today i continued listening, after i adjusted my brain with my oppos for 2 hours.
someone mentioned to try the monk tips, as the foam is much thinner, than what fiio gives with the ff3. this guy is genius!
i am glad, that i had one pair of these monk foams left from ages ago, so i put them on, expecting nothing special. man was i wrong! this is it! these foams match perfectly and i hope to find a store in europe, where i can get some spares.
mids come out much better, while the treble is controlled enough to enjoy. bass is still a bit bloated, but blends much better into the scene. soundstage gains in highth.
all compared to the reference tips. i also tried the crisp ones for a while, but unfortunately with the wrong music, treble can hit some spikes, that feel too sharp to me without any foamcover.
yes, sure they are tuned with the consumser in mind. but i have to praise, that they are the first buds i came across, that actually sound like a good iem in the sub 100 eur range. they are a safe bet, if you like your u shaped tuning, with thounderous sub bass.
with the monk tips it is a very versatile bud, with lots of fun and a soundstage, that puts some over ears to shame. the em5 in comparison by far has the better resoultion and more extended highs. the bass is better controlled in the em5, but nowhere near as impressive as the bass on the ff3. the em5 has a one noted fart, as it trys to compensate the missing subbass by a bloated, yet controlled midbass. imaging is much more precise and forward projection of the em5 is unrivaled. with the ff3 you are sitting in between the musicans, with the em5, they are mostly in front of you. i prefer a greater distance to the musicans, but i guess i am in the minority.
still have to do the promised comparison to the em3, but i will need a few days more.