After using it since Friday.. And a burn in between 20-50 hrs.. Didn't keep track. I can tell you that I'm kinda disapointed with Bijou 3. I'll tell you my review of the Bijou. I'm skeptical that 100 hrs of burn in would do justice and give me better sound because lots of people is saying quite good even before burn in showing that their expectations of this is different in the first place. But for me I'm comparing this with my KSC75 and my friend's Mylar X3

1. Good build. The metal is a good plus compared to previous Mylar which uses plastic and cracks. Black wire means it won't get dirty. Which is also good. But that's the only good point of the Bijou 3. =/

2. Very powerful bass. It adds flavour to the songs and I think this is what it means by making the signature very dark? I'm not to sure how to explain but even the vocals sounds lower as well. And since the bass is very overpowering, other sounds during the song is covered and can't be enjoyed as much. And this is Bijou 3... I'm wondering will Bijou 1 be a subwoofer earphones =D

3. This is the final comment about the Bijou 3. The sounds... Everything from low.. mid.. to high.. is not clear. I don't mind the lows not having clear sound. It's more of the "DUUMMMM DUMMMM DUMMMMMM" kind instead of the "dup dup dup" tight and clear bass in Mylar X3 which means can feng tau but then... this doesn't even sound good with bassy songs.. =/ Vocals are produced quite nicely though after some burn-in. But the instruments aren't produced well (comparing to the Mylar X3). For example.. Guitar strumming in some songs which could be heard in Mylar X3 is meshed together into 1 lump in Bijou 3. Some songs with higher frequency vocals too can be painful somehow.

Long story short.. Although I haven't hit the 100 hrs burn in mark which everyone suggests... I would trade this anyday with a Mylar X3 which has a brighter signature like everyone said and sounds much much clearer. Mylar X3 has that extra ummph that upgrades any song and brings it to the next enjoyment level even directly outside the box without any burn in. But Bijou 3 so far just feels like another KSC75 to me with a average-low clarity and overpowered bass. However KSC75 works with every song I tried on but not with Bijou 3. Since it's the RM170 earphones that I bought I'm going to live with it =) I'm just hoping that the 100 hours burn-in will give me justice for this 170 earpiece I've high expectations for. Most likely if I have the cash... The next one I'll be aiming for is IM716 (Or a Mylar X3 ^^)

P.S. I've done all the testing on my Zen Micro Photo and my friend's Cowon D2 just to inform. I'll update you guys after 1 month of usage as that would definitely hit the 100 hrs burn-in mark everyone been raving about.

This post has been edited by LaiN87: Sep 30 2008, 01:10 AM