[Mr.Toad]

An update on the frequency response imbalance I was experiencing with my ES5s:
 
I received an email from Westone today saying "Your ES5's have been diagnosed and repaired. We found an issue with the low frequency speaker that was causing some deficiencies in the sound." They also appeared on my doorstep late this afternoon.
 
I've been listening to them for a while and so far, so good - they sound fine.

 

[Anaxilus]

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Got a question, someone else probably asked it before, but i hate to flip through hundreds of pages to find this comparison:
 
Is ES5 similar sounding to HD800, minus the bad-recording-scrutinizing? Also how does the bass performance compare to HD800? Just exclude soundstage for obvious reasons, unless you actually find them comparable.

Headphoneaddict would be a good one to PM w/ that.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

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Got a question, someone else probably asked it before, but i hate to flip through hundreds of pages to find this comparison:
 
Is ES5 similar sounding to HD800, minus the bad-recording-scrutinizing? Also how does the bass performance compare to HD800? Just exclude soundstage for obvious reasons, unless you actually find them comparable.

I've posted before that the ES3X sound closer to the HD800 than the ES5.  The ES5 I feel are superior to the HD800, with a warmer and fuller sound and smoother or more refined treble.  The HD800 bass is not bad, except that in relation to the mids and highs it would be nice to have more.  I've never felt the ES3X needed more bass, but the mids are still a bit forward in relation to the bass.  To me the ES5 strikes a better balance of bass, mids and treble than the HD800 or ES3X.  
 
The ES5 are still ruthless about revealing bad recordings, but they still sound great with low bit-rate music if the mastering was done well.  Right now I'm not sure that I have a full size headphone I like as much as the ES5 although the HE-6 come close, but those are more forward sounding than the ES5 and much more difficult to amplify.

 

[angelo898]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH ITS BEEN 23 DAYS AND IM GOING CRAZY WAITING FOR MY ES 5s

 

[jkwanness]

just a quick question, the deluxe monitor carrying case that comes with the ES5 is a pelican case right? if so which model is it specifically? 1010? 1040? and can you remove the mold that holds the lubricant, wax loop and desiccant? i'm planing to store my imod amp and lod in it, don't wanna spend on a new pelican case  

 

[jermng]

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AHHHHHHHHHHHH ITS BEEN 23 DAYS AND IM GOING CRAZY WAITING FOR MY ES 5s

FWIW I waited 33days from shipping out my ear impressions to getting my ES5s. 
 
It's worth it ... 

 

[cooperpwc]

just a quick question, the deluxe monitor carrying case that comes with the ES5 is a pelican case right? if so which model is it specifically? 1010? 1040? and can you remove the mold that holds the lubricant, wax loop and desiccant? i'm planing to store my imod amp and lod in it, don't wanna spend on a new pelican case  

It is definitely not the 1010. I just bought one to play with. (I think that I am becoming ES5 case obsessed.) The 1010 is much smaller. I think that it is the 1040 but Ii don't have it with me to measure. The moulding does remove to leave a perfectly functional Pelican case. It is however too large for audiophile use IMHO. (It is designed for performers.)

If you throw everything inside it, somehow you have to protect the ES5 from those other large objects...

FYI I still like the Westone Monitor Saver most amongst my cases.

 

[jkwanness]

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It is definitely not the 1010. I just bought one to play with. (I think that I am becoming ES5 case obsessed.) The 1010 is much smaller. it think that it is the 1040 but Ii don't have it with me to measure. The moulding does remove to leave a perfectly functional Pelican case. It is however too large for audiophile use IMHO. (It is designed for performers.) If you throw everything inside it, somehow you have to protect the ES5 from those other large objects...FYI I still like the Westone Monitor Saver most amongst my cases.

Ahhh thanks a bunch.. thats exactly what i wanted to hear... I'm planing to stick the circular desiccant at one side of the case, wrap my ES5 around it, and put some foam in between the case as a barrier from my source and etc... 
 
all this talk, and i still haven't place my order yet.. LOLS!

