[CalvinW]

Did they give up on the i3?

 

[raypin]

Mmm.....i3 is slated for 2017 release. Read it in one of the earlier post.

 

[Vunz]

Sound on Sound has published an interesting video about Audeze in general, and the iSines in particular:

https://youtu.be/Ou7_7Zf4rsM

 

[Vunz]

If they are good enough for Stevie Wonder... I am becoming increasingly more fascinated by these in-ears. I am loving my LCD-X cans, so if the iSines approach their sound signature, I'm sold!

 

[Audeze]

We had to change the industrial design of i3 just before IFA because of manufacturability issues. This caused a delay. We will release the i3 at CES 2017 in January. All acoustic design is complete. 
 
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  Did they give up on the i3?

 

[canali]

  Those are Jude's impressions and I also agree with them.
November can't come soon enough!

too many of jude's video reviews just sound like supportive sales pitches:
i take what he says with a grain of salt, as there is not enough balanced criticism.
(and to be fair I understand given the position he's in... is not an easy one to navigate).
this said, i am looking forward to more reviews of these....they sound pretty unique and exciting
from other online reviewers.
 
hopefully this series can replace the love many of us have (bassheads, bassheads 'lite' and even closet bassheads)
for the older, venerable sony mdr 7550, ex800/1000st series....they were warmish but also detailed and balanced
and with fab bass slam/air movement....but had a crappy fit and crap cable...weren't made for true portable 'walk around' use.

 

[Dillan]

too many of jude's reviews in videos I see just sound like supportive sales pitches:
there is not enough balanced criticism imo
(and to be fair I understand given the position he's in... is not an easy one to navigate).

Yea I never liked this either, but can understand why

 

[musicday]

Wonder how iSine 20 will sound when directly compared with W80.Time will tell

 

[raypin]

Mmm.....it is early days yet to judge and balance the merits and demerits of the iSine earphones. To be fair, he has been correct with regards to the KSE 1500 (brilliant) and the Focal Utopia (brilliant). I can attest to that, having made my decisions based on his recommendations in both cases. He has been spot on. Let's exercise some prudence and keep an open mind. Personally, I'd like to get my hands on the iSine 20 now because of its unique feature (planar magnetic in an earphone form factor even though I am not attracted to the design). What is holding me back is the upcoming iLCD.

 

[AxelCloris]

*mod comment* I've done some light housekeeping on the thread. Let's keep it on topic everyone.

 

[wuwhere]

Here's the impression (post #56) from HeadphoneAddict whose opinions and ears I trust.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/822365/2016-canjam-rmaf-impressions-denver/56

 

[Deftone]

Man theyre so ugly but i cant help but want to hear them, so many iems disspoint me when ive heard great headphones. But i need the portability so somones gotta break the middle ground sooner or later and the isine 20 could be it for me.

 

[abvolt]

awesome news i've been looking for a good pair of in-ear headphones..

 

[canali]

only proviso is that they're an open design....so from what i'm gathering:
don't expect to use them outside / in a cafe and block out the noise and only hear the music.
of course i could be wrong...so will hear back from people who're actually using them

 

[MacedonianHero]

I made the rounds and pretty much visited every vendor at RMAF this weekend. The new iSines where one of only a handful of products that really grabbed me. They sounded like full sized headphones! Simply amazing...while not the smallest form factor, they did go on quite quickly and didn't leak very much (even though they are open-backed). They sounded B-I-G, clean and very transparent. Really looking forward to reviewing them sometime down the road!