[avraham]

   

Trying to nudge me over to the "gotta buy more Oppo" group?  

 

How am I doing?  Waiting for FedEx to deliver the PM-3s any minute now, I think I hear the truck in the distance.

 

[ImmaLizard]

Just received my PM-3s.  Thoroughly impressed thus far.  Plenty of testing still to do, but initial pairing with the HA-2 is superb.

 

[meetoo1]

 
How am I doing?  Waiting for FedEx to deliver the PM-3s any minute now, I think I hear the truck in the distance.

I too have the PM-1 and am interested in a SQ comparison.  I await your comparison post...

 

[JML]

 
How am I doing?  Waiting for FedEx to deliver the PM-3s any minute now, I think I hear the truck in the distance.

Bookmarked and ready to go as soon as you give the word.

 

[avraham]

I unboxed the PM-3s, listened to Tidal through my macbook pro.  Then listened to Tidal through HA-1 using both PM-1s & PM-3s.  I need a lot more time comparing but first impressions, I don't hear that much difference between the two headphones.  The PM-3s are easily the best sounding and most comfortable portable headphones I have ever reviewed.  Oppo has hit another out of the ballpark  IMHO.

 

[MattTCG]

Waiting for more impressions. Anyone got the sony mdr-z7 or momentum 2 for comparison? 

 

[MattTCG]

  I unboxed the PM-3s, listened to Tidal through my macbook pro.  Then listened to Tidal through HA-1 using both PM-1s & PM-3s.  I need a lot more time comparing but first impressions, I don't hear that much difference between the two headphones.  The PM-3s are easily the best sounding and most comfortable portable headphones I have ever reviewed.  Oppo has hit another out of the ballpark  IMHO.

 
How do you compare the pm-3 against the hd650? I realize that yes, that are very different. But I'm most curious about the mids. 
 
thanks!!

 

[jh7000]

If anyone can comment on isolation from external noise (Ideally a plane...) it would be much appreciated!
 
Hoping these isolate well enough that I can replace my bose QC25 with the PM-3.

 

[miceblue]

If anyone can comment on isolation from external noise (Ideally a plane...) it would be much appreciated!

Hoping these isolate well enough that I can replace my bose QC25 with the PM-3.

It's about average for a portable headphone, maybe slightly more noise isolation. I think it would be impossible to beat the QC series' active noise canceling technology with passive noise isolation though. The closest headphone I've touched to come close to it was the MrSpeakers Alpha Dog....but that thing is in no way shape or form portable. XD

 

[money4me247]

  If anyone can comment on isolation from external noise (Ideally a plane...) it would be much appreciated!
 
Hoping these isolate well enough that I can replace my bose QC25 with the PM-3.

The passive noise isolation is quite good. Won't be travelling on a plane until early May, but I just ran a test for you playing a youtube track of the airplane engine from my Galaxy S5 at full volume (link). When the phone is right next to me with engine noise at full volume, you can barely hear sound at all while playing music at normal listening levels. Without music playing with the phone right next to me, the engine noise decreased by at least 30-50%. Without music with the phone 10 feet away, the engine noise decreased by more than 50%. With the phone at a 10 feet distance, you cannot hear the engine noise at all while playing music at normal listening volumes.
 
I am not sure how accurate this noise isolation test is and I am not sure whether a real engine will be even louder.
 
I imagine that the Bose QC25's active noise cancelling feature will definitely remove even more engine noise, but for just passive isolation, these headphones do a very good job at external noise isolation.
 
edit: For example, if I am wearing these headphones listening to music at normal volumes in the dining room, I can hardily hear the venting and cooking sounds at all from the kitchen that is approximately 15 ft away from me.

 

[gr8soundz]

  Waiting for more impressions. Anyone got the sony mdr-z7 or momentum 2 for comparison? 

 
I have the z7 already and will have both the momentum 2 and pm-3 in a day or two. Will try to post my initial thoughts then.

