[maz0r]

Well after a saga with FedEx who after several failed attempts and subsequent severe weather were telling me mid-late next week due to backlog.
I gave up and drove the 30 miles to the depot and collected my F3's rather than wait any longer

I'm not an audio reviewer, and I'll leave the comments on sound to those who can better describe it, I will say they sound amazing so far.

I've been listening to them for the past hour, it's going to take some time to adjust as they are a little more noticeable in my ears than my silicon ACS Evoke's, but that should settle (I hope).

Here are some initial out of the box pictures taken with my Pixel 2 XL.

 

[CalvinW]

Looking nice Still patiently waiting for mine. It's been over 6 weeks, should ship anytime now

 

[davidcotton]

Looking nice Still patiently waiting for mine. It's been over 6 weeks, should ship anytime now

Blame chinese new year (yes I know CA are in Poland).

 

[Binsterrrrr]

Hey guys, in cased you missed it last week, I just posted my review of the excellent FIBAE 3 on Head-Fi! https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/custom-art-fibae-3.22913/reviews#review-19970

Great review that is very in-depth! Cant wait to give them a try at CanJam Singapore

 

[elizz]

I'm looking for a CIEM with a wide sound stage, good instrument separation, slightly forward vocal, slight thick sound, not a basshead so not requiring much of it.
Mostly using for my pop music, rock and edm. Which model will be more suitable for me? Thanks.

 

[piotrus-g]

I'm looking for a CIEM with a wide sound stage, good instrument separation, slightly forward vocal, slight thick sound, not a basshead so not requiring much of it.
Mostly using for my pop music, rock and edm. Which model will be more suitable for me? Thanks.

Budget?
FIBAE2 or Harmony 8.2 I would say. What other IEMs or headphones have you used so far that you liked?

 

[elizz]

Budget?
FIBAE2 or Harmony 8.2 I would say. What other IEMs or headphones have you used so far that you liked?

Harmony 8.2 may slightly out of my budget but I will give it a try before making decision.

I tried quite a few CIEM recently and cannot decide which one I like to be honest. qdc, JOMO, CustomArt, Fitear

 

[subguy812]

Budget?
FIBAE2 or Harmony 8.2 I would say. What other IEMs or headphones have you used so far that you liked?

I would agree with Piotr...both of those would satisfy you

 

[piotrus-g]

Well I understand that you are in a country where our distributor operates - then definitely check the demo units against competitors side by side. FIBAE 2 is great choice from our range for pop and electronic music and you cannot really go wrong with them

 

[davidcotton]

Harmony 8.2 may slightly out of my budget but I will give it a try before making decision.

I tried quite a few CIEM recently and cannot decide which one I like to be honest. qdc, JOMO, CustomArt, Fitear

Well that's simple, just get all of them. This is Headfi after all (starting with CA naturally)

Had the audiologist appointment today which was slightly disappointing. Too much wax in my ear (despite the clean bill of health from the check at the doctors a couple of weeks ago). So we are going to redo it in a few weeks time to give the ear time to settle down.

 

[tienbasse]

Quick question for Piotr: did you contact Massdrop customers regarding Fibae 6 (to final check options) ?

 

[piotrus-g]

Quick question for Piotr: did you contact Massdrop customers regarding Fibae 6 (to final check options) ?

We are waiting for massdrop to complete whole transactions list - then we can start confirming designs. From experience that can take a while (a week or so).

 

[Binsterrrrr]

I'm looking for a CIEM with a wide sound stage, good instrument separation, slightly forward vocal, slight thick sound, not a basshead so not requiring much of it.
Mostly using for my pop music, rock and edm. Which model will be more suitable for me? Thanks.

I would recommend the FIBAE2. Slightly forward vocals, thick sound with quality bass is what you will get from the FIBAE2.

 

[jeffhawke]

Well I understand that you are in a country where our distributor operates - then definitely check the demo units against competitors side by side. FIBAE 2 is great choice from our range for pop and electronic music and you cannot really go wrong with them

Hi Piotrus, I'm also out there to find my first, entry-level CIEM. My music taste is quite eclectic, it's easier for me to state what I don't like (EDM, Trance, Techno, House, Heavy metal) than what I do like (almost everything else). I also must say that I don't need a very extended treble, as at my age I can't hear a thing beyond 15kHz anyway. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Also, are you represented in Italy or Switzerland? Thanks!

 

[Deezel177]

I'm looking for a CIEM with a wide sound stage, good instrument separation, slightly forward vocal, slight thick sound, not a basshead so not requiring much of it.
Mostly using for my pop music, rock and edm. Which model will be more suitable for me? Thanks.

The only thing holding me back from wholeheartedly recommending the FIBAE 2 would be its moderate v-shape. Its bass is slightly above neutral, and its vocal presentation is more neutrally-placed. Singers have good body, but they aren't as prominent as the bass and the lower-treble. It does have everything else you're looking for, though, so it's definitely the closest to your ideal sound.