Best IEM tips?

[Wimdel]

My ranking for the UM Mest Mk2 (also posted in the Mest thread with a little more info, #3,757)

1. Epro EP01 S
2. Azla Xelastec SS
3. Azla Sednaearfit Light short SS
4. stock tips S
5. Radius Deep mount S

From left to right; Epro EP01 S, Radius Deep mount S, Azla Xelastec SS, Azla Sedna Earfit light Short SS

 

[DBaldock9]

Of the following tips:

- Acoustune AET07
- Acoustune AET08
- Azla SednaEarFit Standard
- Azla SednaEarFit Light
- ePro EP00
- Final E
- Sony Hybrid
- SpinFit CP100
- SpinFit CP100+
- SpinFit CP145
- Spiral Dot
- Symbio Peel
- Symbio W

...the ePro EP00 are consistently my favourite tips by a fair margin, particularly in terms of clarity, staging, bass definition / control, treble extension / detail / refinement, and preservation of tonal balance.

Just received a couple of sets of ePro EP00 "L" & "M" eartips, and tried the Large ones on my new-ish GK10 earphones.
One thing I noticed right away, is that they seem rather thin & flexible, and don't provide very much isolation - compared to the Final Audio Type E Large or the Azla SednaEarfit Xelastec Medium.
.
Do you find that the ePro provides enough isolation for your earphone listening?

 

[shampoosuicide]

Just received a couple of sets of ePro EP00 "L" & "M" eartips, and tried the Large ones on my new-ish GK10 earphones.
One thing I noticed right away, is that they seem rather thin & flexible, and don't provide very much isolation - compared to the Final Audio Type E Large or the Azla SednaEarfit Xelastec Medium.
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Do you find that the ePro provides enough isolation for your earphone listening?

For my purposes, they definitely provide more than adequate isolation (and I sit next to a pretty large fan).

The Final E are definitely incredibly isolating though, and there's the issue of ear anatomy, but it might be worth either trying the M size tips instead (I know this seems counter-intuitive, but I've found that too-large tips can cause the seal to break) or using the Etymotic-style insertion method.

 

[Strifeff7]

My ranking for the UM Mest Mk2 (also posted in the Mest thread with a little more info, #3,757)

1. Epro EP01 S
2. Azla Xelastec SS
3. Azla Sednaearfit Light short SS
4. stock tips S
5. Radius Deep mount S

From left to right; Epro EP01 S, Radius Deep mount S, Azla Xelastec SS, Azla Sedna Earfit light Short SS

Epro S is bigger than Radius S ?
could you take a photo of both from side and top,

Currently the Radius S is a perfect size for me,
I thought that the Epro S would be smaller,

thank you,

 

[Wimdel]

Sure! Epro EP01 S & Radius S. Same size

 

[Strifeff7]

Sure! Epro EP01 S & Radius S. Same size

Thank you,
do you have the Azla Crystal ?
currently it's my favourite tips on the Mest Mk2,
but for comfort/sleeping I much prefer the 1025,

 

[Wimdel]

Don't have the crystal but I do have the Sedna light short (as in your picture?), they are nice but prefer the Xelastecs for sound. But now I have replaced them with the Epro EP01, those are even better! You made me curious though about the Spinfit cp1025, they seem so tiny, perhaps allowing an even deeper fit which could improve the bone conduction with the Mest 2. I think I'll try them! Sigh, this never ends

 

[DrewVz]

Can anyone help me identify this tip? Color is gray with a red bore. The red color does not go all the way to the very tip as you can see from the pictures. The inner bore is ~4.5mm at the base with a slight lip at the bottom of the inner bore. The height is 8.9mm. This one happens to be a larger size at 13mm OD.

I got it with a used IEM and I suspect it's not original. But I love it and I'm looking for a replacement. Thanks!

 

[Tiax]

Can anyone help me identify this tip?

They look similar to these:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33006740230.html

 

[SenorChang8]

Can anyone help me identify this tip? Color is gray with a red bore. The red color does not go all the way to the very tip as you can see from the pictures. The inner bore is ~4.5mm at the base with a slight lip at the bottom of the inner bore. The height is 8.9mm. This one happens to be a larger size at 13mm OD.

I got it with a used IEM and I suspect it's not original. But I love it and I'm looking for a replacement. Thanks!

Pretty sure these are the ones here.

 

[DrewVz]

Pretty sure these are the ones here.

They sure look the same, but the inner diameter is way too small at only 3.5mm. These are 4.5+.

 

[earmonger]

Could be these, 4.5mm

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000291280257.html

 

[DrewVz]

They could very well be. Some confusion on that page about the outer diameter (drawing shows 13mm and description says 14mm. Probably can't go wrong for $0.01, though. Haha.

1 cent. Plus shipping. Incredible. Meanwhile we're paying 20 bucks for 2 pairs of Xelastecs on Amazon. Crazy world.

Thanks to everyone who spent their time digging into this for me. I appreciate it.

 

[darkgod5]

There's an updated Final Type E tips. Clear/Red. Has anyone tried them? They are supposed to have more treble which would be perfect as that was my only issue with the black version.

https://audio46.com/products/final-...ase-and-nozzle-adapter?variant=37145663275198

 

[Regrets415]

Overall rankings of all the tips I've tried
1. Spiral Dots ++
2. Tanchjim T300- TAPB (Bass)
3. Final Audio Type E

Honorable Mentions:
Tanchjim T300- TAPB (Treble) , AZLA SednaEarfit Light Shorts

Most dissapointing:
AZLA SednaEarfit XELASTIC

I really want to try the Radius and the new AZLA Crystals. But so far, I always end up with the ++ for the best seal/ comfort and overall "openess". TAPB (B) fits in between with a slightly wider bore than the Type E, with similar insertion depth making it the best of both worlds.