[Superpang]

Hey,

I have had my Triple.fi for about 6 months.. and I really like the brightness from these earphones.. I want to ask.., what is the next step I should take? I recently bought the W3 but.. it is a bit more warm than I like.

Any suggestion would be great.

Thanks.

 

[Jerry Wang]

If you want to upgrade to yet another IEM, custom seems the way to go.

UE10 UE11 and the new Wesone ES3x all win praises.
yet they are pretty expensive.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

From my experience, no other (universal) IEM sounds like the triple.fi. I do miss certain qualities of it (I sold mine awhile ago), and it is the best suited for raw rock, but its own sound signature is so unrefined (one could say grainy) that I had to give it up.

Where was I...yeah, I'm guessing that you'll probably want to save up for a custom IEM at this rate.

 

[Superpang]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif From my experience, no other (universal) IEM sounds like the triple.fi. I do miss certain qualities of it (I sold mine awhile ago), and it is the best suited for raw rock, but its own sound signature is so unrefined (one could say grainy) that I had to give it up. Where was I...yeah, I'm guessing that you'll probably want to save up for a custom IEM at this rate.

Yeah I really do enjoy the raw and grainy sound of the Triple.fi..... sometimes it a bit too much.. but it really awesome when it is just the right amount.

I guess I have to wait until either UE release another Universal or buy Customs... Which Custom would people recommend regards to a more refined Triple.Fi sound signature? The UE10, UE11 or the new ES3x? (Other outputs would be great as well)

Thank you so far for all the contributors!

 

[toughnut]

TheMarchingMule, do u tried cable swap to tame the beast? I meant tf10p.

 

[netgouki]

I just did the same thing - owning a TF10pro and bought W3.

For me it's an upgrade on comfort instead of SQ and I still rate TF10pro over W3.

I think I will wait for new comers before going for a Customs. They are far more expensive and you can never try out unless you buy it. I can't take that kind of risk as somebody said the different in SQ is not that big (compare to price different).

 

[hockeyb213]

I love my recabled tf10's a ton and I recently bought w3's as well and I am sorry I did I am trading for ie8's as I still prefer my tf10's

 

[TheMarchingMule]

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Originally Posted by toughnut /img/forum/go_quote.gif TheMarchingMule, do u tried cable swap to tame the beast? I meant tf10p.

Naw, I sold them eventually for a Stax setup back at home.

 

[MythNoob]

always surprises me how some people like the grainy bright sound of the triple fi's. Its positive to see people enjoy different sound signatures from their rigs and more importantly that companies provide the solutions to these diff tastes. Somthing for everyone. personally the triple's were so bright for me it was uncomfortable listening them for any period of time

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

If you want an upgrade from the Triple.fi, and like the treble and don't like the warmth of the Westone 3 you could consider the Phonak Audeo PFE or the Etymotic ER4 if you don't want a custom IEM.

My Livewires customs would also be a good choice for an upgrade without too much warmth. I liked them better than the Triple.fi which I sold after 2 weeks.

I am going in for new ear impressions next week, and will let you know how the Westone ES3X sound in about 2 weeks. They use a different bass and treble driver and a totally different crossover than the Westone 3...