[piotrus-g]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my initial impressions of Custom Art's brand-new flagship FIBAE 7 - breathtaking to both the eyes and ears.

A First Look: Custom Art FIBAE 7

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Thanks Daniel!

 

[petesheep]

Hi Guys, wanted to say that I am selling for a bargain my FIBAE3 in full package (for €250 with shipment to Custom Art included):
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fibae-3-ciem-from-custom-art.916392/#post-15233473

If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact me

Thank you!

 

[audio123]

Lovely candies from Custom Art

 

[davidcotton]

God wish universals fit me that well! ^^^

Still got my reshelled fibae 2's back this week from CA. Decent fit right off the bat. Now just got to wait for this damned cold to clear up so I can get my ears unblocked to fully appreciate them.

 

[ostewart]

Not quite a FIBAE model, but don't forget that Custom Art make awesome Custom Silicone tips for other IEM's

https://soundperfectionreviews.com/review-custom-art-custom-iem-eartips/

 

[davidcotton]

Not quite a FIBAE model, but don't forget that Custom Art make awesome Custom Silicone tips for other IEM's

https://soundperfectionreviews.com/review-custom-art-custom-iem-eartips/

Which are great until like a **** you lose one.

Edit, what colour is that btw?

 

[ostewart]

Which are great until like a **** you lose one.

Edit, what colour is that btw?

Good question, @piotrus-g what colour are these? Haha

 

[thesheik137]

New toy

(Fibae3)

 

[Alvadora]

Got to try the FIBAE7 recently and I have to say I really enjoyed it. There's a nice crisp that really draws me to it. But while I was reading up on it, its mentioned that the FIBAE7 uses a top firing driver for the highs and I'm curious if the driver's performance varies according to the shell size and shape. Will a pair of custom sound very different from the universal demo?

 

[Deezel177]

Got to try the FIBAE7 recently and I have to say I really enjoyed it. There's a nice crisp that really draws me to it. But while I was reading up on it, its mentioned that the FIBAE7 uses a top firing driver for the highs and I'm curious if the driver's performance varies according to the shell size and shape. Will a pair of custom sound very different from the universal demo?

The drivers are top-firing, but they still fire into a sound tube. So, they're independent of the chassis and aren't as acoustics-dependent as 64 Audio's tia drivers, for example. I don't think anyone here can directly compare between the universal and custom aside from @piotrus-g himself, but I'll give it a go when I visit MS next week.

 

[Alvadora]

The drivers are top-firing, but they still fire into a sound tube. So, they're independent of the chassis and aren't as acoustics-dependent as 64 Audio's tia drivers, for example. I don't think anyone here can directly compare between the universal and custom aside from @piotrus-g himself, but I'll give it a go when I visit MS next week.

Ahhh alright that makes sense. If that is the case then I guess the sonic difference from a custom and a universal pair will be due to the insertion depth then.

 

[Deezel177]

Ahhh alright that makes sense. If that is the case then I guess the sonic difference from a custom and a universal pair will be due to the insertion depth then.

Indeed.

 

[piotrus-g]

Which are great until like a **** you lose one.

Edit, what colour is that btw?

Hi Sorry for late reply I was pre-occupied with AudioVideo Show happening this weekend in Warsaw.

The color is Emerald Green Transparent silicone.

Got to try the FIBAE7 recently and I have to say I really enjoyed it. There's a nice crisp that really draws me to it. But while I was reading up on it, its mentioned that the FIBAE7 uses a top firing driver for the highs and I'm curious if the driver's performance varies according to the shell size and shape. Will a pair of custom sound very different from the universal demo?

Like Daniel said the drivers are still firing to the tubing rather than the shell (i.e. tubless design)
There are differences between universal and custom. Customs are a bit more pronounced in 4-5kHz range so they are a bit brighter. There's also going to be a change in sound stage with customs being more close and intimate and universals more open and airy.

 

[toranku]

Hi Sorry for late reply I was pre-occupied with AudioVideo Show happening this weekend in Warsaw.

The color is Emerald Green Transparent silicone.

Like Daniel said the drivers are still firing to the tubing rather than the shell (i.e. tubless design)
There are differences between universal and custom. Customs are a bit more pronounced in 4-5kHz range so they are a bit brighter. There's also going to be a change in sound stage with customs being more close and intimate and universals more open and airy.

I wonder if the F7 gets less warm with the customs as well..

 

[piotrus-g]

I wonder if the F7 gets less warm with the customs as well..

You get a bit of more lows due to better isolation and fitting, but lower highs become a bit brighter.
Overall I would say that the custom is a bit warmer than universal.