[IEMusic]

Oh lord, am embarrassed to confess that I cannot work out how to remove the nozzle/filters. Consult again and again the provided instruction sheet, but to no avail. Can move the housing around a bit, and that's it. Instructions refer to a "lever" but I am not seeing any lever!

It’s a little latch on each IEM. Pull it back, hold it, and twist off the nozzle. Twist in a different one, and it clicks in place.

 

[OpiateSkittles]

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Oh lord, am embarrassed to confess that I cannot work out how to remove the nozzle/filters. Consult again and again the provided instruction sheet, but to no avail. Can move the housing around a bit, and that's it. Instructions refer to a "lever" but I am not seeing any lever!

If you're looking at them, there is a vent hole on the rotating housing. Even with this, toward the nozzle, is a small pin. Pull the pin towards the vent hole, gently twist the nozzle, and it will come out.

 

[warbles]

THANKS to both who responded. Finally managed it, even tho to my thumbnail it doesn't feel like there is anything to lever there! Fortunately, it just 'happened', anyway

 

[lgcubana]

Oh lord, am embarrassed to confess that I cannot work out how to remove the nozzle/filters. Consult again and again the provided instruction sheet, but to no avail. Can move the housing around a bit, and that's it. Instructions refer to a "lever" but I am not seeing any lever!

The nozzle removal is a simultaneous, two step process: while sliding (step1) button to the rear and keeping it in that rearward position, twist the nozzle (step 2).

 

[warbles]

The nozzle removal is a simultaneous, two step process: while sliding (step1) button to the rear and keeping it in that rearward position, twist the nozzle (step 2).

Best illustration of it yet! YAY!

 

[OpiateSkittles]

THANKS to both who responded. Finally managed it, even tho to my thumbnail it doesn't feel like there is anything to lever there! Fortunately, it just 'happened', anyway

Glad you got it

 

[PopZeus]

On a whim, I swapped the stock tips with the regular JVC Spiral Dots and I'm a bit shocked to discover I vastly prefer the sound of the FD-X1 with the regular SD. The bass might be tighter with the stock tips but the treble shoutiness is noticeably reduced with the regular SD tips.

 

[IEMusic]

On a whim, I swapped the stock tips with the regular JVC Spiral Dots and I'm a bit shocked to discover I vastly prefer the sound of the FD-X! with the regular SD. The bass might be tighter with the stock tips but the treble shoutiness is noticeably reduced with the regular SD tips.

I gotta try the regular SD tips sometime.

 

[morndewey]

I really liked the way Dekoni bullets made it sound but the itching in my ears was unbearable. Ordered symbios

 

[phixion]

I wish they would re-release these.

 

[austin09]

I wish they would re-release these.

I read somewhere that the manufacture that make them is closed due to Covid 19. I'm looking to get one as well.

 

[OpiateSkittles]

I read somewhere that the manufacture that make them is closed due to Covid 19. I'm looking to get one as well.

It is. Or was. There is hope though. I sent a pair in for warranty replacement and, having read the same thing, I made very sure in my interactions with customer service that there was indeed a pair for them to be replaced with. The woman I spoke with said they had just been released, and that there were indeed replacements to be had. I assume by released, she meant the COVID restrictions have been lifted?

 

[510751]

Has any1 tried FD02, FD01, FDX1 and can do a comparison?
Is there any difference between these in terms of sound, clarity, separation?

I'm asking because I sold my KPE and I miss them.

And I would like replace them with one of the above.

Leaning towards FD02 because of the price of course

 

[lgcubana]

Has any1 tried FD02, FD01, FDX1 and can do a comparison?
Is there any difference between these in terms of sound, clarity, separation?

I'm asking because I sold my KPE and I miss them.

And I would like replace them with one of the above.

Leaning towards FD02 because of the price of course

This is my order of preference (in descending order):
FD01
FDX1
FD02

As long as you're willing to get a pair of sharp tipped tweezers (or a large sewing needle) and a disposable, pre-moistened alcohol pad/towelette, the FD01 is cheaper (when Drop has them available) than the FDX1 and has the three different tips (Stainless steel, Bronze, Titanium). The FDX1's tips are all of the stainless steel variant; it's debatable as to the merits of the different materials, but better to have, than to not.

That being said, the JVC HA-FDX1 is available again, https://drop.com/buy/drop-jvc-ha-fdx1-dual-carbon-iem
You'll have to go through the purchase process, to see if Romania is on the shipping list for Drop.

@surfgeorge is the resident tweeker, for the FD02; I'll leave it to him, to grade the degree of difficulty, in lifting the screen, to add a filter. As the FD02 doesn't come with interchangeable tips.

 

[510751]

This is my order of preference (in descending order):
FD01
FDX1
FD02

As long as you're willing to get a pair of sharp tipped tweezers (or a large sewing needle) and a disposable, pre-moistened alcohol pad/towelette, the FD01 is cheaper (when Drop has them available) than the FDX1 and has the three different tips (Stainless steel, Bronze, Titanium). The FDX1's tips are all of the stainless steel variant; it's debatable as to the merits of the different materials, but better to have, than to not.


That being said, the JVC HA-FDX1 is available again, https://drop.com/buy/drop-jvc-ha-fdx1-dual-carbon-iem
You'll have to go through the purchase process, to see if Romania is on the shipping list for Drop.

@surfgeorge is the resident tweeker, for the FD02; I'll leave it to him, to grade the degree of difficulty, in lifting the screen, to add a filter. As the FD02 doesn't come with interchangeable tips.

Thanks for the info!

Some tweaks are not a problem for me but the results are important.