If you wish you may reread my review. I never exerienced a set of IEM or Headphones that changes audio at least 2 times since I got it and I already played pink noise for 8h. It is now okay but an HD800. The UTWS1 is the worst garbage! DONT BUY and also Treble still sucks because it gets cut off and doesnt roll off like the bloated-bassy audio technica E70. The Custom seem to have higher quality and are better than Ultimate Ears 6 if the describtion @IEMusic is accurate if you can live with bad highs which actually made my tinitus go up for 3 days again. I got it from construction work when I was 11 and did not know it wasnt just my strange brain but non chronic one. Now I am 24 and can live with the same tone but IEM always made me raise the volume more than over ear. I am curious how got the isolation is because before today it was like 5 db. now it is max 15 db. Neumann NDH20 feel like 25-30 db with audio and without I can not hear my mx brown keyboard. L3 still let sounds in. Listening to REOL (japanes solo artist - kinda Idol but not) I could even imagine it being good for stage but here rather pay more for UE to get free retinkering and free shipine i.e. in Germany I would get help from Thomann and Music Store depending which store I prefer. Bass needs a hard boost for bass players Iād say. Mids good but still highs unusable. I never thought IEM need this much of a burn-in.
Before today P1 sounded like having more soundstage and space in general but actually being needle thin which made me dizzy like never before except trying the awful Facebook VR which did not fit my head. Sub bass may be the weakes because compared to Starfields which are the S Tier IEM by far. Kills all expensive headphones even in sparkle but do not fit my ears at all including UTWS1 which destroy 2 pin ear fits!
no problem. I am en route to test new gear. THX seems fine but tbh razer slaps their name on all their tech and it is just sad. Schiit seems to be the best choice currently DAC and AMP in one purchase someday.
Itās still a bit of a lottery when it comes to Chifi setās qc and to some extent customer service, I canāt comment on whether or not the L3 is better sound wise as Iāve not personally heard it but Theiaudio seem to do well with qc?.. but maybe donāt get it directly from Linsoul incase of any issues as they seem to be pretty bad at customer service as of lateā¦They should available from other sources AliExpress and depending on which country fulfilled by Amazon
So L3 is kind of example of bad qc as there are multiple tunings for this set and you never know which you will get.
I do really like my set just wanted to point out that L3 is similar lottery as ybf
Anyone here experienced a similar problem on their Legacy 3? I have never dropped it nor handled it roughly.
I was offered a warranty replacement if I send mine back but Iām afraid I would not get a similar-sounding set because I like how my set sounds ._. Iāve heard of someone sending their set back and getting one in exchange that sounds differentā¦
QC for both the YBF and L3 have been very problematic. If getting either one of them, and you are able to, get it via Amazon (where itās fulfilled by Amazon), then if you get a defective unit, returns/exchanges are easy. The bass on the YBF is whatās very special sounding, however, overall, I find the sound of the L3 to be more balanced, and can suit all genres of music. One of the big issues with the L3 seems to be quite a lot of sample variation with the sound.
The cracked qdc sockets is a known problem with the L3 sets that have such a socket. Mine have multiple fractures, but have not broken as of yet, and I havenāt handled them roughly at all. FWIW, it seems to be an issue in general with qdc sockets, such as on KZ and CCA IEMs as well. My KZ ZSX also has fractures, and Iāve hardly used them.
From what Iāve noticed, it seems that QC issues have plagued the L3, but not any of the other ThieAudio products, to any significant degree. Of course I think it is by far their most sold product of the lineup as well.
Sorry, Iām late to the party Iāve been listening to these for a month or 2 and will have a review up soon. Iāve been swamped lately.
Some thoughts that I have. I like them right away. I found they sounded a more rounded detail sound compared to something like a T2.
I also noticed that people are saying they received sets that sounded different. I wonder if the little eq toggle was turned the same way when they were molded. I love the Chi-Fi as far as value for sound when they are built correctly. Iāve noticed that CQ isnāt always their strong suite. With that said has anyone reversed the toggles the opposite direction to see if that got the sound of the original set?
Forgive me as Iām kind of speed reading through the post but has anyone played with the EQ/ profile toggle switches. I noticed a sizable difference depending on where they are set and I think depending on the genre you listen to the dip switch profile changer could be a game changer, especially if you want a solid budget set of IEM and listen to wildly different genera like I do.
I have definitely enjoyed my L3 from release until about now. Took me that long to realize their sound is more colored/masked than Iād like, and now they are in a likely losing battle with my FH3, H40 and Tape Pro. Weāll see once the TP arrives, but right now this FH3 kicks some serious ass. Its got that kind of straight-shooting, unfiltered no-noncents presentation I think Iāve been hunting four. Stuff sounds real again. The definition/texture and note weight is just beautiful. These are a game-changer. Hell, these could be LIFE-changingā¦! (That H40 got mad base, tho o_o)
I bought L3 Clockwork version on Amazon a few months ago.
Since two days I get noisy vibrations/buzz sound on the left side, at low frequenciesā¦
I would like to contact Thieaudio but their web site does not show anything when looking at their contact page.
Just got these. Listened for an hour or two. Iām surprised to find an IEM that I think is comfortable, sounds good, and has a nice cable. Hasnāt been my experience up to this point.
Iāve got the Starfields coming for a comparison. Hard to imagine they beat the L3, but weāll see.
