[jmsalvador021]

Today is a very happy day for me and my ears. I just received my R1 IEMs. The mirror polish is looking great. I connected the 3.5mm headphone cable and listened to a few seconds of "Beck - Deadweight" with AK70MKII and the sound coming from the R1 instantly put a smile on my face. Used the preinstalled black filters. The preinstalled tips are fitting perfectly and the wearing comfort is nice.

Will test the other dilters and enjoy a lot of music this evening.

Im already seeing some minor fades on my imr r1’s gun metal finish. How did you polish yours to look like mirror polish? Thanks

 

[My Little Phony]

Bob polished the R1 and sent it to me

 

[BigNewsII]

Huh. Mine just happened to be out on my desk right now. I would not have noticed if I hadn't looked but the outside housing on my rt phone is almost completely silver now. That's the one I have trouble fitting and have to fiddle with for a while every time I put them in.

 

[jmsalvador021]

Oh man. Same as mine. Looks like were bound to polish this eventually.

 

[My Little Phony]

*cough* thats why i ordered polished ones

 

[BigNewsII]

*cough* thats why i ordered polished ones

smart

 

[raysclim1568]

What......I just realized you can wear these straight down!! very comfortable like this as well

straight down ?! how ? does anyone have a picture on wearing the R1 straight down ? the factory 3.5mm cable is too stiff to loop around the ear and I have to pull the cable divider up to below my chin to have a secure fit.

 

[Luhar]

Official site has the B-Stock (only A+ / B+ grades) with a coupon code... and the brand new ones have a coupon code as well.
I just ordered B-Stock A+ grade with the coupon.. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Bob polished the R1 and sent it to me

Did you order the B-stock? And if so did you request for the polish *after* your order? Or prior?
I sent an email requesting the polish literally 5 minutes after placing the order, hope Bob can fulfill it.

 

[My Little Phony]

I emailed Bob and requested a mirror polished B-stock R1. After that he send and order link to me and i placed my order.

 

[Luhar]

I emailed Bob and requested a mirror polished B-stock R1. After that he send and order link to me and i placed my order.

Can you post some pics of your polished ones? I am getting mine polished too, confirmed.

 

[Shakathecoconut]

Guys, this is today's dumb question but how do you know whether your IEMs are in open or closed position? I can't figure it out just using sound (with the black filters on).

Thanks

 

[geagle]

Guys, this is today's dumb question but how do you know whether your IEMs are in open or closed position? I can't figure it out just using sound (with the black filters on).

Thanks

It's written on them: C/O with arrows pointing to the C/ O, to indicate which is which

Edited to add: and I don't hear much of a difference myself, with blue filters on, tbh

 

[Shakathecoconut]

I feel worse now because I still don't get it. I see the two arrows each pointing to O and C, but they always point to respectively O and C (duh), regardless of the actual open or closed position... If the O is the nearest to one of the screws then it's Open, and if the C is the nearest to another screw then it's Closed?

 

[BigNewsII]

I feel worse now because I still don't get it. I see the two arrows each pointing to O and C, but they always point to respectively O and C (duh), regardless of the actual open or closed position... If the O is the nearest to one of the screws then it's Open, and if the C is the nearest to another screw then it's Closed?

You know "Righty Tighty, Lefty Losey"? When it's in your ear it the opposite. IDK, maybe it's a British thing.

 

[geagle]

move it towards the o to open, towards the c to close... at least, that's the way I, myself, interpreted it