the "boom boom" type, haha.

Yeah for its value. Meaning PL30 is only the best among iems that are worth the same.

okay, does this mean that if i am a bass lover i'll have to choose PL-30 , if clarity i'll have to go for Klipsch Custom-1?

What I'm trying to say is that the Klipsch has bright, high clarity but low bass, so one should avoid getting Klipsch if he's a basshead, I can't commend on the PL-30 coz I've nvr heard it before.

Should we even compare Klipsch Custom 1 and SoundMagic PL30 in the fist place? =/

They're in different range right? Not to mention the huge price difference.

Ic.. sry bro, new in this...

If you are new, the right way to do is to set a budget first, then read review and find the one that fit your taste. If you have more specific question after that, you post and ask. If you don't have a clean idea of what you are looking for, you'll end up getting the wrong headphone you want.

...as for the previous post, I mean: not that good (that it can compare to to Custom 1)

It's alright. I'm in the process of learning myself.

Besides, we all have start somewhere.

Got my PL30 today, the sound is good when plugged into my laptop, but when i plug to my phone(omnia) the quality seems to drop...

Perhaps it's the source (device which plays your music).

Portable music players as well as phones are probably not so good of a music source compared to the pc.

also the music itself? those on ur handphone maybe is a lower quality rip?

hmm.. thanks.