Need a pair of IEM for 2k or less bucks

[papul1993]

Hi,
I have Sony Xperia Mini ST15i. I listen to music only on it on the move. Now, the stock earphones are pretty good. But I want something better than that for less than Rs. 2000. (Can't increase it)

I don't understand many of the terms audiophiles used to describe the quality of audio equipment so I will try to state my requirements by telling you guys what kind of music I like to listen to.

I like Metal. My favourite genres are thrash and symphonic metal. I want everything in metal music to stand out. They shouldn't just focus on Bass. I want everything balanced. Metal doesn't sound so good on my stock Sony earphones. One of the primary reasons I am choosing to replace them.

Next, I listen to a lot of classical. Indian and western both. The classical music should sound clear and clean. They are quite good on my stock Sony earphones. So I guess I shouldn't expect much better performance from what I am going to buy.

I hardly listen to Pop music of these days. Also very little Hindi music.

I will buy the earphones from flipkart. This very week if I get good recommendations.

EDIT: Will also buy PowerAMP. (Do voodoo patches work on Xperia Mini?)

[thetechfreak]

Sennheiser CX180 Earphone Price India, Sennheiser CX180 Earphone Review, Sennheiser Headphone India - Infibeam.com

[papul1993]

Sennheiser CX180 Earphone Price India, Sennheiser CX180 Earphone Review, Sennheiser Headphone India - Infibeam.com

^^^ "powerful bass driven sound". Don't want that. I want everything to be well balanced.

[teejay_geekEd]

Get the SoundMagic e30.
SOUND MAGIC IN-EAR E30 With BALANCED SOUND & BASS

That's the best that you can get within 2k.
You may want to spend 290 bucks more and get the Brainwavz M1 from Brainwavz M-1 [M-1] - Rs.2,290.00 : Pristine Note, Shop audio, headphones, amplifier, DAC, hifi, mp3, audiophile products online store India

Either way, you can't go wrong.
And I don't think you shud choose the cx180. Senny's CX series receive a lot of flak for not sounding good.
I haven't seen a CX(cx 280, cx 281, cx 300 also) series getting more than 5.5 out of 10 by joker in his mega review thread. Whereas e30 and M1 are ranked much higher.

[samudragupta]

+1 for soundmagic E30

[papul1993]

How are the Tekfusion Twin woofers? Are they good?

[gulati.ishank]

Soundmagic E30 would be best in your budget.

[avpradee]

Opt for Twinwoofer .
Tekfusion - Twinwoofers In-Ear Headphones
Price on Webmarket is around 1300
Pros: Excellent Bass on mid and high
Cons: 1 M extension cable which might be short

[teejay_geekEd]

If I were you, I'd go for the e30 or the M1 and not take a chance with Twinwoofers.

[papul1993]

Still haven't bought it. Any other suggestions?