Maybe a pairing issue? Some IEMs are quite picky about their sources... And the clear as day X3i (for it's price bracket anyway) can and will show clearly imperfections in sound (where percieved or not, everyone hears diffrently, true?) coming from the source...

In other words, maybe the analytical (quoting ClieOS here) sounding X3i is just making the flat (so says the people in Head-Fi) sounding, un-EQed Tubie sound crap flatter then it already is...

Maybe... And until some crazy Audiophile shoves a good (yet easy to drive, some GREAT IEMs are near darned useless on mobiles unamped) Higher Class IEM into the 5800 for some serious auditioning (Westones? UEs? IE8s - or are the IE8s hard to drive?), we'll never really know...

EVEN THEN, again SQ is highly subjective... What is honey to one guy can be tar to another... BUT, everybody deserves to share their opinions BECAUSE of that...

I'm still waiting for my "fun" sounding Bijous to come over... Hopefully it would not sound like crap with the 5800 (after some serious burning-in of course, I've heard that it needs what, 300 hours?) to my SE Megabass (muddy as it may be) trained ears...

Totally agree with you.
Best earphones doesn't always produce best results on certain devices.
Pairing plays a very important role too.

whats are plugs and cans for?

ooo i thought u was saying about ear plugs haha. Too many nick names why ppl like cut short names and now change name for stuff

Was on Bijou before, with around 60 hrs of burn in. Not very good on the 5800XM, but incredible on my Sony Walkman. Just bought a cheap Shure SE102 for my 5800XM, burning in now.

Hmm, have a lot of airline earplugs lying around asso... Maybe should cut holes in them --> cheap Comply foam earbuds...
60 hours? Try 150 hours OR if possible 300 hours... Seems the dynamic drivers on the Bijou is a bit degil...

And which one are you using? 2, 3 or 4?

And a bit unfair to compare the Sony to the biasa-biasa only 5800 lol... I hear that some Sony Walkmans can make stock earphones sound good (joke, joke)...

But yeah, it might not be the best pairing the Bijou and the Tubey... Will try out my pre-burned-in Bijou 3 (malas wanna burn in sendiri, hopefully it's burnt in for 100 hours already) when I get them and update...

Cheap SE102? How cheap?

BIjou and x3i only RM170
My x3i before i use with my ipod i made in 100 hrs burn in

I had an X3i before as well. And X3i IMO sounds a lot better than the Bijou... That's why I'm a bit regretful after getting the Bijou.

When i googled abt x3i, i saw ppl mentioned abt its durability has issue...issit true?

I had an X3i before as well. And X3i IMO sounds a lot better than the Bijou... That's why I'm a bit regretful after getting the Bijou.

example u buy those cheap ones if u keep spoil and change it will end up same price with shure or x3i so i buy a good one that can last me at least 5 years

BIjou and x3i only RM170
My x3i before i use with my ipod i made in 100 hrs burn in

True... In 2008 ALONE I think I spent over RM300 on replacing my HPM70s alone... Problem was, the headphones didn't spoil... It was the blardy Fastport connector...

Thus I got a Nokia XM with a 3.5 jack...

err...whats the meaning of burn actually???means play music usin the earphone??n izzit a must do thing for all earphone??