Chris Gohlke
02-26-2006, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://reviews.cnet.com/Ultimate_Ears_Super_fi_3_Studio_white/4505-6468_7-31496728.html?subj=fdba%E2%88%82=rss&tag=MR_Search+Results' target='_blank'>http://reviews.cnet.com/Ultimate_Ears_Super_fi_3_Studio_white/4505-6468_7-31496728.html?subj=fdba%E2%88%82=rss&tag=MR_Search+Results</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Ultimate Ears, maker of the custom-molded in-ear monitors that you see bands such as U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers wearing onstage, decided a few years back to make commercial earphones, and the results have been overwhelming. Listeners with champagne taste but beer money (well, OK, premium beer money) will appreciate the Super.fi 3 Studio in-ear set. Unlike other similarly priced earphones on the market today, the Super.fi 3s do not offer extreme bass (another model from Ultimate Ears takes care of that--the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 EB). What they do offer is excellent, flat response with enough low end, as well as crisp mids and highs, not to mention ample sound isolation."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/31496728-2-300-overview-1.gif" /> <br /><br />CNET rates these as the top set of headphones at $100. Still for less than half the price, you can pick up the Sennheiser CX 300 which they only rate at a few tenths of a point lower. I've got a set of the Sennheiser's on order since they seem to be the best value. Anybody had a chance to do a side by side comparison of the two?