Quote: Originally Posted by mvw2 The stock foams did seem to somewhat readily get in the way of the port. As well, it noticeably soaked up some of the top end making treble information slightly quiet. I plopped on Shure Olives and all is well. I love the Olives. For both of my...

I own ie8 and then W3 and then UM3X. I bought W3 only after 3 mins testing, its sound a amazing especially for rock and metal. Once I bought it and listen again and again, I start to encounter sibilant problem even changing source and amped. But, to be honest, I love the general signature of...

After purchased IE8, I had bought a W3 for compensation. And finally, I bought the UM3X yesterday! I faced two problem on W3. 1) serious sibilant problem even changed source (ipc,marantz, mr1, amp3) and amped (D10). 2)The sound quality deteriorate with the increased volume over a certain limit...

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Quote: Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict Budget? What features do you need, like DAC, or bass boost, or crossfeed switches? How big or small does it need it be? Is there anything about the sound that you'd like the amp to improve, like reduce the bass, or bring the mids...

After owning the IE8, I have bought a W3 for my rock music. I am using IPC as source and want to buy an protable amp for these combo. Any suggestion? Thanks!

After I got my IE8,I bought another IEM for my gf. To compensate the weakness of IE8, I bought W3. Same song reproduce in these IEM are totally different and I 'm quite enjoy to switch using them. Simply compared, the sound from IE8 is rather natural, less detail, you are sitting at the front...

Quote: Originally Posted by cn11 I think the S9 is a touch better than the X for the IE8's with rock music, for the same reasons stated above. It just seems to light up the Senns better... Thanks for your help on the other hand, I am using AIFF in IPC, its simply convert the CD...

Quote: Originally Posted by cn11 You're spot on... I found the IE8's a little better with the S9 too. That energy helps for sure. That's not to say you don't hear the same level of detail with them through the X, because it is there, it's just a bit more forward with the S9. If I hadn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by HONEYBOY Two main criticisms of the IE8 are that the mid range and treble errs on the scale of insufficiency. If you're longing for more treble energy then get the S9 although that will come at the expense of the mid-range being a bit more distant than the X...

I know this is rather difficult to say which player is the best, like S9 or X-1000, however, based on the weakness of IE8, which player is most suitable for that? Thanks!

Hi everyone, firstly, please tolerate my bad English, this is my first post using English I upgraded my UE SF 5 to IE8 last week, after a week burning with pink noise, I found that my IE8 improved significantly, I satisfy with my IE8 overall, especially listening to jazz, pop, hip hop and...