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  1. windrider

    Westone UM3X vs. Earsonics SM3

    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...
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    Westone UM3X Thread

    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...
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    get the um3x if forward mids is what you're looking for.
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    The Sennheiser HD 800: The First Listen, The First Review

    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...
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    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...
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    I'm starting it here... Sennheiser IE8 vs. Westone 3

    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...
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    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...
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    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
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    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?
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    The Sennheiser HD-600 thread

    as much as i love these... i have to say they probably dont change much, or at all, from burn in.
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    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...
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    Westone 3 Impressions Thread

    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...
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    iPod---->Senn HD600 (Great, Impressed)

    no doubt they sound better amped but even when unamped i still think they sound better than the hd595.
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    Monarchy NM24 or Stello DA100 Signature...

    if only this dac has balanced outputs...
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    iPod 7G: 120gb only

    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...
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    DT-880s a bit too bright; HD-650 or D2000?

    the spectacles issue does pose more of a problem with hd600 than the beyers. grip strength though can be easily solved by bending the metal strips extending from the headband. Personally i feel dt880's soundstage is too wide and there isnt enough height or depth to go along with it... parts...
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    considering a balanced setup for hd600 or hd650

    After some research, am i right to say that the headroom balanced desktop amp + dac option is the cheapest balanced setup i can get? I am curious as to how it would compare to a Lavry da10 used both as a dac and amp. If the da10 comes really close, i might consider buying that first, then...
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    Which headphones are good enough that the average person couldn't tell the difference in SQ between a more expensive pair

    to me, the hd600s are better than the hd595s, even when unamped... especially considering they cost so little over the 595s
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    DT-880s a bit too bright; HD-650 or D2000?

    If you're getting the darkvoice 332, it has great synergy with the citypulse and hd650 and i would recommend the hd650. But since you aren't getting the 332, my vote goes to the hd600 for reasons mentioned above already. Its easier to make hd600 sound decent than hd650 IMO... don't know...
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    Just got a little dot MKIII: first impressions vs dv332

    ...for all the suggestions =) i'll see how the tung sols go then decide if i need to try a different set of tubes. RumpleForeSkin, i think an amp *might* solve distortion issues, i notice distortion that wasn't there with when using LD mkIII and DV332 with zero headamp with some tracks...
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    Just got a little dot MKIII: first impressions vs dv332

    Actually i'm happy with the amount of body in bass especially. Fuller mids never hurt though... So far my experience is that the fuller the mids are the more pleasant it is. Personally i hope to find some combination that gives punchier bass even if its a little less in amount. I like...
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    Just got a little dot MKIII: first impressions vs dv332

    Quote: Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete The MK III's ability to change with tube rolling is remarkable. Check out the tube rolling thread for insight. Feed the MK III a high quality signal and it just gets better and better. Peete. Yes i've been following that thread...
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    Just got a little dot MKIII: first impressions vs dv332

    Quote: Originally Posted by fdhfdy I prefer k701 on MK3. Just so good! havent heard the k701 but from what ppl have described of it sounds like it'll be a good match with the mkIII
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    Just got a little dot MKIII: first impressions vs dv332

    Actually after abit more listening the mids seemed to have improved compared to my first impression of them. Probably i was listening at too low a volume level at first... or maybe the tubes haven't warmed up properly just now.
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    Just got a little dot MKIII: first impressions vs dv332

    Swapped the tubes and the results were interesting. Or even shocking. - dv332 using ge5654 still retained the sound characteristics that i'm familiar with it; still light on bass, having maybe just abit more bass; mids were kinda abit more recessed/less smooth. - however, LD MKIII using LM...
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