Oh, the horror. My beloved Westone 3s have bit the dust -- freak accidents and such. Oh how I loved them.
Now, I need to replace. I've owned some lower-end shures (SE210 I think), Sleek SA-6, and westone 3. Loved the SA-6 but build quality failed me and was unable to get them replaced. Westones were near perfect. Love the balanced sound of both, punchy bass but not bass heavy by any means. Didn't like the cables on either (short on SA-6 -- I'm 6'5", not detachable on W3). Minor point for W3, but something to consider.
So, now I'm out of the loop. I thought I had IEM monogomy. I never even glanced at a TF10.
It looks like the UM3x is the replacement for the W3 -- is this correct? Or, am I missing something.
To boot, my budget has shrunk (Ph.D. work, dontchaknow). I'd really like to stick to $200. I could probably go to $300 if I think it's warranted.
So, what do people think? I'm sure there's new stuff out there.
Extra bonus points if we can figure out a way to do an in-line mic in a non-awkward way (the add ons are usually not ergonomically correct, the built-ins tend to be on crappy IEMs).
thanks in advance for the help.
JWS
