[Bambule]

Has anyone tried both these and the Meze 99 Classics(with the larger pads), that can vouch for the comfort in both cans? I'm mainly concerned about the size of the earcups, and it's not exactly very easy to search the sizes of different headphones' earcups. 

You're right, not easy. I think it's also important to consider the depth of the ear pads, as this is crucial for comfort.
I'm also trying to get information on ear pads size differences between pm3 and ether flow. (Maybe someone has info)..

 

[sabloke]

Meze has larger pads but Oppo are much softer, so all in all I would say Oppo wins by a slim margin. They're both very comfortable.

 

[AdrianL]

hi guys,jz bought a very new to pm-3,rarely used one...
do this headphone need some amount of time to sound good?
as i have been listening for a few days...
a bit disappointing as i hear no sparkle in vocal(higher range) & instrument(violin,guitar)...
which don't make the audio more lively compare to my ex custom one pro...
but in other part,pm-3 is almost perfect...
 
btw,any audio difference between d original 3m cable(which is thicker) vs d extra given 1.2m meter cable(without mic,and it's thinner)?
i guess d given one also original...
coz from my experience with d COP,d ori thick cable sound much better den d extra thinner cable with mic...

 

[WhiteFang000]

Meze has larger pads but Oppo are much softer, so all in all I would say Oppo wins by a slim margin. They're both very comfortable.

How would they compare to BeoPlay's H6 2nd generations? 

 

[xxx1313]

  hi guys,jz bought a very new to pm-3,rarely used one...
do this headphone need some amount of time to sound good?
as i have been listening for a few days...
a bit disappointing as i hear no sparkle in vocal(higher range) & instrument(violin,guitar)...
which don't make the audio more lively compare to my ex custom one pro...
but in other part,pm-3 is almost perfect...
 
btw,any audio difference between d original 3m cable(which is thicker) vs d extra given 1.2m meter cable(without mic,and it's thinner)?
i guess d given one also original...
coz from my experience with d COP,d ori thick cable sound much better den d extra thinner cable with mic...

​I like the shorter cable (without mic) better in terms of comfort, but cannot hear any sound difference.
 
It is true that there are headphones with more sparkle around your head than the PM-3.

 

[dbdynsty25]

  How would they compare to BeoPlay's H6 2nd generations? 

 
PM3 is more comfy than the H6 v2.  However, the H7/H9 uses the thicker pads, which makes them on par w/ the PM3.  So there's a chance you might be able to use the H7/H9 pads on the H6.

 

[phthora]

  hi guys,jz bought a very new to pm-3,rarely used one...
do this headphone need some amount of time to sound good?
as i have been listening for a few days...
a bit disappointing as i hear no sparkle in vocal(higher range) & instrument(violin,guitar)...
which don't make the audio more lively compare to my ex custom one pro...
but in other part,pm-3 is almost perfect...
 
btw,any audio difference between d original 3m cable(which is thicker) vs d extra given 1.2m meter cable(without mic,and it's thinner)?
i guess d given one also original...
coz from my experience with d COP,d ori thick cable sound much better den d extra thinner cable with mic...

 
They don't have the liveliest treble, so it make sound dark depending on source, amping, and the type of sound you're used to. I feel like they have fine high end treble, personally, but I have noticed an improvement here with a bigger amp.
 
I do think they benefit from burn-in. I've found that the have a ~2.5k resonance that becomes less pronounced as they break-in.

 

[AladdinSane]

They like power. I run them on high gain on all my amps imagine they sound better.

 

[Bambule]

Anyone with experience on mods on the ear pads to get a little more depth to them?

 

[zhix78]

Does anyone know where to purchase  oppo pm-3 replacement pads ? Mine is starting to show some peeling at the bottom half .. the local distributor doesn't have any stocks and said it would be expensive, around 80 USD per pair *glup*

 

[Bambule]

Does anyone know where to purchase  oppo pm-3 replacement pads ? Mine is starting to show some peeling at the bottom half .. the local distributor doesn't have any stocks and said it would be expensive, around 80 USD per pair *glup*

Ask the customer service, maybe they can replace them for you

 

[robm321]

Your question is timely. My pads started to do the same thing, and I emailed Oppo. They said that they can only replace them in house. Its around $36 or $39 dollars (forgot which). You pay for shipping to them. They pay for shipping back. 
 
fortunately, I live close enough to drop mine off. 

 

[Bambule]

Mine experience is another one. I wrote them, showed them pictures of my pads. And they send me new ones.

 

[AdrianL]

They don't have the liveliest treble, so it make sound dark depending on source, amping, and the type of sound you're used to. I feel like they have fine high end treble, personally, but I have noticed an improvement here with a bigger amp.

I do think they benefit from burn-in. I've found that the have a ~2.5k resonance that becomes less pronounced as they break-in.

I think d source play a very important part...
Now pairing with HA-2,i would say it's very very gd in every way now...
I am starting to like my PM-3 already...
I pair with DX80 last time,which everything is too smooth,too tame & very not interesting to listen compare to HA-2...
And also d soundstage is a bit too wide with DX80,not reali nice for vocal & instrument...
Most of my songs are jazz & vocal & instrument...

 

[AdrianL]

​I like the shorter cable (without mic) better in terms of comfort, but cannot hear any sound difference.

It is true that there are headphones with more sparkle around your head than the PM-3.

I guess near to 0 difference i would say...
D quality of d shorter cable is not as gd as d long one,but yeah,d shorter one is easier to work with...
But it kinks...
And i use with HA-2 now,it sounded so good compare to DX80...