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Apple dual-driver IEM's with Evo, OR decent IEM's with mic
Does anyone know if the mic on the Apple dual driver IEM's with remote/mic is compatible with the Evo? My Evo is coming this week, and I really like those headphones. (For genuine balanced-armature IEM's they're pretty cheap, they sound great, and they have replaceable metal filters that beat the old disposable ones on my old Etymotic ER-4's.)
And if they don't work, what are people using? I know Shure makes decent IEM's, and I've owned various Etymotic ones for going on a dozen years.
Not interested in bluetooth headsets, as I'll be using them mostly for listening to music with occasional talking. Only interested in wired, in-ear monitors (as opposed to earbuds) with balance armature drivers and a mic.
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02-01-2011 07:32 PM
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I'm sure they'll work fine for listening, doubtful on the controls though. I have two pairs of shures that I use, my trusty old e5c (scl5) that are dual driver and I also have the se530s which are triple. Both are balanced armature. The sound quality from the headphone jack isn't the greatest but it works.
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Junior Member
What about the mic? Does Apple use a different pinout than everyone else or is it standard?
What's the problem with the headphone jack? Inadequate levels? Nonflat FR or FR that varies with impedance? High noise?
I should have mentioned that for any "serious" (which is to say, stationary, i.e. on a plane or in a library, etc.) listening the headphone jack won't be feeding the IEM's directly, but rather a HeadRoom Portable Micro Amp. So levels or FR variances with impedance aren't a big problem.