Good stuff!

@B9Scrambler Thanks! Love it.

Dope review as per

@Codename john Thank you.

Welcome to the club amigo. Still, I really encourage you to try the JVC Tips.

ps: I told you about the Z5

@F700 Glad to be in the club. I dont regret the Z5 because I am a sony fanboy.
(although the N3 is taking over the Z5´s playtime haha.)

EDIT: I have tried the jvc (and azla´s) and they dont fit me well. I love the sound I am getting with the type E´s so I am not complaining.

Pretty sure these are 32 ohm =)

@moskwiz That is the N3BP version. The N3AP that I have are 16 ohms. Most likely the BP (that includes a balanced cable) have higher resistance to prevent hissing that might come from a balanced amp since those usually have higher output impedance than SE output.

They are not discontinued (at least not in Japan)

They are sold in pretty much every Japanese store including Amazon in 3 version (N1, N3, N3 with balanced cable)

They cost ~150€ (final cost for import including shipping and taxes in Germany), the MSRP in Germany was 199€ back when they were sold here.

You can also get replacement cables and tips in Japan, I'd recommend to just import them.

I agree with whatever @RikudouGoku wrote, except where vocal is a bit recessed. Yesterday I auditioned 6 IEMs (Moondrop Blessing 2, Moondrop Variations, FiiO FH5, FiiO FH7, Sony IER-Z1R and Sony XBA-N3). I am owning FiiO FH3 as my daily driver for 7 months now. XBA-N3 is really my no1 according to my taste, most forward vocal and natural timbre, very open airy and not harshy treble, superb bass. Maybe the other IEMs need other DAC to perform well. I tested on my FiiO Q3 dac-amp (bass mode ON for others, but OFF for XBA-N3). Actually FiiO FH3 (bass ON) almost sounds same as XBA-N3, except XBA-N3's superior naturality and timbre. Now I understand why people said FH3 has a bit metallic vocal, due to BA timbre. Maybe I will buy XBA-N3 in future, or perhaps Sony will release new XBA-N3 model? Thanks @RikudouGoku you reviews so far suit my taste. From FiiO FH3, Radius deep mount tips and few other 3-4 iems I;ve auditioned

"the question now is…where do Z5/N3 users go next?" Do you have an answer to that question ?

@prawdziwysimone IER-Z1R is the only upgrade I know.... sadly...