are the w3 really better than shure se530?

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by antonyfirst /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah basically: do all the work Westone should have done in your place to make them sound good.

They charge $400 more to get that work done for you

 

[antonyfirst]

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Originally Posted by jyle_t /img/forum/go_quote.gif just wondering, is that what makes some IEMs warm sounding? SA6 has something similar. i think TF10pro doesn't have that 12-15k roll off.

No, it's not really that. If you want warm sound, boost the lower midrange and the surrounding frequencies; you don't want to have treble peaks either. Treble extention doesn't exclude a warm sound.

 

[antonyfirst]

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Originally Posted by MaloS /img/forum/go_quote.gif They charge $400 more to get that work done for you

Hopefully, if they can have the ES3X custom molds fit in your ears at the first (or second) attempt. Otherwise you keep paying to help them learn.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by antonyfirst /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hopefully, if they can have the ES3X custom molds fit in your ears at the first (or second) attempt. Otherwise you keep paying to help them learn.

Better than $10000 in hospital bills for integrating the driver entirely into your earcanal.

 

[VoLTaG3]

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Originally Posted by MaloS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Better than $10000 in hospital bills for integrating the driver entirely into your earcanal.

I want that!!!

 

[antonyfirst]

That's what they call Ultimate Ears.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by antonyfirst /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's what they call Ultimate Ears.

With emphasis on mate...

 

[musicmind]

...and tears

 

[Pianist]

LOL

 

[pyrokid]

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Originally Posted by Deulce /img/forum/go_quote.gif i know what EQ is. i don't know what SQ is.

sound quality.
wow, that must have made a lot of reviews confusing!

EDIT: oh, duh, I didn't see there were other pages...

 

[moseboy]

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Originally Posted by MaloS /img/forum/go_quote.gif This picture is exactly what Westone 3 with triflanges sounds like. This is not limitation of the driver (the driver attains 18khz actually). This is the limitation of what the triflange does. Try it with gels - different, try with complies - different. Figure out how to fit it correctly - you will get 20-18 (yes the quoted response) without any peaks in any area.

Wait.... You're telling me that the tri-flanges, which in the past have been known as the tips to use for optimal detail on earphones like the ER-4, actually cut 4-6kHz off of the audible upper frequency response of the Westone 3.

Really.

EDIT: Also, VoLTaG3, the yellow foamies don't do it for me. Sorry.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by moseboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wait.... You're telling me that the tri-flanges, which in the past have been known as the tips to use for optimal detail on earphones like the ER-4, actually cut 4-6kHz off of the audible upper frequency response of the Westone 3. Really.

Yes, that is what I am telling you.

 

[Spyro]

This is probably because there is about a 1/4 mile distance between the end of the nozzle and the end of the tri-flange tip.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by Spyro /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is probably because there is about a 1/4 mile distance between the end of the nozzle and the end of the tri-flange tip.

Aye, that's kind of the gist I think. You need to get the driver closer to the eardrum to have treble extension, but with majority of the tips that results in rocky mountains in the highs...so the challenge is figuring out how to flatten the highlands.

 

[Spyro]

After jerking around with them for 2 months I found the regular complys to be the most reliable and forgiving tip soundwise.