Westone 4 vs Shure se535 Special Edition (red 535) with Baldur mk2 cable - Page 2

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Originally Posted by samurai7 

well, sound interesting...

how about in term of cleanliness and transparency, does it surpass the W4? perhaps W4 is still better...

 

just wondering the cables could change the soundsig extremely...

 

The combination surpasses the W4 in every aspect besides comfort. It is expected since retail price to retail price the red  se 535 is US$200 more than the W4.

My views on cables are that they can definitely change the sound signiture drastically, some for the better some for the worst.

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Originally Posted by edmundtyw1 

looking at these cables for my red se535..

 

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Upgrade-Cable-Sonic-SE-425-535-315-215-TF10-pro-SF5-pro-Shure-Ultimate-Ears-/220899792100?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&var=&hash=item7915c8f0f8#ht_6696wt_1139

 

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Upgrade-Cable-Shure-SE535-SE425-SE315-SE215-Baldur-MKII-/220910477407?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item336f4a605f#ht_2365wt_1139

 

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/5N-OCC-Upgrade-Cable-Shure-SE535-SE425-SE315-/320812215621?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item4ab1e5ed45#ht_1971wt_1139

 

any recommendations?

There you are.  Best choice for you!

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Originally Posted by underhysteria 

Damn.. why must they be in blue

Haha, they don't actually look too bad. 

Just bought an amp, has made the W4 competitive soundwise on well recorded material.......interesting. Haven't listened with the red 535 yet as I am waiting on a Baldur mk2 LOD. All I can say is that the W4s NEEDS an amp to make them sing!

Round Two - Westone W4

Continuing my update, I have managed to get the W4 sounding better than the red 535 with Baldur mk2 cable.

Firstly, the W4 definitely needs a amp! I am using a Cowon X7 as source. I recently purchased a pure silver with gold, oyaide 3.5mm plugged cable for source to amp. What a difference it made! Most importantly it has taken the sharp and edginess out of the W4. Staging is better, more definition all round. The bass is now more solid, weighty with a lot more slam. The mid has been pushed a little bit more forward, you now have the singer ahead of the lead instruments where before it used to sound in line. There is now so much more detail in the highs. However, on a badly recorded CD I am still getting some sibilance and sharpness, I have a few ideas as to eliminating it. 

I had a sample Baldur mk2 3.5mm cable and with the same source and amp it sounded real good. I returned it and have ordered a viablue terminated quad Baldur mk2 wired 3.5mm cable. This should be arriving this weekend. Can't wait as from past experience with the sample the combination is stunning but never A/Bed with the W4 combo. The red 535 with Baldur mk2 just doesn't work with the silver/gold cable sonically........

Price wise, it is the same between both cable combinations....

More to come.

PS. I am now using Sony buds on top of a stemmed Comply. This made a huge difference!!! best Bud yet for the W4 

First Off, Apologies for the picture quality, took them with my phone............

Just picked up this cable tonight. A quad wire braided 3.5mm source to amp cable. 

The set up with the red 535 with Baldur mk2 cable.

Initial thoughts, sounds absolutely STUNNING. Improvements all round. Big improvements! 

The pure Silver with Gold 3.5mm cable bought especially for the W4. 

The set up with Westone W4. Yesterday this was great! Today...hmmm. Will A/B over the weekend extensively and post opinions on both set ups.

A little mention of the amp that I am using, it's a bit of a giant killer sourced by my cable man. More about it later.