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Umm, "IE8 better than W3 except detail(slightly)" might be too broad...from what I red, IE8 is only better than W3 in terms of sound stage (don't know to what degree)~
But since I am a W3 owner, I have to mention that although I don't know how IE8 sounds like, but Westone 3 has a really good sound stage~I really have no complaints about it, it does its music really well in terms of sound stage~
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I have absolutely no doubt that the Westone 3 sounds really good. I really think
the difference between the Westone 3 and the IE8 (without having heard either one of them) is that the Westone 3 uses balanced armature drivers and the IE8 uses dynamic drivers. The IE8
should sound more like a full-sized headphone, and in the same respect, more like a speaker because it produces sound in the same manner. The Westone 3, simply due to the nature of its drivers, is more detailed. These are two
completely different earphones that produce two
completely different sounds signatures. It
is what's on the inside that counts.
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it all comes down to what source you are using, how compressed is your music, what is your music taste (basshead?...etc...), and really important to W3, what tips you are using!
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Just a quick comment. This is probably the biggest difference between the SE530 and the Westone 3. The Westone 3 seems to be kind of picky (about everything). The SE530 really couldn't care less: this source, that source, this tip, that tip, good recording, bad recording. The SE530 doesn't really care
as much. I mean yes, it
does make a noticeable difference, but not nearly as much as with the Westone 3. The SE530 is a little more consistent it seems.
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Once you get all these factors right~like I am right now, Westone is definitely a perfect choice. (just to mention that I think I have a universal ear canal, I havent had a problem fitting any earbuds...)
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Well, yeah, given you already like the sound signature. I've finally come to the realization that these are earphones: you're
not going to get absolutely everything in one package. You have to make sacrifices somewhere. And as long as those shortcomings don't prevent you from listening to your
music and not your earphones, then they are worth what you paid for them.