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post #976 of 2313
10/19/12 at 12:41pm

Finished tip rolling, sticking with medium red tip that came with it. Most comfortable. No vacuum nonsense.

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post #977 of 2313
10/19/12 at 4:28pm
I have been surely enjoying my 4.Ai's.....But...but what's wrong with me? I am itching to try the 3.Ai's to see how they compare. It might be nice to have the bassier "fun" one for hard rock and electronic music. You are all evil if you don't talk me out of it.
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post #978 of 2313
10/19/12 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by thegrobe View Post

I have been surely enjoying my 4.Ai's.....But...but what's wrong with me? I am itching to try the 3.Ai's to see how they compare. It might be nice to have the bassier "fun" one for hard rock and electronic music. You are all evil if you don't talk me out of it.

 

It's always good to have variety available to you. :D

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post #979 of 2313
10/19/12 at 8:08pm

here one to load into your DAP to test the quality your 4.Ai's...

 

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl... L3000.gif

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post #980 of 2313
10/20/12 at 12:38am
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You are all evil 

 

... Jabba says. very_evil_smiley.gif

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post #981 of 2313
10/20/12 at 1:28pm
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... Jabba says. very_evil_smiley.gif
LOL....good...

I'm kind of torn here. If course I've read though a bunch of the posts comparing the 4.Ai and the 3.Ai.
I like the 4.Ai a lot but would like to try the 3.Ai as well. Could anybody who has spent some time with both chime in and let me know how they like having both. Like if you have the 4.Ai is it still worth it to get the 3? Are they REALLY different enough to warrant owning both.

maybe someone could help me with an estimation. Say, for example, on clip zip with Rockbox-- while listening to the 4.Ai how many db bass boost would give an estimation of what the 3.Ai souls like. If that's even possible
Thanks
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post #982 of 2313
10/20/12 at 1:32pm

I think the design looks great, and I plan to try one of the universal IEMs soon

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post #983 of 2313
10/20/12 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by thegrobe View Post

Are they REALLY different enough to warrant owning both.
maybe someone could help me with an estimation. Say, for example, on clip zip with Rockbox-- while listening to the 4.Ai how many db bass boost would give an estimation of what the 3.Ai souls like. If that's even possible
Thanks

 

the 3.Ai is a warmer and not as clinical with recordings... the bass goes deeper with my WM-Z (I have to +2 bass if I want the same depth from the 4.Ai), I actually prefer the 3.Ai on older recordings as it seems to suit the SQ better.

 

is it worth owning both?... if you have a fair amount of albums (like I do)... then the answer is a definitive yes.

 

both are top-notch IEM's... though some seem to be dismissing the 3.Ai out of hand compared to the 4.Ai, which is unfair imho because it's a damn fine IEM in its own right and really shouldn't be compared to it $100+ big-brother.

 

hope that helps.

 

ps... I'll put my 4.Ai's away for a day and give the 3.Ai's a proper run-out, something I've been meaning to do since they arrived but the 4.Ai's are limelight-huggers so it has been put on the back-burner so to speak... I'm having a little go with Robert Miles - Dreamland album, plussed the bass to the WM-Z's max, scared the crap out of me once or twice with it's depth (almost had a visit from the turtle's head)... don't know how you define a bass-head but my brain is receiving bucket-loads of the stuff... tongue_smile.gif


Edited by OK-Guy - 10/20/12 at 2:50pm
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post #984 of 2313
10/20/12 at 2:47pm
Originally Posted by thegrobe

Are they REALLY different enough to warrant owning both.
maybe someone could help me with an estimation. Say, for example, on clip zip with Rockbox-- while listening to the 4.Ai how many db bass boost would give an estimation of what the 3.Ai souls like. If that's even possible
Thanks
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Originally Posted by OK-Guy View Post

the 3.Ai is a warmer and not as clinical with recordings... the bass goes deeper with my WM-Z (I have to +2 bass if I want the same depth from the 4.Ai), I actually prefer the 3.Ai on older recordings as it seems to suit the SQ better.

is it worth owning both?... if you have a fair amount of albums (like I do)... then the answer is a definitive yes.

both are top-notch IEM's... though some seem to be dismissing the 3.Ai out of hand compared to the 4.Ai, which is unfair imho because it's a damn fine IEM in its own right and really shouldn't be compared to it $100+ big-brother.

hope that helps
Thanks for the reply...I do have quite a large collection, over 11,000 tracks, of many varied genres. Many are perfect with the 4's ..Some electronic or classic rock could use a bit more ooomph. So I could see the advantage. Any other opinions?
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post #985 of 2313
10/20/12 at 6:08pm

some pretty good reviews here on the 3.Ai... can't say I disagree with much what's said...

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/625466/heir-audio-world-tour

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post #986 of 2313
10/20/12 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by thegrobe
Are they REALLY different enough to warrant owning both.
maybe someone could help me with an estimation. Say, for example, on clip zip with Rockbox-- while listening to the 4.Ai how many db bass boost would give an estimation of what the 3.Ai souls like. If that's even possible
Thanks
Thanks for the reply...I do have quite a large collection, over 11,000 tracks, of many varied genres. Many are perfect with the 4's ..Some electronic or classic rock could use a bit more ooomph. So I could see the advantage. Any other opinions?

I'm interested in this as well. I was hoping for an IEM that would handle electronic/upbeat genres really well so I'd have a good compliment to my ER4. So if the 3.Ai isn't merely a downgrade to the 4.Ai and actually has a more fun sound signature, maybe I'll pick them up to, or keep my Etys and buy the 3.Ai.

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post #987 of 2313
10/21/12 at 1:44am

Well my 4.ai were shipped this week. I'm very much looking forward to receiving them. However, I think they've joined the "Heir Audio World Tour" thread judging by the UPS tracking info. Castle Donnington is my nearest airport - 20 miles away!

 

 

Location Date Local Time Activity
Incheon, Korea, Republic of 10/21/2012 8:15 A.M. Arrival Scan
Chengdu, China 10/21/2012 4:29 A.M. Departure Scan
Chengdu, China 10/20/2012 9:51 P.M. Departure Scan
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 10/18/2012 10:18 P.M. Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit for delivery.
Chengdu, China 10/18/2012 10:21 P.M. Departure Scan
  10/18/2012 8:49 P.M. Origin Scan
  10/18/2012 4:21 P.M. Pickup Scan
China 10/18/2012 2:14 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Anyone else experienced this? Is this normal for UPS?

Thanks

Paul

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post #988 of 2313
10/21/12 at 2:38am
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Is this normal for UPS?

 

No. Not without a detour via Mars or Jupiter.

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post #989 of 2313
10/21/12 at 2:56am

No. That's very unusual. It should have gone back to Germany first biggrin.gif

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post #990 of 2313
10/21/12 at 3:20am

they'll be with you by Wednesday at the latest, delivery takes five-days... luckily for you they'll arrive at Castle Donnington, mine did... to stop any delays, look-out for when they clear 'customs' as you can then pay the excess by phoning UPS.

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