Congratulations! and 100% agree the experience of the tuning process itself is really unique and well worth the price. at the current exchange rate, JE is quite cheap amongst high end CIEMs.

i guess very unlikely as this is a niche product developed by matsuo bandai san funded by sony engineering (hence the first batches are without any sony label on the metal faceplate). sony somehow decided to absorb this product line into their company umbrella later but i really doubt JE could...

just one is ok, 2 trips are preferable though. u can book ahead and go for making ear impression and tuning in one go in Tokyo Hearing. They recommend to go 2nd time to do the final fitting/tuning when you pick up in person (about 2-3months later). but it's ok that you ask them to ship to a...

i went demo the qdc emperor and also listened to the Annihilator a few days ago. The translucent shell looks really well made and the treble & bass extension of the Anni are both great. when i walked pass a second hand audio shop yesterday, found the Anni Ti at a good price so i bought it home...

Fiio R9 > Stax SRM-270s > SR-X1

wow! the superior EX exceeds my expectation! the sound is very dynamic and fun to listen to for pop music. soundstage is not really big like tg334's scale. it's really enjoyable for such reasonable price (not that much so if comparing against the original QDC superior)

i got the SRS-X1000 set during my tokyo run away last weekend. the price is so attractive it's a no brainer. the whole set, even the transformer is made in japan! despite that, the built is quite flimsy - i got the pin joint between the yoke and the cups loosen when i was demoing it in...

same experience here. bought several new fitear universal from japan and got visitor tax-free since 2022 - TG334, silver and iMarge. don't think there's any restriction except for custom models. i didn't have the Creator but just briefly demoed once. my experience with the creator cable comes...

found amazon.jp was selling this at a big, big discount! fetched it at less than 80k yen. with super quick expedited shipping, in 2 days it reached my home :ksc75smile: the build quality looks top notch and easy to drive loud enough for my listening preference. most of the ATH overears i got...

not at all. it's quite comfortable and there's no sharp edge that will hurt my ears. and yes, it's so beautifully crafted that i don't know why it could be priced so reasonably.

just saw the local agent put this flipears artha argentum on shelf for sale today. even i've listen to the original artha in acrylic shell before briefly, there's no demo for this silver shell ver so it's really a leap of faith to make this purchase. but the price is quite reasonable and...

i'm another happy customer got my n5005 from the big, big sale! i've just listening to it with the bundled bluetooth, with the default reference sound filter. there's actually quite a lot of midbass to my surprise. excellent details and very pleasing for pop music. i thought i read somewhere...

my probably heavily biased view is that most of the small boutique brands' totl offerings are not necessarily "better" than the big brand name premium products in terms of sound quality. small boutique brands have far less R&D budget/know-how, manufacturing technique and capacity, economy of...

I also got fw10000, ie900 and perpetua. They all have their pros and cons but my preference is fw10000 > ie900 > tz700 = perpetua. :relaxed:

after bought the mdr-ex800st in tokyo last month, i found it sounds so good yet priced so reasonably (and yet still made in japan!), I kept looking for the bigger brother ex1000 in good condition hoping to get even more amazing sound. eventually got a pair of pristine condition 2nd hand but...