I am really confused right now.I want a sound quality which is top notch,I should be able to hear all the sounds, along with some good bass. The earphones I heard so far have the bass but I feel something is missing. I have decided to be ok with a little low quantity of bass, hence wanted to go for SM3.
Frankly, as per DFKT VB has best bass, but I never felt it like that(Treble was far better than M5). In fact I felt the strongest bass was there in VMODA bass freq buds. ( Only bass is very good with these,treble was toooo harsh). Also M5 has over all better bass than the VB, provided the tips are shure foams.
Conclusion: Planning for Sm3. Reason being if I an not satisfied with the bass, I can go for customs. The only negative point being fixed cables.