[Slater]

Are these still the filters to buy? I don't see size options

If it’s not listed under stock or color, then you can leave the seller a message when you place an order.

 

[Lurk650]

If it’s not listed under stock or color, then you can leave the seller a message when you place an order.

Found these and they list sizes. Gonna order some 5mm, should be good for 9T and the CCA 10 I believe

US $4.50 10%OFF | 30 pcs Dust ear headphones ear duct network silvered steel mesh filter gum never rust belt
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/W6rbDs8

 

[Baddave]

Evening all.
What's everyone's recommendations for 2.5mm balanced cables for these iem's?

Looking to pair them up with a Pioneer XDP-300R

 

[Broquen]

Evening all.
What's everyone's recommendations for 2.5mm balanced cables for these iem's?

Looking to pair them up with a Pioneer XDP-300R

I like silver plated more than others for the CH9Ts

 

[Baddave]

Any particular supplier recomendatations and/or links?

 

[Broquen]

Any particular supplier recomendatations and/or links?

Maybe Penon or NICEHCK stores on Aliexpress, but take a look at this thread.

 

[Slater]

вместо сеток на сопло-губка в наушник. Маленький кусок
Поменять легко. Звук проходит свободно. Наушники очень удобные. Звук хороший для динам.

Yes, you’re right. Using foam in the ear tip is a good modification. I have done that modification to some other earphones.

 

[Ivan TT]

я говорю не об амброшурах. речь об материале типа губки для мытья посуды в наушник. неглубоко, в сопло. что бы легко поменять.

I have these, but did not have a chance to try yet
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=561080089436

 

[MonoJon]

Thought I'd put this here in case anyone is interested - I think I found authentic SE-CH5BL for a price of $16 from a US seller. They are like the SE-CH9T (same drivers) but have a plastic housing and a non-removable *balanced cable* with 2.5mm TRRS connector. The original retail price was $90. There is a discussion of this over in a thread I started in the new user / advice and recommendations forum. The conversation of the SE-CH5BL starts here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/new-here-looking-for-100-iem-recommendation.916115/#post-15222963

~ Jon

 

[Slater]

Thought I'd put this here in case anyone is interested - I think I found authentic SE-CH5BL for a price of $16 from a US seller. They are like the SE-CH9T (same drivers) but have a plastic housing and a non-removable *balanced cable* with 2.5mm TRRS connector. The original retail price was $90. There is a discussion of this over in a thread I started in the new user / advice and recommendations forum. The conversation of the SE-CH5BL starts here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/new-here-looking-for-100-iem-recommendation.916115/#post-15222963

~ Jon

Thanks for the info! I ordered a pair, and will be able to directly compare them to my CH9T, as well as test out the balanced portion to make sure that’s all as it should be.

 

[MonoJon]

Well, I tried the Auvio medium tips as suggested to me by @Slater . Comfort is slightly improved, but isolation suffers. I think the "fins" on the stock tips must collapse upon insertion and create a better (tighter) seal, which also creates discomfort. The bore of the Auvio tips is about 4.5 mm, while the bore of the stock tips is about 6.0 mm, so the Auvio tips are hard to get on the nozzles, but possible. The Auvio tips are deeper by a 1-2 mm, but again, isolation not so good.

I wonder, might SpinFit CP155 or another tip be a better option?

...or CP500?

~ Jon

 

[MonoJon]

Well, I tried the Auvio medium tips as suggested to me by @Slater . Comfort is slightly improved, but isolation suffers. I think the "fins" on the stock tips must collapse upon insertion and create a better (tighter) seal, which also creates discomfort. The bore of the Auvio tips is about 4.5 mm, while the bore of the stock tips is about 6.0 mm, so the Auvio tips are hard to get on the nozzles, but possible. The Auvio tips are deeper by a 1-2 mm, but again, isolation not so good.

I wonder, might SpinFit CP155 or another tip be a better option?

...or CP500?

~ Jon

Fitment update! I am now using these with the large Auvio tips, and seal and bass are greatly improved. Only slightly uncomfortable, but I think I will get used to it. I usually use size medium tips of most varieties, but since all my other IEMs to this point are very small ones that I can almost insert the IEM itself into my ear canal (e.g. Sony MDR-EX110, MH755, etc), I can get a deeper insertion and hence use a smaller tip. Since the CH5BL sit in the concha of the ear, they cannot be inserted as deep, and hence a larger tip fits the outer portion of my ear canal better. I am still planning on ordering several different types of Spinfits in M and L sizes to try with these and other IEMs.

~ Jon

 

[Broquen]

Fitment update! I am now using these with the large Auvio tips, and seal and bass are greatly improved. Only slightly uncomfortable, but I think I will get used to it. I usually use size medium tips of most varieties, but since all my other IEMs to this point are very small ones that I can almost insert the IEM itself into my ear canal (e.g. Sony MDR-EX1100, MH755, etc), I can get a deeper insertion and hence use a smaller tip. Since the CH5BL sit in the concha of the ear, they cannot be inserted as deep, and hence a larger tip fits the outer portion of my ear canal better. I am still planning on ordering several different types of Spinfits in M and L sizes to try with these and other IEMs.

~ Jon

For this very same reason I use the largest stock tips. They match very well my concha size and are rock stable with an ear-guided cable. No need for deep insert at all unlike a lot of other IEMs.

 

[Draknodd]

Bought this iem from Amazon Warehouse at 30€. Currently using them with FOAM tips (the only ones that stay longer in my ears).
I can't say that they sound overall bad but there is a big problem in the mid-high frequencies. In particular all the snare drums sounds horrible and unnatural, the attack of the toms same. Voices are affected and electric guitars sound very harsh.
I'd like to know if anyone have tried a bit of eq and can tell me at what frequency is this spike that make mids sounds not neutral. Maybe with a bit of EQ I can make them sound decently. I guess it is around 3/4 khz
Thanks a lot

 

[Slater]

Bought this iem from Amazon Warehouse at 30€. Currently using them with FOAM tips (the only ones that stay longer in my ears).
I can't say that they sound overall bad but there is a big problem in the mid-high frequencies. In particular all the snare drums sounds horrible and unnatural, the attack of the toms same. Voices are affected and electric guitars sound very harsh.
I'd like to know if anyone have tried a bit of eq and can tell me at what frequency is this spike that make mids sounds not neutral. Maybe with a bit of EQ I can make them sound decently.
Thanks a lot

What you’re describing sounds nothing like what mine sound like.

I wonder if there is something wrong with yours? Whomever had them before you sent them back and that’s why they were on Amazon Warehouse?

You can also try peeling off just the black fabric layer of the eartip nozzle. There is a stainless mesh underneath the black fabric. They are stacked on top of one another, like cheese on a hamburger. The black fabric layer kind of muffles the sound IMO.

You really don’t ha be anything to lose. If you save them on a piece of wax baking paper, you can put the black fabric filter back onto the nozzle if you prefer the original sound.