With 3,5mm hole felt mod the hd58x gets less warm yet smoother. Very similiar to HD660s ( which I had for one week) with better subbass-extension. If the HD58X performs 90% of HD660s, then with said mod it is now 98-99%. What a steal this headphone is!

Coming from the hd58x. I really enjoy the more refined treble amd imaging of the HD660s.

One of the best headphone purchases I've ever made. Had the likes of HD800s, Andromeda, T5p and PP8. I don't remember how much better they are in technicalities than the HD58x but once u fall into the trap wanting to compare everything - u will lose a lot of money. As it stands now.. the HD58x...

It doesnt work on my laptop as USB-DAC somehow. It plays music for the first seconds absolutely fine and then there is "on sound" and then the music completely disappears. Nvm: it was connected as bluetooth to my brothers laptop yesterday and once I start it automatically reconnects to the...

For me the E5000 is the best sounding inear below the 500€ price bracket if you like smooth sound with a good soundstage. This and my Andromeda will hopefully serve me well in the next years.

I find only the stock tips to work with the E5K. Symbios and jvs make them sound horribly bloated. But with the stock they are one of my favorites across all price ranges.

It has slightly better isolation than Fiio FH5 and i personally find it more comfortable.

Well they are on the smoother side. They won't throw details on you like Adam Monitors for example would or any headphones. Still it is all a preference game. I think they are wonderful at what they are doing.

Just got them. First thought: Screw all the "customlike" Inears. This is the holy grail of comfort. The con for some might be that you won't be able to lie on the side with them. Very coherent tuning as expected from a single dynamic driver. Soundstage gets a double plus, really spacious and...

Does the E5000 have less midbass than Xelento? Xelentos midbass was putting me off, way too much imo.

I only care about sound coming the outside since my volume levels are only moderate. The massdrop + had pretty claustrophobic soundstage for me. Fiio FH5 was slightly better in this regard. If the E5000 improves in this aspect, I am all for it. No need Andromeda level actually :p

Is the soundstage of the E5000 really that good? Like Andromeda level?

Maybe new toy syndrom... and I might have forgotten how other IEM's in the past compare to Fiio FH5. Their sound signature is without much fault and resolution isn't lacking at all. Never listened to the Samba @sofa ES5 is more a specialist. I love the with rock and electro music but their...

Pretty much that. PP8 has only smaller soundstage, but way better imaging and better 3 dimensionality. Depends on what you prefee, so more a toss up. I also find mids details bettee while andro treble is one of a kind.

I listened to lots of above 300€ IEMS, but here are my Top 5 currently. 1. Inear Prophile 8 2. Oriolus MK2 3. Campfire Andromeda 4. Earsonics ES5 5. AKT8ie / Fiio FH5

I like them much better than the Massdrop Plus. Fit is excellent and Isolation really good for a hybrid. And they don't lack bass at all. Too much sometimes for my taste.

Isolation is very good with biflanges and biflanges in fact sound the best with them. Spiral dots are too big and Spinfits make them sound kinda sharp. They are one of the few IEMs which have way more depth than width, creating a very special soundstage. Great that they get some love here and I...

I suppose that the 8d has better isolation than the 8n due to missing tuning options and therefore less vents?

I love my pp8 especially the bass. Could you please compare them further?

I bought some Symbio W tips and they seem to do very well. Definitely an improvement over spiral dots in terms of isolation, especially the mid/high frequencies. They are very finickly to use though. Took me some time to get a good fit. I need to take the subway / sit near a bus engine to...

From the outside. I have the IT03 and Oriolus and both have open bass ports which seems to reduce isolation.

True. Technology is often only a gimmick. The Prophile 8 for example doesn't market itself with any fancy technology and yet is regarded one of the best IEM's in the market. Better listen to the FH5 yourself =) Could anyone tell me more about the isolation? Usually hybrids lack in this...

Hey, could cou compare it to the Massdrop Plus too? I didn't like the Massdrop too much, especially the too forward upper mids and smallish soundstage.

Beautiful. Why are the SD5 still not out yet?

Is isolation same as IT03?