Well, it came a day early! Though, I did have to go pick it up because my local FedEx guy seems to be allergic to doorbells and knocking on doors. :/
Either way, it's here now and I'm listening to them right now! I'll reserve my judgement until near the end of the demo period (I'll be using these as my only headphones for the demo period), but my first impressions are pretty good! They're warmer and less toothy than my ideal, and the bass can be a bit soft (not flabby or loose, but not as snappy or defined as my other headphones), but overall they sound pretty nice, natural, and detailed. EQing the upper treble and midrange up a bit definitely helps a lot, but I want to get a good idea of the headphones without EQing, so I'll be keeping the EQ off for as much as I can.
They're definitely by far the best sounding IEMs I've ever heard, the treble really isn't problematic like it is on other IEMs I've heard. However, I do know that apparently the treble goes down a bit and the bass up a bit once you go from universal to custom.
The soundstage is surprising. It's very side-focused and doesn't really have a center image, but it's far wider than other IEMs I've heard. Usually, IEMs sound very much like all of the sound is coming from inside your head (which I don't like), and these don't. They sound like the music is coming from right outside your ears. They're not as wide as my D7000's for example (very good soundstage for a closed headphone), but I would say these have a soundstage similar to an average closed over-ear headphone.
Comfort is top notch, they're extremely comfortable with the large comply-type tips. I think I've gotten a hang of the insertion technique. They do put a bit of pressure on a small part of my outer ear, but it's minimal.
So far so good! They seem like a great easy listening headphone for long listening sessions (which is exactly what I need them for). I'll update as the demo period continues.
And here is the promised picture for ya, Ivabign!
