yeah my local optician also has an audiologist in store so they were taken by them. do you think if i extended the acrylic further into the external ear the isolation would be even better?    there is a cheeper way of doing this, before casting in acrylic i did a mock up with a putty...

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/542359/homemade-custom-sleeves-for-westone-1#post_7313281

I have had my Westone 1's for about a year and i love theme to pieces! I really wanted to upgrade with a pair of UM56 custom sleeves but being a student could not really justify the cost. I am a dental student and having over the past 5 years we have maid various appliances out of acrylic so i...

cheers for the help, i have just ordered the westone 1's opefully they will be what im looking for

while trying to decide between westone 1's and um1's i emaild one of the westone suppliers to try to understand the diference between the two iem's. i told him that: 'i listen to music for about 3h a day on my ipod classic. i am looking for a pair of IEM's to replace my broken Shure SE210's...

cheers, i have read the big thread about the westone 1's and it seams that no one can make their mind up!

cheers, i think ill prob go for either the UM1 or the westone 1 but i cant decide which. is it worth paying the extra for the westone 1 or are they just the UM1 in a different shell?

does anyone know the difference between these two models? i am interested in buying but do not know which one to go for.

cheers, do you know how the UM1's compare to the new super.fi 5's though?

I am looking to purchase a pair of headphones to replace my pair of broken Shure SE 210. My first question is, which of the flowing headphones would you recommend that I buy on sound qualitie alone, taking price out of the equation. Westone UM1 Ultimate ears super.fi 5 (any other...