Westone 2nd Gen Earphones: W40 4-Driver EXPIRED

Anyone come across the 60's lower than this? So tempted.. I know, 4 bills for buds is nuts, but the W60's are so good!

Does having more drivers actually produce better sound? I keep hearing mixed answers.

I was surprised to find that the actual retail price really is 1k (w60's)

These are gen 2's, the W60 gen 2's sound closer to W80's than gen 1's do

Can't go wrong wd40

Quote from 5HT2A : Does having more drivers actually produce better sound? I keep hearing mixed answers.

No.

Before the chi-fi explosion, multi-driver IEM's were the domain of companies that knew how to tune an IEM, and multi-driver IEM's weren't usually dirt cheap like they are now.

As for the good or bad dilemma. I like a harman tune with a tamed pinna gain (google it) from 2-5K. Some people will tell me that it's bad, but it's just not their preference. Unfortunately, finding this out takes quite a bit of buying of IEM's, and that's the problem with online reviews. You need to try it yourself. But I would not start with these westones as they appear to lack any pinna gain over the midrange. It's just very uncommon to find IEM's tuned this way after 2017. If I was starting fresh, I'd go with any of the Etymotic IEM's. Whichever one you can afford. I love mine. I also love the Thieaudio Legacy 3, but I hear there are tuning differences with newer produced sets.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that the etymotics are really deep fitting IEM's, and it's not for everyone. It took me a few days to get used to it and switching to a larger 3-flange tip to the feeling to normalize.

Check out crinacle:
https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems/

He also has a graph tool for checking the frequency response of a ton of IEM's:
https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/graphtool/

I got the b50 for $250 last deal. Would anyone suggest returning b50 and get these w60?

it's a really good deal, W60 sounded really nice.I would jump for it, if it's not during pandemic time. LoL, gotta save up.
I would not touch W60 at $999, but at $399 grab it, if you have the funds.

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/...r-monitor/

check the review.

Quote from CitraY : I got the b50 for $250 last deal. Would anyone suggest returning b50 and get these w60?

definitely, this one will improve the bass response and treble extension

Quote from alamnp : definitely, this one will improve the bass response and treble extension

Thanks for your input! Upon looking further, I think i will stick with the b50. It was $270 after tax while w60 will be $440. I listen to pop using my phone at work. Not sure if going to w60 will actually offer benefit in my case, since I dont have dac on me most times

W60 till this day is still one of the best both in sound and comfort. Most consider the W80 a sidegrade. It feels like a lot, but if you use it all the time and never think about upgrading, it's worth it.

Did anyone else think this was some kind of digital pipe at first glance?

How do these compare to KZ zs6s?