Forte Ears Macbeth: Preview, Impressions & Measurements

[warrenpchi]

Right on! Yeah, that's the one!

Congrats @SpeleoFool! I was surprised that Peter spec'd this as the ideal pairing for Macbeth, over his much more expensive Mini Chimera, but it's the one he pairs with his personal Macbeth.

BTW, we're gonna be bugging you for Macbeth impressions lol. I won't get to hear mine for some time, probably not until next year?

 

[KuroKitsu]

The Elite19 8W? Mine looks like this:



With Ambition pretty much sold out, will this be one of the main contenders (along with SoA) for an optimal Macbeth upgrade cable?

I need another cable for Macbeth.

It turns out the GPS I ordered from Gladiator earlier this ear is an excellent match for the Jewel.

The Brutus Junius is still being worked on maybe that will be the cable for Macbeth?

 

[SpeleoFool]

BTW, we're gonna be bugging you for Macbeth impressions lol.

Just running the DHC cable for the first time this morning. It's a bit heavy, lol. Good thing I have RS8 to anchor it.

I don't use IEMs nearly as much as over-ears. Most of my listening time is while I work, where I'm tethered to a desk. My everyday rig is a Ferrum [Hypsos / Wandla / Oor] stack, despite having higher end gear for reference listening. I tend to use the better chains when I can focus on listening without distractions.

Ever since the first MEST, I've been enamored with bone conduction. It lends an X-Factor that brings engagement to the next level. I worked my way through the UM line until I landed on Multiverse a couple years ago, then pretty much retired from chasing IEMs. I have CIEM MEST MkII, FuSang, and Multiverse. Each offers a slightly different flavor, though Multiverse finally checked all boxes for me across genres. I've casually listened to various summit IEMs at shows just to get exposure, but nothing impressed me until I heard the "mystery prototype at the Eletech booth" in NYC. And that grabbed me immediately.

My first impression was to label the tuning "everything forward," lol. The entire range of music is just remarkably vivid and accessible. Low end = OMG--full, meaty, yet nimble and nuanced. It captured subtleties of tracks with undulating bass lines but hit like a truck down to the lowest registers in tracks with heavy sub bass. Mids render vocal and instrument texture exquisitely, and with a presence reminiscent of high-end 2 channel, where vibrant ghosts of a performance manifest convincingly in the room as 3d entities. And highs nail the tiniest of details without ever tending sharp. I had gotten so used to Multiverse as my benchmark for "doing everything right" that my first exposure to the then-unnamed Macbeth was jarring! But it left a strong impression, and hearing the final product was my top priority at SoCal this year.

I ended up going back 3x over the weekend to be sure I was ready to purchase. I wanted to be sure I wasn't just pulled into the allure of something new and fresh, but each time I left in awe. As I mentioned earlier, I did try the Ambition cable for one of those sessions, but as I only heard a couple tracks in a show environment it was hard to place how much of an impact it had. I was, perhaps, ultimately more impressed by how good Macbeth sounded even with its stock cable. Overall, the final Macbeth had much in common with how I remembered it in NYC. Perhaps it wasn't quite as bombastic, but a little more balanced and refined. In any case, I needed it.

It's worth mentioning comfort. As my IEM collection matured I went all-in on customs. In the process I lost a lot of patience for even minor comfort issues with universals; CIEMs just disappear, and there's no tip-rolling hassle to deal with. Despite my strong preference, the lack of availability of a Macbeth CIEM option hasn't bothered me. It's seriously the most comfortable IEM I've worn--on par with 64 Audio U12T, which is tiny and weightless and also disappears immediately and remains unobtrusive for all-day sessions.

