I think what Peter (
@MacedonianHero) is implying, what you said is your personal opinion, not a general fact
It's just a different perspective of looking at things, and as an opinion - that's what the head-fi forum is for, to express one, though sometimes it feels like
lol!!!
If this would be a fact, all Westone threads would be flooded with daily/weekly complaints from
different people. And quite frankly, as much as you have a beef with Westone (at least from reading your posts), in the last week you bought W60 (came back to get another pair, to replace one earpiece you lost, right?) and you also just bought W80
So, despite your concerns, you are drawn back to buy more
And speaking of a personal opinion, which is obviously not a fact, when I was reviewing W60 I had many people asking me about SE846 comparison, so I ended up getting a loaner for a week from someone, and did a close a/b comparison. Absolutely true, they were build like a tank, and they also felt like tank in my ears where I had to take them out every 10-15min, to take a break. I loved the bass, but found upper frequencies to sound artificial for my taste (tried different filters). Again, this is just my personal subjective opinion, and the fit issue is just a bad "synergy" with my ear anatomy
But it doesn't make it a fact they are bad since others enjoy them. But anyway.