[average_joe]

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Ah, no, you slightly misinterpreted what I said - I didn't mean silicone itself is more prone to sweat damage; I mean silicone CIEMs are (in my experience with the SE-5, at least) more prone to give rise to sweating in the ear, and, by virtue of the increased sweating in the ear, thus more liable to lead to potential sweat problems in the CIEM tubing or BAs.
 
I experience significantly more sweating when wearing SE-5 than when wearing acrylic CIEMs (UM Miracle, FS MG6 Pro etc.)

 
Ah, yes, my misunderstanding.  From what I understood, the inner ear does not sweat.  Interesting and thanks for the info, you learn something new every day!  I will have to try for myself at some point.
 
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Thanks for all wise thoughts!
 
Botox treatment of my ear channels it is then
 
http://www.botoxseveresweating.com/

 
It appears so!
 
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Joe, this has probably been asked before but, what are your favorite CIEMs? Do you have one that you use most of the time, or are there a few that you like to use?

 
I listen to what I am reviewing.  Do I have some preferences for when I don't have something to review?  It has been so long, but I want one of the highest performers in my collection.  None have the same sound signature, so that is good, and grabbing any one particular top-tier CIEM will bring great results.

 

[Emospence]

So, I've been gone for a few months now.. Did anyone manage to listen to some Stage 93s yet?

 

[average_joe]

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So, I've been gone for a few months now.. Did anyone manage to listen to some Stage 93s yet?

 
Welcome back!  There are no reviews on head-fi of any Stage 93 products that I know of.  I hope to get an opportunity at some point and am curious myself.

 

[Mimouille]

Welcome back!  There are no reviews on head-fi of any Stage 93 products that I know of.  I hope to get an opportunity at some point and am curious myself.

Well what are you waiting for ! Do your kids really need new shoes !?

 

[average_joe]

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Well what are you waiting for ! Do your kids really need new shoes !?

 
It's not the shoes, its the biting off more than I can chew...

 

[Mimouille]

Sure I understand, I was kidding I only have 2 customs ans three universals and cannot listen.to them all.

It's not the shoes, its the biting off more than I can chew...

 

[average_joe]

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Sure I understand, I was kidding

I only have 2 customs ans three universals and cannot listen.to them all.

 
Sorry, I should have put a 

 in there as I was kidding also.  Trust me, I want EVERYTHING for review, but I review in the very little free time I have at night.  At this point, for me, it is not about getting something I would enjoy, because when I get a product, I listen to it for review purposes, and when I am done, I store it until the next comparison I need to do.  But, I am fortunate that most CIEMs are very good, musical, and I can enjoy the listening.
 

 

[project86]

Since this has become sort of the de facto thread for all things CIEM related, I'll add this here in case anyone is interested. We just did a large custom IEM roundup over at InnerFidelity. Here is a link. I see some areas where our opinions differ from Average Joe, but in most cases I'd say we see (or hear!) things very similarly.
 
By the way, after working on that project, I have that much more respect for Joe and his work on this thread. It's really time consuming, and he's put in a ton of effort. I've done my share of individual CIEM reviews around here but doing it all in one spot with comparisons and everything is even more difficult. So thumbs up to Joe!

 

[Mimouille]

Great reviews guys. Where you differ the most I would think is in the ES5...Joe seemed less enthusiastic.

Since this has become sort of the de facto thread for all things CIEM related, I'll add this here in case anyone is interested. We just did a large custom IEM roundup over at InnerFidelity. Here is a link. I see some areas where our opinions differ from Average Joe, but in most cases I'd say we see (or hear!) things very similarly.

By the way, after working on that project, I have that much more respect for Joe and his work on this thread. It's really time consuming, and he's put in a ton of effort. I've done my share of individual CIEM reviews around here but doing it all in one spot with comparisons and everything is even more difficult. So thumbs up to Joe!

 

[tomscy2000]

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  Great reviews guys. Where you differ the most I would think is in the ES5...Joe seemed less enthusiastic.

Joe has an ES5?
 
Anyhoo, +2 on a great job to Tyll, p86, and the gang...

 

[Mimouille]

Actually no, and I so.not know from where I got that.my bad. Actually you do not differ so much

Joe has an ES5?

Anyhoo, +2 on a great job to Tyll, p86, and the gang...

 

[tomscy2000]

Well, for the record, I tried on a friend's ES5 and found it to be just like how the IF reviewers described it... it's really just a pleasant earphone to listen to.

 

[Mimouille]

I think I will get Fitear for pleasant

Well, for the record, I tried on a friend's ES5 and found it to be just like how the IF reviewers described it... it's really just a pleasant earphone to listen to.

 

[tomscy2000]

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  I think I will get Fitear for pleasant

True that...

...but the ES5 did pleasantly surprise me with how nice it sounded. I really didn't expect Westone to do so well. It was just very laid back and easygoing.

 

[Mimouille]

Yes...but not...Japanese enough my revelation is more on the JH13 freq. I knew they were good, but not that good.

True that... ...but the ES5 did pleasantly surprise me with how nice it sounded. I really didn't expect Westone to do so well. It was just very laid back and easygoing.