 

[drgajet]

So 24 hours in and these still amaze me, everything is so crisp and clear. Listened to jazz, rock, edm, and country. Everything just sound great. Comfort is phenomenal for me, had them on for 3 hours straight and no discomfort or sweaty ears. Reminds me of when I started listening to my z7, everything just falls into place. Will compare to said z7, m2, and other closed portables soon.

Jim

 

[crazydeep]

  I unboxed the PM-3s, listened to Tidal through my macbook pro.  Then listened to Tidal through HA-1 using both PM-1s & PM-3s.  I need a lot more time comparing but first impressions, I don't hear that much difference between the two headphones.  The PM-3s are easily the best sounding and most comfortable portable headphones I have ever reviewed.  Oppo has hit another out of the ballpark  IMHO.

 
Hi avraham - thanks for the comparison between the 2. I actually compared the PM-2 (which I believe is near identical to the PM-1) to the PM-3 and found a significant difference, especially in the bass area. I used my trusted Centrance HiFi M8 as DAC/amp with my iPhone along with TIDAL and Spotify for streaming.
 
For example, when I played Bravado by Rush, the bass sounded wonderful on the PM-3. However, when I listened to the song using PM-2, there was a marked improvement in the overall sound, especially in the bass area. The bass was a lot more refined, clear, articulate compared to the PM-3. It was also a lot more airy vs. the PM-3. PM-3 was in no means a slouch in this department, but the PM-2 just knocked this sound out of the park.
 
Listening to Take That - the bass drum lows was a lot more prominent and articulate on the PM-2 vs. the PM-3. In summary, while the PM-3 was very good on it's own, I thought it was not close to the PM-2 in sound quality. Of course this is my opinion so I'm not saying that I don't agree with your above statement.
 
Personally, I was really hoping for PM-3 to be close to the PM-2, so that I could swap the PM-2 for the new Audeze EL-8 and purchase the PM-3 as a replacement. After hearing both (PM-3 and EL-8), I've decided, at least for now, to stick with the PM-2.

 

[avraham]

   
Hi avraham - thanks for the comparison between the 2. I actually compared the PM-2 (which I believe is near identical to the PM-1) to the PM-3 and found a significant difference, especially in the bass area. I used my trusted Centrance HiFi M8 as DAC/amp with my iPhone along with TIDAL and Spotify for streaming.
 
For example, when I played Bravado by Rush, the bass sounded wonderful on the PM-3. However, when I listened to the song using PM-2, there was a marked improvement in the overall sound, especially in the bass area. The bass was a lot more refined, clear, articulate compared to the PM-3. It was also a lot more airy vs. the PM-3. PM-3 was in no means a slouch in this department, but the PM-2 just knocked this sound out of the park.
 
Listening to Take That - the bass drum lows was a lot more prominent and articulate on the PM-2 vs. the PM-3. In summary, while the PM-3 was very good on it's own, I thought it was not close to the PM-2 in sound quality. Of course this is my opinion so I'm not saying that I don't agree with your above statement.
 
Personally, I was really hoping for PM-3 to be close to the PM-2, so that I could swap the PM-2 for the new Audeze EL-8 and purchase the PM-3 as a replacement. After hearing both (PM-3 and EL-8), I've decided, at least for now, to stick with the PM-2.

I agree that the PM-3 doesn't have the depth to the bass as much as the PM-1 but I am not going to use the PM-3 as my primary headphone.  The PM-3 is going to used as the portable headphone for my iPhone and iPad.  I have downloaded the VLC app for iOS on my iPhone and I can playback 24/96 hi-rez FLAC files.  You can't download a lot of the FLAC files due to storage space but they are easy to swap out.  Also I will be 73 in a couple of months so I am pretty sure the ears are not as golden.

 

[RLJY]

Can anyone comment on how the PM3s and audio technicas ATH MSR7?