steviebee
Headphoneus Supremus
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As I'm sure you're finding out, it's preference and opinion. 'Better' only goes so far once you're at great quality universals level...
For some, there may not be, for others, definitely yes (speaking as one of those others). I prefer the SQ of Triple Fi 10 , Sennheiser IE8 and Westone 3 to SE530. Why? Because to my ears, 530s mids are too forward, shouty and in-your-face, plus their treble is somewhat 'hidden', shall we say....each IEM has its flaws, tho . Some you can live with, some not. No such thing as a perfect universal, in my experience (despite what UM3X lovers would say, lol!)
You'll forgive me if I don't here describe the signatures of TF10, IE8 or W3 as there are humungous threads about all three readily available. And half the joy of Head Fi lies behind the search button
Originally Posted by DJ AudioPhile /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are they other universal earphones that are better than the Shure SE530's? If so please enlighten me. |
As I'm sure you're finding out, it's preference and opinion. 'Better' only goes so far once you're at great quality universals level...
For some, there may not be, for others, definitely yes (speaking as one of those others). I prefer the SQ of Triple Fi 10 , Sennheiser IE8 and Westone 3 to SE530. Why? Because to my ears, 530s mids are too forward, shouty and in-your-face, plus their treble is somewhat 'hidden', shall we say....each IEM has its flaws, tho . Some you can live with, some not. No such thing as a perfect universal, in my experience (despite what UM3X lovers would say, lol!)
You'll forgive me if I don't here describe the signatures of TF10, IE8 or W3 as there are humungous threads about all three readily available. And half the joy of Head Fi lies behind the search button