Xears Appreciation Thread (formerly TD III) - Page 9

I bit on the Xi200PRO in addition to a XE200PRO that I'm receiving as a warranty replacement. I'll compare the two for sure. I was curious about the XGF500, but ultimately decided on the Xi200PRO because it seemed like no one had them on head-fi.

Wow it's only been a short while and Xears have already released quite a few new models, I've been using the XE200PRO and sold my XGF500PROs to my friend but I still feel the isolation is better from the TDIIIs, and without isolation my XE200PROs don't sound too good so I've been using my Shure 440s a lot lately. I've yet to burn them in for 50 hours though, probably only used them for about 10 hours :S

Anyways, how do you think the isolation would be with the XSR330PRO or Xi200PRO, I love both their designs and they both have a smaller earpiece/head so it should fit in my ear better.

Just for info, I get the underground quite often so isolation is rather important for me but I love the sound of Xears earphones but I still think isolation is the first step as without it even good sound is muffled out by the surrounded sounds of the tube chugging a long.

Wow.. These new XSR330PRO promise, a lot!!! Love the design (not so much for the red cable)...

(translated from german from Xears.com)

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Originally Posted by HeatFan12 

Lol...Favorite?  That's a dangerous word around here....

 

What you will gain with the 500s is better clarity and better mids w/ less bass.  I consider it an upgrade for the detail retrieval.  That being said, the TD IIIs were my first Xears and I am totally happy with them.  The bass impact is great for what I listen to.  Would I be happy with the TD IIIs only if I would not have purchased the other two?....Yes......Would I consider selling the other two?...No....Different presentation is always a good thing...

 

 

Well, Thomas & Co. are still putting them out...I need to stop checking their site....lol

 

Brand new- XSR330PRO...How about someone taking one for the team...Red flat cable very nice indeed.....Coupon code is good- KLANGFUZZIS...Added it to my cart and checked but I have to stop spending $$$....

 

 

 

 

 

Where do you guys get these coupons from?  :)

In my case, I just chatted with Thomas over the site's Livechat (www.xears.com). He just "offered" the code without me asking for it, and I guess he does the same to everyone else... 

Just an update.  I noticed when I first tried the XT2 Pro's on that the left earphone had driver flex but the right didn't.  This appears to be resulting in a slight attenuation in th eright ear, especially with bass frequencies, I swapped ears to confirm. 

I've emailed Thomas, hopefully I can get a replacement, but I've already decided these aren't for me.  If i do get a replacement and they are all OK I'll probably put them up for a trade, but before i do that I'm up for passing them to someone for review and comparison.  I'd really like to send them to Joker but this will mean not having them for quite some time. 

I believe that xe200pro and td iii v2 continues to be the best iems from xears. The new iems have worse sound quality but better design.

Guys, I had the TDIII v1s before which had brilliant isolation, however, they've now broken and I'm using the XE200PROs but I feel the isolation isnt that good, would the Xi200PRO have better isolation?

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Originally Posted by HeatFan12 

When you mean isolation, you mean the seal is not tight and you can hear outside noise?

With all three of my Xears, I can't hear anything on the outside.

 

If you get the metro you'll know what I mean :) The XE200PROs have good enough isolation for walking, even along a motorway but for a tube ride underground the noise starts to seep through. I feel the housing is a bit too big and therefore it is a tiny bit loose. I do like the design of the Xi200PRO though and love how small the housing is, but unfortunately it's made from plastic and I've always found the wooden IEMs to be more to my liking (my favourites are TDIII and XE200PRO, both of which have wooden housing AFAIK). You reckon the Xi200PRO would have a better seal than the XE200PRO, maybe even better than the TDIII?

EDIT: By the way I use the foam tips supplied by Xears, I feel they're godly. The London underground is simply too old though and there are some places where it screeches horribly.

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Originally Posted by HeatFan12 

 

Oh ok, now I understand...Those are some loud trains indeed.  Eraser XIV (see quote below) ordered both, so he might shed some light on the isolation

Yeah I guess I have to wait then, I'm quite impatient :(

FYI I asked Thomas from Xears what the difference between the XE200PRO and TD-III are and he said that the XE200PRO has 10mm driver vs. the TD-III's 9mm driver.

He also said that "XE200PRO" is the best out of the BlackWood models. So there is the opinion of the manufacturer, though I'd take it with a grain of salt. There is a big banner up on xears.com that features the XE200PRO and says "July Model" in German, so maybe this is a new revision?

Anyways I ordered a pair for 30 euros + 8 shipping to China yesterday and will post my opinion once I receive them.

Well Thomas has been very helpful.  I asked if I could be supplied a different model as replacement for the XT2 Pro and asked for suggestions, he mentioned the XSR330PRO for an extra 10Euro so I've gone with that.  I'll let you know how they sound in comparison.....hopefully they won't have a driver issue as well