I ordered Macbeth immediately after SoCal and received it a couple weeks later. Since then I've had a good deal of time to get to know it across varied genres. One question that gnawed at me was whether it's really "as good as" my beloved Multiverse, so early on I set out to find out. I listened to the latter for a straight week to acclimate, then pulled out Macbeth for a direct comparison. It's clearly more resolving--fine details on Multiverse sounded warm and rolled off by comparison! And the bass is much better, both in terms of low end weight / volume / texture, and the speedy physical pop that Macbeth delivers with drums. While Multiverse isn't going anywhere (I still need an ultimate CIEM for air travel, lol), it has finally been supplanted by a new king.

My standard source for portable listening remains Hiby RS8. It does take a little while to warm up and reach optimal performance, but it's a hell of a pairing with Macbeth. That combo is now the best portable setup I've ever had, easily besting even fun over-ear pairings like Meze Elite/Empy 2, Final D8000 Pro LE, and Diana MR/DZ. It's that bone conduction wildcard--over ears can't keep up. Add "improved portability" and "isolation" to the benefits column, and it's tough to argue against just always using Macbeth.

Meanwhile, I had heard from another owner that 465 on low gain is dead silent with (even very sensitive) IEMs, and can confirm that to be the case. My best listen to date was with Wavedream Signature into 465. Macbeth on that chain rivals even the best summit can experiences (i.e., Susvara). It's a little harder to declare an absolute favorite there, because I do still prefer headphone comfort over IEMs at the end of the day, but the Macbeth experience was equally mind-blowing. That's simply the best personal music reproduction I've ever heard, and it's difficult to find any fault with anything. Every nuance is accessible, every element in balance, and it all sounds correct, emotional, engaging. All to say that after many years of trying every chain I can find in pursuit of the best listening experience available, this is it.

 

[KuroKitsu]

@warrenpchi how does the Elite 19 compare to SOA and Ambition tho?

 

[warrenpchi]

I've casually listened to various summit IEMs at shows just to get exposure, but nothing impressed me until I heard the "mystery prototype at the Eletech booth" in NYC. And that grabbed me immediately.

My first impression was to label the tuning "everything forward," lol. The entire range of music is just remarkably vivid and accessible. Low end = OMG--full, meaty, yet nimble and nuanced. It captured subtleties of tracks with undulating bass lines but hit like a truck down to the lowest registers in tracks with heavy sub bass. Mids render vocal and instrument texture exquisitely, and with a presence reminiscent of high-end 2 channel, where vibrant ghosts of a performance manifest convincingly in the room as 3d entities. And highs nail the tiniest of details without ever tending sharp. I had gotten so used to Multiverse as my benchmark for "doing everything right" that my first exposure to the then-unnamed Macbeth was jarring! But it left a strong impression, and hearing the final product was my top priority at SoCal this year.

I ended up going back 3x over the weekend to be sure I was ready to purchase. I wanted to be sure I wasn't just pulled into the allure of something new and fresh, but each time I left in awe. As I mentioned earlier, I did try the Ambition cable for one of those sessions, but as I only heard a couple tracks in a show environment it was hard to place how much of an impact it had. I was, perhaps, ultimately more impressed by how good Macbeth sounded even with its stock cable. Overall, the final Macbeth had much in common with how I remembered it in NYC. Perhaps it wasn't quite as bombastic, but a little more balanced and refined. In any case, I needed it.

I ordered Macbeth immediately after SoCal and received it a couple weeks later. Since then I've had a good deal of time to get to know it across varied genres. One question that gnawed at me was whether it's really "as good as" my beloved Multiverse, so early on I set out to find out. I listened to the latter for a straight week to acclimate, then pulled out Macbeth for a direct comparison. It's clearly more resolving--fine details on Multiverse sounded warm and rolled off by comparison! And the bass is much better, both in terms of low end weight / volume / texture, and the speedy physical pop that Macbeth delivers with drums.

I know EXACTLY how you feel! Well, not the Multiverse part as I don't have that, but yes on the rest.

As I mentioned earlier, I did try the Ambition cable for one of those sessions, but as I only heard a couple tracks in a show environment it was hard to place how much of an impact it had. I was, perhaps, ultimately more impressed by how good Macbeth sounded even with its stock cable.

