Jazzi
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That's the sign of a poor seal. Even when I do get a good seal I don't get the bottom end I get with the Complys. Trade-offs. I just don't get the fullness I like with the silicons, although I do like the uppers. I can say that using my UERMs (customs) and then using the Angies w/Complys the sound is fairly similar. So to me that says that the Complys are pretty close to the "right" sound.
As to the UERM/Angie Uni sound differences, it's really interesting. The UERM has a fuller sound, with more bass (my Angie is at about 2pm), great mids and really clean uppers. The Angie has more detail in the uppers, great mids and very strong bass. Both are very good, fairly neutral iems.
What I'm noticing is that the UERMs have a more coherent sound signature, more musicaly of a single piece, where the Angies seem to have a more defined, this is here and this is there sound. I think it may come down to the number of drivers and how they present. The UERM is like being in a warm bathtub and I just feel warm all over. The Angies feel like the same warm bathtub, but I can feel slight temperature variations in the warmth. Both baths are wonderful, but different.
Weird analogy, I know. I don't prefer one iem over the other, both offer incredible sound.
Strange -- I didn't find it that weird.
I have almost the same reaction. My preference is my Empire Ears Athena CIEM. I took advantage of the time they were away for some modifications to try out the Angies. I like them both -- very much -- but each offers different SQ. I haven't tried the UERM and because my EE have been shipped back to me, I probably won't add any more to my collection in the near future.
Different strokes for different folks. Spinfits are just too fiddly for me at this point. For universals, it's Comply.