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 Beyerdynamic Latest XP series earphone!, A giant killer!

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kennethkee93
post Sep 15 2012, 09:47 PM

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Just took my XP3 unit from Jaben Penang today, auditioned XP1 and XP3, still XP3 sounds best to me. Love the solid built btw.
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post Sep 16 2012, 06:06 PM

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QUOTE(ashburn98 @ Sep 16 2012, 01:15 AM)
Looks like Jaben Penang is the only one with XP3 in stock. My XP3 also is incoming from Penang branch.

Didn't try XP1 as XP2 already too bassy for me.
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I did make my reservation from them when they announce that XP3 left 1 unit on their facebook..So, I'm just lucky able to get that last unit. tongue.gif
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post Sep 16 2012, 06:18 PM

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QUOTE(ashburn98 @ Sep 16 2012, 06:14 PM)
Lucky you.  tongue.gif  Around what time was then? 4-5pm?
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If I'm not mistaken, it's around afternoon 3pm when they announce it, then straight away I pm Jaben penang.. tongue.gif
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post Sep 18 2012, 02:44 PM

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XP3 users, wanna ask if after burn in, does the highs still stay strong? The female vocals sounds sharp to me.
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post Sep 18 2012, 05:37 PM

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QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Sep 18 2012, 05:27 PM)
Took me a while to reply (always Gateway timed out)... ok, time to reply.
XP3 has a V shape band so the bass and high sounded high, tune down the volume should help a bit, otherwise you'll just need to tune the EQ with less treble.
XP2 is rather flat (balance) so the high won't be so sharp.
I, myself also got slightly irritated by the extreme high but I guess I got used to my AT-CK300M which has very flat treble responds, but the clarity and detail really good on the XP3, should be the reason of the high that pushes some of the detail that you usually won't notice.
I'll try to audition the XP2 again to compare it with my XP3 after 150 hour burn-in.
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So I guess that XP3's high still will stay high even after long hours of burn in?
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post Sep 18 2012, 10:55 PM

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QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Sep 18 2012, 05:49 PM)
You can try with 200 hours burn in and try it but my ear just itch to try out after several hours lol, but after 80+ hours the audio isn't so significant already so if it's still too high to you then I'm not sure what way to reduce it (burn in).
Anyway there're few AMP out there that you can try out to reduce the high, some did that (need to audition) if I remember correctly it's a small white box, from Hippo unsure.gif ... well you can use that as pass-through to reduce the high.
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White hippo box? Hippo box+, hippo cricri? Btw, still burning in, hope the highs won't stay that way..like the Beyer DT231, at first the high are very high, but after using it for a year, it getting more neutral.
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post Sep 19 2012, 06:41 AM

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QUOTE(walabies @ Sep 19 2012, 01:15 AM)
Let it settle down for a longer time. Beyer products tends to have longer burn in time.
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Ok, will use it more often and see if there's improvement.
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post Sep 19 2012, 09:29 AM

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QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Sep 19 2012, 06:59 AM)
wink.gif Yeap~ That's the spirit, patient... well, I'm currently queueing more songs (vocal) for extended burn-in.
Searching for more classic 24-96... *ahem* whistling.gif


Added on September 19, 2012, 7:04 am
http://jaben.com.my/shopping2/Hippo-Pipe-Mini-Amplifier/
It's Hippo Pipe Mini, found the image at Jaben Malaysia, the demo unit at SCLG is way too plain, just know it's a white stuff, you can try to audition it and see if it can helps you, or take boss walabies advice, he's experienced afterall  brows.gif
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Tried it before, it extends the bass if I heard it correctly, not sure if the mids does too.
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post Sep 20 2012, 10:09 PM

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Wonder if any comply foam tips can fit on XP series..wish to get 1 unit to try.


Added on September 21, 2012, 3:25 pm
QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Sep 20 2012, 07:35 PM)
160-hour+ impression, just a quick one on this, not much changes.
Highs, now this one is a good improvement, the ear piercing highs now feels great, it seems to settle down.
Mid, same, slightly U (might due to Hippo Cri Cri+), anyway the voice now feels great as well with the highs settle down.
Bass, there's certainly lots, hey, it's XP series... so if you don't like Bass, sorry boss go for AT or FAD.
Sound stage, wonder if it's me or the stage just widen by slightly, not much until you really notice it. Anyway I didn't use the stock tips, I use one of the Galaxy Note IEM stock tips (white one) that fits my ear perfectly. Have not yet try double-flange tips.

Good luck to all XP3 owners out there, keep up the burning, will report in again after 200-hour+.
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May I ask how do you track the hours of burn-in? biggrin.gif

This post has been edited by kennethkee93: Sep 21 2012, 03:25 PM
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post Sep 21 2012, 11:13 PM

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QUOTE(ashburn98 @ Sep 21 2012, 09:52 PM)
I know I might get flake for saying this but currently the 30 hours burn-in xp3 doesn't sound comparatively near to Jaben's demo unit, very far from it actually.

It has been mentioned longer burn-in is needed but can longer burn-in result in 50% SQ improvement for xp3?
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I do agree with you somehow and I believe that Jaben's unit frequently used for demo thus burn-in process is much longer..
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post Sep 22 2012, 09:58 PM

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QUOTE(discretesound @ Sep 22 2012, 05:51 PM)
Finally received my unit!

