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Congrats Ed. How long have you had them, and are you liking them so far?
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Only a few days now. I went nuts and wore them all night long working on a project. They made my ears ache after. I think I might need to take my time acclimating to them. They seem to fit great, I've been so used to universal fit, where there is no contact with the outer part of my ear at all. I think I move my ears around a lot, and the main body of the custom shell prevents my ear lobes from moving. Will take some getting used to.
Hopefully I won't need a refit. As it stands, I can only really wear them for afew hours before my ears start hurting. It's weird, it's around the back of my ear on the outside that aches most. Not the inside of my ear.
As for sound quality, they were a little underwhelming at first, because they have a pretty laid back presentation, but the treble is not rolled off. I even listened to test tones, and I can hear up to around 18kHz, which is the limits of my hearing. I think it's because most of my headphones are on the bright side, so in comparison, the ES3X sounds laid back because of that. After being accustomed to the ES3X, my Triple.Fi's sound somewhat shrilly in comparison.
Overall, the ES3X is very smooth. There is a lot of textural detail in the midrange and bass that I've not hear in other IEM's. The soundstage is very wide and more upfront. So far the ES3X is a bit better suited to rock and small group instrumental live music than big band and orchestra.
The best part of the ES3X I'll have to say is vocals. The midrange is fantastic. Certainly a little bumped up but not overly so to the point of sounding muddy. I'll have to do some more critical comparisons to my R10's, as they are the king of mid range in my collection. But the ES3X makes my Triple.Fi's midrange vocals presentation sound hollow and lifeless in comparison.
The bass is solid, detailed, and not boomy at all. It's powerful and extends very deep.
-Ed