Since you mentioned high-end 2-ch above, I can probably add some context for Ambition here. Having spent weeks with it here at home in preparation for my video, I would say that the stock cable pairing is akin to world-class playback, but playback nonetheless. By contrast, the Ambition pairing is more visceral, like being in the acoustic.

As my IEM collection matured I went all-in on customs. In the process I lost a lot of patience for even minor comfort issues with universals; CIEMs just disappear, and there's no tip-rolling hassle to deal with. Despite my strong preference, the lack of availability of a Macbeth CIEM option hasn't bothered me. It's seriously the most comfortable IEM I've worn--on par with 64 Audio U12T, which is tiny and weightless and also disappears immediately and remains unobtrusive for all-day sessions.

Yes, absolutely yes. So many people think that customs will be uncomfortable, not understanding that precise conformity eliminates pressure.

While Multiverse isn't going anywhere (I still need an ultimate CIEM for air travel, lol), it has finally been supplanted by a new king.

The number of parents-of-crying-babies-on-flights that have been spared my wrath - because of my CIEMs - is incalculable.

My standard source for portable listening remains Hiby RS8. It does take a little while to warm up and reach optimal performance, but it's a hell of a pairing with Macbeth. That combo is now the best portable setup I've ever had, easily besting even fun over-ear pairings like Meze Elite/Empy 2, Final D8000 Pro LE, and Diana MR/DZ. It's that bone conduction wildcard--over ears can't keep up. Add "improved portability" and "isolation" to the benefits column, and it's tough to argue against just always using Macbeth.

Meanwhile, I had heard from another owner that 465 on low gain is dead silent with (even very sensitive) IEMs, and can confirm that to be the case. My best listen to date was with Wavedream Signature into 465. Macbeth on that chain rivals even the best summit can experiences (i.e., Susvara). It's a little harder to declare an absolute favorite there, because I do still prefer headphone comfort over IEMs at the end of the day, but the Macbeth experience was equally mind-blowing. That's simply the best personal music reproduction I've ever heard, and it's difficult to find any fault with anything. Every nuance is accessible, every element in balance, and it all sounds correct, emotional, engaging. All to say that after many years of trying every chain I can find in pursuit of the best listening experience available, this is it.

Wow! That's about as high a recommendation as I've read yet! Personally, I don't know that I'm ready to call it a day yet. Every few years, something comes along in this hobby that surprises the heck out of me. That said, if the entire high-end personal audio segment suddenly collapsed, and no new models were forthcoming, I wouldn't be unhappy with Macbeth + Ambition forevermore.

@warrenpchi how does the Elite 19 compare to SOA and Ambition tho?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯​

I haven't heard it yet, and might not for some time. @wazzupi has been interested in it for a while now, and wanted to check it out. And since DHC is all out of demos, I had Peter ship it to him first so that he can audition it (and to be a bro, burning it in for me). Like you, I'm curious of course, but it's not like I'm suffering with Ambition over here.

 

[KuroKitsu]

Just running the DHC cable for the first time this morning. It's a bit heavy, lol. Good thing I have RS8 to anchor it.

I don't use IEMs nearly as much as over-ears. Most of my listening time is while I work, where I'm tethered to a desk. My everyday rig is a Ferrum [Hypsos / Wandla / Oor] stack, despite having higher end gear for reference listening. I tend to use the better chains when I can focus on listening without distractions.

Ever since the first MEST, I've been enamored with bone conduction. It lends an X-Factor that brings engagement to the next level. I worked my way through the UM line until I landed on Multiverse a couple years ago, then pretty much retired from chasing IEMs. I have CIEM MEST MkII, FuSang, and Multiverse. Each offers a slightly different flavor, though Multiverse finally checked all boxes for me across genres. I've casually listened to various summit IEMs at shows just to get exposure, but nothing impressed me until I heard the "mystery prototype at the Eletech booth" in NYC. And that grabbed me immediately.

