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I remember Ash, much the same as me.

I get the premium Spotify premium for free with my phone contract so that has proved useful in discovering new music before buying. Ludovico Einaudi is thoroughly enjoyable, as is Anouar Brahem if it is your sort of thing.
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Originally posted by Ash Ash wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmP9Bp78ayw

Sounds good to me...
I love epic "classical" music like this. So much emotion conveyed through the music; even without knowing the associated visuals of the corresponding scene, I feel tense already! Smile

One of my favourite pieces from a soundtrack is "Like a Dog Chasing Cars" from The Dark Knight. Seriously challenging on headphones or speakers due to the intense low frequencies and the size of the orchestra, but I have always found the way it goes "over the hill" midway after the buildup pretty breathtaking and emotionally-charged, just like the scene in the film.

And if I want to feel motivated to face any challenge, the Superman theme is pretty inspirational... Thumbs Up
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I was just having a sneaky listening session and it gave me a thought... Etymotic ER4 (in whichever guise) or the Sennheiser HD540ii; which do you prefer and why? Etymotic claim to be he most accurate headphones but is there any competition (for realistic money)?

I just pulled my HD540ii out and listened for the first time in too long. Wow!  I want to do some A-B testing!

Not sure if I could live with that geeky massive headphones look in public though.


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I went down the Shure se530 route for a while, with custom moulded earpieces. They're good for IEMs, but for my ears not a patch on good full size cans.

I wonder if we commute to the same London, miT. Everyone's rocking the massive headphone look now! I don't feel at all out of place with the HD250! And it has the closed-back construction which is essential for use out-and-about.
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Originally posted by discrete badger discrete badger wrote:

I went down the Shure se530 route for a while, with custom moulded earpieces. They're good for IEMs, but for my ears not a patch on good full size cans.

I wonder if we commute to the same London, miT. Everyone's rocking the massive headphone look now! I don't feel at all out of place with the HD250! And it has the closed-back construction which is essential for use out-and-about.
I used to have the SE530 for a while, along with the Westone UM3; it was quite a while ago now but I sold the Shures. I still have the Westones though but I have no idea why as I have only used the ER4P since I bought them.

Haha. I'm sure we do as everyone seems to wear full-size headphones nowadays, but I just do not like the look myself. Plus I am not keen on getting my decent headphones dirty, the lack of sound isolation, or the restrictions it causes while rushing around due to the limited head mobility. I pretty much walk flat out...

I will say that from my limited testing last night they did not sound a million miles away from each other, albeit the openness of the HD540ii clearly stood out with a couple live songs I listened to... Again, I will stress that it was a limited listening session via a poor set up (just plugged straight into  my tablet) as I also listened to my Beyerdynamic DT880 but I do not really know why I still have those as everything else sounds better...? My AKG K701 are around somewhere as well, but I could not tell you when they were last used. Pretty though. Embarrassed

If your route goes anywhere near Leatherhead - Croydon (or Soho for my current project), we may bump into one another one day. Thumbs Up I'll be the midget who is tabbing at full pelt  as if there is a war to get to. LOL
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Just a quick note. I have now retitled this thread for all headphones, not just IEMs. I may yet be convinced to wear full-size headphones in public, but I would rather have a newer pair so as to not shorten the life of my HD540ii (or if I find the difference to be noticeable enough, perhaps purchase another set of the Sennheisers?).
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Originally posted by discrete badger discrete badger wrote:

I went down the Shure se530 route for a while, with custom moulded earpieces. They're good for IEMs, but for my ears not a patch on good full size cans.

I wonder if we commute to the same London, miT. Everyone's rocking the massive headphone look now! I don't feel at all out of place with the HD250! And it has the closed-back construction which is essential for use out-and-about.
Possibly a slight subject derail but am I the only one who finds the "vacuum" caused by closed headphones a distraction? I have not tried enough to compare with but I first remember hearing it at the old listening posts in HMV and then again when I did that long headphone demo years ago.
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