Oh my god, so basically it really is an upgrade but still has the same price as the originals? Itās a freaking good deal.
My blon 03 are the ones that i use to compare with these as i find its tonality very pleasing, the details with the tape pro is very amazing but i cant stand the snare drum specially in the mid to upper mids. My source is lg g7 phone.
Noted. Thank you. Will try tip rolling then. Thanks!!!
Cool, I have a G7(Power), too 
Maybe try a nicer DAC, if you can. Topping D10s, TempoTec Sonata HD Pro. Phone sound is definitely not recommended lol, and Androids are especially not great for audio, sadly. :\
Well Iām afraid these donāt float my boat.
On initial listening they sounded okā¦not great but not bad either but with longer listening I just canāt get on with the mids or the somewhat separated lower end.
My current rotation is S8F, T2+ and L3 and these arenāt gonna break into that trio but hey, thatās part of the fun and itās all personal opinion after all.
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Would you agree with any of these characteristics?
-Dry (lifeless upper treble/cymbals)
-Nasal tonality
-Poor bass definition
Pretty much my thoughts too.
I could live with the treble and bass but itās that nasally mids.
There almost seems to be a sense of reverb/hollowness going on in the mids. sorry I canāt think of the right way to describe it but itās enough to put me off these ā¦my 1st real disappointment of all the iems Iāve bought.
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What do you think about FH3, if you have them?
Sorry i dont own a set of FH3ās
I have both the FH3 and Tape Pro on hand, if thereās something specific that you want to know.
How are you liking the proās so far? Any impressions on the mids compared to the FH3
Same here. I just wanted to see if he had the same opinions on FH3 as myself, since we have the same opinions on TP. Perhaps you also agree with those 3 characteristicsā¦?
@SkipsMchee Iām honestly still trying to get a grasp on how I feel about the Tape Pro. I had to tip roll a lot more than Iāve had to on other sets (including the FH3) to get what I feel is the best sound out of it, settling on Spiral Dots to that end. As far as the mids, I can only swap my IEMs on the fly with the same source (and I definitely do not have āGolden Earsā) so please donāt take my word as the gospel. Going across an array of Jazz and Rock Vocals, the FH3 definitely sounds more accurate for male voices, while the Tape Pro have a more forward presentation. A brief A/B of female vocals gives me the same conclusion. As far as instrument tonality, the Tape Pro has more intensity and presence, while (again) the FH3 sounds more true to what I think the recording is trying to convey.
@CT007 I donāt know if Iād qualify the tonality as ānasalā per se, but itās definitely not natural (certainly not as compared to the FH3). I think that the bass definition is fine, but itās not my favorite bass reproduction by any stretch. Cymbal reproduction isnāt great, but I think that it improved with the use of wide-bore silicon tips. Using the stock tips, āDry/lifelessā would probably be an apt description IMO. To that end, I do prefer a slight-to-moderately bright high end, so YMMV.
If I had to choose one to keep or recommend between strictly these two sets, I think the FH3 would hands-down be the safer bet for most people. The Tape Pro is not what I would call BAD, but itās not as good of an all-rounder as many other sets Iāve tried. In the specific price bracket, I prefer both the FH3 and Reecho x Peacock Spring 1. If anyone has any specific tracks or details they want me to try, I can certainly do a quick A/B (but mind you that Iām hand swapping and trying to volume match by ear, so itās hardly scientific).
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Ah. I liked my L3 over the Spring 1 for fit and sound, by a decent bit. Not a big difference between them, IIRC. And apparently every L3 sounds different lolā¦ I love that electric, alive quality the FH3 has. It reminds me of Stax.
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My L3 has treble, so I know that itās not āone of those onesā lol. Overall I think I prefer the FH3 and Spring 1 for sound and build quality, but the L3 (if you get a good one?) is still a great standard at that pricepoint IMO.
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Indeed, indeed. Insane SQ(and fit) advancements in IEMs in the last couple yearsā¦!!! The headphone game is like waiting for volcanoes to erupt. 
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Oh nice. Will have a pair soon and I hope itās what Iām looking for. Sounds like it might be what Iām hoping for from your impressions. Been looking for something different than my blon.
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Yeah you definitely donāt want to run this off a phone. It sounds so clogged up for some reason whenever I run it without the BTR5, could this possibly because of the output power? The specs make it seem like they actually arenāt hard to push.
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They are pretty thirsty when it comes to power, specs be damned. I find myself usually turning up my r3 pro further than I would expect to reach a comfortable listening level.
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Now, how to solve this sharp shell edge problem. . . 
Maybe a few dabs of glue or putty would work, without having to bust the grinder out.