Best IEM tips?
Mar 5, 2021 at 10:08 AM Post #1,351 of 3,313
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From left to right: brand, comfort, spaciousness, detail retrieval, bass, highs.
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photoshopped your translation into the image. :thumbsup:
 
Mar 5, 2021 at 10:45 AM Post #1,354 of 3,313
I didn't know the spiral dots new version sound better than the original ones....interesting...
now just need someone to translate the rightmost column and paste them in lol
yeah, I got my own tip ranking in my database and I do like the ++ version more.

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Mar 5, 2021 at 10:55 AM Post #1,357 of 3,313
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Mar 5, 2021 at 11:47 AM Post #1,360 of 3,313
Thanks. :)

Another thing I recognized this afternoon about the Xelastecs. I bought a while ago the pack with three different sizes, SS, S and MS.

Because MS were the best fitting ones, I bought a pack of two pairs of the MS size.

Right off the bat, they seemed to be a little small and I compared them to the SS, S and MS pack. And they have the size of the S ones.

So I don't know if this is a strange mix up, both packs were originally sealed. Really strange.

I recently bought a pack of MS, M and ML Xelastecs, let's see what's inside this pack. :D

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Mar 5, 2021 at 12:27 PM Post #1,361 of 3,313
Part 2 of my haul of tips.


Final Audio Type A
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Extremely similar to the Elecom CAP20 but with a bit less treble and overall air, I recommend the Elecom over the Type A due to cost (almost 3 times cheaper) and compatibility (Type A struggles with bigger nozzles) advantages over the Type A.


Final Audio Type B
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Poor fit for me, so take my evaluation on it with a grain of salt, a very bassy tip, not suited for very warm/bassy iems. Also struggles with iems with bigger nozzles. Not recommended.



JVC EP-FX2 (black and clear version)
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Mid focused, not a lot of bass and treble isn’t very airy (kind of like the upper-treble is rolled-off), good for the price but NOT a budget spiral dot and very shallow fit, not recommended for iems with shallow nozzles like the Tanchjim Oxygen/Blon Bl-03.


JVC EP-FX8
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Disqualified due to very poor fit, L size is much bigger than all other tips.....I get no seal at all.

If you are someone with huge ears and tried all other tips and didnt get any good results (including the biggest size of azla sedna tips) then maybe I could recommend this to you. But otherwise it is horrible for me.






In conclusion, get the Elecom EHP-CAP20 and the Radius Deep mount tips. Those are really hidden gems.
 
Mar 6, 2021 at 10:16 AM Post #1,362 of 3,313
Thanks. :)

Another thing I recognized this afternoon about the Xelastecs. I bought a while ago the pack with three different sizes, SS, S and MS.

Because MS were the best fitting ones, I bought a pack of two pairs of the MS size.

Right off the bat, they seemed to be a little small and I compared them to the SS, S and MS pack. And they have the size of the S ones.

So I don't know if this is a strange mix up, both packs were originally sealed. Really strange.

I recently bought a pack of MS, M and ML Xelastecs, let's see what's inside this pack. :D

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The top 4 (I'm guessing they are the pack of 2 MS size you ordered..?) do look, from the pic' to be a match for the S size as you say.
I have two packs (each of two pairs), one are marked MS, and one S. They're both what I expected, and look to be a match for the MS and S sizes from your mixed size pack (hard to tell from pic's though). Looks like the MS pack are the wrong size to me. It'll be interesting to see what the next pack you get look like. With tips as expensive as these, you'd hope that at least the right size are enclosed!
Where'd you buy them?
 
Mar 6, 2021 at 1:39 PM Post #1,363 of 3,313
Hey, anyone know if there are any good tips for TWS that could help improve treble without making bass more boomy? I don't know if many of you use TWS here (has to have length less than 8mm, preferably around 7), but I thought I would ask regardless.

Final type e for tws exists, but it apparently increases bass. Trying to find something that improves the highs and maybe details.
 
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Mar 6, 2021 at 2:03 PM Post #1,364 of 3,313
Hey, anyone know if there are any good tips for TWS that could help improve treble without making bass more boomy? I don't know if many of you use TWS here (has to have length less than 8mm, preferably around 7), but I thought I would ask regardless.

Final type e for tws exists, but it apparently increases bass. Trying to find something that improves the highs and maybe details.

I tried the KBEAR Believe red inner tube tips on 2 different sets of Soundpeats and my Lypertek Tevi. The tips fits very well. I use the KBEAR Believe tips to tame bass, but I cannot say if they improve treble but I think they will as they are quite good on IEMs for treble.
 
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Mar 14, 2021 at 2:25 PM Post #1,365 of 3,313
Tanchijm comes up with an upgrade eartips priced at a whopping $15 for a couple of pairs -

https://shenzhenaudio.com/collectio...smisson-air-pressure-balance-silicone-eartips

Prima facie they look similar to plethora of wide bore tips but can they live up to their price tags and challenge the likes of Azlas and JVCs remains to be seen. The ones who purchase them will have the community indebted to them for their valiant contribution.
 

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