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post #16 of 24
10/4/12 at 2:12pm

People missed it but some XBA-2 were going cheap on ebay. ~$40 to $50 shipped from Canada...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Sony-XBA-2-Balanced-Armature-In-Ear-Stereo-Headphones-/251152855080?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item3a79e07028

If I had known i would have grabbed one.

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post #17 of 24
10/5/12 at 1:45am
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Thats very cheap and they are definently worth that much!

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post #18 of 24
10/5/12 at 1:11pm
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Originally Posted by Swimsonny View Post

Yeh, could give it ago but if the XBA-3 is also half price, that seems to be a lot better so I'd give that ago.
The R-50 and DBA-02 use the same driver but are using different dampeners and tuning meaning they sound different. They do sound simar but different, I prefer the DBA-02 so I keep that but no longer have r-50. My DBA-02 has a small cut in wire but still works fines, I may get it recabled. As for the ex1000 they were my best but no longer, in fact they are on loan to my mate now. It's my Heir audio 4.Ai that steals the show, truleu amazing but I now have 4 CIEMs on the way.
And keep subbing more to come, glad you like it!

Unfortunately only the XBa 2 are half off their price, I would go for the xba 3 or 4 otherwise, those Heir are on another league, they are like universal custom made. The 3.Ai isnt that expensive, maybe latter I would go for something like that, the CIEMs are on whole another level, I don't think there are many universal that can match a Custom.

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post #19 of 24
10/5/12 at 1:15pm
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Unfortunately only the XBa 2 are half off their price, I would go for the xba 3 or 4 otherwise, those Heir are on another league, they are like universal custom made. The 3.Ai isnt that expensive, maybe latter I would go for something like that, the CIEMs are on whole another level, I don't think there are many universal that can match a Custom.

Hmm well now you can get cheaper customs, check out the custom ears stuff and the cheaper models of them will very unlikely not live up to my Heir (i will have two of there models soon so will say for sure) and the fit ear to go 334 is meant to be better than a few CIEMs.

 

If your gonna go for an Ai then if you want a fun bass V shape then go with the 3.Ai, want transparency and neutrality then the 4.Ai (i have only tried the 4 so take it with a pinch of salt) but i can not recommend the 4 enough!

 

Okay, yeh the 3 seems to be better than the 4 from most reviews but yeh, well if you wanna give the two a go why not... or save up for a heir!

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post #20 of 24
10/5/12 at 1:31pm

Yeah, I know that there are a few  universal that are better than many CIEMs, but those are few and sparse, honestly I am always looking for the best bang for my buck, I can't say what would be my next purchase after I get the sony xba 2, I need to save to buy something better than my B2.

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post #21 of 24
4/25/13 at 4:57am

guys, i've reserved a pair of xba2 which is on sale at $58. do you think it is a VERY good price for it? have to take bus or ride motobike to pick up from a shop  tomorrow. i am a bit lazy :P

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post #22 of 24
4/25/13 at 4:58am

also, how does it compare to Brainwavz B2? i missed its last sale. 

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post #23 of 24
4/25/13 at 5:11am
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guys, i've reserved a pair of xba2 which is on sale at $58. do you think it is a VERY good price for it? have to take bus or ride motobike to pick up from a shop  tomorrow. i am a bit lazy :P

That is a very good price, congratulations!

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also, how does it compare to Brainwavz B2? i missed its last sale. 

I prefer the B2 by a fair bit personally but they have less bass and more treble happy and analytical but they have a lot better transparency, midrange and detail retrieval!

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post #24 of 24
4/25/13 at 2:15pm

thanks, swimsonny.

 

i will ride to the shop to pick it up during lunch time. 

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