My first impression was to label the tuning "everything forward," lol. The entire range of music is just remarkably vivid and accessible. Low end = OMG--full, meaty, yet nimble and nuanced. It captured subtleties of tracks with undulating bass lines but hit like a truck down to the lowest registers in tracks with heavy sub bass. Mids render vocal and instrument texture exquisitely, and with a presence reminiscent of high-end 2 channel, where vibrant ghosts of a performance manifest convincingly in the room as 3d entities. And highs nail the tiniest of details without ever tending sharp. I had gotten so used to Multiverse as my benchmark for "doing everything right" that my first exposure to the then-unnamed Macbeth was jarring! But it left a strong impression, and hearing the final product was my top priority at SoCal this year.

I ended up going back 3x over the weekend to be sure I was ready to purchase. I wanted to be sure I wasn't just pulled into the allure of something new and fresh, but each time I left in awe. As I mentioned earlier, I did try the Ambition cable for one of those sessions, but as I only heard a couple tracks in a show environment it was hard to place how much of an impact it had. I was, perhaps, ultimately more impressed by how good Macbeth sounded even with its stock cable. Overall, the final Macbeth had much in common with how I remembered it in NYC. Perhaps it wasn't quite as bombastic, but a little more balanced and refined. In any case, I needed it.

It's worth mentioning comfort. As my IEM collection matured I went all-in on customs. In the process I lost a lot of patience for even minor comfort issues with universals; CIEMs just disappear, and there's no tip-rolling hassle to deal with. Despite my strong preference, the lack of availability of a Macbeth CIEM option hasn't bothered me. It's seriously the most comfortable IEM I've worn--on par with 64 Audio U12T, which is tiny and weightless and also disappears immediately and remains unobtrusive for all-day sessions.

I ordered Macbeth immediately after SoCal and received it a couple weeks later. Since then I've had a good deal of time to get to know it across varied genres. One question that gnawed at me was whether it's really "as good as" my beloved Multiverse, so early on I set out to find out. I listened to the latter for a straight week to acclimate, then pulled out Macbeth for a direct comparison. It's clearly more resolving--fine details on Multiverse sounded warm and rolled off by comparison! And the bass is much better, both in terms of low end weight / volume / texture, and the speedy physical pop that Macbeth delivers with drums. While Multiverse isn't going anywhere (I still need an ultimate CIEM for air travel, lol), it has finally been supplanted by a new king.

My standard source for portable listening remains Hiby RS8. It does take a little while to warm up and reach optimal performance, but it's a hell of a pairing with Macbeth. That combo is now the best portable setup I've ever had, easily besting even fun over-ear pairings like Meze Elite/Empy 2, Final D8000 Pro LE, and Diana MR/DZ. It's that bone conduction wildcard--over ears can't keep up. Add "improved portability" and "isolation" to the benefits column, and it's tough to argue against just always using Macbeth.

Meanwhile, I had heard from another owner that 465 on low gain is dead silent with (even very sensitive) IEMs, and can confirm that to be the case. My best listen to date was with Wavedream Signature into 465. Macbeth on that chain rivals even the best summit can experiences (i.e., Susvara). It's a little harder to declare an absolute favorite there, because I do still prefer headphone comfort over IEMs at the end of the day, but the Macbeth experience was equally mind-blowing. That's simply the best personal music reproduction I've ever heard, and it's difficult to find any fault with anything. Every nuance is accessible, every element in balance, and it all sounds correct, emotional, engaging. All to say that after many years of trying every chain I can find in pursuit of the best listening experience available, this is it.

You demo'd it?! Man I must be doing something wrong to blind buy it

I haven't heard it yet, and might not for some time. @wazzupi has been interested in it for a while now, and wanted to check it out. And since DHC is all out of demos, I had Peter ship it to him first so that he can audition it (and to be a bro, burning it in for me). Like you, I'm curious of course, but it's not like I'm suffering with Ambition over here.

