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post #226 of 335
10/10/08 at 10:42pm
tihs is good as
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Sennheiser CX300-S Earbuds (Silver)
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Creative Headphones EP-630
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post #227 of 335
10/12/08 at 9:05am
Any more new updates on IEM's that can be further included?
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post #228 of 335
10/13/08 at 1:21pm
any idea as to where the Denon C751's would/should fall in line with your list? Great list, has influenced some of my would have been purchases...
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post #229 of 335
10/13/08 at 9:37pm
dying for your impressions of the PL-30, i recently ordered a pair, expecting it hopefully late october/early november
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post #230 of 335
10/14/08 at 8:38am

SoundMagic PL30 has landed

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Haven't received the package yet. Holidays on my country is slowing everything down.
Hi, My pair of Sound Magic PL30 IEM's have arrived today but I still have not had a chance to listen to them yet. There is a two position switch on each driver case for normal and extended bass setting, factory default is normal.

comes in nice presentation box with allot of different ear tips in white, grey and black, pouch and a clip. ClieOS, will audition them shortly and give my view on my blog using your style of review used for IEM's here. Will let you know my feelings on them.

Steve
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post #231 of 335
10/14/08 at 8:53am
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...I am still waiting for the package to arrive (I wonder whether the package will ever arrive)
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post #232 of 335
10/14/08 at 9:47am
I wish you all the best in receiving it soon.
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post #233 of 335
10/14/08 at 11:25am
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...I am still waiting for the package to arrive (I wonder whether the package will ever arrive)
Wow! I just took the PL30's for a spin, the initial response is they are very good value. The factory bass setting for the bass is not to my liking, but once switched to the 2nd setting the bass extension all came out. The bass is very very tight and very well controlled, no muddiness at all. Midrange and highs are very crisp with good resolution.

Rendering of precussion instruments is excellent. Details are delicate and well taken care of. Nice balance of lows, mids and highs that suit my taste. More will follow after I have time to burn them in. I am going to burn them in overnight and listen to them more over the next two days. Not bad at all. Isolation is quite good also, but I wish they would use similar tips like those used on the Koss spark plugs which would be even better!

I noticed some artifacts from some recordings that I ripped and burned from other sources but these were not that apparent with other earphones which indicates that the PL30's are quite high resolution.
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post #234 of 335
10/14/08 at 11:47am
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Ah, where the hell is my PL30? I want it NOW!
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post #235 of 335
10/14/08 at 2:33pm
Stevesebastianb are you talking about the 20$ PL-30's or the one from E-Bay?
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post #236 of 335
10/14/08 at 2:45pm
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but I wish they would use similar tips like those used on the Koss spark plugs which would be even better!
You're in HK, they probably speak Cantonese..a bit of feedback won't be bad for them! In the meanwhile, do I see a new PL-30 mod here?
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post #237 of 335
10/14/08 at 4:33pm
I'd just like to say, stay away from the CrossRoads MylarOne X3, they trick you at first with its great sound, later on the brittle headphone cord that you forgot about, ends up not outputting sound from one ear.
Any earphone review cannot be trusted, you need a durable phone and a review will only test it over the work of one day.
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post #238 of 335
10/14/08 at 5:38pm
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I'd just like to say, stay away from the CrossRoads MylarOne X3, they trick you at first with its great sound, later on the brittle headphone cord that you forgot about, ends up not outputting sound from one ear.
Any earphone review cannot be trusted, you need a durable phone and a review will only test it over the work of one day.
It's been well reported here that the Crossroads Mylar's are brittle so.....yes, I would trust earphone reviews here but I always that them with a grain of salt.
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post #239 of 335
10/14/08 at 9:15pm
My MylarX3 still going strong till today even after 2+ years. nothing wrong with my cable and i used it quite frequently and roughly while having it.
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post #240 of 335
10/15/08 at 12:13am
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I'd just like to say, stay away from the CrossRoads MylarOne X3, they trick you at first with its great sound, later on the brittle headphone cord that you forgot about, ends up not outputting sound from one ear.
Any earphone review cannot be trusted, you need a durable phone and a review will only test it over the work of one day.
I do own every single pair of IEM in my review and use them as regularly as I can (X3 should have over at least >150hrs on it by now, thou I don't keep count), so this is definitely not 'test it over the work of one day'. Despite the fact of the build quality issue (which is mentioned on the review), my X3 is still function well. As I said before, it need good care to last (and for the record, X3 has been discontinued for almost a year now so you can't really get a new one anymore).
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Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator Earphones (White)
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Sennheiser CX300-S Earbuds (Silver)
$58.55 at
See it »
Creative Headphones EP-630
$11.99 at
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