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i am looking for a iem to companion my dba-02 which has a warmer sound signature with a wider sound stage but hopefully keeping as much of the clarity. i have been looking at dynamics such as the jvc fxt90, sony ex600 and re262. what do you think? thanks
All three should be good options. The FXT90 has a fairly forward presentation and the EX600 isn't really warm but I don't think you can be disappointed with any of them if your requirements aren't completely rigid.
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At last the much awaited XBA-4 review, many thanks! I was looking for an upgrade to my ortofon e-Q5s, but it would seem like these are not it...
If I might ask, will there be plans to review the Aurisonics ASG-1/AS-1 at some point in time? These have attained something of an FOTM status and I'm sure many will be interested in a review from yourself.
I should be able to get a loan of the ASG-1 in the future.
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Those XBA4s sound disappointing, XBA1 looks impressive though.
Indeed, wouldn't be surprised if it's technically very close to the XBA-4. Being 1/4 the price should help as well.
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Considering the review I'm surprised sound wise they got such a high score of 9. Sounds like they're an overall mixed bag of pluses and minuses.
Many thanks for the review joker. Right now I'm rather disillusioned with my X10. I personally hate the thin cord and think the overall formfactor although attractive won't stand the test of time. Right now I'm trying to decide whether to reshell them move them along to another home or wait until they bite the dust and then reshell them. i nearly traded them away a few days ago but the other party found another buyer before I could get a final answer to him about the trade.
That's the beauty of including numerical scores - reviews are partly semantics and the same review can be written in a positive or negative tone. I was disappointed with the Sonys from the day I first heard them at CES and I'm sure that shows through in the language. Numbers are honest, however - after some A:B listening I can say that I think the XBA-4 performs better than (for example) the X10 but worse than the GR07, which doesn't leave me any leeway in the scoring.
Oh and I wouldn't trust the X10 any further than the warranty period.
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Thanks for the great reviews as always joker. Been waiting a while for the XBA-4SL and that dampens my curiosity a little .
Though I'm a little surprised that the IMO overly close presentation of the X10 didn't prevent you from giving it a relatively high score. Keep up the good work.
Wouldn't recommend them to someone looking for a spacious presentation, that's for sure!
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thanks for your review of the xba-4, which was right on time.
I'm in the midst of looking for an iem which excels in the sub bass department in addition to my e-q5.
1. xba-4
2. westone 3
3. miles davis
4. atrios mg7
I was just about to go for the xba-4sl after all the hype about the quad driver but after reading your review, i might be better off with the miles davis after heavy discount : )
Just goes to show that it's not the number of drivers but what you do with them. If you can get the MD at some of these recent ridiculous discount prices, that's definitely the way to go. Otherwise the FX700 is still the king when comes to subbass+overall performance as far as I'm concerned. If isolation matters and you're more concerned with sub-bass than overall performance, the MG7 is also a good buy. The W3 has good bass but it simply doesn't dig as deep as the rest of these.
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Great reviews again for the X10 and XBA-4! My impressions were pretty similar to yours while trying out the Sonys.
Thanks!
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AAAH does anyone have any suggestions on where i should get Audeo Phonak PFE 012? liike any other sites that have a price tag of less than $100?? liike the one on Amazon cuz the one on Amazon doesnt shiip to Australia T^T
Soundearphones carries them but I would contact Phonak and ask about Australian distribution.
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QFT. and I gotta say I'm surprised the X10 scored so high. My impression was that it had inferior detail in both mids & bass compared to the TF10 and the bass overwhelmed the rest of the sound spectrum .
Noone is saying it's a better earphone than the TF10 but it does have a number of positive traits like a well-rounded (albeit intimate) presentation - great next to something like an HF5 or Fischer SBA-03 - as well as good bass depth, speed, etc.
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@joker
I received my Eterna today and so far I'm liking it, soundstage is really very immersive. treble seems to me lil bit more to me than with the brainwavz M2.
Thank You Joker
Great, glad you like them!