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The build quality is outstanding! I didn't expect a metal constructed shell for the price.
However I have a love/hate relationship with the kway teow inspired cable. It is absolutely tangle free but it has a very bad microphonics.

Sound wise, this definitely has boosted bass. The sub bass rumble is actually quite enjoyable for me and it sounds clean without any noticeable distortion.
The mids however sound slightly muted for my liking and the treble can sound peaky at times. hopefully this will sound better with time.
The price to performance ratio however is really good. I much prefer the sound of this to the beats studio which have an artificial sounding highs with bloated treble.
Definitely a good buy  thumbup.gif
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lol, kway teow cable. I let the cable lay behind shoulder instead of hanging infront so that the cable won't swing around when there's a little movement. laugh.gif
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post Oct 7 2012, 02:14 PM

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QUOTE(noobandroid @ Oct 7 2012, 10:04 AM)
who is this wowloud anyways.. recently only appear in lyn community.. store reliable?
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I knew Wowload for its free music streaming software, never know they started to sell products too.
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post Oct 10 2012, 02:17 PM

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QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Oct 10 2012, 01:43 PM)
Lots of the Beyerdynamic has very long burn-in, just the improvement isn't that noticeable any more after 100-hour+, only if you really notice it using different song/music after few days of burn-in. Need even longer period of gap to really notice the changes.
And the driver is not that huge (2cm), IMO it could be only 11.5 mm at best, could be 8.5 mm?
It's the housing that actually alter how the sounds like, XP3 has the colder metal ticking sound, slightly on the analytical.
SCLG boss also told me that cable also require burn-in, and it'll affect the overall sound stage, well, I won't know until I can reach that level. He did let me audition his 600-hour++ DT231Pro, the sound stage is just so amazing, and it's only RM2xx headphone. shocking.gif

Now I'm going to let it burn-in around 3 days before I have another listen (~9-hour per day)
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Hehe, so proud to be an owner of DT231pro.. brows.gif 600+ hours? Not sure how long I've used my DT231pro...
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post Oct 13 2012, 06:16 PM

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My XP3's right driver seems like having problem now, left side is louder then right side. sad.gif

Edit: Confirmed after my friend tested it, driver is having imbalance output.

This post has been edited by kennethkee93: Oct 13 2012, 08:05 PM
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post Oct 14 2012, 04:11 PM

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QUOTE(wildwestgoh @ Oct 14 2012, 03:15 PM)
Yeah, somehow after I auditioned the burn-in XP2, I was slightly regret that I bought XP3... *sigh* oh well~
At least XP3 has good presentation on the instruments sounds stage.
Going to burn-in more to see what will it become. wink.gif

Add: Found another way to wear comfortably for long hours for this huge housing.
Solution is wear it over-ear, yes there's no mistake here, over-ear, it's even easier to wear over those normal over-ear type.
How? While normally the wire is straight down, now you turn it ~120 degree to the front, then put the wire over-ear, that's it.
The huge housing will face down instead of up, better insertion for those with small ear (like me blush.gif ) especially wearing the double-flange.
Now, it's even better at handling the annoying microphonics problem, minimize it even further, now I can wear it up to 3 hours and still no pain around the ears.

As requested by Walabies boss~ wink.gif
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I tried this before biggrin.gif

QUOTE(walabies @ Oct 14 2012, 03:53 PM)
Nvm, you can send back to us for RMA.
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It's alright, currently I'm not sure if there's really an imbalance doh.gif , the difference wasn't that significant now. Will listen it throughout. Warranty still got 11 months thumbup.gif
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post Oct 15 2012, 08:54 PM

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QUOTE(walabies @ Oct 15 2012, 07:33 PM)
Hmmm, maybe the driver is stiff at the beginning. How it has lossen a bit after burn in.
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I think is because of incorrect way of wearing eartips. Too much pressure inside, the sound will fade.
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post Oct 17 2012, 12:39 PM

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Ahh! Free hippo foam!
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post Jan 31 2013, 10:35 PM

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I felt that XP3 is excellent for trance, dance, and electro music (especially without drums). XP3 can't produce nice drum's tom tone according to my ear.

Btw, enjoy XP3 with this music biggrin.gif


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post Feb 14 2014, 10:16 PM

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My XP3 right side driver started to make clipping sound, almost similar to distortion. It's starting to die slowly. sad.gif

Edit: The noise occur when bass or low frequency kicks in (tested with bass test video). Anyone got idea to fix this? Or it's time to get a new IEM.

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post Aug 6 2014, 09:32 PM

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QUOTE(nomood89 @ Jun 18 2014, 09:05 PM)
Hi Guys, let me share my XP3 experience. I bought 2 XP3 on dec 2012, one for my friend one for myself. Both of the earphones are facing muted 30% after 1 year of use, which is at around Jan 2014 / feb 2014 this year. After 1 more month of use, both of the earphone is totally dead at one side.. Its over the warranty period (1 year). We can't do anything about it, I believe. The sound is not bad, but you might have some problem with the cable noise. If you want to have noise cancelling or noise isolation feature, this series of earphone is not your choice. But, if you don't mind about the noise, you may go for it. Just, you might need to take into the consideration that, the earphone might only last for around 1 year time frame, or even lesser.
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Having the same problem of one side muted sound. Don't know if it's cable problem or the driver itself. If recabling it would fix it, I'll definitely recable it.

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