Rockin' Out Once More
Outside of my day job, music is one of my major passion areas. I was a studio drummer for a little while, and I ran a Pro Tools-based studio out of my house for a few years. As a result of all this, having a good listening environment is very important to me - whether at home or on the road. Sadly, last December, I lost my Shure E5cs somewhere on a flight to Germany.
Good news though - I just got some new in-ear monitors, and for less than half the price. I have always been a fan of Ultimate Ears - but more for their professional, custom-molded personal monitors. However, just for kicks the other day, I looked at their "universal" (e.g. - non-molded) monitors - and that's when I came across the Super.fi 5 Pros. The specs were really similar to the E5cs, and they were really pretty cheap (compared to what I spent to the Shures), so I decided to give them a shot.
Just got done listening to a bunch of different styles of music with them - and I am completely impressed. They are not *quite* as accurate as the Shures, but they sound fantastic, and my current requirements are more about good sound than 0 sound color. And for the price, I just don't think that there's anything out there to rival these things.
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I am currently the Editor-in-Chief for MSDN Magazine. I joined Microsoft in 2006 as a product planner with the certification team at Microsoft Learning. Prior to that, I spent my career as a developer and later as an architect. My main technology passions include pretty much anything on language theory, agile development, and service-oriented architecture.
