Final A3000 in-Ear Wired Noise Isolating High Precision Natural Sound Earphones

As a total package, these are very much worth the money. However, I've decided to return my pair as they don't meet my needs. I'll explain why after first going through what I like about them. PROS: - Great build. The materials are light, yet feel durable and fit together coherently. The included case is one of the best IEM cases ever made IMO, and the earhooks are a huge improvement over the thinner, less helpful E series hooks (though I didn't find myself using them as the cable sits over the back of my ear well enough without them). I don't typically factor build quality into my opinions unless it's particularly bad or impractical, but all the design choices here come together to make an IEM I that is easy to carry around, that you don't have to worry about treating particularly kindly, and that looks sleek to boot. - PERFECT fit. Obviously, this is highly subjective, but these are possibly THE best fitting IEMs I've worn, and I've worn a lot. The lightness is a big plus here, as the shell doesn't pull down on the nozzle while it's in your ear like many "premium" feeling, metal-shelled IEMs do, nor does the cable apply any weight. I believe the main two reasons these fit so well, though, are the shell shape and short nozzle. Like Sennheiser's IE lineup, these primarily sit against the bottom of your concha, and the eartips don't protrude far enough to contend with the contours of the ear canal. I think people who have issues with the fit of other IEMs will find relief with these! - Above average tuning. While I'll get to my gripes with the sound in a second, it definitely isn't bad. It's pretty balanced and avoids the large pinna gain hump in the upper mids that most people have accepted as part of a “neutral” or “accurate” tuning, and I think this makes for a safer, more relaxed listen for people that are sensitive to upper-mid “bite” or “shout.” The treble is inoffensive yet clear enough. They have ample mid-bass. The mids are smooth and fairly detailed. Unless you’re looking for something that feels more textured for music like metal or that has greater sub-bass impact for bass-heavy genres like EDM, these are good all-rounders for anything you throw at them, which isn’t a quality IEMs earn easily. If you’re coming from an average set of earbuds, these will definitely be an improvement in terms of detail and tonality regardless of what you listen to. - Soundstage! The reason anyone gets these. Their imaging is very circular, placing instruments around your head with plenty of room. I didn’t find the actual size of the “stage” it creates in your head to be particularly wide, largely due to poor dynamics hampering the illusion, but I don’t expect other people will feel the same way. Voices in particular feel stretched out in a pleasant way. CONS: - Dynamics - I think these perform poorly in every sense of this vague audiophile term. The dynamic range is bad in that there isn’t a very good sense of contrast between quiet and loud sounds, which COULD be a positive for me (it can make listening at low volumes easier) if these weren’t also so smeary (again, I’ll get to this in a second). The bass and treble are tuned in a way that eliminates any sense of impact, and while they’re more detailed than the average earbud, the microdetails simply aren’t there. They just sound a little flat. - Bass - to go into more detail, the bass is a little weird. Not overemphasized, but proportionally out of whack. The mid-bass bleeds into the mids not in a way that obscures detail but in a way that makes both sections less satisfying to listen to. The sub-bass is very weak, and when paired with this humpy mid-bass makes for a sensation more like being slapped with a towel than being punched when kick drums hit. In this context, I prefer getting punched. - Smeariness/Smogginess? Not looking to invent new vague audiophile terms, but this feels most appropriate. Just a little dirty and unclear compared to others in the price range. The ends of sounds smear into one another, and the beginnings lack speed or excitement. To me, it’s the audio equivalent of peering at a city skyline through a thin layer of smog. You can make things out, and the obstruction might not be as hard to see through as a thick cloud of fog, but it’s dirtier, pollutes the colors, makes things kind of blurry and less detailed and not so fun to look at. Together, these qualities make for an earphone that lets me hear my music pretty well but never feel like I’m “in” it. Perhaps the best thing about these is that they’re very safe. If someone gifted these to me, or if they were my first pair of good IEMs, or if I didn’t have a bit more flexibility with my budget and had to settle on a *single* sub-$100 IEM to fit all my use cases, I definitely wouldn’t be unhappy with these–they check all the right boxes for the money. They just aren’t what I’m looking for. They don’t deliver the satisfying sub-bass rumble or more controlled mid-bass punch that I like, they’re smeary, they’re not as detailed as some cheaper offerings like Tin Hifi or Moondrop’s products, etc. I’m in a weird spot where they’re easy to recommend and difficult to keep.

Pros: Natural sound with good extension on both ends, clear mids and excellent cohesion. Excellent fit with a soft textured shell. Unique minimalist design. Recessed 2 pin connection provides extra connection security Cons The case providers little protection. The cable tangle and doesn’t have molded ear hooks (but plastic detachable ones are included in the box). Recessed 2 pin connection limits aftermarket cable options. Shell matte finish picks up fingerprint grease. Detail retrieval is good but slightly outmatched by hybrid and plant IEMs in the price range (such as FiiO FH3 and Shuoer S12).

You can tell they have potential with very nice imaging but they are just too bright for my ears. Unable to keep them in for a complete song. Too bad because they fit great and are very comfortable.

Un IEM fuera de lo común. Enorme transparencia y respeto a la tímbrica. Escucho principalmente música clásica y se agradece su neutralidad. Aunque tiende hacia el lado brillante del espectro sonoro frecuencias, no carece de profundidad. Con todo, para que aparezcan los bajos hay que aumentar el volumen, como es habitual. No apto, sin embargo, para amantes del hip-hop y variantes. La separación entre instrumentos es asombrosa, sin que ello le haga perder coherencia. De entrada, puede parecer un tanto seco (no colorea en absoluto el sonido) e incluso “nervioso” en los forte. Pero es cuestión de rodarlos y, sobre todo, de encontrar un buen DAC con el que emparejarlos. Al menos, funcionan muy bien con los Apogee Groove (¡un DAC brutal!) y el Fiio Q3. También hay que elegir las puntas adecuadas (como sucede con cualquier IEM): la firma del sonido varía notablemente dependiendo de las que uses. Lo dicho: muy recomendable, sobre todo, si tenemos en cuenta su relación calidad-precio. Para música clásica (y me atrevería a decir que, preferiblemente, de cámara).

Crystal clear, but lack depth

ブロックのようなデザインがかっこ良くて好きです。 フラットで特に高音域の伸びがとても美しいと思いました。低音域がブーストされたドンシャリ系イヤホンをお使いの方だと物足りないかもしれません。 耳のフィット感はとても良いです。

Ayant déjà des E3000 dont je suis très satisfait de la qualité sonore, mais pas de la tenue dans les oreilles (c'est un casque à utiliser uniquement en sédentaire), je suis un peu déçu des A3000. La qualité sonore est correcte, mais je trouve moins bonne que les E3000. La tenue dans les oreilles est bonne, mais le câble n'est pas pratique. J'aurai préféré un câble qui fasse une "boucle" rigide pour le contour de l'oreille plutôt que le morceau de plastique à attacher au câble beaucoup moins pratique et qui ne maintient pas assez bien le câble en place. Il utilise un connecteur 2 PINS assez classique mais avec un renfoncement qui rend plus difficile de trouver un câble compatible.

Using this with a earstudio es100 MK2, you can really hear change in the ak4375a dac digital filter options.....it's excellent sound reproduction, best part is you can shape the sound how u want it...treble, mids or bassy.....it works.... definitely recommend it anyone, The seller was good, responsive and quick shipping, audioequip was the seller not Amazon,