You could have said you were "burning with Ambition"

I need a shortcut that doesn't require Ambition plz

 

[maegnificant]

Heyho guys, long time no see!

First off I want to thank everyone who organized this tour for this great opportunity. I have been out of the game for a short while now and while I do not intent to come back soon, it is still super interesting and entertaining for me to try out what's new and hot on the market.

So now the Macbeth has arrived.
Before we come to sound, a few words about the design and build. While this is absolutely not my kind of design, it is very well made. The only gripe I have with it, is the mismatch of the cable connector, which seems to be made with a recessed two-pin female socket in mind. This seems like a design oversight to me, that is not fitting of what I expect at this price point. The build quality seems great otherwise, for in-house use.

I only have limited time for a sound analysis, since I am between moving to my "soon-to-be-engaged-with" girlfriend and renovating our place while working a job and regularly working out to keep fit. Music has taken a little step back, both in consuming as in producing and playing. Being very familiar with my purposefully stripped-down gear and

Spoiler: My reference playlist,

1. Gorillaz - Cracker Island: very punchy and fat sounding pop song

2. Moonchild - The List: small and modern Nu-Soul band

3. Brad Mehldau - Little Person: piano jazz trio track

04. Joni Mitchell feat. Vince Mendoza - Woodstock: for good replay of orchestra and vocals, legendary production imo

05 Jacob Collier - It Don´t Matter: top-notch, clean sound for a funky pop track

06 DOMI & JD Beck - NOT TIGHT: this album is produced very dry and the snare still needs to sound good, not easy to do

07 Vulfpeck - Disco Ulysses (Instrumental): another modern song with modern production but 70s disco vibes

09 Hall & Oates - I´m Just A Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like A Man): crisp and clear 70s production, great vocals and drums

09 Vegyn - Cowboy Allstar: modern compressed producer sound with lots of swirling details

10 System Of A Down - Toxicity: Amazing punchy sound, a lot of power. Rick Rubin knows what he is doing (somehow)

11 Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life: typical airy ECM house sound with less of the flaws that get introduced later in some of their productions

12 Laufey - Falling Behind (Live - The Reykjavík Sessions): With the right mood and gear, her voice can give me goosebumps on this track. Can be sibilant on some hardware.

13 Word Of Mouth Band - Beaver Patrol: Modern big band sound, track with lots of energy

14 Loris S. Sarid - Orizzontale Verticale: Modern ambient in classic Kankyō Ongaku style, but with better production.

15 Maya Delilah - Harvest Moon: Modern jazz/soul, very dynamic for the genre

16 Terrace Martin - Valdez Off Crenshaw: Soul with a slight 70s lo-fi edge, especially in the vocals

17 Lee Fields & The Expressions - Lover Man: very classic funk and soul production, analogue sounding.

18 Klaus Veen - Ordinary Days V2: Funky EDM/House track (I think). Straight banger.

19 Jack & Owane - Action Boyz: Modern E-Guitar Fusion, like Casiopea on Steroids.

20 Johan Lenox - You Up (Chamber Version): Trap and Chamber Music mixed together. You'll love it or hate it, but the production is great.

21 The Dark Jazz Ensemble - Giallo: Jazz Noir with lots of melancholy and unease. Amazingly detailed production.

22 Ghost Note - Beastie: Drum reference track. Only drums and percussion here.

23 Sora - Revans: I don't know how to describe this music, but it's kind of ambient/glitch music and this is just a great track, lots of details and great for treble checking.

24 Jameszoo & Metropole Orkest (conducted by Jules Buckley) - (lose): orchestral with a synthesizer, lots of dynamics to test here

25 Kendrick Lamar - Count Me Out: phat track, vocals and beat focused, lots of changes

I think I can still achieve to craft a fair but compact summary of my experience and a comparison with my Westone Mach 80.

Not to steal from Crinacle, but his "plain-water" analogy has made a lasting impression on me. His idea of "plain-water" tastes more like diet-soda to me, though. I do enjoy diet-soda, but there can be too much of anything.

