Looking for some IEMS? Ultimate ears triplefi 10 - £110

[sHo0sH]

Heavily reduced, I don't know if its a permanent thing but these are very good, anyone with this kind of budget would do good to pick them up, popular rainforest site has them on sale currently.

Anyway, thought I would share the bargain

 

[hux]

Yamaha EPH-100

I have a pair, and tbh they'll spank the TF10's

If it helps i have the superfi 5 pro and they sound very coloured.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/577712/yamaha-eph-100

Audio affair has them for £80, i've had them for a few weeks now and they still continue to impress me.

Duel against Sennheiser IE8 : bass quantity is the same but bass is tighter on the Yamahas, mids and treble are much more clear on the Yamahas, soundstage is better on the Sennheisers (IE8 puts you in the middle of a theater, while EPH-100 are placing you in the middle of the living room), instrument separation is so much better on the Yamahas than the Sennheisers sound muddy, although they're not especially. Isolation is better on the Yamahas. Except for classical music where soundstage really helps the IE8, these Yamahas differ from IE8s in every possible way. Winner: Yamahas.

Duel against JVC HA-FX700 : bass has a similar tightness but is more reasonable on the Yamahas (not for bassheads), mids are more forward on the Yamahas, treble are more forward on the JVCs, so JVCs remain better for female voices and high-pitch percussions, but Yamahas win for metal and progressive rock. Instrument separation is a better on Yamahas, soundstage is significantly better for Yamahas (the band is sitting around you), clarity is slightly better on Yamahas. It's a draw in my opinion, I'd say they're complementary.

Duel against Shure SE420 : bass is better on Yamahas (stronger, tighter), mids and treble are similar quantity-wise, instrument separation is slightly better with Yamahas, clarity is way better with Yamahas. Isolation is slightly better with Shures but not by much. Overall, a clear win for Yamahas with all music styles, I'm definitely not a big fan of armature-type IEMs. Winner: Yamahas.

Duel against Westone UM3X : overall image is the same, good bass, forward mids, fine treble, excellent separation and clarity for both. Soundstage is smaller with the Westone, bass are more punchy on the Yamahas but equal in quantity, and overall Westone are more on the soft side (some would say "natural") whereas Yamahas are a bit more sparkling (some would say "lively" without causing fatigue). It's a draw in my opinion, I'd say they have a similar overall image (in one word: CLEAN) but you can still guess which one is dynamic-type and which one is armature-based.

 

[Demon]

Yamaha EPH-100

I have a pair, and tbh they'll spank the TF10's

If it helps i have the superfi 5 pro and they sound very coloured.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/577712/yamaha-eph-100

Audio affair has them for £80, i've had them for a few weeks now and they still continue to impress me.

Having heard a lot of IEM's, all I can say is, you have to be careful when saying something 'spanks' something else in audio terms, as you know everyone can have wildly differing sound signature preferences,

I'd suggest the OP read the variouos threads on headfi, and try to see what people say about the various IEM's and see how that resonates with what you like in terms of audio, some people like exaggerated bass, some like forward mids, some like laid back treble, all IEM's sound different, and why people are always buying new ones..

Here's a thread on Headfi with suggestions for TF10 alternatives, and the Yammy's are discussed
http://www.head-fi.org/t/589406/tf10-alternative-atrio-mg7-vs-ath-ck90pro-vs-jvc-fxt90-vs-sony-ex700

I get the sense that they are all good in there own way, it's more trying to suss out what you like before buying as demoing these things is impossible..

 

[hux]

True i did think twice about it.

I lean towards yamaha as for the price there is very little that can match it, bar the gr07 which has less bass, but has a brighter sound least from what i've seen.

But there's no doubting the triple fi is being left, in favor of other iem's such as.

Jvc Fx90
Vsonic Gr07
Yamaha Eph100

To name but a few.

Op what sort of music do you enjoy?

 

[sHo0sH]

Oh I don't even need them, just thought I would share the price.

I run a pair of 1964 quad customs. I mainly listen to Deep House / Electronic / Acoustic / Rock and they absolutely sing, even straight from the iPhone.

Just picked up some Sennheiser HD650s from Danza on here that I am currently having a listen to. I really need my computer back though to get the most of them with a proper desktop amp. They are absolutely brilliant for FPS which I have used them or so far with the mixamp

 

[Demon]

True i did think twice about it.

I lean towards yamaha as for the price there is very little that can match it, bar the gr07 which has less bass, but has a brighter sound least from what i've seen.

But there's no doubting the triple fi is being left, in favor of other iem's such as.

Jvc Fx90
Vsonic Gr07
Yamaha Eph100

To name but a few.

Op what sort of music do you enjoy?

Just reading the EPH100 thread, there are a lot of happy owners, inculding this one guy, 'Huxley' ..

They do sound like they hit well for the money, £80 is a good price..

 

[hux]

I don't know what you're talking about

But they are excellent, price or not.

I have a pair of Sleek ct6 customs, and the yamaha's get a lot more use make of that what you will.

Op ah that's fair enough.

Been reduced in the us for donkeys years it's just taken this long to filter over here.

But there are better options, like the ones i have posted.

Since logitech took over ue, they've been very slow with any developments.

But i do find i've gone off ba drivers, detailed but they're cold and lifeless, the eph100 just came in at the right time, with the right sound and fit oh and the price of course.

You'll find a lot on head fi have ba phones for detail, and dynamics for when they want some fun or to just chill out.