Sony XBA 3SL/4SL (and why I bought the 3SL instead of the 4SL) Impressions

[elfary]

Now Sony has to be one those huge Corporations...capable of manufacturing a warm and cold iem...at the same time
 
One division sells balanced armature earphones
 
And the mobile division sells players with 13 ohms of output impedance. huh?
 
http://goldenears.net/board/index.php?mid=GR_Mobile&document_srl=1765296

 

[TCCC]

Hello!  Everyone.  I am new to Head-Fi and this is my first reply~
 
Does anyone here know if there is any review about Sony XBA-3SL/XBA-4SL vs. Sony MDR-EX1000?  (Or XBA-4SL vs. Sony MDR-EX1000)
 
Among XBA-3SL and XBA-4SL, I guess I am more into XBA-4SL, by reading numerous reviews.  However, I would like to see a comparison between XBA-4SL and Sony MDR-EX1000, before I decide which one to buy.

 

[Vulpix0r]

Seems like there is not much interest in the XBA series. I picked the XBA-3 over the 4 because metal music sounded so strange on it. It sounded too bright for the genre of music I listen to.

 

[RealSlimSeto]

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Seems like there is not much interest in the XBA series. I picked the XBA-3 over the 4 because metal music sounded so strange on it. It sounded too bright for the genre of music I listen to.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/571775/11-new-sony-ba-iems
Pretty long thread on the XBAs

 

[Vulpix0r]

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http://www.head-fi.org/t/571775/11-new-sony-ba-iems
Pretty long thread on the XBAs

Thank you! I did a search (probably too many terms used) and didn't see that other thread.

 

[steven68301]

so are you saying the xba 3s are better for music than the xba 4s, if so how to the xba 3s compare to the ue triple fi 10s? please answer ASAP
 

 

[Azathoth]

Ugh, so the XBA's are J-corded... I'll have to pass.

 

[Rip N' Burn]

The SL's are J corded but the IP's are Y corded.
 
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Ugh, so the XBA's are J-corded... I'll have to pass.

 

 

[zeluiz22]

Recently, I have owned the XBA-3 and xBA-4 and the 1000s. I've also owned the SE535, Westone 4s, Grado GR10s and UM3s. I chose the xBA-4s over all of these for clarity, depth and detail and above all AIR. As sweet as the SE535s may sound, to me they were too condensed with absolutely no air at all between instruments or vocals. For imaging and FUN, XBA 4s are for me. And no, they're anything but cold.

Compared to the 3s, far more detail at all registers as that fourth driver spreads things out and let's the remaining three do their jobs without clutter.

 

[Warwick108]

hello, I see that you have stated that the xba 4's are 22000 yen, how much is the xba 3s? 
thanks

 

[kiteki]

 
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Recently, I have owned the XBA-3 and xBA-4 and the 1000s. I've also owned the SE535, Westone 4s, Grado GR10s and UM3s. I chose the xBA-4s over all of these

 
So you like the Sony XBA-4 better than the Sony MDR-EX1000?
 
 

 

[suman134]

thanks man , i was looking for this review , can you tell me if this worth it , in here the price is $180 for the xba-3 , dose it worth this price ? can it take on the dba-2 from fischer audio which is $160 . or can it be on par with ex-600 ? i have a ue 700 , i want to improve on it .

 

[kiteki]

 
I have the XBA-3 and EX600, I've owned the UE700 extensively.  What are your sonic preferences?
 

 

[suman134]

   thanks for the reply .
   i like the signature of ue700 , but want a bit more treble , i like the bass and mid of ue 700 , its a bit bright , my fav signature is of meelec cc51  and m9 , and how annoying is the uneven cable ?
can you compare these three , please . one of my friend has a ex-600 , i like it pretty much but its a bit too bright and light . is the xba-3 like the ex-600 ?
 

 

[kiteki]

 
Can you elaborate a bit further, how important is the seperation and imaging of the UE700 to you?
 
If the UE700 is like blu-ray definition on a sharp TV screen, the XBA-3 is a VHS tape.  The EX600 has a clarity spike somewhere around 7kHz, but it doesn't have the sizzle of UE700 which is higher treble boost.