[Jeremypsp]

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The 3 month warranty is ridiculous and even unfair to buyers. I almost fell victim of that with the cable broken a couple days ago for the EX600. It was close to the end of the 3 month period.
Now I am gonna sell the new pair once I receive the replacement from S.

Those cables look strong but they seem to break easily, the ex1000 too
 

 

[Selenium]

They do? I've only seen one such reported issue personally.
 
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Those cables look strong but they seem to break easily, the ex1000 too
 

 

 

[barid]

If only I could get the EX1000 sound in the IE8 shell.  The fit of the Sony's kills it for me though....too annoying.
 
 

 

[lee730]

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If only I could get the EX1000 sound in the IE8 shell.  The fit of the Sony's kills it for me though....too annoying.
 
 

Did you consider the FX700?

 

[Jeremypsp]

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They do? I've only seen one such reported issue personally.
 


 

I'm not sure, the demo set I was trying had the connects of the right wire busted. 

 

[barid]

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Did you consider the FX700?

 
Yeah, I've been considering...just haven't pulled the trigger.  Was holding off b/c I've been tempted to try a custom as well.  Not totally decided yet.

 

[lee730]

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Yeah, I've been considering...just haven't pulled the trigger.  Was holding off b/c I've been tempted to try a custom as well.  Not totally decided yet.

Yeah same with me. Saving up for the Heir 8A...

 

[Selenium]

That's a good way of spreading disinformation. Keep it up.
 
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I'm not sure, the demo set I was trying had the connects of the right wire busted. 

 

 

[geared2play]

 
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Yeah, I've been considering...just haven't pulled the trigger.  Was holding off b/c I've been tempted to try a custom as well.  Not totally decided yet.

There is hidden cost for custom, the ear molds. I was too considering customs. But ear molds cost 150 in my area.
 
 

 

[SladeNoctis]

 
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That's a good way of spreading disinformation. Keep it up.
 


 

I'm about to receive the ex1000 from a former headfier, i was wondering whats your personal experience with the ex1000 and the xba-1 since all the impressions I've read that the xba-1 are actually more better in sound compared to the xba-4 due to the sound being more neutral.
 

 

[Selenium]

The XBA-1 shares a similar balance of bass/mids/treble, though I'd say the mids are a wee bit more forward. The soundstage of the XBA-1 is more typical than the EX1000's "out-of-head" presentation but it's still quite good. It's a bit more forgiving but doesn't have the incredible timbre of the EX1000. Though the timbre is still pretty good.
 
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I'm about to receive the ex1000 from a former headfier, i was wondering whats your personal experience with the ex1000 and the xba-1 since all the impressions I've read that the xba-1 are actually more better in sound compared to the xba-4 due to the sound being more neutral.
 

 

 

[Jeremypsp]

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That's a good way of spreading disinformation. Keep it up.
 


 

It happened 2 times on two different demo sets, so yeah. 
 

 

[Selenium]

Seems like a great way of assessing build quality to me. Going by damage to demo sets, that is. Same reason I didn't by a Nintendo 3DS -- one of the buttons on the demo system was sticking so I just assumed they were all like that.
 
*thumbs up*
 
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It happened 2 times on two different demo sets, so yeah. 
 

 

 

[SladeNoctis]

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The XBA-1 shares a similar balance of bass/mids/treble, though I'd say the mids are a wee bit more forward. The soundstage of the XBA-1 is more typical than the EX1000's "out-of-head" presentation but it's still quite good. It's a bit more forgiving but doesn't have the incredible timbre of the EX1000. Though the timbre is still pretty good.
 


 

Hmm so would the XBA-1 are in the same level as the EX600? I'm asking because i would love to have my EX1000  for my listening at my soundboard/setup/ possibly casual walking while having another IEM that have a similar sound but of course not in same quality as the EX1000 for my running/sports/out with friends.

 

[Burgerri]

Thanks for the info Lee, Jeremy,
 
Indeed the warranty of the Sony's would be a potential sticking point. Although I read that the Sony's are pretty bulletproof but then again its always good to have that assurance that if problems occur, it wont be money down the toilet.