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roady73 · 14th June 2008

I own the e3's and the e5's with the sensaphonic sleeves. The e3's are ok. If you own or decide to buy a pair of e3's, be sure to get the sleeves. They make a huge difference in bass response. They are also very low profile compared to the e5 sleeves. The e5's are slightly better in bass response and sound, but the sensaphonic sleeves are huge! It looks absolutely horrible when using during a performance. Both ear buds are ok for now, since they are the only IEM buds I have ever used, but there is something left to be desired in the sound of these buds. I can only describe the sound as "murky" or "muffled". Just does not have that reference headphone sound I desire. That sound you get when you use a nice set of headphones in the studio. At the price these things go for, they should. Just bought some U7 pro's about an hour ago in search of that sound. I will post my review after a few gigs.

14th June 2008	#23
roady73 Gear interested Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Cali Posts: 7	my 2 cents I own the e3's and the e5's with the sensaphonic sleeves. The e3's are ok. If you own or decide to buy a pair of e3's, be sure to get the sleeves. They make a huge difference in bass response. They are also very low profile compared to the e5 sleeves. The e5's are slightly better in bass response and sound, but the sensaphonic sleeves are huge! It looks absolutely horrible when using during a performance. Both ear buds are ok for now, since they are the only IEM buds I have ever used, but there is something left to be desired in the sound of these buds. I can only describe the sound as "murky" or "muffled". Just does not have that reference headphone sound I desire. That sound you get when you use a nice set of headphones in the studio. At the price these things go for, they should. Just bought some U7 pro's about an hour ago in search of that sound. I will post my review after a few gigs.