Kunlun
Headphoneus Supremus
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I guess our ears are really quite different. I don't find the EX1000 to be treble-centric at all... In fact I don't find it centric-anywhere and that, to me, is the most relaxed and natural (effortless) IEM I have ever heard.
So that's all cool.
To whom shall I send my EX1000 for custom-tipping? What are the precautions that I should tell them?
Yeah, the Ex1000 objectively has a bump in its frequency response in the lower treble, the chart is somewhere in James444's thread (I believe). Once one's ears adjust, it sounds like that's just how things should sound. Only in comparison with another earphone would you notice how the Ex1000 is tuned. I liked the Ex1000 quite a bit and I think Sony did a great job. I heard the relaxed, effortless sound you did.
In terms of custom tips, I got a pair from 1964 Ears. I was one of the first custom tip customers. The first go 'round them it was poorly made and they replaced it with a better one that didn't quite fit--so they replaced that one with one of a better material which then spilt.... so I ended up getting a refund. Each iteration was better than the last by a big step. I think 1964 Ears takes care of their customers so in the end you'll be happy. Sensaphonics might be able to do it with a full sleeve (a full sleeve is recommended), you should write them. Since you're in the western hemisphere, those are probably your best bets. The others are either far, far away (long, long mail times) or have had customer service issues.