travisg
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Getting westone 3 soon gotta sell my triple10 first with null cables
Originally Posted by Ihatepopupads /img/forum/go_quote.gif I use the acoustic setting sometimes on my ie8, seems to tone the bass down a bit and boost the highs. |
Originally Posted by catscratch /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...snip... So, it looks like I'm beginning to agree with HPA's review. The catch is, the W3 only sounds like that if you get a perfect seal. If the seal is off, any number of sonically unpleasant things can happen. At worst, the W3 sounds catastrophically bad. Completely unlistenable. I'm using large-sized clear flex tips and generally only shoving them in as far as necessary to get a good seal. ...snip... It isn't reasonable to expect a consumer to spend several months trying to get a good fit. In a consumer product, a good fit has to happen right away, has to be gotten consistently, and has to be apparent from the physical design. People are generally stupid and almost always impatient when it comes to accessories like this, especially very expensive ones, so it all has to click right away otherwise there's no cigar. But the sonics, when everything is working right, really are very good, and not just for an IEM, but good period. Also, I should note that "perfect seal" doesn't mean maximum isolation. Triflanges isolate much more than the clear plastic tips, but they sound unlistenably bad. Breaking the seal slightly with the clear tips only reduces the bass quantity slightly and makes things thinner, it does not mess up the sound to the same extent as switching to another tip does. So it's really more of a "right fit" rather than a "perfectly sealing fit." I may write a full-length review to this effect if I'm bored. For now I'm happy using the W3 for 90% of my listening until I get the ES3x. |
Originally Posted by tstarn06 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sometimes I accidentally leave it on when I switch to the IE8s from the W3s, and you are right, it does settle down the IE8 bass, and no distortion there either. I am still, even with all the tip mods, hearing too much bass with the Senns. I am really stuck, but doing some more A/B listening and the W3s keep winning the battles. Listened to American Idiot and the cymbals seemed lost with the IE8s, not the W3s. I hate to give up on the Senns, but whenever I listen comparatively, the W3s just sound better. |
Originally Posted by tstarn06 /img/forum/go_quote.gif She's not raving about the P-51 and the W3, right? She sold her two pair of W3s awhile ago. You are talking about her raving about the IE8 and the P-51. Oh, I just sold my IE8s. So I guess that says it all when it comes to the two IEMs. I spent most of yesterday listening and comparing, with the combo I am using (modded tri-flanges and a little EQ), I favored the Westones on every track. I hope you get the right fit/seal, so you can make a fair comparison. I know Catscratch took a different route, but that's good, as it means there is more than one way to get there. |
Originally Posted by tstarn06 /img/forum/go_quote.gif She's not raving about the P-51 and the W3, right? She sold her two pair of W3s awhile ago. You are talking about her raving about the IE8 and the P-51. Oh, I just sold my IE8s. So I guess that says it all when it comes to the two IEMs. I spent most of yesterday listening and comparing, with the combo I am using (modded tri-flanges and a little EQ), I favored the Westones on every track. I hope you get the right fit/seal, so you can make a fair comparison. I know Catscratch took a different route, but that's good, as it means there is more than one way to get there. |
Originally Posted by cn11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif She posted in the IE8 thread that she has the W3 again. Also in the IE8 thread, she said how the Mustang helps shave off some of the IE8's warmth, when used with the new LO cable and the Touch, and that combo helps to improve the already strong characteristics of the IE8. |