Kind of a sweeping statement....what shells/bells have you tried?

Yes it’s called a flathead earbud.

I have both og Andro and Z1R and still love them both 😃 but for me Z1R has always sounded better with a deep fit, I mostly use Coreir tips now deffo worth a try…glad you’re liking the Sony ‘ol’ boys though 👍

Ordered at set of these to see how Japanese tuning works...I like a treble set (og P1) and have never been brave enough to spend that much 💰on a set of Final A8000’s so lets give ‘em a go...

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The closest to stock tips I’ve tried is Sony’s EPEX10AB for what its worth.

Not great for me either but not a deal breaker tbh...however Rikubuds new Gen 3 RG39 shells are a way better fit for me...his Saber 3 is my bud of the year 👍

Reecho make some dope looking IEM’s and the Dawn is no exception 👍 og Spring...

FH7 is the only set I've sold (gave away Blon 03 to step daughter and og Timeless to HFGF member) it FH7 had a terrible timbre no matter how much I faffed with all those filters it remained horrible....I found Timeless when driven by a hybrid tube source became a baby Z1R especially in the bass...

Has brass ever proven to be an issue regarding ears canals?

Wonder how much 💵 Bob/Penon pays Head-Fi to keep this debacle of a thread going…it’s Monty Python worthy 🍾🎆

Save yourself a crap loada 💵 and get pair of Pentaconn Coreir tips...I wouldn’t say Z1R’s does great Sub Bass period (#not a basshead set) but Coreir’s focus what’s already there and there’s no better tip when it comes to soundstage imho.

All these tips are size large from L to R Sony EP-EX10A, Spiral Dots, Final E’s, SpinFit CP 145 and Coreir 👍

Yep my go to tip for Z1R too 👍

Cool please do let us know what you think when you’ve had a bit of time with them 👍