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
Lots of great IEMs out there with sound quality much better than Bose. Wearing them over ear is preferred for me (a lot more comfortable). The Shure/Westone IEM shape works for a lot of people and most of the IEMs dropped here can be worn over the ear vs the cable down
You can always start with budget fi IEMs and work your way up. Something like the Nuforce EDC. I will say that having removable cables is very very nice, since cables are usually the first to go bad. I'd hate to have to throw away a good pair of IEMs just because of a bad cable, but it happens.
Another option is the RHA MA750i. I've got these and they are solidly built, fun sound, but don't have removable cables. But I've not had any issues with the cables and they are very comfortable. If you tend to workout or toss your earphones in a bag, the steel RHA might be a better choice.
Only reason I say to start out cheaper is because once you start digging into better audio gear, you might find yourself wanting to buy more, especially as you figure out what you like and dislike.
Check out this review site and list of IEMs It's a great place to get some suggestions and full of good info! https://theheadphonelist.com
Happened to see your custom ano job on that CRKT and it looked nice, wish I had one like it :) I've never had a CRKT knife. May be time to find one!