Quote: Originally Posted by nsx_23 So who's up for a head-fi tour of China? Little dot factory to sweep up some cheap tube amps, Cheap Westone 3s and other good stuff? I am heading to China tomorrow, so I can grab some then sell on head-fi if any one intrested. :-)

why don't you add 'who cares' as one option?

That was me who mentioned this in another thread. And this make the Chinese IEMs market a holy mess (at least for now). No one is going to buy UM2 since only 200cny difference to W3 and TF10, SE530 are also impacted, sharply. I'd expect to see those competitors to drop the price sooner or...

Pelican i1010 http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=i1010 that's what I am using for new W3

Quote: Originally Posted by SierraHotel01 Larry, Recommend an experiment: for your Freq Show & SE530 EQ settings, try lowering all EQ settings, while maintaining same relative positioning, so that no band exceeds 0db. (You will have to compensate with a litle bit more gain/volume on...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo ......(or more if outside usa)...... Not true, around $280 in China now.

Quote: Originally Posted by toughnut small.solar, i only see RMB2980 for W3... search for 'UM3' on taobao, you will get 1 or 2 sellers who sell them for 1980

Quote: Originally Posted by toughnut iPod maximum volume isnt really loud compared to other higher output DAP. Try Cowon, it will blow your eardrum for sure. BTW, armature based IEMs shouldnt have any problem playing music at loud volume, clipping shouldnt be happening unless the...

Quote: Originally Posted by p0wderh0und23 Oh really.... then we need to contact them. That is a dealer violation. Can you PM me the URL of that sale? If you just got the W3 from EarphoneSolutions, how can I help with a price match? PM sent, It looks the Chinese market of...

Quote: Originally Posted by p0wderh0und23 Prolly because they are not Authorized Dealers. All Authorized Dealers will have it listed for $399(US). they are Authorized dealer (their address is listed on westone website--Beijing Anrun). Any other reason? And, BTW, can I get...

Anyone knows why the price of westone 3 in China is so cheap? it is 1980cny which is around 280usd. What is the marketing strategy of Westone?

Quote: Originally Posted by FeedMeTrance Any volunteers? I have pretty decent feedback, if I can get them at $240USD (with LiveCashback) + Say $15 shipping and maybe some royalties to the nice Head-Fier, would save me lots! I don't see any body can get it for $240 now since...

Quote: Originally Posted by slowth received my freqs back after alterations by freq.. i'm quite upset... guess what I saw when I took out my freqs.. my nail polish layers were still on there!! all 20+ layers!!! all they probably did was add a layer of acrylic over them! the layers...

Finally, I got my FreqShow (w/ MM xover) after 2 months waiting (long story). The fit/seal is pretty good, I can strongly feel the sucktion (is that too tight?) Anyway, I have couple questions here. 1. does any one feel the bass is a little over powering or just right? (did the seal test...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dino0987 So I just upgraded to the FreQ Show due to all of the positive response... WOW!! These are a step up from my last set of SuperFreQs. I will post a detailed review as soon as I have a little more time. I could not figure out how to post a...

Quote: Originally Posted by EyeAmEye I'm holding off the comparison because the custom Sleek needs a fit adjustment. Will do so when it has been refitted. I will briefly say the UE11 is superior to the FreQs in just about every regard. Not knocking the FreQ, they are excellent in their...

as my understanding, the red one should always go right. ER4 is, LW is. But not sure if Freqs has different design or what? Did you try any dummy head recording to verify left and right channel? BTW, I am still waiting for my Freq Show got delivered with dark transparent Red (right)/dark...

Quote: Originally Posted by HPM hmmm, is t just me or is the cable untwistable?, my freq's came today!!! a bit darker than i thought they would be, but then again i was worrying before that they might be tooo light! ha. anyway, my right pair can slip in without hassle and have a great...

IMHO, YES

go to for trade forum and get used er4 or super.fi 5 pro

Quote: Originally Posted by p_hp_fan Hey, I'm looking into the realm of custom IEM's and wondered what would be the best value for someone who's not a giant audiophile but just wants a solid set of IEM's that can run well UNAMPed. Right now I'm looking at around $250 so: - FreQ of...

Headphone: HD600 IEMs: UM2 (most comfort for most ppl) Oh, what's your music preference? And what's your source? Laptop?

That's pretty intresting, but it DOES look ugly (IMHO)

SQ wise, B&O BeoSound 6 or BeoSound 2 is the best.

I have few experience in IEM, but my old Gaming headphone -- steelsound 5H v2 -- did improve a lot for the time being. I can hardly have it on for 10 mins when I first get them, the harshness of treble really was killing my ear drum. But after had it for more than 1 year (around 400 hours...