AGAINST JH/UE DRIVER WARS: A First view of EarSonics EM3-Pro Customs - Page 6

Joe- you've boarded the EM3Pro boat? Excellent. 

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Originally Posted by knopi 

Domdom if this is your first custom's there is a big possibility that you don't have to have the right fit. I am speaking from my experience. If you are not full satisfied something is wrong because these custom's like jh13, em3-pro.. are sure excellent sounding..

This is hard to tell, the fit is good but this is no soft rubber or silicon which is flexible but "rigid" earpiece so it fits differently and Earsonics tells me this is the way I am supposed to wear them. I would have thought it fits more "into" the ear so I may look into this but this wont bring anymore trebble I guess.

I may speak to Earsonics in a few weeks to discuss things with them. I think the tough challenge is to accept a listening experience way closer to reality than cheaper products which tend to exagerate some aspect.

ER4P are vers clinical and detailed but not as natural for sure and certainly lacking bass and medium from EM3Pro

So lets see and wait for more feedback

Just tried this

- 2,5 dB at 150 Hz / Q= 1
- 4,0 dB at 250 Hz / Q=0,5
- 2,5 dB at 350 Hz / Q=1
+ 1,0 dB at 4000 Hz / Q=0,5
- 2,0 dB at 10 000 Hz / Q=1

Am I crazy or what? it sounds clearer, slightly more precise if you see what I mean ...

Have you tried to mess around with the EQ? I dont like to do that but it feels better, is it cheating :)

happy to hear from EQ specialists ...

In term of transparency which one is better between EM3 pro VS JH13, because it's hard to ignore defferences the number of driver between them

How long did your Earsonics customs take to arrive, on average? I've been waiting for mine nearly a week after the status changed to "Delivered".

I think delivered means its gone from their factory. So depending on where you live it may take up to 2 weeks. Yours should arrive soon. My 2c

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Originally Posted by GuyDebord 

You are not crazy, you just are not used to hearing this level of harmonics and detail. The etys are very forward and colored in the highs, the crispness is obviously artificial but some like that. EQ the em3 is not cheating, but I suggest you continue to wear them without, you are re-educating your ears....

 

I still have my EM3s but now I am using a Cowon J3 (EQ set on "classical") and I have to say: clarity and detail of the J3 go well together with the warmth of EM3. Just had them for a few days so I still need to "rediscover" my music library but it is getting to be something decent.

BTW there was a loose connection in the left ear, it seems to be known and Earsonics will fix it as soon as they get them back by mail.
 

Hey GuyDebord, I've been looking into customs for a while now, and these seem to be getting praised left right and centre...

One question: What are they made of? Is it acryllic? I ask because comfort is number 1 priority for me (I'll happily sacrifice some sound quality if I can have them in my ears for over 6 hours) and I've never had a full plastic earphone in my ear, so I have no idea what kind of "feeling" you get with it. I would have imagined it cannot be extremely comfortable after a prolongued period of time... but I may be wrong. That is the reason why I was looking at the ACS T1s because  of the silicon casing. 

Care to throw away my worries and tell me a bit about these lovely customs? :)

They seem to be made of hard plastic but after a few minutes, with the heat of the ear, you can even moisturize it with a bit of saliva, it feels pretty good. The other day I wore it for over 3 hours and it felt ok. You can even improve it with 1 drop of "oto-ease" from Westone, it lubricates the contact with your ears and its even better.

The only thing the mold has to be done properly I suppose ...

So the EM3Pro is plastic and not acrylic?  

I know quite a few people do it but Saliva in the ear is not the best idea.  Get some tap water at least.  Or have your dog lick them, geez.

Honestly I dont know but it feels like hard plastic it is not flexible (EM3Pro btw not 4 )

saliva is just convenient wherever you are, but since I used a drop of OTO stuff it seems to stay there quite a while and I didnt use saliva since. I believe its around $3 a drop ... no kidding ... worth trying ....

edited, typo.

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Originally Posted by Anaxilus 

So the EM3Pro is plastic and not acrylic?  

 

I know quite a few people do it but Saliva in the ear is not the best idea.  Get some tap water at least.  Or have your dog lick them, geez.

acrylic is a plastic