Reviews by Drago20Love
DISCLAIMER:
I bought VR3000 and liked it, so then I bought A3000, A4000 and A5000 to compare, I’ve had them all for about 2 months or so, just a Hobbyist reviewer, so please take it with a grain of salt, also my English might not be perfect, sorry.
PRESENTATION:
Same as A3000 and A4000, same box, same body shape (perfect for my giga-small ears), same carrying case (bad for the price, a metal case would be nice), same plastic build quality (pathetic for the price), upgraded cable (yaaaay!).
SOURCES:
PC + CX31993 or Avani dongle dac, PC + topping E30 & L30, Sony ZX707 DAP, Xperia 10 IV phone – A5000 needs same power as A4000 (less than A3000), just the cheap dongle is fine to be honest.
MUSIC:
I listen a little bit of everything, electronic with big sub-bass or mid-bass centric, rock, pop, metal, classical, instrumental, orchestral, jazz, kpop, anime songs.
SOUND:
Some might say U shape, some might even V shape, for me it’s more like a W shape (even with slight recessed mids I think they are in a nice level still), slight priority to the sub-bass.
Bass: Decent quantity, not basshead level but really enjoyable quantity enough for every genre, sub-bass priority, it doesn’t extend that much, well bodied but not too much, slight warm witch gives some musicality to the sound in general, nice quality but not great, mid-bass with a little less presence than sub-bass, not that punchy or deep but mixes well with sub-bass, slight warm to it too.
Mids: Slightly recessed, instrument separation + space between instruments it´s really great! Slight priority to instruments over voices, absolutely great for anything instrumental, it adds some nice texture to voices and instruments, timbre and tonality are great too (maybe A4000 still like 5% better in that regard), nice detail, some micro detail but definitely not a strong pint, some warmth and body to the voices, does a great job at recovering background instruments, would have loved if mids weren’t recessed
Highs: I'm kind of a trebblehead so I like bright earphones, this is one of those, if you are treble sensitive this won’t do it for you, even as a treble head the A5000 gets fatiguing after a while, and it´s not like it has great extension or a nice airy sensation, so treble it’s a little weird, edgy, not for everyone and it´s the A5000 huge weak point. As someone extremely sensible for sibilances I can only get a little of those so not a problem with sibilances in particular.
Technicalities: Great soundstage and imaging (bigger and better than A4000 in some songs), loved them for gaming, detail is nice, some micro detail recovery but it’s not a really detailed IEM, instrument separation is great, never sounded congested to me, overall great technicalities but not the clinical sounding type.
FINAL
VR3000: My first Final, I liked it, big sub-bass but not basshead levels, a little mushy in general, weird mids, heavy V shape sound so recessed mids, even then they maintain nice clarity but sometimes male voices almost disappear lol, safe highs but little sibilance and not very detailed.
A3000: Needs hella power, really flexible sound, decent sub-bass and mid-bass quantity, nice bass balance, good for electric music even (maybe a little more sub-bass would be better), mids great balance between voices and instruments, very bright but not aggressive or fatiguing, nice soundstage and imaging but A4000 is a step above in almost everything. The difference between the A3000 over the VR3000 is big, skip the VR3000 and go for A3000 if you only have $120.
A4000: Sweet sub-bass, a lot of electric bass recovery but sometimes it gets overwhelming, mid-bass a little dry for some electric music, timbre and tonality are great, some priority to voices over instruments (when not overwhelmed by electric bass lol), highs not very bright, not fatiguing, but some sibilances made me crazy sometimes (I’m VERY sensitive to sibilances so shouldn’t be a problem for a lot of people), great soundstage and precise imaging. Might be best balance between musicality and technicalities. 95-100% sound of A5000 in some songs, well mastered and technical songs is where A5000 leaves it behind (Not a massive difference but it’s notable) in clarity, instrument separation, instrument recovery, even bigger soundstage and more precise imaging. A4000 best bang for the buck for sure.
A8000: Will buy them at the end of the year, so let’s see how they compare, since A5000 felt like A3000MAX I do hope A8000 is more on the A4000 tuning territory. Edit (16/03/24): Did get the A8000 back in December but they were not as goos as I expected, lacking the slam and extension in bass I was expecting and also lacking extension and air on the highs, mids are fenomenal tho.
