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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #50 on: May 22, 2015, 02:26:45 AM »
Quote from: postjack on May 22, 2015, 01:39:21 AM
Surprised that people aren't losing their minds over the comfort of these things. To me they are supremely comfortable, like wear for 7 hours at a time comfortable.

Um, how big/small are your ears? Because 57 mm is "shit up with which I will not put."
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #51 on: May 22, 2015, 02:59:50 AM »
I find the PM-3 super comfortable in terms of shape/cushion, but I wish they actually didn't seal quite as well because I get a funny suction/pucker effect on my ears, and they also get quite warm. Switching to the PM-1 alt pads would probably solve both of these.
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #52 on: May 22, 2015, 01:01:55 PM »
Quote from: Claritas on May 22, 2015, 02:26:45 AM
Um, how big/small are your ears? Because 57 mm is "shit up with which I will not put."

Actually I have no idea. I suppose I could get my wife to measure my ears. I've never thought of them as small.

/begins developing complex over his tiny ears
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #53 on: May 26, 2015, 07:27:11 PM »
Quote from: postjack on May 22, 2015, 01:01:55 PM
Actually I have no idea. I suppose I could get my wife to measure my ears. I've never thought of them as small.

/begins developing complex over his tiny ears
That's a blessing in disguise. What's that honey sorry i didn't hear you, my ears are too small! You should know you measured them....

I might start saving up for these, i like the DT-150 as my go to closed can but the headband creates a hot spot on the top of my head and i could do with something with a bit smoother sound sig. And they look nice, and i want a new toy :)p8
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #54 on: May 31, 2015, 08:59:22 AM »
The comfort was excellent.

Still haven't put these through my Leckerton, but I'm surprised no one has reported on the bass/mid-bass bloom and inaccuracy. This isn't a minor thing either, but they lacked the ability to discern very basic yet fundamental musical cues. A near 0 ohm output would have to drastically change these babies for me to ever consider them. That area wasn't just overly loose and monotonic, but highly accentuated as well, but I could live with that if it were that alone. That's something I see as "limp dick" bass. The PM2 had no trouble playing effortlessly everything I put through them, when comparing the two headphones side by side..

Anyway, should probably give them another try to see if I'm not hearing correctly.
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #55 on: June 12, 2015, 11:32:00 AM »
Hi guys,

Sorry to go a little OT, but is there anywhere i can get these online for reasonable prices? There doesn't seem to be a proper retailer where I live...
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #56 on: June 12, 2015, 03:20:15 PM »
Quote from: x838nwy on June 12, 2015, 11:32:00 AM
Hi guys,

Sorry to go a little OT, but is there anywhere i can get these online for reasonable prices? There doesn't seem to be a proper retailer where I live...

Where do you live?

Buying them direct is probably your best bet. https://www.oppodigital.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PM3


They're fairly popular so if you aren't in a rush you could watch the Head-Fi listings for a few weeks and see what the going rate is.
http://www.head-fi.org/newsearch?advanced=1&containingforum%5B0%5D=6550&output=all&search=oppo+pm&type=all&resultSortingPreference=recency
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #57 on: June 13, 2015, 02:28:21 AM »
Quote from: Azteca X on June 12, 2015, 03:20:15 PM
Where do you live?

Buying them direct is probably your best bet. https://www.oppodigital.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PM3


They're fairly popular so if you aren't in a rush you could watch the Head-Fi listings for a few weeks and see what the going rate is.
http://www.head-fi.org/newsearch?advanced=1&containingforum%5B0%5D=6550&output=all&search=oppo+pm&type=all&resultSortingPreference=recency

Thank you :) I'm in Thailand and the only local place that sells them seem to have them on a permanent "coming soon" status. I'm in no rush so I hadn't called them (and around here, it's not a done thing to show so much interest if I might not actually make the purchase - which in a way I couldn't either way cos I don't know what the local price would be and so on...)

But yes, I'm a dumba$$ for not checking out their online store! Thank you for pointing that out for me!
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #58 on: July 16, 2015, 02:26:07 PM »
Tried the PM-3 on my Lyr 2 and it sounded accurate and clear but a bit thin, and bass was very sensitive to seal. Tried it with the Aasgard 2 and the bass is there, but not quite as accurate or fast sounding in the bass. Overall I think the Asgard sound is better. It's my understanding that the Lyr has a very low output impedance. Is there some other reason why the PM-3 shouldn't play well with the Lyr or should I be looking at a different part of the chain?
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Re: OPPO PM-3 Review and Measurements
« Reply #59 on: July 24, 2015, 02:32:57 AM »
I have fairly thick curly hair. Today, I got a serious haircut. Buzzed down to a 1 guard. The PM-3 pads now make contact with my skin all the way around my ear instead of hair. It feels like a true seal now, with air compressing against my eardrum when I even lightly press the cups against my head. These now sound completely different. The bass now sounds boosted where before it was thin. I can also now hear the bloom mentioned farther up the thread. Very interesting.

Edit - Overall, these now sound so much better and it's not just the bass. The difference in sound between wearing glasses, just having too much hair, and having no hair, is wild.
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