[arielext]

The stry in a nutshell: After using numerous iem's I bought a pair of westone ES2's 4 years ago and never looked back, forgetting about the iem scene. Those ES2's are so perfectly matching all i ever looked for in a piece of equipment i nowadays only use in the train to and from work.
Since I'm a bit of a purist (soundwise, not language wise

) I don't think stepping back to anything less then the ES2's is a viable option for me, eventually i will force myself to buy new custom made iem's anyway

So here's my question: Get me up 2 date with all the new custom iem's (with their pro's and cons) that came out in the last few years. For example: what are the westone ES3X (flat es3's?).
I'll be visiting head-fi more; missed the place a lot.

 

[MaloS]

From what I gathered so far, ES3X is everything an ES2 owner was left wanting. It is basically the improved custom (unlike ES3 which was bumped in midrange for on-stage use)...so your path is fairly natural.

 

[music_4321]

Basically you need to do some reading on the ES3X, UE-11pro, UE-10pro, ACS-T1, ACS-T2.

The ES3X only came out 1.5 months ago and is getting some very good reviews here and elsewhere - price $850

 

[Sinocelt]

Why does it need to be replaced, if I may be so bold as to inquire? Has it in some way deteriorated, over those four years?

 

[zb0430]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinocelt /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why does it need to be replaced, if I may be so bold as to inquire? Has it in some way deteriorated, over those four years?

Well isn't that a silly question?

This is head-fi....

Because he has an insatiable disease!

 

[arielext]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinocelt /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why does it need to be replaced, if I may be so bold as to inquire? Has it in some way deteriorated, over those four years?

The left wire connector is a bit loose, cable doesn't have a 100% fit anymore. I have a "turn head for automatic mono mode" feature now

Besided that the whole fit of the left piece isn't 100% anymore.

 

[digihead]

I can't tell you enough how much I enjoy the ES3x. This is coming from an ES2 owner. They maintain the best of the ES2 and just take it up about 10 levels.

 

[Sinocelt]

Quote:

Originally Posted by arielext /img/forum/go_quote.gif The left wire connector is a bit loose, cable doesn't have a 100% fit anymore. I have a "turn head for automatic mono mode" feature now Besided that the whole fit of the left piece isn't 100% anymore.

Thank you. This is one precious piece of information for me, as I've been thinking about customs but can't really afford to change them all that often. I can see myself spending $100/year on IEMs, but for the moment, any more than that wouldn't be too reasonable.

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for the "feature"!