Mh1 tips ARE amazing out and about. Excellent.
UPDATE: I'm actually really digging the mh1 tips for now. They bring the mids up to a smoother level. Still not sure about the treble extension, but if it is different it isn't as cut as with the sony tips for me. This seems to go with the hole size for me too. It's hard to tell, but the mh1 hole size is bigger than the sony hybrid but possibly ever so slightly smaller than the zero tips. But again, the difference there is small. For me the main difference seems to be a touch more of a low end tilt, resulting in a more relaxing, smoother sound. I prefer stock tips still, but these are an excellent alternative with a slightly different signature for me.
DOUBLE UPDATE (OMG): Playing with EQ, it appears that the mh1 tips might be giving me closer to what that graphed response showed. If I cut the bass below 100hz about 6db, the sound is more like what I hear with the stock tips. This is very interesting, and it highlights a strange different with my ears and those of others. With the fitear f111 I seemed to get perfect sound that not many other people heard. The sound was warmer to them and less extended. On the tenores, with stock tips yet again I get absolutely reference sound. I would guess I'm getting the same response as that graph that was posted, but with a more linear bass than even that shows. But some people seem to be hearing more bass and warmth. But with the mh1 tips i'm probably hearing what some people are hearing stock. At least that seems possible based on the comments. So I recommend playing with all tips and fitment until you get the perfect sound, as it seems extremely dependent on far too many factors...
Here's a shot of the stock vs. mh1 tips of the same size:
You can see that the mh1 tip not only extends longer than stock tip and is also farther out to begin with the way the tip is designed off the nozzle. This must be why i get more bass and warmth from the mh1 tip, because the stock tips sound warmer as well when I push them in deeper. So I'm thinking the bore size affects extension, and the depth affects bass on these. I get a good seal with every tip, so it shouldn't be the seal. However, if I move any tip in and out, the bass response goes up and down. So I would try wearing these with the shallowest seal possible to see if that improves anything for some people...
outta my j3 on crystal clear eq
