As far as tips go, I've found that the best tips for my W4 by far, are the black silicone tips that came with my Monster Coppers. They have a larger exit hole. I have to make an adaptor from a Shure Olive but OMG! The soundstage and details REALLY open up and allow for a bit more brightness in...

What Spyro said to a T. Nothing to add. He must hear just like me as that's precisely what I perceive. Both very, very good IEMs but I give the edge to the W4 for overall musical enjoyment.

Just jumped from the UM3X to the W4 and couldn't be happier. A supremely balanced IEM with just the right amout of everything to sound smooth and natural. Instruments sound very real and the presentation has just the right amount of "weight" to not sound thin or too pumped up. Can't stop...

Westone UM3X. Nice amount of bass with non-fatiguing mids and highs. Not as bright. A little dark sounding but once your ears adjust, you can listen all day to them. Plenty of detail.

Quote: Damn, I'm such an idiot. I just took the tips off my UM3X's and noticed that I had decored a couple of Shure Olives and slipped the M6 tips over them. If you need some I can decore a couple of Olives I have and send the cores to you.   Sorry,   Ed

Quote: Yes, I believe those are it. I have the clear version though. The mushroom tips have a smaller bore hole which seems to restrict the highs and make everything sound too congested and dark to me. These tips seem to open up the sound more and give a nice balance between bass, mids and...

Yep. That's exactly what I did. I also found another tip that I like a lot. The Meelectric single flange medium. I think it's for the M6 series. Very nice sound. I like it even better than the decored olive with the Sony hybrid. No mod needed and adds even a bit more brightness and clarity.

Quote:   None of the tips that came with it worked that well for me. The tips that did the trick were the medium Sony hybrids. I de-cored a couple of Shure Olives and put the hybrids on those in order to fit the UM3X stem. Perfect balance of bass, mids and highs with these for me. The...

They are a bit darker sounding than the Triple Fi's but are so smooth you can listen all day. The have a great heft to the sound that the TF10's don't have. The bass notes are tighter with less boominess.  I was listening to some classical Wagner orchestral music and the crescendos don't seem to...

Just received my new pair of UM3X's. I have been using the Shure SE425's which are a bit bass light and analytical. I was looking for something a little fuller sounding. I have Triple Fi's which sounded nice but are about the worst fitting IEM's I have tried.   So, I popped the UM3X's into...

Nice review. I just picked up a set of these myself. I find them to be very accurate and quite stunning on most types of music except for most metal where I want more mid-bass impact. Use the SE215's for that genre and they sound great.   The 425's do vocals, acoustic guitars, pianos...

I have found the MEElectronics double flange tip to be the best for my use on the TF10. Anyone who thinks the TF10 is too muffled or dark sounding in the mids needs to try these tips. Everything brightens up a bit in the vocal and guitar range and doesn't sound too recessed. A nice find indeed...

Quote:   True on all levels. I just received the TF10's from Black Friday sale and all I can say is WOW! Just what I was looking for. Similar to the PFE's with black filters except everything the PFE offers is just that much better with the TF10. At $99 it's an absolute steal. At $400...

  Quote: Thats it. I'm just gonna have to try these. Guess I can send them back if the difference isn't great enough for me. It just seems hard to believe that the same drivers could be that much different. They must definitely tweak the HF5's to sound not quite as good.    

Quote: Great! I'm not a huge basshead or anything. Just wanted a little bit more to fill out the sound a bit. The amount I added didn't affect the clarity or mids in any great way. Pretty subtle but noticeable.    

This hobby just has a way of sucking you in, doesn't it? Don't know if I want to keep the HF5's as I can't really afford both. Amp price is reasonable. Would I think the ER4P-S has weak bass with an amp? Notice I boosted the bass a bit on my Fuze and it was just right.

  Quote: So, the ER-4S with amp is THAT much greater? How much would I have to spend on an amp to make this big a difference?    

I purchased a pair of HF5's which I love, but after much reading, I wondered if maybe I should try the ER4P as well. Some have said the differences are small and others say it is worth stepping up. My main player is the newest generation Ipod Classic as well as a rockboxed Sansa Fuze.   So...

Quote: Sorry, I'm not Pianist, but I forgot to mention that I did try the foam tips. I thought they sounded pretty good if jammed in deep. They seemed to lose the seal though after they wear a bit and I am trying to avoid always replacing tips. I also bought some from Earplug Superstore...

Yes, I know you are not enamored with the PFE from your other posts. (I lurk a lot). But, compared to what I had hear up until the HF5's, I tended to like them. Now, not so much. They are VERY comfortable though with excellent silicon tips and a shallow insertion. Wish the HF5's were more like...

Coherent is accurate. No crossover to mess it up.  I personally LOVE to hear all the details of what I'm listening to. I get great pleasure in hearing excellent sonics. I was a musician for many years and listened to enough audiophile equipment to know develop and ear. (It's a curse sometimes)...

I don't have the ER4's but I do have the HF5's and the most balanced, smoothest sound to me comes from having the drivers as close to the eardrum as possible. Unfortunately, the small tri-flanges hurt my ears after about 1 hour and I can't get a good fit with the large tri-flanges. They choke...

Quote: I second that. Just received the M11+ tips today and so far the short bi-flange works best for me on my coppers. Seem to be able to get a consistent fit with them. Sound is smooth and very balanced. Not too much bass and nice mids and highs. The long single tips also sound really...

Try some Steely Dan (Recent stuff) or Donald Fagan's newest. Primo sound that absolutely shows off better IEMs capabilities. Most modern rock is mastered like crap and doesn't do justice to some of the great IEMs.

Thanks, maybe I'll try some of these although I had my heart set on the UE tips since I know the one that I have works well with my Monster Turbine Coppers.   Quote: