Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
Thinksound ms02: 43.5% ($119.99 value) Thinksound rain3: 27% ($89.99 value) Thinksound ts03+mic: 27% ($119.99 value) Thinksound USP1: 2.5% ($179.99 value)
The USP's had a stronger retail price than the on2's and the odds for the rain3's were lower, which in my view is good because of the consumer sound I hear they have.
Currently my Klipsch R6i are my go-to for earphones at work. They're more physically comfortable so I can wear them much longer than my Onemores (which I prefer the sound on but they're heavy as hell so ear fatigue sets in quickly). I tend to listen to rock (metal), EDM, JPop and KPop mostly (don't judge) so I like a little bit of a lighter sound. If I want boomy I go home and turn on my stereo. I think my biggest "issue" with the R6i is that I don't usually get a good seal so the sound quality and stage suffers a bit. I haven't looked into Comply tips for them yet though. (Okay, just did that. Looks like the 100s fit so I might order some and try them out. Historically I haven't had a lot of luck with foam tips before though.)
1More really has something special with their price/performance. I bought their piston headphones on sale for 10 bucks and was blown away despite cable noise, which was easily forgivable considering everything else. The closest I can think of that would mirror that sound are the Soundmagic E80s and the Fiio EX1s. The EX1s are very well-rounded to my ears with a rather comforting bass presence (the F5s would be a good alternative from Fiio with removable cables). The E80s from Soundmagic I feel are more balanced than their other offerings but the build quality isn't very consistent, and the E10s are still well regarded for less. Hope this helps! This hobby is ultimately very trial/error despite what some people (like myself) tell you about sound signatures, so always keep a grain of salt to take with this stuff.
Wouldn't the EX1s suffer from the same weight issue as the Onemores? Since they're full metal bodied as well. Very similar in design. I might try the E80s nex time I'm in the market though. I got a pair of Munitio 9s but they were so uncomfortable due to the body size (another big part of why I like the R6i). I fully agree that this is trial and error. I would never be able to bring myself to "sampling" earphones in a store (*gag*) so I just have to purchase and hope for the best.
I was eyeballing the Shure SE215s before I bought my OneMores. You can catch them on sale for $60 here and there. But! We'll see how I feel about the EDCs. Thanks for your input.