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At the National meet I was approched by this fine young man who introduced himself as "Doug" & I was really looking forward to meeting him as we did have some e-mail exchange regarding IEMs & portable amps. It did not take too long before he grabbed one of the IEMs & put it in my hand & asked me to give it a listen. It sat in my case for a week as my wife & I had some sight seeing to do in California.
When we got home I remembered Weston 3, so I hooked it up to a portable
source & to one of the portable amps & let it burn for 7 days non stop.
Today I grabbed my gear & my portables plus Weston 3 IEM, which I have not given a listen, to return it to Doug as I am heading to Colorado's meet.
Now I do have some very impressive IEMs with me, like Ultimate Ear, UE-10, I don't have to comment on their performance, as every time I listen to them I say WOW. I also have the Weston ES-2. These cans need no further comments, I do feel that I am torn between two lovers. Both have the sound that puts you in a trance & love to spend every moment with each & my love is split between the two.
In the plane, I decided to give the little UNIVERSAL Weston 3 a listen.
Oh my God...am I listening to IEMs that are not custom built to my ears?
I was truely shocked, I have never experienced this kind of intimacy with universal IEMs. The sound produced from these little phones was magical.
The highs were full of "honey" sweeeetttttt, with extension only produced from the very best drivers. Bass was deeeeeppppp, tied with authority. It produced the sub bass that Bella Sonus CD is known off. The mids were magical. The balance of high, mid & bass was outstanding & the sound stage was so big I could never believe it was coming from these cans.
So I decided to keep these cans & add them to my collection at any cost.
All I want to say, if you are looking into "UNIVERSAL" IEMs, Westone 3 will be
the way to go. It really put a big smile on my face, it truely made my 2 hours flight so enjoyable.
Ray Samuels
At the National meet I was approched by this fine young man who introduced himself as "Doug" & I was really looking forward to meeting him as we did have some e-mail exchange regarding IEMs & portable amps. It did not take too long before he grabbed one of the IEMs & put it in my hand & asked me to give it a listen. It sat in my case for a week as my wife & I had some sight seeing to do in California.
When we got home I remembered Weston 3, so I hooked it up to a portable
source & to one of the portable amps & let it burn for 7 days non stop.
Today I grabbed my gear & my portables plus Weston 3 IEM, which I have not given a listen, to return it to Doug as I am heading to Colorado's meet.
Now I do have some very impressive IEMs with me, like Ultimate Ear, UE-10, I don't have to comment on their performance, as every time I listen to them I say WOW. I also have the Weston ES-2. These cans need no further comments, I do feel that I am torn between two lovers. Both have the sound that puts you in a trance & love to spend every moment with each & my love is split between the two.
In the plane, I decided to give the little UNIVERSAL Weston 3 a listen.
Oh my God...am I listening to IEMs that are not custom built to my ears?
I was truely shocked, I have never experienced this kind of intimacy with universal IEMs. The sound produced from these little phones was magical.
The highs were full of "honey" sweeeetttttt, with extension only produced from the very best drivers. Bass was deeeeeppppp, tied with authority. It produced the sub bass that Bella Sonus CD is known off. The mids were magical. The balance of high, mid & bass was outstanding & the sound stage was so big I could never believe it was coming from these cans.
So I decided to keep these cans & add them to my collection at any cost.
All I want to say, if you are looking into "UNIVERSAL" IEMs, Westone 3 will be
the way to go. It really put a big smile on my face, it truely made my 2 hours flight so enjoyable.
Ray Samuels
Ray,
How would you compare the 3's to the E500/SE530's? Are they all around better than the Shure 500 series?
I tried these at the HF2007 meet too and was completely awed by them as well. I can't wait till they come out. They definately beat out the Shure e500.
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The one constant in life is change, so will that change?
Feel with your own heart, see with your own eyes and hear with your own ears. Sand is sand no matter where it is found. Listening to: The Greatful Dead, The Closing of Winterland 1978, Fillmore West 1969, Lucinda Williams, The Cars Favorite headphone: Ultrasone Ed. 9 #1010 Listening to: RSA SR-71A, iBasso D3, Woo 6 Modified-pseudo dual PS Portable amp ratings: *1. SR-71A *2. iBasso D3 *2b RSA Predator *3. Xin Micro *5 iBasso P3 *5b. Mini IV *6. D1 iBasso upgraded amp *6b. iBasso P2 (upgraded opamps) *8. C & C Box (good decay, tilted up high frequency, slightly synthetic) *9 iBasso T1 *10. iBasso T2 *11. XTRA X-1 (warm not neutral, very musical) *12. LD M+ These amps are enjoyable to listen to and present a slightly different interpretation of the musical signal. Portable monitor ratings: *1. PortaPros, KSC35 (modified-a great value) *2. Amadana P-117 bamboo *3. UM2 (respond to top quality amplification but I don't enjoy their sound) *4. OVC 8+ Source: iRiver H130,140, D303 optical out, D-EJ955, D-EJ1000, D-EJ2000, 25s, 25, D-303, D-777 and others (optical out if available) Digital Conversion: Altoid tin Monica Dac I, Altoid tin Monica II Asynchronous Reclocking Dac. Headphone Amplifiers: iBasso D1, IV Micro, IV Mini, Xin Reference, SM3B, SuperMacro V LE, SM3 V6 Xin (IV all switches), XRTA X-1, LD Micro +, LD Micro Tube, C&C Box, iBasso P1, P2, D1, D2, Woo 3 Modified-Siemens 6922 driver, 7236 power tube, Woo 6 Modified Pseudo dual PS - Headphones: Ultra Ed. 9, HD650, Ultrasone 750, HFI780, PortaPro modified, KSC35, Equation RP-21, Westone UM2
Westone 3 universal IEM....
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