gunnertown
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Requirement:
I had an SM E30 which I lost.So I am in need of a new IEM which will be my daily driver.I listen mostly to pop,trance and I would use these during my daily office travel.
My preferences:
I have narrowed down to XBA-3 and Shure SE215 as these are easily available in my town.
Confusion:
I have read that XBA-3 sound unnatural due to the fact that these are BA's.They emphasize more on instrument seperation ,Have a wider soundstage and are a bit sibilant.
While SE215's being dynamic sound very warm and isolate very well but have narrow soundstage and average instrument seperation.
I do not prefer the Y-type cord design in XBA -3 and fear the issue in cable connectors of SE215 as I would not be able to audition both of them.
I am inclined to the SE215 assuming that the single dynamic driver would satisfy my requirements but still believe I would compromise something as I will not go for another IEM, probably for the next 1.5 to 2 years.
So I need your inputs before drawing to a conclusion.
I have tried to gather maximum possible information by reading many related posts in Head-fi and since I wasn't able to derive at a conclusion I am creating this thread.
I had an SM E30 which I lost.So I am in need of a new IEM which will be my daily driver.I listen mostly to pop,trance and I would use these during my daily office travel.
My preferences:
I have narrowed down to XBA-3 and Shure SE215 as these are easily available in my town.
Confusion:
I have read that XBA-3 sound unnatural due to the fact that these are BA's.They emphasize more on instrument seperation ,Have a wider soundstage and are a bit sibilant.
While SE215's being dynamic sound very warm and isolate very well but have narrow soundstage and average instrument seperation.
I do not prefer the Y-type cord design in XBA -3 and fear the issue in cable connectors of SE215 as I would not be able to audition both of them.
I am inclined to the SE215 assuming that the single dynamic driver would satisfy my requirements but still believe I would compromise something as I will not go for another IEM, probably for the next 1.5 to 2 years.
So I need your inputs before drawing to a conclusion.
I have tried to gather maximum possible information by reading many related posts in Head-fi and since I wasn't able to derive at a conclusion I am creating this thread.
