[AlexRoma]

I wear mine strait down, not over the ears. And yes, the fit is far from perfect, but I can live with that... 

 

[anoxy]

Here's a picture to illustrate my fit. Maybe I need to use larger tips so they don't sit so deep in my canals...
 
EDIT: yep, that helped a bunch. Sorry guys, I'm just live-journaling in this thread. I will now refrain from posting constant updates like i'm on twitter haha.
 

 

[MattTCG]

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Here's a picture to illustrate my fit. Maybe I need to use larger tips so they don't sit so deep in my canals...
 
 
 
 

 

 Dude, that is deep...

 

[anoxy]

Haha, i'm used to my Ety ER4!

 

[iztis]

Just ordered it direct from amazon.de
 
CANNOT WAIT!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!
 
it's gonna be a blast upgrading from these Westone UM1s
 
Much thanks to lee!!! and everyone else

 

[MattTCG]

Awsome!! I hope that you like yours as much as I like mine. Post back with some impressions...

 

[iztis]

by the way what's the recommended burn in time? I've never had to burn in IEMs before!

Also do I just play music at low volumes or..?
 
Thanks =D

 

[anoxy]

You can either play music at regular listening volume, or try something like this from JLab. Seems like most people around here recommend ~100 hours burn in.

 

[MattTCG]

100 seems about right.

 

[GSARider]

Well mine sounded great right out of the box and after two weeks use...they still sound great!

 

[MKang25]

Question for those of you with "perfect seal", do you feel a nice suction/pressure when you insert your IEM? I still am not sure if I have a perfect seal or not. With my Westones 4, I would feel pressure once I inserted my monitors and hear a pop when I removed the monitors, I could really feel the air pressure building up since air was not escaping but I cannot seem to get that seal with any tips for the IE80. 

 

[lee730]

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Question for those of you with "perfect seal", do you feel a nice suction/pressure when you insert your IEM? I still am not sure if I have a perfect seal or not. With my Westones 4, I would feel pressure once I inserted my monitors and hear a pop when I removed the monitors, I could really feel the air pressure building up since air was not escaping but I cannot seem to get that seal with any tips for the IE80. 

You want a seal but nothing like Westone or Shure. That type of seal would lead to too much bass. You want a decent seal but not super seal where you would feel pressure build up. The IE80s are meant to be more open so as long as you are getting a decent seal it should be optimal. What do you feel about the sound? Anyways do you enjoy that ear pressure? For me that kinda stuff leads to a major headache and crappy music sessions because I'm irritated.

 

[MKang25]

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You want a seal but nothing like Westone or Shure. That type of seal would lead to too much bass. You want a decent seal but not super seal where you would feel pressure build up. The IE80s are meant to be more open so as long as you are getting a decent seal it should be optimal. What do you feel about the sound? Anyways do you enjoy that ear pressure? For me that kinda stuff leads to a major headache and crappy music sessions because I'm irritated.

I enjoy the sound that I have right now, I am always looking for ways to improve the sound if possible. 

 

[fengwei007]

Finally got my IE80 yesterday, they sound great straight out w/ my iP4s and Clip+, really love them. I don't feel they are too bassy at all, well, compare to my DT770 anyway  But I love them as they are, won't do any adjustment or mod for now. They work pretty well w/ the music I like:jazz, strings, light music, easy listening & background music, soft rocks and pops. 
 
The other thing I found is that they seal pretty well, far better than I expected due to so many reviews and comments about their lack of isolation. I have UM3X which really isolate almost all sounds, but IE80 aren't bad at all even when used in the train. But I bought these mainly for using in office (to replace my MX980 which just don't stay well in my ears), good to be able to hear a little bit about what's going on around the office  
 
I think I'm finally settled on big cans (HD800 for music, DT770Pro for movie) and IEMs (UM3X RC for commute and IE80 for office). 

 

[Berkovajazz]

Sold my. They are the best phones when paired with cd/md source. With digital players my music sounds better with another models, i decided not to spend too much money for such kind of sound. Maybe IE60 will be better choice for digital. CD/MD old but still superb sounding devices.