Spoiler: Crinacle reference

Anyways, the experience while listening to the Macbeth, was that of a warm glass of milk with honey. Full-fat milk at that. With some cream and cinnamon on top. Smooth, soothing, tasty. Filling. Made by someone who knows their glasses of milk. I think I have made my point. The Mach 80 iI was engrossed in the sound of it. It was emphasizing the fun, relaxing, fascinating or otherwise engaging nature of the songs in my playlist in an articulate, purposeful style that I enjoyed, most of the time.

The Westone Mach 80 is my reference point of sound. It is like spring Water. Thirst-quenching, clean, sometimes a shocking refresher of reality. Nit-picks can be found in any IEM and I did find some in Macbeth, by listening to it and by comparing it with my Mach 80.

Here is the big picture:

The bass is big and deep. It almost never completely falls over the verge of being overwhelming, but it gets close, in a fun, satisfying manner. Although in some tracks, like track 04, the rumble was distracting me from the soft dynamic the intro of the song is supposed to emit. Songs like track 01 and 25 were a complete joy, I am glad I got to listen to these songs with Macbeth. Modern bass productions benefit a lot from this tuning.

Mids are a little scooped at some frequencies and over-emphasized at others. Sometimes I perceived snare-hits and female vocals to contain a kind of oily-sheen to them. Too much coloration left an aftertaste I did not enjoy. This was noticeable for example on track 02 and 15. Seperation of instruments was a little difficult as well, for example in track 13. It can get messy, when a lot is going on.
Track 10 and 18 on the other hand, blew me away. Very rewarding, full of energy. I was feeling it.

Highs felt completely controlled to me with sufficient reach and details. I remember missing some detail, some "realism" in tracks 06, 12, 17 and 24. The highs are crafted delicately. The Piano and cymbals in track 03 melted my heart. Fascinatingly detailed sprinkles of sound in the upper register of track 23 were flying around my head.

The Macbeth has some beautiful qualities to it, that stroke my soul and made me feel the good fuzzy feelings. I love me a glass of warm milk from time to time. I will stay with water overall.

Thank you for reading and I wish you all a great holiday season.

My Macbeth impressions from the EU-Tour. Thanks for reading!

 

[armstrj2]

My Macbeth impressions from the EU-Tour. Thanks for reading!

Thanks for sharing! Great impressions and I'm glad you enjoyed your time with Macbeth

 

[SpeleoFool]

Yes, absolutely yes. So many people think that customs will be uncomfortable, not understanding that precise conformity eliminates pressure.

To be fair, staring down that stem for the first time and realizing how deep insertion is can be a little daunting, lol. But, yeah--no lateral pressure on ear canals (and no abrasion from insertion / removal) makes for ultimate comfort. Just have to air out once in a while.

The number of parents-of-crying-babies-on-flights that have been spared my wrath - because of my CIEMs - is incalculable.

I will never fly without customs again. Just the feeling of arriving at my destination with fresh ears is amazing. I've also made it cross-country blissfully unaware of a screaming kid that ruined everyone else's flight. Priceless!

Wow! That's about as high a recommendation as I've read yet! Personally, I don't know that I'm ready to call it a day yet. Every few years, something comes along in this hobby that surprises the heck out of me. That said, if the entire high-end personal audio segment suddenly collapsed, and no new models were forthcoming, I wouldn't be unhappy with Macbeth + Ambition forevermore.

For context, my end summary is perhaps more about the 465 / Wavedream Signature combo than Macbeth in particular. 465 alone can be jarringly impressive. 465 + Susvara synergy is off the charts, as is 465 + Wavedream Sig. All 3 together is my favorite chain, period.

Perhaps my all-time best head-fi listen was "Take Five" on vinyl through the Narukami system at NYC, but that chain leans heavily into 300B "smooth and rich" and fell apart with energetic material like Infected Mushroom. If jazz were my core musical preference I might lean more towards a chain like Narukami, but my listening preferences wander all over the spectrum, and Wavedream delivers a combination of holographic layering, dense and richly textured images, and impressive dynamics that check all my boxes for preferences--that flavor works extremely well for me across all types of music.

