Got another reply back from Westone:   "Thank you for your email. The upgrade option is priced at $249.99. This will include the cable,socket,faceplate, and labor cost. The drivers are the same configuration and sound signature the same. We do not need new impressions for this upgrade. Please...

Yep, that's the impression I get. I suspect Jude had a different fit or something that caused the sound to be slightly different?

I contacted Westone to see if they were planning to offer an iPhone remote cable for the ES5 now that they've announced ones for the ES50, and this is the response I got:   "Thank you for your email. We will be offering an upgrade option for your ES5 shortly. You will be able to send it in and...

Quote: Bit of a late reply, but I wanted to give myself a good deal of time to use the ES5s before reporting back on them. The fit has definitely got better over the last few weeks since I first got them. Both sides now fit well and I feel the balance is better than it was before. I'm...

Forgot to mention... I can open my mouth fully and move my jaw side to side without losing the air seal with the IEMs in (on both sides). I hear some creaking when I move my jaw though from what I assume is the ear canal rubbing against the tips of the IEMs, but I suspect that's normal, no?

So I've had these for about a week now, and it seems the left monitor is a little looser than it was when I first started using them. Maybe it's a combination of getting used to them, the muscles in my ear adapting to having them in (I've had them in for probably an average of 8-10 hours a day...

Long time lurker, first time poster. Bought the ES5s after a fair bit of looking around as an upgrade from my Shure SE315s and wow I'm impressed. First time I've used CIEMs, but I don't think I want to go back now...   The process was very simple. Went to an audiologist, had an open mouth...