Anybody have experience with Velodyne's vPulse earbuds?

[VidGamer870]

http://velodyne.com/headphones/vpulse-earphones.html

cNet's Steve Guttenberge said that they are far bass-heavier than Monster's Turbine Pro Gold in-ears, which makes sense since Velodyne primarily makes subwoofers. Was wondering what the opinion of these were here, though.

[CrowdAds]

[The DarkSide]

I like the look and feature set, plus the build quality looks really good. As to how good or bad they sound I don't think anyone here on ABi has tried them yet. I'd like to test them out, but the inline controls are iPhone/iPod specific - I mainly use an Android phone.

My opinion -try them out, see if you like them. Just make sure they have a good return policy if you don't like the sq.

[VidGamer870]

The other pair I have been looking at would be the Paradigm Shift e3m's:

http://www.paradigm.com/shift/produc...s/index.shtml#

In case you haven't figured it out yet, I am a bit of a basshead. (Although, oddly enough, I couldn't get myself to like the overall sound of the Hippo VBs when I had them...) Anyway, any input on either of those two models would be appreciated.

[The DarkSide]

I have the meelectronics m6, and I have the m9 on the way. Plus, I also have the Xeport 5010-8 Metallic iem's. I think I'm a bit of a bass head as well. The issue is that I'm not sure if these have been heard here,... Be patient, maybe someone can give you a bit more assistance.

BTW: have you seen the iem comparison thread: http://anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15243

[VidGamer870]

I have seen the comparison chart, and find it quite useful. And don't worry, I can be patient.

[denox]

I owned Vpulse and I can tell you it is the best bass I have ever heard.
So far I have these collection PFE, Hippo VB, M50 and meelectronics SP51

http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics-...721094&sr=1-14

As a basshead, so far I love Vpulse, its the deepest of the bunch from my collection. Sorry I couldn't described in audio term but its fast, well controlled, not boomy and it hit deep to the bone. High and mid are great too, low does not cloud high and mid at all.

[IDvsEGO]

I would be curious to hear the velodyne too but I don't have the spare $$ to toss out to an unknown. they look like a better built JVC HA-fx1x. same big body with an angled nozzle and 10mm driver...and I would have bought a pair of the JVCs already but the line at frys was too long the other day and I havent gone back.

[WalkGood]

I doubt that Velodyne makes them, they look like OEM IEMs. That said, I'd pass on anything with ribbon cable and that color

[IDvsEGO]

the blue is not my cup of tea but the black is good looking.

[denox]

Built quality is great, and I don't think this is OEM brand. Sound like real Velodyne
I have the silver color and love ribbon cable, its tangle free.
The only draw back is cable kinda short and volume control is on the left side closer to the earphone instead of in the middle. Other than that, it is a keeper.

[The DarkSide]

Originally Posted by IDvsEGO

I would be curious to hear the velodyne too but I don't have the spare $$ to toss out to an unknown. they look like a better built JVC HA-fx1x. same big body with an angled nozzle and 10mm driver...and I would have bought a pair of the JVCs already but the line at frys was too long the other day and I havent gone back.

I see almost nothing but rave reviews for those jvc's,...I may have to get a pair. Their about $21 on Amazon.com right now. I'm glad you mentioned them.

[IDvsEGO]

I am very curious. I would have bought a pair a little while ago but they have a cheesy look to them if you ask me. The XX on the end of the body looks dumb to me. now that all the good reviews are coming in I am willing to overlook that. they were OOS an amazon and only $30 at the B&M...and I like instant gratification. I love my E10s but they could go a bit lower. the philips she3580 seem to have more extension even if the overall SQ isn't as good. but i digress...denox, if you want some more buzz about the velodyne's, feel free to PM me. I will send you my address and you can ship them to me for a while

[The DarkSide]

I might pass on the jvc's because of the size - they're huge!!! But I'm still liking the velodyne's.

[VidGamer870]

I have had the JVC Xtreme Xplosives in the past -- had the deepest bass (as its frequency response implies) of any earphone I have tried, but the treble seemed harsh.

I have now tried the Velodyne vPulse and Paradigm e1 earphones as well -- didn't want to shell out for Paradigm's e3m pair. Neither go quite as deep as I remember the Xplosives going, but the treble is better on both. In any case, I ultimately prefer the vPulse. The e1 was a bit boomier and the treble, though clear, didn't have the volume that the vPulse has. Since the depth of the bass rather than the amount is what matters to me the vPulse get the nod.

EDIT: Speaking of frequency response, there's no way the vPulse only goes down to 20hz -- they sound a lot deeper than that.