Westone 3 - You asked for it, we listened !

[Dregur]

Originally Posted by Etrips

ditto

Coincidentally, once you get your ALO Copper Dock, and I get my Tomahawk, and we both get the UM1's...we'll have exactly the same setups with the 60GB Ipod. Haha.

-The Grinman

[p0wderh0und23]

Honestly in the A/B I've done between the ES2 and the new 3, they are pretty close actually. The 3 does have a little more in the highs and the mids are little smoother and more detailed. The ES2 wins in the lower freq's. That is due to the way it was designed and being custom fit, not a fault of the 3. The goal of the 3 was to give a good, full and warm sound that you can really fine tune to the way YOU want to hear them, not the way we think you should hear them. The 3's got a LOT of good reviews from MacWorld this past week and these will be starting to show up in the press and media.

[vii_haven]

Hi Powderhound

How does it compare to the UM2 with the um56 molds? Also, would you be able to post some pics of it? how much different in size is it from the UM2?

[p0wderh0und23]

Originally Posted by vii_haven

Hi Powderhound

How does it compare to the UM2 with the um56 molds? Also, would you be able to post some pics of it? how much different in size is it from the UM2?

Honestly it depends on the use. For recorded/compressed music the 3 is better. For live music (stage use, etc) the UM2 edges the 3 out. This comes down to design really. It really is a subjective thing.

[JeffS]

@p0wderh0und23

Ok, so is there any more info about the custom version of the new 3 yet?

I've been planning on pulling the trigger on a set of ES2s for quite some time. While I love my UM2+56 combo, I've got a bug in me that is itching for full customs. Any idea what the time frame for the custom version of the 3 will be?

-Jeff

[p0wderh0und23]

Originally Posted by JeffS

@p0wderh0und23

Ok, so is there any more info about the custom version of the new 3 yet?

I've been planning on pulling the trigger on a set of ES2s for quite some time. While I love my UM2+56 combo, I've got a bug in me that is itching for full customs. Any idea what the time frame for the custom version of the 3 will be?

-Jeff

Nothing official yet. It will most likely happen in the "not to distant future". Need to get this one launched, then we will start looking at the possibility of a custom, and no the ES3 is not the same as this might be.

[Dregur]

Any update on pictures of the phones'? I know that the weather has been terrible lately on the West Coast....

-The Grinman

[Chef Medeski]

Hmmm... I wonder how this will stack up to Etys...... probably much fuller.

[Zanth]

Originally Posted by Chef Medeski

Hmmm... I wonder how this will stack up to Etys...... probably much fuller.

Definitely. The UM2's are already much fuller. Where the Etys excel is in microdynamics, high frequency response and gobs and gobs and GOBS of detail.

[lohrm1@excite.co]

Originally Posted by Chef Medeski

Hmmm... I wonder how this will stack up to Etys...... probably much fuller.

I'll let you know...I have a set of the 3's on order and already have the Ety's. I'm hoping for a bit fuller, deeper sound with the Westone's.