Hi Aegis Yeo, Naturally I don´t know the great amount of different IEMs on the market - from my experience about Etymotic 4S and P, Ultimate Ears 10, Westone ES3 and Fabolous Ears I can only say that the Fabs are a great companion for easy listening over a long term period - say about 5 hours...

Some months ago I removed the tiny filters in the tip of the earcanal output. That dramatically improves the bass-performance - although it might be a bit dangerous because dust and other debris could come to the drivers. For me personally it is a great improvement to perfection and I will take...

Hi Joe,   I notice the slightly soft attack in: Billy Idol "Don´t need a gun" and Great White "Once bitten twice shy", as well as in some of the older John Mellencamp songs "Thundering Hearts" and "Authority Song". That should however not be overestimated - just by comparison I feel it is...

Hi Joe, I still like them. It seems, that the sound is not deteriorating. So to sum it up the fabs are very relaxing to listen to, they do not have any spectacular frequency enhancements, voices sound natural. Easy listening for hours is no problem - that is however also due to the perfect...

Short Report of the "Fabolous Ears" When visiting the German High-End HiFi-Exhibition in May, a new custom IEM was introduced by Claus Zapletal from Berlin. Details in www.fabsearphones.de. It is a two-way 3-driver system which is very small and therefore extremely comfortable to wear. In...

After 16 years of use I had the same problem. I simly pulled the wires a little apart and insulated them individually with tape. It doesn´t look very good but it´s still the easyest way to repair. At least it will not cause a short in the connected amplifier. Better solutions are a lot more...

Quote: Originally Posted by lolos Does anyone know if is it the same case with all IEMs? especially UM2? Thanks~ I have the Westone ES3, UE10Pro and Ety 4S and P. The sibilance problem arises (in my opinion) when the highest treble is reproduced with high speed (attack) and...

Quote: Originally Posted by vii_haven Would the default UE attuentor do the same thing? I heard the UE atteunator is 200+ ohms. I've read your report but i still don't understand how it takes out the bump. could you try to explain it to me? also, after the 'removal' of the bump...

Quote: Originally Posted by vii_haven Does westone have a version of the ES3 without the mids bump? or can i custom order one like that? that'll be just great if you guys do. Hi vii_heaven, Since the last 9 months I use the ES3 with a 120 Ohm resistor to get the bump out. If...

Hi catscratch, Thank you for your additional thoughts and update. Some passages remind me of my Westone ES3: Once I got used to listening with my stationary equipment (Kenwood 1000 CD, Meier-Prehead) I often get disappointed with my portables (Creative Zen Touch), because I try to compare...

Another UE10 (and Westone ES3). Sorry for beeing late :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by catscratch The real advancement has been in balanced armature drivers and IEM's. This will be the dominant technology in high-end personal audio, IMO. It's simply far too convenient, far too practical, and even though it is still in it's relative infancy, is...

Hello Redquilang, I cannot completely answer your question, but I try for part of it. I own: Grado RS1 Ety 4p AKG K1000 Westone ES3 UE10Pro Stepping up from Ety4p to RS1 is for sure very satisfying - I did that myself. The RS1 is very relaxing, delivers a very natural sound which is...

Westone ES3 I own the UE10Pro and the ES3. Both are top; but it´s a matter of preference: If you like it a bit darker and softer then UE10, if you like highest resolution and ultrafast response then ES3.

Quote: Originally Posted by urs ES3 - I'll check them out - do they also NEED a custom fit ? Urs Hi Urs, They do need a custom fit. Normally any audiologist can handle that. In my case it was so that I told them explicitly to perform an open-mouth impression. Check...