About westone um1

[Dukee]

Does anyone tried out the westone um1? Any reviews or experience using that iem? Im a newbie and im looking for a nice set of earphone. Thanks.

[jaibautista]

Does anyone tried out the westone um1? Any reviews or experience using that iem? Im a newbie and im looking for a nice set of earphone. Thanks.

Before anything else, what's your budget bro? And how much are you willing to spend for your IEM?

[jai_zero]

Before anything else, what's your budget bro? And how much are you willing to spend for your IEM?

Also preferences like detachable cables or not, and of course the all important what type of music does he generally listen to. 

[Riesig]

UM1s are too expensive.

There are more better sounding BA IEMs for the price.

[Dukee]

I used to listen in acoustic and alternative genre. Im using sony mp3 player with fiio e7 portable amp. Right now im using a-jays 3 but im not satisfied by the sound quality. I don't need detachable cables, i need a simple iem with crisp and detailed sound. My budget for iem ranging from 4k-6k. I'm also looking forward for klipsch image s4. I need your good advice guys because im new in this kind of hobby. Thanks

[jaibautista]

I used to listen in acoustic and alternative genre. Im using sony mp3 player with fiio e7 portable amp. Right now im using a-jays 3 but im not satisfied by the sound quality. I don't need detachable cables, i need a simple iem with crisp and detailed sound. My budget for iem ranging from 4k-6k. I'm also looking forward for klipsch image s4. I need your good advice guys because im new in this kind of hobby. Thanks

Hmmm...I think there are better alternatives to the UM1 for its price. I can't recall if I had an opportunity to try-out the UM1s @ Jaben around three years ago, but based on what I've been reading @Head-Fi, the UM1 really won't cut it. Yeah, it's a BA-type IEM. But for its price, I think you'll be better served by the S4. Then again, I didn't enjoy my brief demo of the S4. Hmmm...what to suggest, then?

Don't you want give the Metro.Fi 220s a shot? They're only Php2.5k @Sir Leo's/meiroque/dranoel1490 tipidpc page. It can give IEMs twice (or even thrice) its price a scare. A word of caution, though: since you can't remove them cables, there may come a time that they will harden. Or I may be wrong; perhaps UE has already changed the cables in them Metro.Fi 220s.

Better yet, wait for TF10s that will be FS'd. (I really am a UE fanboy through and through)

Hope that helps.

[Dukee]

I'm not so sure about the sound quality of metro fi 220 but i'll consider that. Thanks for the advice.

[jai_zero]

I'm not so sure about the sound quality of metro fi 220 but i'll consider that. Thanks for the advice.

Also try the PL21 and PL30. You can audition them first at Peep's Gameshop in Ayala MRT, or GoGadgets in Gilmore.

They're cheaper than the Jays-3, so I don't know if they'll satisfy you.


I advise to just add another 1.5k to your UM1 budget, and go for the TF10.

[mbc0528]

I used to listen in acoustic and alternative genre. Im using sony mp3 player with fiio e7 portable amp. Right now im using a-jays 3 but im not satisfied by the sound quality. I don't need detachable cables, i need a simple iem with crisp and detailed sound. My budget for iem ranging from 4k-6k. I'm also looking forward for klipsch image s4. I need your good advice guys because im new in this kind of hobby. Thanks

hello DUKEE.
if youre looking for crisp sound, you might want to look at the ULTIMATE EARS ue700.
a dual BA driver.
very good in details.
good for acoustics, but just the right amount of defined bass.

ue700. dual BA. detailed. crisp.

you can PM bro ukenshop here,if he can meet you for a demo.
you can purchase it for $140+ online.
thru the help of DINKOY here.

[Dukee]

@ jai_zero _ tf10 is too expensive for me hehehe. Thanks!
@ mbc0528 _ i'll check first the reviews for ue700. It looks nice. Thanks!

[jai_zero]

@ jai_zero _ tf10 is too expensive for me hehehe. Thanks!
@ mbc0528 _ i'll check first the reviews for ue700. It looks nice. Thanks!

Too expensive? But the price diff is only php1.5k.. Unless.. Are you not based here in the Philippines?

[mbc0528]

^bro jai, the triple fi's are not expensive here anymore right (for sale here)?
maybe she can get a used one here.

@ mbc0528 _ i'll check first the reviews for ue700. It looks nice. Thanks!

to me, the ue700 is one of the nicest iems by UE, tuned by LOGITECH.
here is my review:
http://www.headphiles.org/index.php/topic,1758.0.html

[Dukee]

@ jai _ are u referring the ue triple fi 10? In my knowledge it cost a lot. I'm not in phils right now. Do u have idea how much for that iem in phils? Thanks jai.

[Dukee]

@ mbc0528_ nice review of ue700. Hmm maybe i need to audition that iem. Thanks a lot.

[mbc0528]

@ mbc0528_ nice review of ue700. Hmm maybe i need to audition that iem. Thanks a lot.

thanks for reading bro.
please attend the meets.
ill pm you when ill be there, so that i can bring my ue700 for you.
(try sending a PM to thejeffgarcia and ukenshop)
i think there were only 3 of us here who own this iem.



edited:
o sorry..
i thought you live in our country.
anyway, maybe you can try googling ue700 review.
and all you will read are all POSITIVE about this iem.

so...goodluck sir.
may you find what you are looking for.