JVC HA-FXZ 100/200 - Page 100

I may take the plunge and get the 100's also...lol I want to try them out.  I enjoy the 200's but want to try the 100's also.  

 

The spc, silver coated copper wire on the 200, is alot cheaper than pure silver, and pure silver wire costs 5 times as much......there is a difference in the sound as well, smoother and more bass impact using pure silver stranded wire.  Brass must be the alloy that affects the sound most, so that the 200 has a deeper richer quality.  But the difference in cost isn't really justified by the material used!  I have not heard the 100's, I am very satisfied with the sound of the 200, different than my S500.....I have half the cost of the 200, in my S500 with the HM5 pads and pure silver/copper hybrid cable, but the 200 does not sound twice as good as the S500.  It is the little IEM brother of the S500, and both deserve a good dac and amp upstream/gears, to sound it's best!

 

I would like to hear the XBA3, after hearing how Currawong compared them to these.....amazon.jp has them for $115.  But I don't think the XBA3 would get enough listening time as I don't use a DAP very often.....most of my listening is done on my home gears with the S500, and I change to the 200 for a time each day because of ear problems!

Edited by cute - 1/2/13 at 7:51pm

Which one of those is the 200......lol!

 

The one with the more seductive voice who separates 50% more cash from his wallet 

Yes that helps, thank you! Are the 100's and 200's as open sounding as the sennheisers? I've seen the 100's being described here as particiularly 'airy' compared to the 200's, but I suppose the latter is not sounding congested in any way? Hm, decisions.. 'luckily' I have to wait for at least a month before I can pull the trigger on these, but I have a feeling that it's going to be a tough choice with all the new IEMs coming out...

Can anyone shed some light on how the MEElelectronic double flange tips are with the 200's?  These...

 

http://www.meelec.com/MEElectronics_Eartips_p/ts3-df-35-cl.htm

 

 

yea, maybe i will end with both,  100 and 200.   just like i did with the fxd series, first i bought the 80's but because of ur "hype" over the 70's, i bought those too.  

Ended liking more the 70's 

 

i dont care for my wallet anymore, its just money. 

Edited by rickdohc - 1/3/13 at 4:28am

You'll never match the % of increase for the $ spent if you already genuinely like something but that mean it's not nworthwhile. Sometimes that little bit goes a long way in goosebump factor.

 

Silver plated usually doesn't increase 'perceived' bass but brightens thing up top. It can also make the bass sound a bit tighter by increasing perceived harmonics. There really shouldn't be much to the sound difference of materials used. Maybe the copper is made thinner to allow a slightly larger chamber for the bass driver or the bass driver is slightly different for the tune of the 200. The brass itself sholdn't affect the bass response. On things I already like, I tend to prefer copper to plated but if the character is part of a design, it can be part of a cohesive mix.

Edited by goodvibes - 1/3/13 at 6:20am

OK so I have just received my FXZ100 - first listen, WOW!!! the bass QUALITY of this thing is just pure awesomeness!!!, I totally agree with everyone here, it feels like there is a pair of subwoofer installed just behind my earlobes...

 

...however...

 

...sibilance!!! damnn!!! is it just me, or anyone else too? or am I using the wrong tips? I am using the stock large silicone, might try and use foamies...

 

...but yeah, the bass is just like nothing I have heard before in an IEM, perfect quantity for me on the FXZ100, I can just imagine FXZ200 haha...in fact, I might just buy that too in a couple of weeks or so...

 

Purchase from Amazon.jp on the 24th, Tenso received the shipment on the 26th and shipped it out on the same day, delivered to my place in Perth, Western Australia on the 2nd Jan...absolutely superb...

Glad you like them mate. Now I need to read some quick impressions on the DBA700, please, before tomorrow. I know you have them. lol 

Is this right out the box, or did you burn them in a bit? A lot of headphones and IEMs (especially Sony, I don't know about JVC) have painfully harsh treble until you burn them in for at least 20-30 minutes.

I'm sure I'm way over a 100 hours of burn-in with the 100 now. And I have to say with burn-in the bass really settles down and becomes even more part of the general mix of sound (meaning the sound overall is more cohesive and that powerful subwoofer bass is just there when needed). The whole sound spectrum is heavenly. I hope the 200 keeps that blend, although I expect even thicker notes from what I've read.

 

I just post them in the DBA700 thread just for you sir 

 

Now I need to pull this JVC out of my ear and get some sleep...

My main concern with IEMs in general: do they have enough suction in your ear canals to maintain a good seal when you walk, run, or tug on the cable a bit? It's a major annoyance to have to push them in all the time. If they will stay in my ears without earhooks or other gimmicks, I just might need to open up my wallet...