Picked up the Sony XBA - A3 to compliment my Z5.
Impressions/comparisons?
Picked up the Sony XBA - A3 to compliment my Z5.
Impressions/comparisons?
Hi All!
Thanks for the awesome thread. I'm taking a really hard look at the Sony XBA-A3's, do they have a lot of sub bass? Will it sound like a sub woofer in my ear? I love low end rumble, but I heard in some reviews that the bass can be lacking?
Bass isn't the end all be all for IEM's, I love sparkly high's and a wide soundstage too, but its presence should be FELT when needed. If I'm spending over $250 for IEM's, I want to make sure it hits all the marks.
Just wondering if the A3's will have that nice low end sub bass, to go a long with it's super tweeting highs
Thanks!
- Joe
Z5 and A3 have many similarities but the A3 is a bit more V Shaped and the instruments sound further apart. I think both have great sub Bass , bass impact but the A3 bass sounds like it hits harder due to it having that V Shape. The Z5 is a bit more refine and the A3 is more raw and agressive in a good way. Both have great bass, both have bass that hits hard and goes deeper than any BA Earphone. I will say the Z5 and the A3 only can be challenged in the bass department with Aurisonics but in the sound stage, Mids and Treble the Z5 and A3 easily beats it.
Actually Velvets have siginificantly more subbass than A3s. A3s have more mid-bass though.
Actually Velvets have siginificantly more subbass than A3s. A3s have more mid-bass though.
For double the price. Though, that's saying something for the A3, if it can compete with IEM's twice its price.
Im glad you think that but from my experience with earsonics for the past 7 years I do not believe it does and the sound stage is narrow. I dont even think the Velvet has deeper bass than the Shure 846. I wished my ears were like yours . if minewere I would have bought the Velvet a long time ago.
I like my RHA T10i's out of my FiiO X3ii, but the subbass is subdued. I personally don't think that these can be called "basshead" IEM's, but they are bassy.
*edit* Just changed tips from the single flange to the bi-flange tips, and the bass definitely improved. Now, the same song gives me a little tickle in the ear canal, at the same volume. But, I have both 31Hz and 62Hz turned up to +6 on my FiiO, using the bass filters of the T10i's.
Yeah, got it yesterday, and have been playing with it since. Your EQ suggestion is interesting, and does let the bass loose, but it's missing the sparkle in the highs, like with Norah Jones. I'll have to play with it a little, but I like it.
Well thats the problem man , its your choice of music (Norah Jones). <---- Joking!