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yes bass in UM1 is not the boomy sort.. quite tight .. not overpowering.. not for bassheads definitely...

heard good stuff about the UEs.. the shures too but there were more mixed feelings about it in general when I surveyed the reviews and forums.. the westone 3s have kept us waiting for eternity.. but woah does it look good!

i second the um1

it's been like more than a year late.. prob good for us so we can save up for it too!

does anyone know the turnover time for the imod? from sending to returning?

i never really was able to tell the difference!

I wouldd think leather.. sponge would absorb more won't it? leather at least u can apply conditioner and wipe t down well after use..

I don't know exactly what albums to get.. but classic artistes would be antonio carlos jobim, astrud/bebel giliberto for vocals.

You could try Best Audiophile voices.. quite a few cds already.. those are quite good. Remastered quite well... for specific singers.. if you like bossa you could try astrud gilberto....diana krall's always good. Emi Fujita is pretty good too.. susan wong's not bad... but her audiophile recordings cost a bomb!

My bro has a set of KRK mons at home already.. So i thought no point gettin mons. Instead, get something with a more happening sound since mons are for accuracy and can get abit boring... haha

or you could get a standard IEM and try to get custom molds fitted on it. inproves the bass.

haha now we're into headphones! mmm don't think i'd invest in headphones la I think.I wouldn't wear it out and at home others can't listen to the music too. but thanks for the suggestion!!! mmm i've heard some of the 2.0 systems.. feel the bass isn't present enough? if you get what i mean..

Hey guys, I'm a total noob to this hifi thingy...I've always just used my IEMs to listen to music through my Mac... but of course with such fantastic isolation I get scolded often when I dont respond to my folks or have things thrown at me to get my attention. So.. i thought I'd better invest in speakers so I can still hear others talking! haha I've never appreciated bad sound and I don't want to just get any ol speakers.. I don't mind saving and spending slightly more for good stuff. All I need is 2.1 or 2.0 set since my workspace is pretty small. I'm a noob so I dont know really wat's a sensible budget to have as of now. I've read up abit over here and some online and so far these are the few options. 1) Creative gigaworks a) T20 ($150+) read not bad stuff about it but when I heard it today a soundport itself din seem enough to suffice. And the bass did distort abit when i cranked it up. T40 ($240+) It's new so I woudln't know what the rest of the world says. Sounds better than the 20.. but paying that much for a 2.0? what do you think? 2)Bose companion 2 ($199) another 2.0 but it's bose and I'd like to give benefit of doubt.. that the shop was pretty noisy so i coudln't hear properly haha 3)HK soundsticks 2 ($289) These were quite impressive when I heard them They are slightly more aggresive on the mids and trebles but the bass handled pretty well by the sub. Not to mention it looks darn cool! Read good stuff too.. although they do look slightly fragile... 4) Klipsch GMX 2.1 or ultimate 2.0 not much idea about these except that they look nice... 5) Acoustic Energy Aego M ($369) Have not heard this live.. but this has gotten the best reviews by far on the net compared to the rest. Amazing how good a soound ppl can boast about thru such small speakers. Looks (weighs) pretty solid... looks are not bad... cute. But the sound's supposed to be fantastic. However... does 369 justify it? As you can see.. i've no idea what benchmark to compare all these to. I don't know what's the industry standard of good speaker sound. cos all the while IEMs sound good cos of all the isolation. So guys, I'd appreciate much reviews and advice!! thanks loads!! signing off!! noobie!

anyone? been hearing good things about them...

any reviews of the 2.1 system so far? looking out for a new set of speakers.. I'm just new to acquiring speakers and have usually used IEMs instead... So far I've read about the HK soundsticks, T20/40, aego M, and the klipsch 2.0 and 2.1... what're ur views so far? how much are the GMX 2.1 anyway?