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Budget Balanced Armature IEM
Budget Balanced Armature IEM
I like the Klipsch X5, but they do not count into the budget range, neither SE315 or SE425.
Had the UE600vi before, and they seriously lacked bass. Found them overly bright, and somewhat fatiguing after listening for a while.
hakushondaimao
Balanced armatures, especially single balanced armatures, are typically brighter than a dynamic driver. I started this poll because I actually preferred a brighter sound sig, and couldn't find anything I wanted for cheap in this price range.
hakushondaimao
I own the A151. They sound pretty good my only gripe is the tip slides off really easy. Found a suggestion to tie a piece of floss around it but I have yet to actually get floss (I just use mouthwash or on occasion those little mini floss thingys)
Actually...
Since it's been a while I just hooked them up to my mac mini (straight in, no amp or dac or anything) and playing ETN.fm trance station (I'm familiar with that and it offers a good range of highs and lows). The A151 definitely aren't lacking the bass, I'm getting a little bit of the phantom vibrations even and this is at a modest volume. The important thing with BA's is to get a tight seal. Not having a seal would be my first guess as to why @hakushondaimao would be unimpressed with the bass. Sure enough the amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics-Balanced-Armature-In-Ear-Headphones/dp/B004OBZ2XQ) mentions that you need a good seal for bass. I'd highly recommend them for the price. That said when I took them out both tips stayed in the ear, that's why I don't wear them more often. But they are good at sound isolation. I keep them in my laptop bag for when I'm working at datacenter which for those that have never been at a datacenter it's loud.
(update) Looking at the amazon page and others have mentioned the Comply T-100 tips, may give those a try to see if they stay in any better.
(update2) I've since bought those comply t-100 tips and those tips aren't sliding off any time soon. It did get rid of the bass a little bit (likely due to the insertion depth changing) but it's still fine and solves my main gripe with the A151
Actually...
Since it's been a while I just hooked them up to my mac mini (straight in, no amp or dac or anything) and playing ETN.fm trance station (I'm familiar with that and it offers a good range of highs and lows). The A151 definitely aren't lacking the bass, I'm getting a little bit of the phantom vibrations even and this is at a modest volume. The important thing with BA's is to get a tight seal. Not having a seal would be my first guess as to why @hakushondaimao would be unimpressed with the bass. Sure enough the amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics-Balanced-Armature-In-Ear-Headphones/dp/B004OBZ2XQ) mentions that you need a good seal for bass. I'd highly recommend them for the price. That said when I took them out both tips stayed in the ear, that's why I don't wear them more often. But they are good at sound isolation. I keep them in my laptop bag for when I'm working at datacenter which for those that have never been at a datacenter it's loud.
(update) Looking at the amazon page and others have mentioned the Comply T-100 tips, may give those a try to see if they stay in any better.
(update2) I've since bought those comply t-100 tips and those tips aren't sliding off any time soon. It did get rid of the bass a little bit (likely due to the insertion depth changing) but it's still fine and solves my main gripe with the A151
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