Good portable earphone
Pros: Good bass for BA earphone
Cons: impedance problems
Sony XBA-3 Review The accessories that come with the xba-3 are pretty standard. A decent array of tips, reasonable case. I wish it had the molded plastic winding tray that came with my last pair of sony earphones. But it is decent enough. There is a cord wrapper and a shirt clip. But let's get right to the important stuff. How do they sound? Before I go into the main sound quality details, there is a known issue with the XBA-3 and how it interacts with impedance. This can be seen in many reviews as well as a good graph over at en.goldenears.net that very accurately shows exactly what I've heard. Basically, with a...
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