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I went out and bought some monster supertips last night, being that they were 15$ seemed to be reasonable. However, even at that price I feel I have been ripped off...
I found the small gel (white) to be the best fit along with the regular sized foams (black)
I took off the soft silicone medium tip that was packaged with my IE8's to try out the supertip gels. Not so good, bass disappeared, treble became more significant but sounded less refined, and worst of all; the soundstage seemed to have shrunk...
Not a good thing considering these are the tips aimed for audiophiles (according to Monster)...
I actually think I enjoyed the foams better, they fit and isolate much better than the gels. The bass response is better, obviously. But still, I feel the soundstage suffered.
I am kind of frustrated that Monster would sell such a mediocre product for 20+$, I honestly find the stock tips from the IE8 better. I was also going to try the supertips with my se215's, but there's no way I would sacrifice the comfort of the olives for these "super"tips.
Anyone else have impressions, if anyone has used for more than 30 minutes, you probably have better familiarity with the prodcut... I'd like to see what others have to say about these
Cheers
I found the small gel (white) to be the best fit along with the regular sized foams (black)
I took off the soft silicone medium tip that was packaged with my IE8's to try out the supertip gels. Not so good, bass disappeared, treble became more significant but sounded less refined, and worst of all; the soundstage seemed to have shrunk...
Not a good thing considering these are the tips aimed for audiophiles (according to Monster)...
I actually think I enjoyed the foams better, they fit and isolate much better than the gels. The bass response is better, obviously. But still, I feel the soundstage suffered.
I am kind of frustrated that Monster would sell such a mediocre product for 20+$, I honestly find the stock tips from the IE8 better. I was also going to try the supertips with my se215's, but there's no way I would sacrifice the comfort of the olives for these "super"tips.
Anyone else have impressions, if anyone has used for more than 30 minutes, you probably have better familiarity with the prodcut... I'd like to see what others have to say about these
Cheers
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