outside of japan, i think only sony china, hk and taiwan have shops accepting orders for JE preset tuning models. but the general feedback is https://tokyohearing.jp/ is making the best ear impression (and where you could order mh1! - something not possible in other countries). not to mention it's slightly cheaper (>10%) for the current exchange rate to buy in japan. if it takes your a trip to hk just to order your JE, maybe you could consider to heading tokyo to order too
. not to mention the many other attractive stuff there. yokohama gundam factory will be opened till mar 2024 and definitely worth to pay a visit (or again, and again 
). the meiji shrine close to tokyo hearing is where i spend a half day every time i visit to tokyo.
I don't have a JE yet, but I agree with you, DC Ti is also the most comfortable of all CIEM I've owned
outside of japan, i think only sony china, hk and taiwan have shops accepting orders for JE preset tuning models. but the general feedback is https://tokyohearing.jp/ is making the best ear impression (and where you could order mh1! - something not possible in other countries). not to mention it's slightly cheaper (>10%) for the current exchange rate to buy in japan. if it takes your a trip to hk just to order your JE, maybe you could consider to heading tokyo to order too
mine was ordered in hk and the ear impression locally done too. a special tool has to be worn on my head and adjusted to some desired position (took over 10mins to adjust by the audiologist!) before taking the ear impressions. photos are taken with that tool on my head too. frankly, i won't rate my JE as the best fitting one despite so many elaborated and time consuming efforts. my DC Ti is the most fitted and comfortable CIEM i've got yet it only took a quick 10mins traditional process to get ear impressions.
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That's really great news!!!Sony HK is taking order for Justear LiSA tuning again from 12 Apr 23 till 11 Oct 23!
https://www.facebook.com/sonyhongkong/photos/a.10150118623452871/10161570545267871
Strangely Sony JP is not advertising for the re-release. But it seems it is possible to order MH1 based on tuning for artists in tokyo anyway . . . i'd like to have Nagaya Haruko 's tuning even more but LiSA is great too . . .
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can't resist the temptation and ordered one today . . . surely nice but if not a fans if LiSA, I think there'll be better value for money somewhere else (e.g. just ear MH2
indeed JE is a gem. i enjoy my listening quite a lot too. the LiSA ver is a must have for fans! eagerly waiting for it to come. i'm booking for a trip to tokyo in late May/early june and is thinking if i could book for an appointment for MH1 even i couldn't speak japanese . . .
Sony HK is taking order for Justear LiSA tuning again from 12 Apr 23 till 11 Oct 23!
https://www.facebook.com/sonyhongkong/photos/a.10150118623452871/10161570545267871
Strangely Sony JP is not advertising for the re-release. But it seems it is possible to order MH1 based on tuning for artists in tokyo anyway . . . i'd like to have Nagaya Haruko 's tuning even more but LiSA is great too . . .
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can't resist the temptation and ordered one today . . . surely nice but if not a fans if LiSA, I think there'll be better value for money somewhere else (e.g. just ear MH2
Very good choice at ¥220,000 and current exchange rate, just ear is a steal to order in japan. If you book in advance, then it should be ok for foreigner to order (no need to give proof of residency like fitear). They don't ship aboard though and you'll need a friend or japanese forwarding service to help to ship back to you home. Presumably you're going to tokyo, both e-earphone and fujiva-avic have referrals to audiologist nearby who can make online impression for justear @ ¥9,900 (i did for other brand in Feb in e-earphone, but now their cm shop is gone and the cm business (the audiologist shop at basement was gone too) merged with the main building, I'm not sure if this is still true. Besides justear, which the ear impression took almost an hour to make, they told me no need to book ahead and indeed no one except me was making ear impression back then).
). Tokyo hearing also accepts mh2 orders i believe. So go ahead and make appointment online! Hope you have an enjoyable and pleasant journey.
. I guess I'm not looking to buy anymore iems anytime soon.. The process was quite long taking almost one hour. He relentlessly adjusted a headband like device to ensure the end product looks upright and flat when i wear the end product. He also asked me if hk audiologist used bite block when taking impression. He said he normally won't do but as I've used bite block last 2 times, he'd used it anyway. He though warned me that my ear canals' shape chamged quite a bit when the month is opened and closed.) then he produced a tuning different to the iems I've got to start with. It's 80% close to my taste already after running through my specially curated playlist on tidal: part of the band by 1975, somewhere only we known by keane, saikai by LiSA & Uru, hostage by billie ellish, bad reputation (live) by shawn mendes, waltz for debby (take 2) by bill evans, before you go by lewis capaldi and rare (live) by selena gomez. I asked for a bit more treble sparkling then it sounded perfect to me! The process took just about 30mins. He asked if i'll visit again to listen to the end product before final fix and it's the best way to get a perfect product! But it's also ok if i opt to ship the product to a Japanese address after done without verification.
I just ordered xje-mh1r at tokyo hearing in May. The whole process is really *fulfilling*.
I booked last month online with Matauo san, the founder of justear, to handle the adjustment process. To begin with, a lot of disclaimer to consent to and have to fill in the order form (select which model and cable version; i ordered the 3.5mm se ver to stay as close to the one in this adjustment session as possible). There's option to use previous justear impression but i didn't opt for that. I saw one item of the consent form actually saiys there's no warranty whatsoever for cable and the shell! Sagano san, the audiologist, carefully examined my ear canals than gave me the bill satisfied that they could make me a justear
Then Matasuo san took over and setup his sony vaio laptop and rme babyface pro interface. He booked up my dap to the interface with a 4.4mm-xlr cable. The 3.5mm out woth a splitter connected to his own personal justear and an universal one for me. He initially asked me to set dap volume to 80% but it's too high and the intetface clipped. Have to dialed back to 70% to start listening.
He asked what music type (pop of all sorts), tuning (spacious with bass impact) and what other iems i got (je listening and L1SA - he said i must be a real fans and only looking to taste the adjustment process
i asked about etching (very expensive at ¥22,000) and they gave me an instruction with unique id to order via sony online within 7 days. You need to have Japanese address, contact and name in 平假名 to setup this account. And it seems my foreign cards are not accepted. I ended up paying by lawson over the counter.
i understand that the drivers used in justear are not particularly high end models. It's mainly the personal, tailoring service that matters for mh1. I was listening to viking ragnar on jr to tokyo hearing that morning and switched to dc ti on the way leaving. Both seems rendering much more details than mh1 universal i heard. But this kind of tailoring service is really surrealand well worth it.
I also took this chance to ask why the universal and cm ver of justear differ so much in size? Matasuo san advised that the shell and its volume have nothing to do with the sound, it's only about to make the right shape for owner's ear; the tuning is adjusted by tubing length and amount of filtering material only. Really professional and scientific approach without bs scam marketing!
