Hmmm i think a better explanation will be they are neutral sounding with a v-shaped sound meaning the middle v-curve is not that deep i guess?
Edit: It's like they have a neutral frequency response with extended bass and highs at the end
Overall they don't sound neutral, its they are v-shaped sounding but the mids sounds really neutral that's what i'm trying to say (not good at explaining
Nice review mate, btw i agree with them sounding neutral. The special thing bout the A3 & Z5 is they sound really neutral & uncolored although they are v-shaped sounding earphones with deep bass and bright highs.
I noted the same V-shaped sounds neutral: maybe he refers they have deeper bass but it doesn't leak into mids and that highs feels more relaxed, i found H3 the ones to be really V-Shaped, boomy bass leaking into mids and shrill highs
Some update, yesterday i was wooed by the A3's signature, i listened to the Anna Magdalena Bach buchlein and it featured an organ piece, i never heard it actually started with powerful reeds, not even with H3's (organs have different registers) and the bass kicked really deep & hard on those bass pipes, while highs and mids were standing out coherently, sadly was studio recorded or so that it really didn't had so much soundstage
Soundstage is bigger, yeah I like it, each instrument is separated well and distinguishable from the rest. those small naunces easily reproduced very well (after this work day with crappy $6 US dollar headphones) many people is not aware of how much details you loose with cheapie headphones.... is a great deal, boomy bass, much of the mids were gone, even voice sounds like crap in the no-name headphones that cost nothing
I noted the same V-shaped sounds neutral: maybe he refers they have deeper bass but it doesn't leak into mids and that highs feels more relaxed, i found H3 the ones to be really V-Shaped, boomy bass leaking into mids and shrill highs
I find their bass quantity almost the same except for the H3's bass being boomier and bleeds into the mids which made me stay away from them at the time they were released.
I noted the same V-shaped sounds neutral: maybe he refers they have deeper bass but it doesn't leak into mids and that highs feels more relaxed, i found H3 the ones to be really V-Shaped, boomy bass leaking into mids and shrill highs
Someone mentioned using the stock hybrid tips and not inserting them as deep finding this made them more balanced. I get this completely as I wear my pair very shallow using the large non foam hybrid tips. When I have them fit right I can barely feel them in my ears. Here is a picture of what they look like in my ears.
Someone mentioned using the stock hybrid tips and not inserting them as deep finding this made them more balanced. I get this completely as I wear my pair very shallow using the large non foam hybrid tips. When I have them fit right I can barely feel them in my ears. Here is a picture of what they look like in my ears.
Dweaver got the XBA-H1's as i read on the H3 forums first few pages, how do you feel your Z5's improvement over the H1's?
I got the H3's who many said to skip LOL..... Recently purchased a set of XBA-A3's and yup, a big-leap forward in improvement of the sound over the H3's, with few Hours of burn-in i can state those have a big deep bass that pushes hard and rumbles (when needed) but without being boomy and leaking into the mids/highs. Other are of improvement with burn-in is the soundstage is opening up and getting bigger than H3's.
However i note they need a bit more of volume UP than the H3's to sound at the same volume loudness
Someone mentioned using the stock hybrid tips and not inserting them as deep finding this made them more balanced. I get this completely as I wear my pair very shallow using the large non foam hybrid tips. When I have them fit right I can barely feel them in my ears. Here is a picture of what they look like in my ears.
I am a 50 year old married fat man. Looking good isn't very high up my priority list . But listening to good music is . They actually don't look quite as bad in person versus the picture.
I agree Looking good / sexy Meeeh!, but listening to Good music in GOOD HEADPHONES/IEMs is a top priority. One dude at work told me i Looked like frankeinstein with my XBA-H3
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. But listening to good music is 
. They actually don't look quite as bad in person versus the picture.
. They actually don't look quite as bad in person versus the picture.
