Fury:   Westone has a 90 day warranty for proper fit.  Have you tried using Oto-Ease (lubricant) to insert your UM56s and check for proper seal?   When you had your ear impressions taken, did the audiologist take "open jaw" impressions (i.e., with a bit block between your front teeth)...

Quote: Originally Posted by lmf22 Or can I order it and do impression all at the same time from the audiologist? Yes, and this is probably the easiest way to get it done. Some audiologists include the cost of the ear impression in the cost of the earpieces, so see if they can...

Quote: Originally Posted by barleyguy I think it comes from the words "West" and "tone" as in, "Western U.S." and "hearing devices". You know...I think that's kinda sorta correct. Yes...it's Wes-tone. Or Wes-stone, as Ntropic suggested. I guess it depends on how many martinis...

Enjoy your new 3s, New Ears!

Quote: Originally Posted by oak3x Beautiful!!

Quote: Originally Posted by eio To be honst, I'm not quite comfortable with the idea of "secret freq curves". The reason is, your competitors have the equipment and expertise to do any measurement as they want, given that they can get their hand on the westone 3 (obviously they can...

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I'm curious about why you might want a replacement cable for the ES3X. It is my understanding that the ES3X cable is the same cable that Westone has used for at least 10 years for their pro audio (touring musician) monitors. Do you have a specific need that the Westone cable does not address?

Quote: Originally Posted by kite7 Thanks for the insight. Now to start looking for local Westone dealers... You might give Westone a call at (719) 540-9333 and see if their customer service group can locate an audiologist in BC for you. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by gameboy115 thanks for your reply. where can i buy it? Gameboy, If you can't find what you are looking for in the Westone online store, or if you have questions, just give Westone a call. US toll free (800) 525-5071 Their customer service folks...

Quote: Originally Posted by soozieq I think the Comply tips slide on and off too easily (mine seemed to slide off the earpieces without me even noticing!) And the other ones need putting on and twisting quite a bit to get to the bottom of the stalk. EDIT: I didn't answer your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hooran I am new to these forums, but I think this is appropriate for a first post::: Thanks to reading this thread, I ended up shelling out several hundred dollars several minutes ago (prior to finding this thread just today, I had no clue Westone 3...

Quote: Originally Posted by craiglester I....and complys I'll try tomorrow. The Complys feel kind of hard, I guess they they soften up with body heat? Oh yeah....those Comply tips turn into a buttery-foamy goodness with body heat. Give 'em a try.

Quote: Originally Posted by ZephyrSapphire http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/w...ml#post5016861 http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/w...ml#post5019827 In the photo in the second link posted above, it looks like the "3" had been yanked around a bit and was tilted outward...

Quote: Originally Posted by the_thatguy SO woodsrider ,what about that westone *ES__* stuff? Oh...those. That's a little project that the Westone Music guys are working on. Nothing to get excited about...let's move on now, shall we? I get to do a little "informal" testing with...