While they may be of similar quality overall, I guess its hard to recommend a dynamic speaker headphone as a replacement for a dual BA. Going by Rin Choi's analysis I guess you could search for a Brainwavz B2 or Rock It R50, they should be in the same ballpark.

You could try to remove the acoustic dampers. They are located under the dust mesh, just pull them out using tweezers. Sometimes clogging of the dampers can cause balance issues, but normally it should affect treble and bass as well as total volume, not only bass. Above that repairing it might...

The BA200 damper was quite easy to extract using the cleaning tool and a pair of tweezers for me, but mileage may vary. The Knowles dampers will be far easier to remove because the metal casing is bent, giving any tool you use a lever to pull on.   Here is a very detailed description of...

You can actually just take a look at the Knowles site, they have a list of distributors for each region.   Mouser seems to be one option, you can choose between different dampers labeled as "Plug, 2.08 dia." from this list:   http://www.mouser.sg/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=dampers   This...

I've read that many are quite successful in using the Knowles dampers to replace and to experiment. The only problem is that they are quite hard to get: I've got to pay 20€ shipping for a 1€ item, thats rough.   Here is the article where Rin tested different Knowles dampers, I'm sure it has...

Fortunately I could manually repair them after they told me to get rid of it. The acoustic damper was clogged here as well, removing it solved the muted headphone problem. I haven't gotten a chance to try the BA100 they let me keep, but I doubt that they are a match for the BA200.   Now I...

Just in case this information will benefit anyone: TDK is apparently totally out of stock of the BA200s. I've only had mine for a few weeks until the left headphone started to fail. TDK service sent me a BA100 as a replacement (they didn't want the old one back). When I insisted on a BA200 they...

Why ebay, with the current discount they are priced really good from the site itself.

Quote:   To be honest, since I returned my Ultraphile a week ago I can't offer you a direct comparison. They indeed look nice and the cable is also very nice. And yes, in retrospect they are also smaller than the XE200Pro. The bass is indeed quite strong and I can't remember any issues...

You mean the Ultraphiles? I think there was some issue with the soldering, the left earbud just stopped working after 5 days. The Ultraphile are Y-split.   But there sound is good, I think not as good as the XE200Pro or TDIII v2 but the gap is not that big.

My XE200Pro, the replacement for my former Ultraphile that broke after just 4 days of use, arrived today. Unfortunately I can't really recall the sound quality of the Ultraphile but I have a feeling that the XE200Pro is a bit better. The bass is good but not overpowering, the soundstage is wide...

I had to send them back, but I do live in Germany so he might only require the "cut the cords" from foreign customers because of the shipping costs.

I found the splitter to be a bit heavy. Thanks for your opinion, Thomas will now exchange my Ultraphiles with the XE200PRO. The J-cord suits me more as well.

Quote:   How high would you rate the differences between the earphones, especially between the XE200Pro, the TDIII V2 and the Ultraphile? I assume you recieved the walnut version of the first one?    

Interesting, thank you for your opinion. Are you suire about the similarities between the XSR and the Ultraphile? If only the Blackwood version of the XE200Pro was still available, I'm not too sure about the walnut.

May I ask what the base of your assumption is?

Hey guys,   unfortuantely the left earbud of my pair of Ultraphiles stopped playing after aprox. 25h of burning includig me carrying them around for a few times, so right now I'm not too convinced by the quality control and build quality of the IEMs.   Before I'll request another...

Quote: Interesting, they aren't cheap either, around 50€ here. So at least we know that the Ultraphile aren't actually only worth the 30€ reduced price, considering the steep normal price.   By the way, I did try all of the different tips now and I think I'll settle with the triple...

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  Quote: I'd say just write them, considering what I've heard about their support you might just get a new pair.     Nice to hear you are satisfied as well. Which UE did you compare them to?  

Hey guys, I just recieved my pair of Xears Ultraphile and have them both plugged into my ears right now and boy, I am really surprised. I thought I'd give you a quick first Hands on, but bear in mind that they haven't recieved any proper burn in yet and that I am no former headphone reviewer or...

Quote: Yeah, I'm already really curious how this one will turn out. Thomas told me that the Ultraphile is the best one in his opinion from the Xears line up right now. My CX300 II broke a few weeks ago, a headphone that I've been rocking for quite some time now. The MetroFi 170 are...

I talked to Thomas and just ordered the Ultraphile. I will offer a review after I get it and treat it with a 50h burn in, although I must say that I'm no headphone expert and can only compare it to a pair of MetroFi 170s.