Hello all. A not-so-forum newbie here. Only lurk around when I need to buy stuffs and this time around I was looking for a pair of IEMs. After browsing for a week or so I got to know of the Mylarones which are all the rage for this past year. Since their price is also quite nice I decided mebbe I should go for them. Also, since I'm visiting family in Singapore I thought, why not go to Jaben in Adelphi straight? Hehe.

And so I went there today la. The famous Wilson was there also although he was kinda busy at the time and one of his assistants helped me out. I said that I wanted the Mylars but wanna try all 1st. He said no prob and took out all 4 and started from the XBi all the way to SVi. Stupidly my phone adapter buat hal so I had to borrow their iPod which may have been a good thing.

And so the next hour plus was spent auditioning all 4 phones. Each I tried on 3 different music genre since I'm quite a universal listener and I listened to RnB, rock and jazz on the iPod. I found the XBi quite bassy but was still nice and went down each of it's siblings. At last, I decided on the X3i. Not only did I prefer the sound that it gave off but it was the only phone in the Mylar series that made me smile super wide when I put it on. Sorry la cannot elaborate better on the sound coz me no pro audiophile

So I said that I prefer the X3i and actually a bit gatal to try others in the performance range (note: not price range ). So the assistant let me try Westone's UM-1 and later UE's Super.fi 3 (I think la, didn't really ask the model number but after checking on the net I'm quite sure these were the ones given). UM-1 was quite clinical in my opinion, trying hard to separate all the sounds until they became too....separate I liked the UE's not only for the sound but the build quality was substantially better than the Mylars. But when I knew the price was double the Mylars I said, next time la. Start slow2 1st, hehe.

Overall I must say, Jaben is quite a nice place to be. I think when I venture into the headphones world I defo will drop by here again. And since I didn't have an iPod, I got a USB hub as a gift not an iPod case. Not bad la..hehehe.

PS. I got the Rubies That itself took me quite awhile to decide...

Nice that you enjoy Jaben there.
Actually if you are at KL, yuheng's house is also good for interested buyers. Demos can be found over there.
As for his service... No need to mention a lot will    for him.

Wah, I never knew there was such a 'heated' debate between philips and crossroads here in this thread.

I've owned a pair of Sony MDR-EX52SL, and I would say that just like every other mass marketed brand, it's for the masses, not audiophiles.
And there will always be heated debates between fans, so there is really no avoiding that. You just need to try them both out, and see which one suits you best. Don't buy into advertising or even friends advice... if you like it, then it's good for you. People just need to learn what they like and what they don't.

I personally have used a pair of xBi's and I find that they are really bang for your buck, but I'm selling mine off as I already have a pair of Shure's which isolations tops all of the above.

I would recommend crossroads to everyone one that I know who is looking for a good pair of buds, but I would always tell them to give it a listen first before purchasing.

Normally Sony dont let you listen to their product, they just let you take a look from outside of the package...

The expensive ones yes. But the girl at the shop let me try out a few of the cheaper ones that were easier to open.

MylarOne X3i Black Blue/Red Ring new user reporting in

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Added on June 27, 2008, 9:55 pmX3i bass is too airy, not much power and the treble doesn't sound as musical as claimed.

It is compulsory to burn-in?
m comparing with my Samsung U3 earphone...
my first IEM, dont fire me... i just listen to what my ear told me

will do natural burning, no overnite abuse!!!
mayb 1 week later will comment again...
just wondering how much will it improve after the burn...

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EQ setting neutral
Powerout put 80%
MP3 quality 192-320 K bits/second

Alan Silvestri - Forrest Gump Suit
Kim Ah Joong - Ave Maria
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Linkin Park - My December
Move - Around The World (Initial D)
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MylarOne X3i Black Blue/Red Ring new user reporting in

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Added on June 27, 2008, 9:55 pmX3i bass is too airy, not much power and the treble doesn't sound as musical as claimed.

It is compulsory to burn-in?
m comparing with my Samsung U3 earphone...
my first IEM, dont fire me... i just listen to what my ear told me

will do natural burning, no overnite abuse!!!
mayb 1 week later will comment again...
just wondering how much will it improve after the burn...

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EQ setting neutral
Powerout put 80%
MP3 quality 192-320 K bits/second

Alan Silvestri - Forrest Gump Suit
Kim Ah Joong - Ave Maria
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Linkin Park - My December
Move - Around The World (Initial D)
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pls burn in it, and use less powerout put, i found that ur listening volume is far too high, u will ignore alot of details on loud listening, pls do bear in mind more on instrument presentation, soundstaging, extension on frequency and accurateness of music. this is the major improvement, pls do in mind that we tend to require sound accurate from recording or live, rather than over frequency extension

try burn in for certain period.try listen to lossless format instead of lossy.

hahaha i only have mp3...

but i found out lower voulme around 50% is enuf for IEM...
i believe this is not shabby IEM since the review is good

waiting to compare with my Samsung U3 again (not IEM!!!~)

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Bro, i used it on handphone and i can hear hissing sound. issit the 3.5mm connect not suitable for phone?

It's because you record the music incorrectly. If you listen to ori cd then different.

Normally Sony dont let you listen to their product, they just let you take a look from outside of the package...