The Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio is a very remarkable product offering performance that previously was only available to people willing to spend well in excess of $200.
During the past week I have spent a lot of time listening to the Super.fi 3 Studios and I must say that they really do deliver an awesome sound quality considering their price. Even when I compare them to my far more expensive Sennheiser HD595 the Ultimate Ears still have a far more balanced and precise sound which is nice for a rock freak like me.
The only downside to the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studios is the bass, even though it’s precise and can reproduce even the deepest tones it lacks some punch compared to a pair of fullsize headphones. So if you like to listen to a lot of bass intensive music I would definitely think twice before going with the Super.fi 3 Studios.
Even though the Super.fi 3 Studios have a remarkable sound quality with a good powerful portable player you still need a more powerful source or a dedicated headphone amp to maximize the performance of these headphones. The intensity of the bass is way better when running these headphones connected to a powerful output. My Cowon iAudio i7 did a good job at keeping up with these headphones, but there was still a noticeable difference between the sound on the iAudio and when I ran them with my Marantz amplifier or even the X-Fi card on my PC.
Overall the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio delivers an outstanding price / performance ratio and is definitely one of the most comfortable in-ear solutions on the market today.