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I won't bash them but I do prefer full headphones to the sound of in-ears. Also, for that price you could buy some seriously awesome cans that will probably outclass these phones. Of course, what do I know... I am just an audiophile with a limited budget and some grado phones and an ipod full of lossless...]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
Unfortunately, I'm also a moneyphile...]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
Us audiophiles have known about these since 3AM. Nice try but no cigar.]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/………………..,-‘’ ; ; ;_,,---,,_ ; ;’’-,…………………………….._,,,---,,_
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]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/I competely agree. Why would u buy these when u could buy some serious cans for that. Not trying to talk noise but seems like a waste]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
His head is coming off!!! He is a demon, a demon I say!]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
Wow, I haven't seen that bear since I used to play WoW back in the day. Glad he's still around.]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/wat]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
An iPod full of lossless with Grado heaphones is like a Ford Contour with racing tires and an air foil....

In all seriousness, although cans can produce a much fuller bass, and accurate treble and mid section, what IEMs offer is not only portability, but also isolation, something that plays a big part in the listening experience. For those of use who cannot stand noise cancelling (although BOSE is the worst, all forms of noise canceling in some ways takes away from the music) isolation allows the user to be immersed in their music, especially in noisy areas, something that over the hear headphones cannot accomplish. I am interested what 6 driver IEMs sound like, however I cannot imagine any portable player can do them justice , so I will agree that over the ear headphones are a better choice for this amount of money.]]>Jan 15th 2010 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Bye bye UE10s... I have a new set of cans to dream about.]]>Jan 15th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
OMG $1350! I could get a 1988 Honda Civic for that!!!

]]>Jan 15th 2010 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/You got ripped off on that Honda Civic.]]>Jan 15th 2010 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/I agree. I paid $1500 for a 93' Civic EX back in 2003.]]>Jan 15th 2010 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/I agree. I paid $1500 for a 93' civic that I purchased back in 2003]]>Jan 15th 2010 1:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/The "proper" market for these are musicians who need stage monitors (prevent hearing loss, hear themselves sing) but given the level of performance these days I suspect the audiophile market is taking over ;) ]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
I bet they sound nice though, just not $1,350 nice....]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
Seriously, I do hope they have lifetime warranties. It's the wires that always fail...]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 14th 2010 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
So NO replacing the buds b/c of wire failure ever!]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Who's gonna replace my bud when I lose it because it detached from the wire. ]]>Jan 15th 2010 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930 ]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
I own a pair of Ue-11's. I worked for them, live audio for a company that specializes in them here in the Netherlands.

The Ue-11's sound pretty damn good. They are detailed, comfortable, they have an air of authority over sound. But nothing I've ever heard from any album or even live album can compare to what I heard when I plugged them into a wireless earphone transmitter, and listened in to what the musicians were getting (the feed of sorts). The sheer dynamics, the detail, the amazing power these things produced awed me. I've never heard anything like it, though I've no doubt many other comparable type of earphones will also show an amazing depth of sound in these situations.

The creator of the concept of IEM's, as well as the previous owner of Ultimate Ears, started a new company when Logitech bought this one. The UE-11 is rumored to have been developed with Logitech, and is often said to be too bassy (I disagree personally, but I like some warmth to my sound - not boominess) because of it. I wonder if this model rectifies this, or makes what was a matter of taste into a detriment.

Also, to the person who said the HD800 outclasses these, that's very, very taste-dependant. I personally dislike the HD800, it sounds very stale and a little bit closed off, muffled perhaps to me. Depending on your taste though, the HD800 is a very fine piece of technology.

PS: My cables failed because of something I did (cut them up, long story), and now I can't properly use another one because the pins that connect the earphones to the cables need to be bent at a specific angle. I'm going to contact Ultimate Ears about that shortly.]]>Jan 14th 2010 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
JHaudio, if you missed the other mentions.]]>Jan 15th 2010 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/While I completely understand where you are coming from, it's important to remember that these monitors are quite special. Like many high-end IEMs, the speakers used are quite different from your regular cone-shaped headphone drivers. Also, the direct path into your ear allows for a very focused and pure sound. The earphones do stereo imaging less well than headphones let alone speakers, but nothing else can favorably compare to the detail and pureness of the sound of good IEMs.

Disclaimer: I still like my Audio Technia W5K's even more, but they are huge and certainly different from the UE's

It is like comparing an iAudio S9 hooked up to a Ray Samuels Audio SR-71 to an SACD player hooked up to a pair of monoblock amps. Best in class, probably, an certainly amazing, but not the same kind of thing. ]]>Jan 15th 2010 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 1:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
JH13pro.]]>Jan 15th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
You can't fool us that easily! If everyone here sent you ten bucks, you would receive far more than the cost of a pair of these! The next time we heard from you, you'd probably have a new house! :p]]>Jan 15th 2010 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/And I would certainly post pictures.]]>Jan 18th 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/Jan 15th 2010 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
Do stores let you actually stick these things in your ears to test them out? Do they take them back after you decide they're not to your liking? Do they at least clean them? Can you clean them? Just wondering...because its kind of a gross thought considering what comes out of some people's ears... :(

I'm sure I'd wet my pants to hear music come out of something like these but even $350 Shure's are too rich for my blood. ]]>Jan 15th 2010 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
I haven't heard of testing, but the foamies on universial (ie not custom) are replaceable, and should be replaced, so it's not like there's no sanitary way to try them. Where they have shops where they can try them depends on where you live. ]]>Jan 15th 2010 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/ultimate-ears-18-pro-headphones-feature-six-drivers-per-ear/
I haven't heard of testing, but the foamies on universial (ie not custom) are replaceable, and should be replaced, so it's not like there's no sanitary way to try them. Where they have shops where they can try them depends on where you live. ]]>Jan 15th 2010 2:25AM