[haastyle]

I mailed some ear buds back to Penonaudio recently, and I think it was around $8.

Oh ok $8 not so bad, too bad these are my only IEMs right now, so I'd be out of something for my commute.  Guess I can read a book.
 

  Oh god. I bought from lendmeurears on ebay. Hopefully this doesn't happen so because I won't buy a replacement cable for these. I'd rather save $35 for a better IEM next time.

Yeah I know, I'm going to send them back and see what happens.  Next time I'll get something different if this continues to be a problem.

 

[xedjflowx]

  Oh ok $8 not so bad, too bad these are my only IEMs right now, so I'd be out of something for my commute.  Guess I can read a book.
 
Yeah I know, I'm going to send them back and see what happens.  Next time I'll get something different if this continues to be a problem.

Check out the F/S forum. Someone suggested it to me and I saw an IEM that was on my radar and I scooped up for almost half price in great condition. Best buy to date

 

[StoneColdSooie]

They came in today. Pictures for now since I'm still listening to them. They feel better than the standard cable imo (but not much) but I think for $10-15 they're worth it to keep your VSD3S around longer. 
 
They look good with purple it's a nice variety considering the rest of my audio collection is black-and-red. Sorry about my old table! 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[clee290]

^The purples are quite nice indeed. Definitely would've gone for those if the red/blue ones didn't exist

 

[StoneColdSooie]

  ^The purples are quite nice indeed. Definitely would've gone for those if the red/blue ones didn't exist

When I was ordering mine Lendmeurears didn't have the red-blue in stock so I went with purple from Penon. My primary worry when buying any of the color versions was how transparent they looked in pictures(. I like a little bit of transparency but the pics made them look like those old transparent PS2 controllers they used to have. When they came in though I was VERY satisfied with the deep rich purple and haven't regretted picking them yet. 

 

[hemipowered007]

Man, over a week after ordering from LMUE, mine still say awaiting shipment. Ive written 4 messages/emails now, and they said theyd ship them next day, but never did. Anyone have issues with LMUE shipping times?

 

[howdy]

Man, over a week after ordering from LMUE, mine still say awaiting shipment. Ive written 4 messages/emails now, and they said theyd ship them next day, but never did. Anyone have issues with LMUE shipping times?

There was Chinese holidays from the 1st to the 5th. It will probably ship Monday.

 

[South]

Keep us updated on how the silver cable holds up. I'd buy one, but they look like the same design as the stock ones and apparently they aren't very durable. I hope someone releases a solid 3rd party cable with great durability. I really don't care if its pure/plated silver. I just want them to last. 
 

  Man, over a week after ordering from LMUE, mine still say awaiting shipment. Ive written 4 messages/emails now, and they said theyd ship them next day, but never did. Anyone have issues with LMUE shipping times?
 

Can't help you there, but when they actually do ship, it took about 9-10 (including weekend(s)) days to reach California.

 

[hemipowered007]

When I ordered they were now they aren't, if I have to wait until the 18th for them to even ship ill just cancel and order the b3's

 

[StoneColdSooie]

Keep us updated on how the silver cable holds up. I'd buy one, but they look like the same design as the stock ones and apparently they aren't very durable. I hope someone releases a solid 3rd party cable with great durability. I really don't care if its pure/plated silver. I just want them to last. 

After playong around with them for a few days I'm probably going to stash the silver cable for when my default one finally goes out. I think some more head-fiers are gonna be getting their cable pretty soon so they should be able to detail better how wear and tear would affect the cable.

 

[ZapX629]

After playong around with them for a few days I'm probably going to stash the silver cable for when my default one finally goes out. I think some more head-fiers are gonna be getting their cable pretty soon so they should be able to detail better how wear and tear would affect the cable.

How does it sound in comparison? Is it a big difference?

 

[StoneColdSooie]

 
How does it sound in comparison? Is it a big difference?

I'm gonna be completely honest and say at this point I don't feel comfortable going out on a limb and talking about the qualities of silver vs copper and whether it's a worthy upgrade.  I've read that silver is supposed to be "brighter" than copper but I still haven't figured out what other aspects I'm supposed to look for. I'm new to this hobby but i think its obvious you can only increase a $40-50 iem so much. I'm playing from a Nexus 5(have 320 and some flac) so keep that in mind that the veterans who have the X3's and X5's can probably get more out of the cable and have more to add to the convo. 

 

[twister6]

 
How does it sound in comparison? Is it a big difference?

 
Will tell you in about a week once I get mine from Penonaudio  

 

[guisess93]

guys sry for keeping asking this but i just want to make sure before making decision. Within the 12 (or 18 months) warranty, whenever our cables got issue then we can ship them back to get a new replacement for FREE right? Or do we have to PAY 35$ for a new cable?

 

[funkoid]

Having the same issue, Penon asked me to ship them back in the mail.  No idea how much that is going to cost to ship to Hong Kong from VA.  They are going to replace them.

For me it's basically just under half the cost I paid for them in the first place. Wish I'd got them from a UK supplier now.