Ultimate Ears 700 Noise-Isolating In-Ear Headphones

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I have a few pairs of earphones for different purpose. I use Bose IE2 when the background is quiet, like in a library, when use of external speakers are not appropriate. However, I also use noise isolation earphone when I am in a noisy environment, like long-distance driving. I used to have a V-moda earphone for this purpose until the wire broke. Since then, I bought a Sony MDR-XB40EX first. Then, at the recommendation by a friend, I bought this UE700 earphones. On the sound quality, I have to say that the Bose IE2 no doubt is the best of the three. However, the Bose IE2 is not a noise isolation earphone and simply does not work well unless the background is reasonably quiet or for someone who can tolerate a high volume music blasting into ears. Both Sony MDR-XB40EX and E3 700 all perform well to isolate the noise allowing the music to stay at a low volume. The Sony MDR provides a much stronger base than the UE700. The UE700 seems to have slightly clearer high and mid-range sounds but the differences are not that noticeable. For people like me who enjoy bouncing base, the Sony MDR-XB40EX is a much better choice and the Sony one is also less expensive as well. The UE 700's "natural" base probably will please some other people. However, the UE700 is definitely more comfortable to wear for hours in a roll than the bulky Sony one. For that reason, I decided to keep the UE700. Currently, I pick the earphones depend on my projected time of using them. If I expect to use the earphone for less than two hours, I pick the Sony MDR. For any expected longer period of time of using a earphone, I pick UE700. If background noise permits, I still favor Bose IE2 for its overall superb sound quality.

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For many years, a certain intraaural binaural headphone was considered THE BEST audiophile-grade in-ear headphones. Having heard these years ago, and again recently, and having grown up on the Japanese high-brow circumaural Headphones with a dedicated headphone tube amplifier, I have learned how to be demanding when it comes to headphone sound quality. Enter the Ultimate Ears 700's. These are a startling improvement over previous intraaural sound and represent an industry leap forward. Whether listening to a Chopin Piano Concerto or a nostalgic piece by the Doors or Beatles, for the money, Logitech's Ultimate Ears division has finally done it! It is no longer necessary to fork over a grand for audiophile sound. The 700's have done it. Extreme fidelity, low levels of harmonic and intermodulation distortion, and scintillating transient response places the 700s on a pedestal that few units have a right to share. Sorting out individual instruments has long been the job of multidriver units or bulky electrostatics. The UE700s are exquisite at parsing out instruments, just like multidriver units. And for rock, these simply can't be beat...again separating musical instruments with definition that defies other brands, and providing life-like musical reproduction across the full range of audible frequencies. In rock, transient response demands are usually heavy...the UE700s capture each sparkle and cymbal crash with high fidelity.