[daulagiri]

Just curious. Where and why you reshell yours?

I'm a bit heartbroken seeing this thread died. No more love for encore?

 

[doctorjazz]

Is be interested in the reshell a well, though I'm not really up for getting ear molds again.

 

[soundblast75]

Mine are up for grabs for a reshell, pm if uk peeps interesred, thanks

 

[Rollk2]

Just curious. Where and why you reshell yours?

I'm a bit heartbroken seeing this thread died. No more love for encore?

Mine were reshelled in acrylic + silicone by Custom Art for the reasons above : 
 
- they were broken, the silicon doesn't keep them free of moistures, and that despite a regular use of the Revivo
- the T2 connector on the left side had contact failures : I hate the T2 and prefer much more the 2 pins
- I didn't like the way the shell fitted my antihelix and the crus of the helix, the ACS CIEMs fit very securely but I prefer a more low-profile shell : I like the comfort of acrylic shell more and Piotr was able to keep the analog, tube-like sound of the silicon inside an acrylic shell. The best of both world and a very solid solution. 
 
Since I've the Sony ZX-100 (without the sound limitation) the ACS Encore reshelled by Piotr are back my favorite CIEMs among the S-EM9 and the SE5-U, just because they are easy going with a  many technical and musical qualities of the top the line 

 

[audionewbi]

It seems ACS has silently redesigned and introduced a new 5 driver UIEM replacing their Encore model.
 
https://acscustom.com/uk/products/in-ear-monitors/universal-fit

 

[Eide]

It seems ACS has silently redesigned and introduced a new 5 driver UIEM replacing their Encore model.

https://acscustom.com/uk/products/in-ear-monitors/universal-fit

I have my ACS Encore on service right now. There was some corrosion that made the sound cut out. They asked me if I was interested in a rebuild to Emotion. Same drivers, but different crossover filtered and sound channels. I said yes of course. Don't know when they are ready, but I'll post my impressions as soon as I get them.

 

[doctorjazz]

It seems ACS has silently redesigned and introduced a new 5 driver UIEM replacing their Encore model.

https://acscustom.com/uk/products/in-ear-monitors/universal-fit

I have my ACS Encore on service right now. There was some corrosion that made the sound cut out. They asked me if I was interested in a rebuild to Emotion. Same drivers, but different crossover filtered and sound channels. I said yes of course. Don't know when they are ready, but I'll post my impressions as soon as I get them.

Could I ask the cost? And what the sound improvement is supposed to be?

 

[Eide]

Could I ask the cost? And what the sound improvement is supposed to be?

I don't know the cost, but the audiologist said it would be low since he wanted to test this new build on someone who is familiar with high end iems. About the sound I have only the brief descriotion of the universal version. Link in post above. I wont be able to do a direct comparison, but I hope they improve the highs a bit. I also have the Noble Encore and I hope they can close the gap a bit, even though the Nobles are much more expensive. I'll keep you posted.

 

[lookingforIEMs]

The encore custom (silicone) and universal demo (acrylic) sounded quite different.

Hope that it would do the custom justice

 

[Rollk2]

To my ears they were almost the same, but the tips rolling was very determinant ! That's a pity they continue to use the T2 connector... despite that the ACS Encore remold by Piotr are still my favorite go-to CIEM, completely in love with them 

 

[doctorjazz]

To my ears they were almost the same, but the tips rolling was very determinant ! That's a pity they continue to use the T2 connector... despite that the ACS Encore remold by Piotr are still my favorite go-to CIEM, completely in love with them :etysmile:

OK, I'll bite, have an Encore that sits collecting dust, what does the remold by Piotr do to/for the sound, what's involved, inquiring minds need to know.

 

[Takeanidea]

OK, I'll bite, have an Encore that sits collecting dust, what does the remold by Piotr do to/for the sound, what's involved, inquiring minds need to know.

I still absolutely love mine. The bass on them is incredible. I wonder whether it was just a case of me getting lucky with a superb fit courtesy of an impression taken by the founder of ACS ?

 

[doctorjazz]

The bass wasn't the issue, found the treble excessively rolled off, didn't like the net sound (others did find the same thing, though it's certainly not universal (no pun intended )

 

[Rollk2]

@doctorjazz if your Encore take dust, just send them to Poland to have an expert judgement about the crossover, the drivers or the tubes. I've both the SE5 Ultimate and the Encore and to me they don't lack of high frequencies, so yours are maybe broken or that's the high impedance of your source, or... I don't know. Piotr just reshelled the Encore, he didn't anything to/for the sound. 

 

[doctorjazz]

@doctorjazz
 if your Encore take dust, just send them to Poland to have an expert judgement about the crossover, the drivers or the tubes. I've both the SE5 Ultimate and the Encore and to me they don't lack of high frequencies, so yours are maybe broken or that's the high impedance of your source, or... I don't know. Piotr just reshelled the Encore, he didn't anything to/for the sound. 

@rollk2
Poland? To whom?