I got them from a site called DWI Digital for $629AUD which is approx $600USD, if not less -- they ship to Aus but I'm not sure where else.

sadly that link is for TDK's IE800, not Sennheiser's. Comply don't currently make tips for the Senn IE 800, unforunately.

Alondite -- are you sure you had proper insertion depth with the tips you tried? I noticed the same things you mentioned re: the boomy bass, brightness and hollowness when I first tried them with M tips, but when I used the smaller S tips, I was able to get the IE800s in deeper, and those...

I'm fairly certain that if you're getting sibilance it's because the insertion depth is not quite right. I experienced the same thing when i was using tips too large for me, which meant they weren't sitting deep enough. Changing to a smaller tip fixed things completely  and there definitely...

yeah I can certainly appreciate the immense potential that customs have over universals, but the main issue for me still lies with being able to audition them in person. the allure of having such great isolation, comfort and ergonomics with customs is still a very strong selling point. and yes...

yeah unfortunately the store only had the universal tips to try, and I've edited my review to reflect that. I guess from my perspective the customs were essentially irrelevant since the only way to hear them was to buy them. but yes, i certainly would expect the customs to sound better than the...

thanks, qveda. i forgot to mention though in the review that the JH13 and 16 I tried were samples in the store that had universal tips, so that may have influenced their sound somewhat. to what extent, i don't know :( and the cords are attached at each earpiece but they terminate at a Y-splitter...

Have you considered the reason why the HD800 might not have cable noise/microphonics is because it 1. has removable cables and a large plug area that dampens cable noise as well as 2. being themselves gigantic in size, which would also dampen noise, and 3. the cables not being in such close...

The IE800 are the best IEMs I have ever tried. This includes the Shure SE846 & 535, Audeo PFE232, AKG 3003, JH13 and JH16 and many others. I also prefer their sound to many full size cans like the beyerdynamic DT-880, T70, T90; Sennheiser Momentum, HD650; Shure SRH1840 etc. The closest I've...