I am actually pretty satisfied with the stock tips.  I tried Comply TS500/T500 and Sony Hybrid as well as a few other double/triple-flange tips.  I find stock tips work just fine and look good.   Generally I prefer this over IE80 (especially for vocal and guitar) but of course IE80 performs...

  You initially described the B3 you received as bass boosted but upon replacing the tips it no longer sounded bass boosted. Based on your initial description, and the timing of your order, bhazard questioned whether you indeed received the original version.   Your later assessment has...

  Thanks for your answer.   I suppose maybe BA vs DD difference?  I own IE80 as well and that is also dual dynamic drivers.  If anything, it sounds darker than B3 Pro v1 which also has dual dynamic drivers.   I never liked sounds of BA much though.  I am waiting for more hybrids.

I have read your posts and I am having hard time understanding your assessment of B3 Pro v1 as dark and slow.     Also, did you end up purchasing both versions of B3 Pro?  Your earlier posts seem to indicate that you had v2, and you seem to have modded your B3 Pro.   I am not implying...

Ditto. Love B3 Pro. It just sounds so right. I am actually ordering another pair as backup.

While not Chinese, this looks interesting. Premium lineup from Samsung. http://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/PremiumHeadphone.png

I guess I wrote it confusingly. Clarity, soundstage, and instrument placements(?) wise B3 Pro sounds better than IE80 to me. IE80 has its own style though and sounds fun and bassy. I meant Piston 2.1 is in between in terms of the style. Bassy while trying to be clear but honestly it sounds...

  I do have B3 Pro, IE80, and Piston 2.1.     I'd say B3 Pro has much better soundstage, which is sad given the price I had to pay for IE80.   But IE80 has much better bass.   Piston 2.1 fall in between but honestly, cannot match either.

i have both ie80 and b3 pro.     b3 pro has narrower nozzle.  i think hybrid tip is still slightly narrower than the size of nozzle but not by much.

Thats digital gain tho. Distorts.

you will have to manually edit /system/etc/mixer_paths.xml.  values may differ.   this mixer_paths mod has been available for a quite time for many other devices.  just it was made flashable for nexus 5.

Fauxsound setting does not stick. The ui shows that the gain increased but you have to keep the app open all the time to have the gain stick. On the other hand, this mod does the same permanently without an app. :)

bhazard,   if you have rooted the phone or has a custom recovery (e.g., TWRP) installed, I sincerely suggest you to try out this sound boost mod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532788 Not only does it increase the speaker volume, it also increases the headphone's volume.  ...

... Inertianinja's mod increases default analog amp level by 5 or so, which helps a lot. Similar to what faux kernel does but permanently without app.

Hi guys,   I finally created an account here.     I noticed that Havi Pro (old version) is back on market and it is not easy to order directly from Taobao, (all these confusing agents and charges and processes). And so I contacted Penonaudio and asked them to carry Havi Pro (old version)...