 

[jyle_t]

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Got a question, someone else probably asked it before, but i hate to flip through hundreds of pages to find this comparison:
 
Is ES5 similar sounding to HD800, minus the bad-recording-scrutinizing? Also how does the bass performance compare to HD800? Just exclude soundstage for obvious reasons, unless you actually find them comparable.

I've posted before that the ES3X sound closer to the HD800 than the ES5.  The ES5 I feel are superior to the HD800, with a warmer and fuller sound and smoother or more refined treble.  The HD800 bass is not bad, except that in relation to the mids and highs it would be nice to have more.  I've never felt the ES3X needed more bass, but the mids are still a bit forward in relation to the bass.  To me the ES5 strikes a better balance of bass, mids and treble than the HD800 or ES3X.  
 
The ES5 are still ruthless about revealing bad recordings, but they still sound great with low bit-rate music if the mastering was done well.  Right now I'm not sure that I have a full size headphone I like as much as the ES5 although the HE-6 come close, but those are more forward sounding than the ES5 and much more difficult to amplify.

Great to know that, thanks for re-replying. Sounds exactly what i look forward to, the ES5.

 

[Kclone]

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Got a question, someone else probably asked it before, but i hate to flip through hundreds of pages to find this comparison:
 
Is ES5 similar sounding to HD800, minus the bad-recording-scrutinizing? Also how does the bass performance compare to HD800? Just exclude soundstage for obvious reasons, unless you actually find them comparable.

I've posted before that the ES3X sound closer to the HD800 than the ES5.  The ES5 I feel are superior to the HD800, with a warmer and fuller sound and smoother or more refined treble.  The HD800 bass is not bad, except that in relation to the mids and highs it would be nice to have more.  I've never felt the ES3X needed more bass, but the mids are still a bit forward in relation to the bass.  To me the ES5 strikes a better balance of bass, mids and treble than the HD800 or ES3X.  
 
The ES5 are still ruthless about revealing bad recordings, but they still sound great with low bit-rate music if the mastering was done well.  Right now I'm not sure that I have a full size headphone I like as much as the ES5 although the HE-6 come close, but those are more forward sounding than the ES5 and much more difficult to amplify.

I sent mine back for a refit, but when I had them, I did not find them bad at all with poor recordings.  I thought the recordings had plenty of life with the ES5's.

 

[LCeh]

Got a question about colors: how come the tag on the picture:
 
http://www.westone.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/merlot%20es5_RGB_1.jpg
 
says merlot, but the color seems quite different from the one shown here: http://www.westone.com/music/color-options
 
Which one is a more accurate representation of the actual color?

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

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Got a question about colors: how come the tag on the picture:
 
http://www.westone.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/merlot%20es5_RGB_1.jpg
 
says merlot, but the color seems quite different from the one shown here: http://www.westone.com/music/color-options
 
Which one is a more accurate representation of the actual color?

The first one is more representative.  See photos of mine I posted in the thread recently.

 

[LCeh]

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Got a question about colors: how come the tag on the picture:
 
http://www.westone.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/merlot%20es5_RGB_1.jpg
 
says merlot, but the color seems quite different from the one shown here: http://www.westone.com/music/color-options
 
Which one is a more accurate representation of the actual color?

The first one is more representative.  See photos of mine I posted in the thread recently.

Great to know, as the first one looks really good in that pic.

 

[jermng]

I've used my ES5s for about 2 weeks now ..... sonically, close to perfection ... however, my white cable has turned green!!! Not the whole cable, just parts of it .... that is awfully quick!
 
I expected the de-coloration, but not so quickly ....
 
I've got a Twag on the way - hoping that won't discolor .... 

 

[Wildcard30]

I have had the discoloration on the westone as well but never had a problem with the TWag.