[fallingreason]

  I've found that the W3 cable leaves a lot to be desired. It failed twice on me in 12 months of moderate use.

Maybe you are rougher on your cables than you think?   My cable has been fine.

 

[MachBot]

My cable is fine too, and it have been 8 months.

Send it back to Westone because the shell cracked.

 

[zomgliekwtf]

Perhaps, but as far as I can remember I was never rough with the cable, and after 12 months green stuff started coming out where the wire meets the IEM...make of that what you will

 

[Spyro]

Just gotta take care of them.  It's a fragile product as much as we don't want to treat it that way.  If you roll up your IEM cord around your player and stuff it in your pocket that is DEATH....or a very short life for the product.

 

[fallingreason]

  Just gotta take care of them.  It's a fragile product as much as we don't want to treat it that way.  If you roll up your IEM cord around your player and stuff it in your pocket that is DEATH....or a very short life for the product.

Yup, I always roll mine up around 3 fingers avoiding the strain reliefs, then store in a hard case.

 

[Barolo]

My cable was also fragile I notice wear,and the colour was fading after three months,I returned them

 

[korzena]

I love my Westone 3!
I want a full-size, open headphone that sounds like it. What headphone would it be?

 

[fallingreason]

I love my Westone 3!
I want a full-size, open headphone that sounds like it. What headphone would it be?

Open headphones will sound very different from the W3.  The W3 has the sound of a closed-back headphone

 

[korzena]

Open headphones will sound very different from the W3.  The W3 has the sound of a closed-back headphone

 

To me W3 sounds more open than my LCD-2 (rev.2) which is an open headphone.

 

[MachBot]

 

 
Open headphones will sound very different from the W3.  The W3 has the sound of a closed-back headphone

 

To me W3 sounds more open than my LCD-2 (rev.2) which is an open headphone.

The LCD-2 might open up more if it's being fed more power.
 
But that's just my speculation.

 

[Nocturnal310]

I dunno many full size open headphones that are as quick as Westone 3.. maybe HD800 with good amps & DAC..but i heard HD800 years ago so I forgot if they had same level of brightness and if they lacked veil.
 
What I do remember is that Sennheiser IE8 had a very sub-wooferish kind of bass but Westone 3 had the perfect bass levels for me.

 

[fallingreason]

 

 
Open headphones will sound very different from the W3.  The W3 has the sound of a closed-back headphone

 

To me W3 sounds more open than my LCD-2 (rev.2) which is an open headphone.

That's definitely contrary to what I've heard when I've listened to LCD-2's at meets.  They sounded much more open then the W3 through a Schiit setup.

 

[korzena]

That's definitely contrary to what I've heard when I've listened to LCD-2's at meets.  They sounded much more open then the W3 through a Schiit setup.

 

I listen to my LCD-2 (rev.2) through Schiit Bifrost & Lyr and with some kinds of music, for example, soundtracks like Tron or Dark Knight, the listening experience is a bit suffocating (closed-in, in-the-head soundstage) while listening to these soundtracks on W3 gives me much more pleasurable - more spacious and more dimensional sound.

 

[korzena]

I dunno many full size open headphones that are as quick as Westone 3.. maybe HD800 with good amps & DAC..but i heard HD800 years ago so I forgot if they had same level of brightness and if they lacked veil.


 


What I do remember is that Sennheiser IE8 had a very sub-wooferish kind of bass but Westone 3 had the perfect bass levels for me.

 

I was considering HD-800, but together with a 'required' high quality source and amp, the price would be quite high. Also I am afraid that HD-800 would be too analytical and too little fun with different kinds of electronic music.

 

[Nocturnal310]

 

  I dunno many full size open headphones that are as quick as Westone 3.. maybe HD800 with good amps & DAC..but i heard HD800 years ago so I forgot if they had same level of brightness and if they lacked veil.
   
  What I do remember is that Sennheiser IE8 had a very sub-wooferish kind of bass but Westone 3 had the perfect bass levels for me.

 

I was considering HD-800, but together with a 'required' high quality source and amp, the price would be quite high. Also I am afraid that HD-800 would be too analytical and too little fun with different kinds of electronic music.

ya i sold my HD600 as hadnt used them in years as i travel a lot.
 
checkout used headphones..thats how i used to get hifi stuff during my student life.