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Hello! I am looking for a pair of in-ear monitors with a budget of around $100 USD. I need a replacement because my year-old Klipsch S4i's are malfunctioning. The right channel sounds tiney (tinny?) with no bass. RIP. 

 

Details! My most listened to genre of music is rock and it's sub-genres. I like bass and good detail. These will be my on-the-go IEM's, so I want them to be very durable.

 

I've been eyeing the Shure SE215's for a while now, and they fit my use case pretty well. Good bass with clear details. Durable. Removable cable is a big plus, because my Klipsch pair also has its cable going out. All that for $99 USD. 

 

I'm open to suggestions. I really want a removable cable (I've snagged my cable more times than I'd like to admit,) but that limits my choices pretty severely. I want these to last a long while. 

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11 minutes ago, l_zheng101 said:

I would go for the Shure SE215-CL's. They fit right into what your looking for and have gotten some excellent reviews. The Sennheiser Momentums are also an excellent choice if you can't get your hands on the SE215-CL's

The SE215-CL's are on Amazon with Prime 1-day shipping ;)

 

Thanks for the reply. I looked into the Momentum In-ears too, but some people said that the Shure pair has clearer vocals. So, I'll trust the reviews. I've heard very good things about both of them. 

GAMING PC "Ol' Bessie":

Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Gigabyte B650M AORUS Elite AX | G.Skill Flare X5 6000MT/s CL36 16GBx2 | 5TB of SSD POWER | EVGA SuperNOVA 850W GT | Noctua NH-U14S | Fractal Design Pop! Mini AirCachyOS

 

Kind Of A Home Lab "Bay":

Ryzen 9 5900XT | Intel ARC A310 | ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS | T-FORCE 3200MT/s 16GBx2 + Corsair 3200MT/s 32GBx2 = 96GB!!! WOW!! | 2TB boot SSD + 8TBx6 HDD RaidZ2 | EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2 | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

 

The Laptop:

Framework Laptop 13 | Intel i5-1340p | G.Skill Ripjaws 3200MT/s 16GBx2 | Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB | CachyOS

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13 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

The SE215-CL's are on Amazon with Prime 1-day shipping ;)

 

Thanks for the reply. I looked into the Momentum In-ears too, but some people said that the Shure pair has clearer vocals. So, I'll trust the reviews. I've heard very good things about both of them. 

Yeah definitely, if you get the chance though I would suggest trying them before you buy a pair. 

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