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In India, XBA-3 is available for as low as ₹6600 ($120). Even the official price is only $145. Granted that it's more on account of the currency depreciation, it is still a decent choice for those who want to avoid the hassles of shipping and customs. But one is open to taking a little risk, plenty of better options can be found in that range. IMO, XBA-1 offers better value for money.

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Wow, that's less than half of what it costs here.
 
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hatecrew1992 said:

hi guys,
 
I really feel drawn to the Etymotic Hf5 and was thinking of getting them + the custom tips since isolation an comfort are somewaht important to me. But before pulling the trigger I wanted to ask two questions:
 
1. : I am not sure wether they will perform well with the music I am listening to, wich would be mainly metalcore and (post-)hardcore like
     every time I die, Architects, Letlive, Sick of it all and so on...
 
2. : A friend of mine said that the tips will influence the sound slightly, so I wanted to ask wether this was true and if so, in what way would the costum tips influence it?

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The HF5 will work very well if you like your sound balanced and accurate. (Good) custom tips pretty much give you a perfect seal 100% of the time. I don't think they improve quality over a well-sealed triple-flange (just as an example) but they may very well be more comfortable while providing an equally good seal. 
 
 
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It's interesting that you put the qualifier that the SHE3580 is entry level "price-wise".

It also got a mention in the FX40 review--is a SHE3580 coming soon?

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The vPulse is not much of an improvement over the SHE3580 sound-wise so I felt that needed saying . I have a bunch of cheapies to add soon and the SHE3580 might be among them.
 
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the only IEMs I have are the Beyer DTX101 and those are way to bassy for me, other than that I never owned an IEM. I also have a V-Moda M80, wich I like and normally use on the go for now, a Beyer DT-770 wich is my standard-phone to use with my PC (but to bassy for music only use) and a Senheiser HD595, wich also is nice but a bit gloomy (if that makes any sense), what i miss from all of those is a certain level of detail, thats why I was thinking about the Etymotic

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The DTX101 is a bass-heavy earphone. You won't have that problem with the Etys or something like a MEElec A161P.
 
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lilboozy said:

How does the vsonic gr99 compare with the philips she3580. Which one has better bass, mids, highs, soundstage etc.

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Pretty well overall. I think the GR99 is warmer and has more bass impact while the SHE3580 is a little brighter and clearer. The bass is tighter with the Philips while the quality of the treble is comparable with the GR99 a tiny bit smoother. I would give the GR99 the edge in presentation - it's got more out-of-the-head feel. 

i would totally like to see the review of Philips SHE3580,Panasonic RP HJE355 and Sony MDREX-10LP .As these are   the best i have found in the league. Joker w8ing for ur review on these 3 !!!

Joker, I think you should review the Sennheiser CX880s. They've seemed pretty good from what I've read, and should fall under 8's or 7's average, and cost under $100.

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ljokerl said:

 
Wow, that's less than half of what it costs here.

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But I think these are without warranty.

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psygeist said:

But I think these are without warranty.

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    that link looks bad , there must be some thing wrong .

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ljokerl said:

 
Wow, that's less than half of what it costs here.
 vPulse is not much of an improvement over the SHE3580 sound-wise so I felt that needed saying 

. I have a bunch of cheapies to add soon and the SHE3580 might be among them.
 

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 trying picking them up for the review and the other 2 (as i mentioned Panasonic RP HJE355 and Sony MDREX-10LP).

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tawt amish said:

i would totally like to see the review of Philips SHE3580,Panasonic RP HJE355 and Sony MDREX-10LP .As these are   the best i have found in the league. Joker w8ing for ur review on these 3 !!!

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what's so good about the ex10lp??

I think... he looked at the user reviews for those phones and the EX-10LP ranks higher than the others because it has two reviews to the others' 1?  But that doesn't mean anything, I mean... even I haven't posted a review for the SHE3580 to the review widget, so who does? lol

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zelda said:

what's so good about the ex10lp??

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ex10lp is just crap , good for nothing , she3590 is far better at $9 .

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Joker, I think you should review the Sennheiser CX880s. They've seemed pretty good from what I've read, and should fall under 8's or 7's average, and cost under $100.

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Think I'd rather shoot for an IE800 
 
 
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But I think these are without warranty.

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Seems like the $145 'official' price should carry a warranty, and that's still way less than the $280-300 I'm seeing from authorized dealers here in the US. 

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Seems like the $145 'official' price should carry a warranty, and that's still way less than the $280-300 I'm seeing from authorized dealers here in the US. 

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Just to be clear, I did buy it at the authorized Sony dealer for $145. Even at that time, plenty of online shops (and eBay) have carried XBA-3 for slightly less than the MSRP ($140). Sony does offer one year replacement warranty as long as the buyer has an invoice and a Sony warranty card (as I mentioned here). I was in the process of fixing a price for my XBA-3 sale in the forums, which is when I stumbled upon the $120 listing. I have never bought anything from naaptol nor do I know about the warranty offered, but just mentioned it for the sake of showing the price differential between India and US.

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Think I'd rather shoot for an IE800 

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Go for it - can you get an early preview from anywhere?   I am looking forward to seeing how the ie800s stack up against other non-customs... or even the ie80! 

I think you should review the ink'd 2 and 50/50. Wait i know what your thinking: SKULLCANDY!! what are you crazy!? These are actually pretty good at least from a bassheads perspective. Skullcandy has really improved their products recently just look at the aviators, mixmasters, and hesh 2 (tyll reviewed all 3).

I am intersted in sony MDREX-10lp bcz of all the good reviews about it on this site as well as other sites  as joe mentioned.
 
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I think you should review the ink'd 2 and 50/50. Wait i know what your thinking: SKULLCANDY!! what are you crazy!? These are actually pretty good at least from a bassheads perspective. Skullcandy has really improved their products recently just look at the aviators, mixmasters, and hesh 2 (tyll reviewed all 3).

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i don't know about the ink'd 2 which came recently into the scene but for 50/50, i have them with me for last one year and won't recommend them for bassheads especially.In the intial stages,it had a good bass but with longer hours of use and burn in ,they loss their bass and all i could hear is treble  and after 1 year of use,i am totally unsatisfed with my dubstep experience with them.i would recommend other brand like Senniheiser and JNC over them for a hefty price of 50$.thats one of the reason y iam looking for cheaper in ears.
 

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I am intersted in sony MDREX-10lp bcz of all the good reviews about it on this site as well as other sites  as joe mentioned.
 
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i don't know about the ink'd 2 which came recently into the scene but for 50/50, i have them with me for last one year and won't recommend them for bassheads especially.In the intial stages,it had a good bass but with longer hours of use and burn in ,they loss their bass and all i could hear is treble  and after 1 year of use,i am totally unsatisfed with my dubstep experience with them.i would recommend other brand like Senniheiser and JNC over them for a hefty price of 50$.thats one of the reason y iam looking for cheaper in ears.
 

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the 10lp dont have good bass at all , you will regret it if you go for this . you need the she 3590 .