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    The new IEM of Vsonic VSD 3S ( impression updated by smailbz)

    Why is my name right up there? Too much pressure! I don't claim to be any reviewer haha, just my 2c.   Anyways the new toy excitement has certainly faded from my ears a bit. But I still stand by my belief, note MY, belief that this is the best IEMs a 50 buck note can buy. It's great when you...
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    The new IEM of Vsonic VSD 3S ( impression updated by smailbz)

    Oh I had someone asking about sibilance. If I do remember the GR07 I had two years ago I would say that VSonic does have sibilance as part of it's sound signature and it should be likewise for the VSD3S. There's a good chance my ears are used to the sibilance which reduces the effect but I would...
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    The new IEM of Vsonic VSD 3S ( impression updated by smailbz)

    Haha, no offence taken for those that are still holding off on the review but I would take my review with a pinch of salt as well. there's certainly many out there with better impressions they can give you and these are the ones I'd look to. Consider mine a "layman" impression if you will :)   ...
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    The new IEM of Vsonic VSD 3S ( impression updated by smailbz)

    Just got my VSD3S in the mail today. Based on initial impressions In a word I think for the 56SGD (45USD) I paid for it iirc it is pretty much revolutionary. You would be hard pressed to find such value at this price.   I have owned the W4R and UM Pro 30s which I sold recently to fund a new...
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    Westone UM PRO Series Thread

      I didn't have much problem with the W4R bass. I thought it was of the right quantity in fact. Or at least to my listening preferences, it had the right quantity of bass. If you did feel the W4R was lacking I guess you'd have reason to rejoice :)
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    The iBasso DX50 Thread - Latest firmware: 1.9.5 - June 30, 2016

    Ha, would you look at that! Anyways guess I'll continue experimenting, but thanks a lot of all the advice so far :)
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    The iBasso DX50 Thread - Latest firmware: 1.9.5 - June 30, 2016

    Nopes running it on it's own.
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    The iBasso DX50 Thread - Latest firmware: 1.9.5 - June 30, 2016

    Yup EQ is off. IEM in line out kind of reverses the problem. the low end disappears while the high end suddenly becomes very sharp. That said I do think my unit is working fine, probably just looking for better performance in the high end.
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    The iBasso DX50 Thread - Latest firmware: 1.9.5 - June 30, 2016

    I'm holding on to the DX50 but I feel that the sound is rather too warm and thick with 1.2.8 firmware. Almost as if the  Highs seem to be drowned out. I'm using it with the UM Pro 30. Some people have suggested the DX90 for improved SQ but I'm wondering if the price jump is worth it. Or should I...
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    $100 IEM's

    There's an interesting guide based on sound signatures if you google "earphones sound signature" or something like that. There's some pretty solid recommendations which you probably might want to check out :) The sound signature of your Klipsch should sit somewhere around V-shaped or bass.
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    The High End Is Not For Everyone.

    haha, as blasphemous as you would probably sound to many here who swear by their prized TOTL you do make a point OP. I think it is easy to forget the very function of the IEMs we buy, to listen to music. Someone listening to Beethoven or Taylor Swift on Apple Earbuds and SE846s are both still...
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    so I lost my W4R...replacement earphone

      Come on spy don't make the poor lad feel worse for losing the W4. He can't afford the W40 yet, and since he did consider the UM Pro 30 as an option that could very well be his next best. Why not offer him some alternatives that you would take below 400?   That said, the faults you describe...
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    so I lost my W4R...replacement earphone

      I'd say rather durable, though not maybe to the standards of top-end iems. Death by cable is probably your most likely. Though I had a GR04 that had it's housing split due to glue. So probably average quality, but at that price range that should be what you'd get unless you go Westones or...
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    so I lost my W4R...replacement earphone

      Clearly would be a little subjective, since to each ear their own. But I would have to agree that the W40 is a better IEM that can do much more indeed dollar for dollar. Though the point is rather moot since it's out of budget.   TS at $300 you're really open to a world of choices, and it...
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    so I lost my W4R...replacement earphone

      Can't speak of the IE 80. But I do like what I get with the UM Pro 30. Main differences between that and the W4R would be:   Smaller soundstage (No more concert hall feeling like the W4R, more like you're in the studio with the artist) A more pronounced midrange, which makes vocals sound...
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