Which cans for on the go?

Currently I use with great success the IEM Sony MH 1C Smart Headset on my Smartphone in combination with Comply foam tips. These are available at 30 - 40 € and sound much better than the Klipsch and Etymotic IEM's I had before.

But sometimes I would prefer a light on-ear can with good isolation. I have yet a Koss Porta Pro with modified driver-grilles which made them sound quite good, but they provide zero noise isolation and are useless in a train or other noisy environment.

And, of course, they should sound excellent!

Cheers
Manfred

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Hi Milton,

Thank you very much but I don't believe so much in official press rankings.

Now I've found a very good can:

Koss Pro DJ 200

The sound is neutral, detailed and full bodied. Works surprisingly good even direct on smartphone and PC / Mac output. Could perhaps even be an overachiever on an good headphone amp. It plays everything from filigrane chamber music over jazz and big orchestra to rock and even metal. I found it superior to my Sennheiser HD 580 Jubilee in terms of bass definition, dynamics and handling of complex music where the Sennheiser begins to get a bit shouty where the Koss remains totally sovereign.

Shortcomings are the fake leather pads which are less comfortable than velours pads and that the pads will not cover bigger ears for a good seal which is essential for bass and neutrality.

Price is 210,00 € in Germany but it's much cheaper at the official distribution in Portugal.

http://www.esoterico.pt/pt/support/brand/view/type/price_table/id/24/

Cheers
Manfred

Wow !! Really ??
The Jubilee's are my resident can's...
Must take a sneak at those can's...

Currently I'm enjoying very much the Ostry Kc06. I've order based on the reviews and they live for the hype - detailed sound, do not have bass boom, very comfortable, thought isolation is not the best. If you want more isolation, there several other alternatives.

It appears that Chinese IEM are very good on these days, at least for the price.

tfonseca escreveu:

Currently I'm enjoying very much the Ostry Kc06. I've order based on the reviews and they live for the hype - detailed sound, do not have bass boom, very comfortable, thought isolation is not the best. If you want more isolation, there several other alternatives.

It appears that Chinese IEM are very good on these days, at least for the price.

Interesting IEM!
Perhaps isolation can be improved with other tips like Comply Foam tips? These give me perfect seal for my Sony and former Etymotic IEM. The serial tips of both IEM are much less comfortable, tricky in use and don't offer the good seal and isolation of Comply tips.

Cheers
Manfred

Milton escreveu:

Wow !! Really ??
The Jubilee's are my resident can's...
Must take a sneak at those can's...

I'm quite serious about that. Music is a treat with them. Try them and tell us what do you hear and feel!

But you should't have too big ears and I would only buy at official Koss distribution. There are many Porta pro fakes around and I don't know if other Koss models are faked too.

And they are closed cans but without the coloration most closed cans have.

Cheers
Manfred