Thanks .FaH33m said:I have a very very faint memory of the X3i's sound ,so take this with a pinch of salt ..I think the X3i would be better or on par with the PL-30.
Best would be to try out someone's PL-30 before buying it .
I personally don't think X3i >> PL-30 would be a big upgrade in terms of clarity,detailing etc. It would just be a change of sound signature
FaH33m said:^ Care to explain , what makes you say that :| ?
@ ahd, the bass of PL-30 on deep bass knob is slightly boomy and affects the mid range .Infact if you want better bass it's the PL-21 you should be looking at. I haven't tried the Sony ,so can't really give any comparative opinion but I doubt it would be any better than the Soundmagic cause from what I've read the PL-30,PL-21 etc are still the best budget IEMs .
FaH33m said:^ Have you tried any other earphones , or the one's that I've recommended. The CX-180 , i agree sound pretty decent but I wouldnt even compare them to a PL-30 .Baah , infact a Creative EP-630 is also much better than the CX-180.
Same as the OP, around 1k.FaH33m said:^ any specific budget ?