Cool review lol... did Katun get you onto these?

Are you sure the bass is aenemic?

haha i think its lacking bass, i dont really know why i said aenemic lol
glad you digged it though

and yes katun got me on these heh

Do you have a good seal?

This was one of my favorite songs on the JVCHAFXC51R - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2GhQOCO0Y

Bass lack?

Huh? I thought my FXC's were broken, they just... magically started working again, they sound like drinking heaven nectar from the foot of goddess Athena, the bass and detail is just that music at max volume is just subliminally intoxicating, it's like a scorching red horizon of black velvet sonic rays.

My review - post #1666 - http://www.head-fi.org/t/571081/the-diary-entries-of-a-little-girl-latest-memoir-jin-jin-jingle-bell/1665#post_7995397

I bought another, this has above neutral bass. I think they have build quality issues as Kiteki's one had temporarily failed and one side of mines died (can't remember which side)

oh and yeah, I agree about the IE8, it plain sucks
Its a very capable IEM but the bass, ruins it abilities, maybe that'd sound good with some eq'ing as well ?

I typically eq down the mid-bass and up the mid-mids.

After my intense listening session tonight, (without eq), my ears are a bit numb haha, not an easy listen. I want to buy the FXC71 from Japan.

the 2nd pair sound different from the first, I've just listened to them, they haven't had much hours on them, but as Vonx said they are bass anemic, I feel like I'm hearing less bass quantity from the first pair (there's still plenty of bass though).

Is is possible the tip of your driver is clogged? They need cleaning every few days if you use them constantly

Ok so can I join the party?. Great review.

Haha well i did this review after only an hour or two of listening after burn in, so i definately dont think the drivers are clogged yet.
They do sound really nice and spacious and detailed with that song kiteki, and I can "hear" the bass but its a solid several decibals behind the rest of the sound signature.
looks like staxxx reassured that since he bought a second pair and found them considerably more bass light.
Even still, I feel like im already 85% of the way there, I just need to tweak in a little more thumpity thump and this will hold the torch as my new favorite IEM, or any portable for that matter

i have a new found faith in budget-fi D:

You say it is bass deficient, compared to what? Do you mean the bass is something like that of an open Sennheiser headphone such as the HD558? I see people write that the Sony V6 is bass deficient. Yes, the V6 doesn't have basshead levels of bass, however it has bass in natural proportions.

Compared to neutral. The bass is behind several decibals in comparison to the rest of the sound signature. The bass is like that of an open phone, since it is open, but most of my open phones have more depth and impact than these do, and they aren't even what I would consider bass forward either.
I've never heard the V6 so i cant comment.

The bass is so dependant on the fit though. Have you tried different tips with this? Which other tips works with this? The bass seems to improve quite a bit with burn in. Initially I thought it was very bass deficient, however after several hours of burn in, the bass is starting to emerge.
Are there any other iems that have similar construction with the driver inside the ear canal?