[salla45]

Cheers mate

i hope u get ur paír soon. These thing make my M50x and asg 1+ sound so-so now

inevitable i suppose. Glad ur enjoying ur's. I guess mine will arrive Monday or so (hopefully). I have imparted the cash, so it's a waiting game now...
 
I'm keenly interested to hear how transparent they are. I love that about great loudspeakers; when the sound just floats around and bears no relation to the speakers themselves. I think they call that "sound stage" or something - I'm hoping for a significant improvement over my Grado GR10s

 

[proedros]

Cheers mate

i hope u get ur paír soon. These thing make my M50x and asg 1+ sound so-so now

 
sell them 

 , that's what i did with my re262/600/272

 

[praneethbm]

Hey nice impressions guys. I am in a bigger conundrum after buying the AKGs. I am trying to find a backup/daily driver IEM that can offer a sound signature that is close to the AKGs but not as expensive so that I can use them on my subway ride to work. My 3003s stay at home. I just can't satisfy myself. My current IEM collection includes Shure SE 215, Klipsch S4, Harman NI and OM Audio Inearpeace.I was hoping the OM Audio ones would come close but they are too bassy. I guess it's touch to match the AKGs.

 

[robm321]

Etymotic ER4S? 

 

[up late]

Wow! These AKG are even brighter then my IE800.. 

think that's a fair call going on memory

 

[M-13]

Congrats to all the new owners. The K3003 is fantastic. I'm enjoying mine a lot. Fell in love with it last year and felt like it was easily a class or two above the SE846/IE800/W60. Now she plays with my Layla like best friends haha.

 

[james444]

Hey nice impressions guys. I am in a bigger conundrum after buying the AKGs. I am trying to find a backup/daily driver IEM that can offer a sound signature that is close to the AKGs but not as expensive so that I can use them on my subway ride to work. My 3003s stay at home. I just can't satisfy myself. My current IEM collection includes Shure SE 215, Klipsch S4, Harman NI and OM Audio Inearpeace.I was hoping the OM Audio ones would come close but they are too bassy. I guess it's touch to match the AKGs.

 
The $60 Ostry KC06 are pretty good "poor man's K3003s" imo. However, their isolation is rather low.
 
Other options include the $200 VE Duke and the $300 DUNU 2000J, both of which isolate better than the KC06. They're a bit spikier / sharper than the K3003 in treble though, which can be mitigated with third party tips on the former and a simple mod on the latter.

 

[Turrican2]

The $60 Ostry KC06 are pretty good "poor man's K3003s" imo. However, their isolation is rather low.

Other options include the $200 VE Duke and the $300 DUNU 2000J, both of which isolate better than the KC06. They're a bit spikier / sharper than the K3003 in treble though, which can be mitigated with third party tips on the former and a simple mod on the latter.

Keep an eye out for the 'Hyperdynamic Transducer' this is an iem which will likely be sold by Jaben Singapore. It's tuned to sound like the k3003 and it most certainly does. I heard it at canjam UK 2015. Given that it's meant to retail around $200 it should be a steal. Heres a photo which shows (very badly) the comparison graph between the 2 as well as the pre-production units themselves.

 

[leovu1995]

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[leovu1995]

Hey nice impressions guys. I am in a bigger conundrum after buying the AKGs. I am trying to find a backup/daily driver IEM that can offer a sound signature that is close to the AKGs but not as expensive so that I can use them on my subway ride to work. My 3003s stay at home. I just can't satisfy myself. My current IEM collection includes Shure SE 215, Klipsch S4, Harman NI and OM Audio Inearpeace.I was hoping the OM Audio ones would come close but they are too bassy. I guess it's touch to match the AKGs.

   Havi B3 Pro 1 buddy if u like wide soundstage iem. Never thought an $80 iem sounds that good

 

[praneethbm]

The $60 Ostry KC06 are pretty good "poor man's K3003s" imo. However, their isolation is rather low.

Other options include the $200 VE Duke and the $300 DUNU 2000J, both of which isolate better than the KC06. They're a bit spikier / sharper than the K3003 in treble though, which can be mitigated with third party tips on the former and a simple mod on the latter.

Keep an eye out for the 'Hyperdynamic Transducer' this is an iem which will likely be sold by Jaben Singapore. It's tuned to sound like the k3003 and it most certainly does. I heard it at canjam UK 2015. Given that it's meant to retail around $200 it should be a steal. Heres a photo which shows (very badly) the comparison graph between the 2 as well as the pre-production units themselves.

   Havi B3 Pro 1 buddy if u like wide soundstage iem. Never thought an $80 iem sounds that good

I appreciate all the responses. I will try to give k06s and Havi b3 a shot, as they are cheaper and will fit my use case.

Cheers. I love my AKGs though.

 

[james444]

Keep an eye out for the 'Hyperdynamic Transducer' this is an iem which will likely be sold by Jaben Singapore. It's tuned to sound like the k3003 and it most certainly does. I heard it at canjam UK 2015. Given that it's meant to retail around $200 it should be a steal. Heres a photo which shows (very badly) the comparison graph between the 2 as well as the pre-production units themselves.

 
Thanks for the heads-up. Looking at that photo in full size, they seem to graph quite differently (up to ~7db) in the upper mids. Did you notice that during your A/B comparison?

 

[Turrican2]

Thanks for the heads-up. Looking at that photo in full size, they seem to graph quite differently (up to ~7db) in the upper mids. Did you notice that during your A/B comparison?

Didn't notice, although it was a quick comparison in a fairly noisy environment with unfamiliar tips. However the general signature was eerily close and I could tell there and then that I want a set of these. I also bought a set of the tips that were attached (spin fits) and I'm loving those on the k3003, best I've tried to date.

I also am waiting on a pair of custom 'snugs' to be delivered, those should be the ultimate tips but we'll see.

 

[proedros]

anyone here who has paired his K3003 with the ZX2 , impressions ?

 

[james444]

I also bought a set of the tips that were attached (spin fits) and I'm loving those on the k3003, best I've tried to date.

 
Personally I don't like the Spinfits at all (the Japanese Sarounbi version, haven't heard the other ones). Their bore is narrow compared to stock tips' in the first place, plus they have an inner constriction that makes them even narrower. Each to their own, I guess.