bought a sm3 to stand in for my um3x while I'm sending it back for repairs.     Coming to the sm3 from the um3x, first impressions: vocals(mids) were distant on the sm3 as compared to the um3x bigger "soundstage", "airier", because the overall presentation is more distant as compared...

Got a pair of um3x from gregeas and they arrived today. Loving them to bits - I prefer their sound signature to the westone 3 by a long way. "Son of a preacher man" was the first song i played on them when i got them today, and i was totally blown away. I heard new details which i...

get the um3x if forward mids is what you're looking for.

what a great past few months for headphones/iems it has been. IE8, westone 3, and now... HD800. I almost couldnt believe my eyes when i saw this post. I thought IE8/westone 3 was pretty exciting but this is on a totally different level. We might just be witnessing history here...

Quote: Originally Posted by musictang Looks like Singaporean audiopiles taste tends prefer IE8 much more then W3 W3: Westone 3 IE8: IE8 - Review Sennheiser IE series a good news here we can made comparison by audition before buying.:ksc75smile : I'm Singaporean and i...

just had a long audition with the ie8 at sennheiser japan's showroom in tokyo. i found them very impressive indeed, best i have heard so far except for the westone 3. the larger foam tips fit my ears best, however one of them was missing, so i cant say it was the perfect environment. I did...

Have been using these for a few days now. The mids are drier/more recessed than i first remembered them to be when i auditioned them, that was kinda disappointing to me. This is probably because my audition session was short (there was a queue so there was a short time limit per person) and i...

Quote: Originally Posted by qusp 50-60% i find that westone 3 really shines when i turn up the volume abit more (50-60% on the iphone 3g), but i wonder if that is too high a volume for safe listening... at lower volumes i dont find it that much of an improvement over sa6

for all who use the westone 3s unamped out of an iphone 3g, mind sharing what volume level you usually use when you listen to music through the westone 3s?

as much as i love these... i have to say they probably dont change much, or at all, from burn in.

Quote: Originally Posted by wwyjoe Ok folks, just received my Westone 3 today!! A very quick listen to my current fav track (Coldplay 'Viva La Vida', apple lossless) and within minutes, i can easily conclude that i prefer Westone 3 over Sennheiser IE 8. I suck at writing reviews but...

Quote: Originally Posted by vorlon1 This is exactly right! I've been doing comparisons with the UM 2, TF10, Shure E500, Sleek SA6, ESW9, HFI-780 and even a Senn HD600 RAL re-cable out of a Singlepower Extreme with the same music and NONE of them have the ability to capture this decay...

no doubt they sound better amped but even when unamped i still think they sound better than the hd595.

if only this dac has balanced outputs...

first thing i did after the announcement was to get a refurb 160gb. Kinda sad that the price dropped further in just one week and i kinda lost US$30 cos i bought it one week earlier. Bringing my whole library around is important to me... its also a great way to show other people what music...