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Originally Posted by jterp7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
hmm thats definitely solidifying my choice in getting the UM2s over the 530s..besides the cable issue (which apparently is STILL not fixed from what I'm reading around here)
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i just recently got my se530 replaced, which i should add took 4 days from sending off to receiving new set, which i requested would be of the 2008 production (and they are, 165th day of 2008 going by the cable code) and the new set i received has a slightly thinner and rubberised feel to it.
at first i was a bit dissapointed as i thought the thick cable felt strong and durable, this new cable seems like it was taken straight out of the sony ex range. but after about a week of constant use i can see what the advantages of this new cable are, for a start its more flexible, almost to the point i cant straighten it. the cable does not seem to go hard around the over ear part (although more use will help confirm this) and the reason im saying all this is because if the cable does not go stiff then it will not crack like older models did.
and out of the um2 vs se530, i cant see how the um2 are better, i really cant, the bass is less controlled, the mids are not nearly as true and sweet and the highs are over emphasised to the point of sibilance which isnt nice.
the um2 are slightly thinner and sits in the ear nice but then again the se530 crams in an extra driver, as for the thicker cable, this is ofcourse to accomodate the extra OFC needed for that extra driver, look at the ue11 for example, the earlier cables were like industrial piping.
so yeh my vote goes with se530, not because its the best ever made ( although i strongly believe its the most accomplished universal IEM to date ) but more because it is simply a better set of earphones overall, the um2 is a little overpriced also and very hard to get in UK, so cant imagine the UK customer service would be great either. just my opinion guys, the um2 is great no doubt, but the se530 is better lets be honest