[ericr]

My mistake. The Adel | Universal is not likely a V6-Stage with Adel technology.
 
I thought 1964adel.com was indicating the Universal was based on the V6-Stage, due to the page layout when viewed on my phone and a large leap of my brain!
 
Above the information for the Universal it has a heading of "STAGE / STUDIO", and then below in the description says "...universal-fit version of the highly successful 1964 EARS V-line..."
 
The thinking was since the V6-Stage is the only one of the V-line called "Stage", this must be be based on that model. 
 
Looking at 1964adel.com today on my PC, the layout is different.  Now it's quite clear to me they have two classes of heaphones with the Adel technology ("Lifestyle" and "Stage / Studio") and the "STAGE / STUDIO" heading was not specific to the Adel | Universal model.
 
I've edited my original post - sorry for the confusion!

 

[voldak]

Hey guys/gals. I have a quick question. I was wondering what you all recommend for cleaning your in-ears. Apparently during a bit of a long stretch I didn't clean mine too well and the nice clear/light blue color of the canals is turning greenish with wax.

Is it possible to restore them to original condition?

 

[Malevolent]

Hey guys/gals. I have a quick question. I was wondering what you all recommend for cleaning your in-ears. Apparently during a bit of a long stretch I didn't clean mine too well and the nice clear/light blue color of the canals is turning greenish with wax.

Is it possible to restore them to original condition?

 
I use non-alcoholic wet wipes for all of my IEMs. So far, so good.

 

[voldak]

Hey guys/gals. I have a quick question. I was wondering what you all recommend for cleaning your in-ears. Apparently during a bit of a long stretch I didn't clean mine too well and the nice clear/light blue color of the canals is turning greenish with wax.

Is it possible to restore them to original condition?

 
I use non-alcoholic wet wipes for all of my IEMs. So far, so good.

Do you use those for the inside of the tubes also? The build up appears to be happening on the inside of the two tubes coming from each ear piece.

 

[MachBot]

Do you use those for the inside of the tubes also? The build up appears to be happening on the inside of the two tubes coming from each ear piece.

Do not use any liquid to clean the sound tube, bad things can happen real quick.
 
Use the provided cleaning tool and scrape out the ear wax with the opening facing downwards.

 

[MechaVulcan]

Will using alcoholic wipes have any adverse effects on iems?

 

[MachBot]

I won't do it, the acrylic might react with Isopropyl Alcohol.

 

[Dinerenblanc]

I won't do it, the acrylic might react with Isopropyl Alcohol.

It's actually quite likely that it will damage it. Acrylic doesn't like alcohol.

 

[MachBot]

Yeah, water will do.
 
Don't use any organic solvents on acrylic, acrylic isn't resistant to many organic solvents.

 

[MechaVulcan]

Okay thanks. Btw would the V6/V6-Stage be a large jump from a pair of Shure's SE425?

 

[georgelai57]

Yeah, water will do.

Don't use any organic solvents on acrylic, acrylic isn't resistant to many organic solvents.

So what is best for cleaning acrylic CIEMs? And what about silicone as shops tend to have isopropyl alcohol swabs for customers?

 

[Metalboy]

Okay thanks. Btw would the V6/V6-Stage be a large jump from a pair of Shure's SE425?

Yes!

 

[MechaVulcan]

Do they have a similar signature? I've been looking through headfi and I'm considering either saving for the v6-stage or SE846 or just getting the stagediver 2.

 

[Malevolent]

Do you use those for the inside of the tubes also? The build up appears to be happening on the inside of the two tubes coming from each ear piece.

 
Nope, I use wet wipes solely for the outer surface. For any wax/dirt buildup in the inner tubes, I use the provided cleaning tool to scrape them out.

 

[Kerouac]

  Do they have a similar signature? I've been looking through headfi and I'm considering either saving for the v6-stage or SE846 or just getting the stagediver 2.

I've had the SE535 and have the SD2 & V6 Stage.
To my ears the SD2 sounded better (more detail & separation) than the SE535 (found the highs to harsh & sold it), so probably it's also better than the cheaper SE425 which you asked for earlier.
Although the SD2 lacks a little in the bass department (but you can adjust that with your source), it's still a great iem and I've decided to keep it, even now I have the V6 Stage. Yes, the V6S has definitely better SQ than SD2, but the SD2 is really ''bang for buck''. Imo you can't go wrong with either of them, let the wallet decide

 
Btw, here's a list with many reviews that also contains SE535, SD2 & V6S:
http://theheadphonelist.com/headphone-list/