[audionewbi]

  I'm not liking what I'm hearing. A possible V shape sound? NOOOO

 
No one will know for sure till the final product is released. Remember that all it takes for a the sound to change is by changing the damper filter at the nozzle. 

 

[kimvictor]

   
No one will know for sure till the final product is released. Remember that all it takes for a the sound to change is by changing the damper filter at the nozzle. 

 
That's true. I guess I'll just have to wait a little longer to find out.

 

[TealRice]

Sony xba h3 vs westone 4r

 

[kimvictor]

Sony xba h3 vs westone 4r

 
From what I hear, h3 is likely to be tuned very differently fro 4r, which is neutral.

 

[vwinter]

From what I hear, h3 is likely to be tuned very differently fro 4r, which is neutral.

Not really, IMO. I heard it as neutral-ish if you wanna use the word neutral.

 

[kimvictor]

Not really, IMO. I heard it as neutral-ish if you wanna use the word neutral.

 
Yeah. It sounds natural, not flat. It definitely has some bass emphasis, but it can still be considered "neutralish".

 

[dnun8086]

Just saw the news sounds very interesting if they can give the great Sony bass with the instrument separation from the ba's im in ! maybe an improvement with a similar sound to the atomic Floyds superdarts just hoping its not a massive V  

 

[dweaver]

Looking at that connector it is definitely NOT the same as the UE/Shure connector and it looks very well designed... I am now officially interested in the H3!

 

[kimvictor]

Looking at that connector it is definitely NOT the same as the UE/Shure connector and it looks very well designed... I am now officially interested in the H3!

 
It looks like EX1000 connector to me. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[dweaver]

I don't have any Sony's with replaceable cables on hand at the moment but I thought it looked like the connector of the EX1000/MDR7550 to me (I think they both use the same type)...

 

[music_4321]

Not quite the same.
 
XBA-H3
 

 
 
MDR-7550
 

 

[dweaver]

Thanks for the pics and the clarification Music_4321 looking on the internet the EX1000 looks like the MDR-7550 as well so this connector is new. But I still think while it is more like the shure/UE connector it is better designed because of the locking plastic piece above the actual connector. Having said the 7550 connector is clearly designed to be more stable.

 

[music_4321]

But I still think while it is more like the shure/UE connector it is better designed because of the locking plastic piece above the actual connector.

 
That's what it seems to me as well — we'll see if these connectors prove to be good / solid enough, though, as the Shure's looked very promising but weren't as good as they initially appeared to be (certainly the swivel mechanism proved to be a PITA, among other things).
 

Having said the 7550 connector is clearly designed to be more stable.

 
Yes, it does seem to be that way. Also, as far as I can remember, the 7550 connectors are of even better quality (metal as opposed to plastic) than those of the (much) more expensive EX1000; the 7550/EX800, after all, is meant to be a studio/stage monitoring phone. The 7550/EX800's housings certainly have better build than the (flagship) EX1000.

 

[TealRice]

Should I wait for these or get the westone 4r

 

[kimvictor]

Should I wait for these or get the westone 4r

 
4R should have a very different sound sig from H3. What kind of sound sig do you prefer?