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I always did think that shures are more ex for the equivalent spec-ed models from other brands..so the 3s are supposed to be better and cheaper! that's not too bad...
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
Originally Posted by slowth
I always did think that shures are more ex for the equivalent spec-ed models from other brands..so the 3s are supposed to be better and cheaper! that's not too bad...
another reason to wait...
rob, do you still have your e500s to tide you over?
there will be those who prefer the 500/530s to the westone 3. from what i've heard they certainly both have their appeal and are both worthy entrants in the world of high universal iems - as are the triple.fis.
Well that is if you can't count I guess.. January 2007 - January 2009 (or so) is 2 years.
Graig, I feel bad for you the most, because you won a pair last May and a year later don't have them. You are one of the few people who are really invested in the product right now, and have something to lose.
I'd love to see Westone come out with the Custom 3 sooner than later, because they wont have the same issues with the sonic welder, or whatever is the new delay. It seems they could use the drivers, and crossover, but in a custom shell. I offered to pay them $800 to let me beta test the Custom 3 and keep it, but I think they thought I was joking.
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There is no doubt that getting older is mandatory, but to mature remains still optional...
LarryHead-Fi Feedback MAIN RIG: Marantz CD5001 > Synergistic Research Coax > Apogee mini-DAC with Sigma 11 PSU > Anti-cables XLR out > Single Power Square Wave XL balanced amp > HD600 with APS V3 balanced cable >>> Anti-cables RCA out of SP amp > Woo GES > Sennheiser HE60 >>> or to Woo Audio Maxxed WA6 w/ GZ34 Bugle Boy > Grado RS-1 with APS V3 cable. BEDSIDE RIG: Sony D-303 or iRiver H140 > Sysconcept.ca optical > HeadRoom Micro DAC > barqy silver plated copper mini-RCA > Dark Voice 336i "bad boy/5998" > Edition 9 with APS V3 cable. BASEMENT RIG: iBook > USB PICO > Denon D2000 APS V2 cable. PORTABLE RIG: iMod 80gb 5.5G > barqy silver in silk LOD > ALO portable V-Cap dock > ALO Cryo Silver X mini-mini > RSA Predator > Livewires T1. LAPTOP RIG: MacBook > USB iBasso D2 > RS-1 or Edition 9 with APS V3 cable.
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.
I would imagine the crossovers and drivers would not change, just the "package" or "shell" they fit into. So, sound should be pretty close, and if it did change, I would think they would tweak the crossover to restore the sound to what it should be (and what I heard myself last September).
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Originally Posted by Sovkiller
There is no doubt that getting older is mandatory, but to mature remains still optional...
LarryHead-Fi Feedback MAIN RIG: Marantz CD5001 > Synergistic Research Coax > Apogee mini-DAC with Sigma 11 PSU > Anti-cables XLR out > Single Power Square Wave XL balanced amp > HD600 with APS V3 balanced cable >>> Anti-cables RCA out of SP amp > Woo GES > Sennheiser HE60 >>> or to Woo Audio Maxxed WA6 w/ GZ34 Bugle Boy > Grado RS-1 with APS V3 cable. BEDSIDE RIG: Sony D-303 or iRiver H140 > Sysconcept.ca optical > HeadRoom Micro DAC > barqy silver plated copper mini-RCA > Dark Voice 336i "bad boy/5998" > Edition 9 with APS V3 cable. BASEMENT RIG: iBook > USB PICO > Denon D2000 APS V2 cable. PORTABLE RIG: iMod 80gb 5.5G > barqy silver in silk LOD > ALO portable V-Cap dock > ALO Cryo Silver X mini-mini > RSA Predator > Livewires T1. LAPTOP RIG: MacBook > USB iBasso D2 > RS-1 or Edition 9 with APS V3 cable.
Graig, I feel bad for you the most, because you won a pair last May and a year later don't have them. You are one of the few people who are really invested in the product right now, and have something to lose.
I'd love to see Westone come out with the Custom 3 sooner than later, because they wont have the same issues with the sonic welder, or whatever is the new delay. It seems they could use the drivers, and crossover, but in a custom shell. I offered to pay them $800 to let me beta test the Custom 3 and keep it, but I think they thought I was joking.
Powderhound23 had mentioned way back when, like a year ago- that a beta testing group had been organized. Of course, when the 3's "packaging" difficulties were first announced the beta group for the Custom 3 was put on hold until the universal was finalized and ready to go.
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Ugh, I was going on the most up to date info - Late 2008, and allowing a little extra.. Not just negatively speculating so that my "witty" comment doesn't looks so silly..
How tiresome
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But the most optomistic estimates from Earphone solutions puts it not at 2008, but more like 2009. Didn't you read that post? I think that's why people are having a bit of a laugh here.
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