Earsonics SM3 Appreciation Thread - Third Time is a Charm?

[izaku]

Thanks. will try M1.
 
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The SM2 isn't exactly all that much cheaper though =O
 
IME & IMO, you can't go wrong with the Brainwavz M1. To these ears, the SM3 and the M1 carry a sound sig relatively similar (sans the finesse, presence, imaging and extensions on the M1), and they're cheap to boot =)

 

[svyr]

I think Kozee will do a reshell for $90 + $30 for the cable, not including shipping.

well, it would help if they actually replied to emails... since they didn't I went with UM. Getting impressions done next week.

hmmm, well, they replied, but 4 days isn't really a great response time. Still, they do offer a much more economic solution, especially if the end result quality is comparable.

 

[average_joe]

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I think Kozee will do a reshell for $90 + $30 for the cable, not including shipping.

well, it would help if they actually replied to emails... since they didn't I went with UM. Getting impressions done next week.

hmmm, well, they replied, but 4 days isn't really a great response time. Still, they do offer a much more economic solution, especially if the end result quality is comparable.

I am still waiting for my TF10 reshell, so I can't vouch for the quality yet, but Adam seems like he knows what he is doing and is concerned about making a high quality final product.

 

[oclafcire]

Just wanted to report that I bought a set of 5 replacement silicon tips straight from Earsonics. They just arrived, and I can immediately tell that they're different than the ones that came in the box. Look for yourselves. They sound noticeably better. No treble roll-off and increased instrument separation. Wow... I didn't think these things could get any better, but they just did.

old on left, new on right. MUCH wider hole for sound waves. YAY!

 

[Hero Kid]

They listened... wew!

 

[EraserXIV]

When did you originally purchase your SM3?

 

[Anaxilus]

^ Nice.  About time.

 

[airwax]

Indeed, those Sensorcom biflange tips really are perfect with the SM3s.

 

[Inks]

ahem those are the Earsonics and not Sensorcom tips I believe (the latter are white). Anyways, I think I got both of those biflange tips on my pair (perhaps they're doing this for new batches?), but I prefer my modded M6 Triflanges. 

 

[oclafcire]

Got em for Xmas. They were purchased from soundearphones no more than a month prior. And yes, these are the Earsonics silicon bi-flanges.

 

[airwax]

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ahem those are the Earsonics and not Sensorcom tips I believe (the latter are white). Anyways, I think I got both of those biflange tips on my pair (perhaps they're doing this for new batches?), but I prefer my modded M6 Triflanges. 

I know that. I was implying though that they look eerily similar to the sensorcoms.

 

[EraserXIV]

Hmm that's interesting. My SM3s are from October and they seem to have come with the newer tips that you just received. Do you have a clearer picture comparing the two tips?

 

[oclafcire]

Hmm that's interesting. My SM3s are from October and they seem to have come with the newer tips that you just received. Do you have a clearer picture comparing the two tips?

Will post. I'm at work right now. Gotta find a free min for a photoshoot

 

[daniel050489]

now that you mentioned it my SM3s sound a bit different since the return from RMA, I think the holes are bigger with the newer bi-flange tips but mine are loose and can get stuck to my ears when removing them. I think the treble improved a bit compared to when I had them last year. Also when I got the replacement SM3s the filters were a bit protruding so i pushed them all the way back.
 
Anyone got their SM3s re-shelled yet? I wonder if the treble will improve, just a bit more and I'll be satisfied with them...

 

[oclafcire]

Best I could do with my iphone camera. I think it's pretty obvious which is which.