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PowderDoug, thanks for checking in. does this mean that the 3s will not sound like the prototypes that a number of folks have heard (and some have reported on)?
Ah, the disappointment in realizing that the "three" in Westone 3 referred not to the number of transducers, but to the years needed to bring this vaporware to market...
Well that is if you can't count I guess.. January 2007 - January 2009 (or so) is 2 years.
Haha good point.
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I do not relate in any which way to Westone or have been paid or have any interest in being rewarded with any thing what so ever, but I happened to be one of the very few, I mean very few that was lucky enough to have been given a Westone lll for evaluation, at the San Jose National meet, which I did post about it a year ago. All I can say, that after a year of long listening with these phones for great period of times, they still amaze me in the quality of sound that they produce, I consider my self one of those rare lucky once who happened to get a good taste of the product that will be available for all to be owned. I have never followed this thread, I have no idea as to what is holding what & have no time to read thousands of posts but Weston lll is the only Universal IEM's that puts the big smile on my face. This is coming from a person who owns some of the best custom built IEM's.
Ray Samuels
Hey Headfier's I was asked to post this today. A similar letter was sent to all our dealers last Thursday/Friday.
PUBLIC Westone 3 Delay letter from Lynn
[snip]
Although we have been testing and refining prototypes of the 3 for the past year, the pre-production units have not met our performance expectations. Rather than release a product that might be “good enough,” we recently decided to redesign certain aspects of the product.
[snip]
Sincerely,
Lynn Kehler
I will answer what questions I can on the subject.-
- p0wderh0und
Originally Posted by Ray Samuels
...but Weston lll is the only Universal IEM's that puts the big smile on my face. This is coming from a person who owns some of the best custom built IEM's.
Ray Samuels
my thanks to both of you for chiming in here. i've seen Ray's custom ue10pros and his westone 3s, and was fortunate enough to get a listen to the latter. as i've recently posted in this thread this is a product that will please many folks and induce many a smile of sonic bliss.
Doug, hopefully one of the questions you can answer is whether the redesign means it will sound much different than what Ray and I (and others who've heard prototypes at various shows and have chimed in on this thread) have heard.
Sounds like they will be the gap between the Shure 530s and the UE11. I like the 530s, but they always leave me wanting more in the treble. The UE11s are just too expensive in comparison for me to want to purchase. I guess I'll be waiting till the end of the year to get the 3s
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