I know this response is almost 2 years late, but I guess I'll just go ahead with it since I recently received my Custom 3's.
Yes, it is *very* up front, but I don't consider that a bad thing. It makes me feel like I'm sitting at the front row listening. However, one tradeoff is that the soundstage is a bit small and it's slightly hard to distinguish where instruments are (Though instrument separation is excellent).
So in case you haven't really considered them these two years, they're up on Amazon for an excellent price (122-132 USD)