NuForce - NE-7M - Earphones

I have owned many pairs of IEM's in search of something I really like. In my search I owned:
JVC HA-FX66 - $40MSRP
JBL Reference 220 - $80MSRP
Bose In Ear - $129MSRP
Sennheiser CX 300 - $70MSRP
Panasonic RP-HJE550 - $99MSRP

The NE-7M has about 3/4 of the bass of the Bose but tighter and less bloated. Better mid tones than all of the above phones, and clearer non-sibilent highs than the above phones. It's signature is full with only a very mild weakness in the mids (compared to MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE IEM's). If you like more bass than "neutral" sounding phones it is simply one of the best deals on the market.

The cabling and the phones are also of excellent build quality with minimal microphonics in the cable (none from the cable being rubbed), if you loop the cable over your ear you will eliminate the little bit of microphonics that do exist. I also find the cable light and with just enough stiffness to help make them less tangling...Read more

I don't really want to give these 'phones such a low rating since there are some things about them that I really love, but, given my personal experience, I also can't bring myself to give them anything higher. It's unfortunate.
I got these for my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago because her Shure E2cs' wire is cracked and she wanted something with a mic to use with her iPhone. I had read lots of very positive reviews on other sites that claimed the NE-7Ms were superior to other IEMs (in-ear monitors, aka earphones) two or three times the cost.

But the problems have been many. First off, the fit is odd, both for me and my girlfriend. The phones stick out oddly far for a pair of IEMs, especially compared to the E2cs and my...Read more

In need of earphones for the few occasions when my regular computer-based speaker system would prove too loud, I looked around for a while but could not find anything that would fit my needs and my budget...I really liked the offerings available from Shure but they simply cost too much for the amount I would be using them. As a secondary concern, I wanted something with a microphone, as I plan on purchasing an iPhone (or another smartphone, if somebody can come up with something better) in the very near future. Shure offers this as well, but as an add-on (even more money). Enter...NuForce!

I was already very, very happy with my NuForce Icon, paired with the NuForce S-1 Speaker, so...Read more