The headphone has incredibly accurate mid and treble. They are so smooth and well-controlled. The bass is a little bit more than I expected, maybe because it's closed-back. Besides, the service from Bloom Audio is so good!
My review won't be very technical or verbose.
Suffice to say that I have listened to certain pieces of music listed below, on the FiiO M15 and Astell & Kern SP3000..
Comparison was made with the Oppo PM-1, Meze Elite, Focal Stellia and the T+A Solitaire P.
It took a few days to burn them in,to appreciate the true nature of the beast.
I really love the E3s and do not regret splashing out on them.
I am a frequent flyer 2, who has major issues packing a set of cans every 2 weeks, for a long distance flight.
Some are portable - they have good foldability and thus easy to pack. Others not so much.
The DCa E3 fits that bill nicely.
They are hard to drive at 27 Ohms. But work nicely with the FiiO at high gain.
They didn't pair too well with the SP3000, unlike the Elite and the Solitaire.
I repeat - absolutely no regrets for th3se cans.
My order of preference, after listening to my Playlist would be:
1. T+A Solitaire P
2. Meze Elite
3. Meze Empyrean II
4.DCA E3
5. Oppo PM1
6. Focal Stellia
Playlist
1. Private Life - Grace Jones
2. A Whole New Way of Looking at the day - Abakus
3. Apocalypse - Bear Mccreary
4. Allegretto Movement - Beethoven's 7th Symphony - Berlin Philharmoniker l
5. Arpegiator - Jean-Michel Jarre
6. Sahara Sun - Darshan Ambient
7. Uretan - Alis Quartet
8. Celestine - Banco de Gaia
9. Boy 1904 - Jonsi Taken Away - Etherwood
10. Am Ending - Brian Eno