Consider what Macbeth does well--particularly imaging and dynamics--and it's not hard to imagine how it plays right into the strengths of that chain. Performance is a surprisingly enormous leap from RS8, which already tends to leave me feeling like "as good as it gets" every time I settle into a long listen. Wavedream Sig + 465 pushes the accuracy notably further across the uncanny valley in a way that's hard to put into words, but feels unmistakably correct and subjectively more substantial an improvement than it probably is objectively.

Anyway, I'm not exactly calling it quits, either, although I have certainly reached a point where I feel I'm wanting for nothing and can't even pinpoint where room for improvement may exist. Excellence abounds, however, and it's always fun to go experience what else is out there. There are plenty of awesomely impressive setups out there that are equally deserving of someone else's "Best in Show" pick, and it's always a joy to visit and catch up with my fellow music lovers.

 

[warrenpchi]

You demo'd it?! Man I must be doing something wrong to blind buy it

Well, TBF the final production tuning wasn't locked in until relatively recently. While there was a secret unit at CanJam Shanghai in June, neither Eletech nor Forte Ears were at CanJam London, so the first real demo opportunity was at CanJam SoCal.

You could have said you were "burning with Ambition"

Just for future reference, you said it, not me!

I need a shortcut that doesn't require Ambition plz

SoA?

I will never fly without customs again. Just the feeling of arriving at my destination with fresh ears is amazing. I've also made it cross-country blissfully unaware of a screaming kid that ruined everyone else's flight. Priceless!

Customs. Save. Lives.

Anyway, I'm not exactly calling it quits, either, although I have certainly reached a point where I feel I'm wanting for nothing and can't even pinpoint where room for improvement may exist. Excellence abounds, however, and it's always fun to go experience what else is out there. There are plenty of awesomely impressive setups out there that are equally deserving of someone else's "Best in Show" pick, and it's always a joy to visit and catch up with my fellow music lovers.

Which reminds me, did you book for CanJam NYC 2025 yet? @Riccardoyeh is going to be there, with another prototype.

 

[drew911d]

Comply foam tips, these guys are ass holes. They suggest some tips without testing, and what they give is absolutely Way too small. They better make this right!

How do you sell tips without ANY Information? Absolutely. NO dimensions! This fits iems with this diameter. How is that Not the Foremost information? Instead they don't care. Sell you something that won't fit, who cares? NOT Comply!.

 

[warrenpchi]

Comply foam tips, these guys are ass holes. They suggest some tips without testing, and what they give is absolutely Way too small. They better make this right!

How do you sell tips without ANY Information? Absolutely. NO dimensions! This fits iems with this diameter. How is that Not the Foremost information? Instead they don’t care. Sell you something that won’t fit, who cares? NOT Comply!.

What are you talking about?

 

[drew911d]

I bought some foam tips from them. They suggested some version they sell without consideration of if it will fit. They are about half the diameter of the MacBeth port.

Why don't they say the diameter these fit? Bare minimum information, right?

I may be over excited, but I hate false advertisement

 

[warrenpchi]

I bought some foam tips from them. They suggested some version they sell without consideration of if it will fit. They are about half the diameter of the MacBeth port.

Why don't they say the diameter these fit? Bare minimum information, right?

I may be over excited, but I hate false advertisement

Ah, I see. I was confused there for a sec. Well, I'd definitely return/exchange them if possible.

 

[drew911d]

Now, I do have some of their tips for my B&W Pi7S2 and they work awesomely. It would have been ok if they just said No, we don't yet have tips for MacBeth. Instead their Super Aggressive sales team decided to sell me something that doesn't work.

I hate this going back and forth. And dealing with mailing back something I shouldn't have to deal with. I'm getting too old for this complications.