[djbasketball1]

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Ok, I own both and listen to trance on a daily basis. It really doesnt matter, both will give you excellent sound for trance. If I had to categorise the two: IE8 = boomy vibrating bass, W3 = really punchy fast bass
 
I have found that the W3s are better than the IE8 when it comes to highs, but it doesn't detract from the overall experience in any way when listening to the IE8s. It all depends on what kind of bass you like. For example hip hop tends to have extensive, boomy bass, so the IE8s would be ideal, but for trance where the bass is usually punchy and has a nice kick to it, the W3s win hands down. I have also found that the W3s hold their own in other genres (hardstyle, electro, psych trance, etc.) and so will serve your purposes extremely well. 
 
In an ideal world (like the situation I'm in) you will have both and be able to choose between the two on the fly, but that comes at a great cost
 

The comfort it however the next issue.