[pmpmpm]

Dear forum,

after about 10 years my UM3 broke. I'm looking for a replacement now.

I tried the TinHifi T1 and BLON unfortunately both didn't isolate well. On top of that the nozzle was way to wide for my ear-canal so it was painful wearing them for more than 10 minutes.

I realised that I should be looking for an all BA IEM because of the better isolation. And it needs to have a very thin nozzle.

Shure SE846 came to mind but I was wondering if these are still the best considering the rise of chi-fi. I do like the idea of having an included bluetooth cable in the package of the SE846 but I guess that's something I could buy afterwards as long as the IEM has MMCX connectors.

What are your thoughts?

 

[NovaFlyer]

Here are two threads which discuss upgrades similar to your situation that may be useful to you:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/best-audiophile-setups-for-commercial-air-travel.923380/

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/iem-recommendation-upgrading-from-shure-se215-to-500-range.924961/

 

[NovaFlyer]

One more thread I found in my watched list:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/looking-to-upgrade-from-shure-se-215.905810/

 

[pmpmpm]

Thank you! I’ll check those out!