[ibis99]

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Originally Posted by cancam /img/forum/go_quote.gif hi Mark & Spyro, thanks for your cms however, my friend's experience told me that shure530 is a bit imbalanced Undoubtedly, the performance of vocal is really great, but treble and bass are a bit weak Sorry, I need to make sth clear, I think I am concerning more about the treble performance since most of my songs are female vocals, there are classical pieces also

SE530's have very good bass and great mids with adequite highs. The TF10 has very good bass, good mids, and great highs with a wider soundstage possibly due to the somewhat recessed mids.

I have never heard the Westones so can't help you there.

 

[toughnut]

Spyro, u are the first person i recalled to mention that TF10P fit better and more comfortable than W3. I personally encounter the same but with UM2 instead.

 

[cancam]

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Originally Posted by fyu /img/forum/go_quote.gif oh wow. You are in Hong Kong. The W3s must be cheap there. ~$295? I wish I could grab a pair at that price.

$295 ? Are you talking about USD ??

It is impossible to get on in HK = =
It should be around $400

By the way, what do u guys prefer btw tf 10 pro and westone 3

 

[fyu]

Yes. $295 USD. The chinese distributors dropped prices very eary on. 1880 yuan from the mainland.

 

[discombobulation]

I got my W3 for about $3000HKD at Kingsound in Mongkok
Website

I auditioned the W3 and TF10 there, settled for the W3 because of the overall better presentation, more lush bass that became part of the music instead of just being called upon when needed in the TF10. Also the trebles seemed less grainy and more refined, if not quite as well extended. Mids were more forward than the relatively scooped sound of the TF10, and I also felt that the W3 handled nearly all genres well, while the TF10 shone for some pieces and made others sound awkward.

 

[cancam]

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Originally Posted by fyu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes. $295 USD. The chinese distributors dropped prices very eary on. 1880 yuan from the mainland.

Ya, the price in mainland is really low
But where can I get one priced at 1880 yuan, I saw it priced at 2180 yuan......
Any websites for reference??

 

[cancam]

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Originally Posted by discombobulation /img/forum/go_quote.gif I got my W3 for about $3000HKD at Kingsound in Mongkok Website I auditioned the W3 and TF10 there, settled for the W3 because of the overall better presentation, more lush bass that became part of the music instead of just being called upon when needed in the TF10. Also the trebles seemed less grainy and more refined, if not quite as well extended. Mids were more forward than the relatively scooped sound of the TF10, and I also felt that the W3 handled nearly all genres well, while the TF10 shone for some pieces and made others sound awkward.

Thanks for your comments on Westone 3
By the way, what don't you get one from mainland China?? Much cheaper!

 

[discombobulation]

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Originally Posted by cancam /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for your comments on Westone 3 By the way, what don't you get one from mainland China?? Much cheaper!

This may sound weird, but I want to support Kingsound. They stock, and let you audition, a massive range of IEMs. I can just imagine that they must have a hard time staying afloat, since their business is so specialist, so for that reason I don't mind paying a little bit more to help them get by + their service is excellent and friendly.

 

[cancam]

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Originally Posted by discombobulation /img/forum/go_quote.gif This may sound weird, but I want to support Kingsound. They stock, and let you audition, a massive range of IEMs. I can just imagine that they must have a hard time staying afloat, since their business is so specialist, so for that reason I don't mind paying a little bit more to help them get by + their service is excellent and friendly.

Oh, are you come from HK?

 

[jyle_t]

seriously why do ppl always say SE530 have good bass, when i can barely hear it at all? its even weaker than SA6 to me.

TF10pro's bass is so much more, they're not even close.

 

[Currawong]

Qusp, as an MOT, you aren't allowed to give subjective opinions on anything in the forums. Just thought I'd let you know.

 

[dragoonf144]

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Originally Posted by jyle_t /img/forum/go_quote.gif seriously why do ppl always say SE530 have good bass, when i can barely hear it at all? its even weaker than SA6 to me. TF10pro's bass is so much more, they're not even close.

I've owned the triplefis and now own the se530. In terms of quantity, they're pretty much the same imo. (triplefi might be very slightly less though)

This gave an impression of the triplefis being slightly punchier while the shures are more smoother.

But both are very very similar imo.

You probably didn't get a good seal (even if you thought you did) or it was faulty or something. Maybe the connectors of the extension cord was sightly disconnected.

 

[analogbox]

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Originally Posted by jyle_t /img/forum/go_quote.gif seriously why do ppl always say SE530 have good bass, when i can barely hear it at all? its even weaker than SA6 to me. TF10pro's bass is so much more, they're not even close.

Maybe you don't have a good seal with your pair but one of the reasons I sold E500(=SE530) over TF10 is because of it's over powering bass. Whenever I used E500, I had to EQ the bass down just to be able to pick up the details in the lower mid range. Compared to E500, TF10 had more detailed, refined bass.

I agree with mark about SE530 having the most luscious mid range. They reminded me of HD650 when it comes to mid range. Smooth and full is how I would describe it.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by Spyro /img/forum/go_quote.gif Qusp...you are a "member of the trade"? For Westone by chance? There is absolutley NO WAY W3 is more balanced than TFPro. I would bet huge money that W3 is the most V-shaped freq response of any IEM ever made, period. As far as the midrange, I still prefer the smoothness of TFPro. It is slightly blurry but present whereas W3 it is a little siblant and clearly recessed. It is neither one's strong point but at worst I would call it a wash (even). This is personal preference but I MUCH prefer fit and comfort of TFPro. Much easier and faster to take in and out and only tip portion is touching your ear canal versus entire fairly large housing of W3 being mashed up against your entire ear canal.

Wrong. Your fit is wrong. Very wrong. I know it is what alot of people were getting so far, but as with other IEMs it has been spoken that if you play with things you can get it to work much better - and it is especially the case here.

W3 does not have a V-Shape response, W3 is not sibilant, W3 does not have recessed mids (actually it has forward midrange response, with similar bass strength to follow and softened treble).

 

[geremy]

It's hilarious that spyro accuses qusp as being a westone MoT when he lives in Australia and recommended the shure se530 over the westone.