I bought VR3000 and liked it, so then I bought A3000, A4000 and A5000 to compare, I’ve had them all for about 2 months or so, just a Hobbyist reviewer, so please take it with a grain of salt, also my English might not be perfect, sorry.
PRESENTATION:
Same as A3000 and A4000, same box, same body shape (perfect for my giga-small ears), same carrying case (bad for the price, a metal case would be nice), same plastic build quality (pathetic for the price), upgraded cable (yaaaay!).
SOURCES:
PC + CX31993 or Avani dongle dac, PC + topping E30 & L30, Sony ZX707 DAP, Xperia 10 IV phone – A5000 needs same power as A4000 (less than A3000), just the cheap dongle is fine to be honest.
MUSIC:
I listen a little bit of everything, electronic with big sub-bass or mid-bass centric, rock, pop, metal, classical, instrumental, orchestral, jazz, kpop, anime songs.
SOUND:
Some might say U shape, some might even V shape, for me it’s more like a W shape (even with slight recessed mids I think they are in a nice level still), slight priority to the sub-bass.
Bass: Decent quantity, not basshead level but really enjoyable quantity enough for every genre, sub-bass priority, it doesn’t extend that much, well bodied but not too much, slight warm witch gives some musicality to the sound in general, nice quality but not great, mid-bass with a little less presence than sub-bass, not that punchy or deep but mixes well with sub-bass, slight warm to it too.
Mids: Slightly recessed, instrument separation + space between instruments it´s really great! Slight priority to instruments over voices, absolutely great for anything instrumental, it adds some nice texture to voices and instruments, timbre and tonality are great too (maybe A4000 still like 5% better in that regard), nice detail, some micro detail but definitely not a strong pint, some warmth and body to the voices, does a great job at recovering background instruments, would have loved if mids weren’t recessed
Highs: I'm kind of a trebblehead so I like bright earphones, this is one of those, if you are treble sensitive this won’t do it for you, even as a treble head the A5000 gets fatiguing after a while, and it´s not like it has great extension or a nice airy sensation, so treble it’s a little weird, edgy, not for everyone and it´s the A5000 huge weak point. As someone extremely sensible for sibilances I can only get a little of those so not a problem with sibilances in particular.
Technicalities: Great soundstage and imaging (bigger and better than A4000 in some songs), loved them for gaming, detail is nice, some micro detail recovery but it’s not a really detailed IEM, instrument separation is great, never sounded congested to me, overall great technicalities but not the clinical sounding type.
FINAL
VR3000: My first Final, I liked it, big sub-bass but not basshead levels, a little mushy in general, weird mids, heavy V shape sound so recessed mids, even then they maintain nice clarity but sometimes male voices almost disappear lol, safe highs but little sibilance and not very detailed.
A3000: Needs hella power, really flexible sound, decent sub-bass and mid-bass quantity, nice bass balance, good for electric music even (maybe a little more sub-bass would be better), mids great balance between voices and instruments, very bright but not aggressive or fatiguing, nice soundstage and imaging but A4000 is a step above in almost everything. The difference between the A3000 over the VR3000 is big, skip the VR3000 and go for A3000 if you only have $120.
A4000: Sweet sub-bass, a lot of electric bass recovery but sometimes it gets overwhelming, mid-bass a little dry for some electric music, timbre and tonality are great, some priority to voices over instruments (when not overwhelmed by electric bass lol), highs not very bright, not fatiguing, but some sibilances made me crazy sometimes (I’m VERY sensitive to sibilances so shouldn’t be a problem for a lot of people), great soundstage and precise imaging. Might be best balance between musicality and technicalities. 95-100% sound of A5000 in some songs, well mastered and technical songs is where A5000 leaves it behind (Not a massive difference but it’s notable) in clarity, instrument separation, instrument recovery, even bigger soundstage and more precise imaging. A4000 best bang for the buck for sure.
A8000: Will buy them at the end of the year, so let’s see how they compare, since A5000 felt like A3000MAX I do hope A8000 is more on the A4000 tuning territory. Edit (16/03/24): Did get the A8000 back in December but they were not as goos as I expected, lacking the slam and extension in bass I was expecting and also lacking extension and air on the highs, mids are fenomenal tho.
