[chillaxing]

   
I've tried custom tips from Custom Art but they didn't sound that good. Besides, no matter what tips will you use, isolation is still going to be terrible.
For me, they sound best with Klipsch dual-flange tips. The deeper insertion the better with EX1000.

 
nvm found the right ones

 

[DMinor]

The EX1000 cable (the japan version for the EX1000) appears much durable than the EX600 cable. Two pairs of EX600 cables died in my hands while my EX1000 cable has been running strong for 2 yrs now, considering I never babysit it and I throw it in my pocket almost daily on the go. 

 

[thefitz]

Does anybody use Comply tips with these? I find they really help combat the treble sheen and resonance I hear (particularly in male voices) without removing detail.

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

Does anybody use Comply tips with these? I find they really help combat the treble sheen and resonance I hear (particularly in male voices) without removing detail.

I am using foam/comply tips recently and like them.

 

[chillaxing]

i get it now, after almost $80 worth of tips and 3 three days of frustrations, I get it now...
 
No more nasty peaks and the bass is finally there without me holding the iem against my ears.  These things goes against all your knowledge of how a iem should seal and sit in your canal.  I don't know if its just me but you have to find some tips that will seal as deep as it can go in your canals with out irritating you.  The nozzle has to sit as close as it can to your eardrums.  These ex1000 are good and I will be keeping them for awhile.
 
 
"hi everyone, my name is Chilly and I just join the selected few that loves the ex1000s"  

 

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

  i get it now, after almost $80 worth of tips and 3 three days of frustrations, I get it now...
 
No more nasty peaks and the bass is finally there without me holding the iem against my ears.  These things goes against all your knowledge of how a iem should seal and sit in your canal.  I don't know if its just me but you have to find some tips that will seal as deep as it can go in your canals with out irritating you.  The nozzle has to sit as close as it can to your eardrums.  These ex1000 are good and I will be keeping them for awhile.
 
 
"hi everyone, my name is Chilly and I just join the selected few that loves the ex1000s"  

 

 
 

 
Bro do me a favor and listen to the detail in this track....it's mind boggling. They got one of those carnival spinners going on.
 
Death Row was all weeded out and they went Pink Floyd in the studio with crazy stuff you can't hear without the ex1000.
 
I put these up against anything.
Pimp to Pimp Playa to Playa these things will turn out much more expensive sets and send em on a hoe stroll

 

[thefitz]

  i get it now, after almost $80 worth of tips and 3 three days of frustrations, I get it now...
 
No more nasty peaks and the bass is finally there without me holding the iem against my ears.  These things goes against all your knowledge of how a iem should seal and sit in your canal.  I don't know if its just me but you have to find some tips that will seal as deep as it can go in your canals with out irritating you.  The nozzle has to sit as close as it can to your eardrums.  These ex1000 are good and I will be keeping them for awhile.
 
 
"hi everyone, my name is Chilly and I just join the selected few that loves the ex1000s"  

 

What tips did you settle on?
 
Everything I read suggested shallow insertion is the only way to go.
 
I have a theory - all the tips that the EX1000 have very narrow sound holes relative to the bore of the IEM itself. A lot of the IEM's bore is covered in plastic, with the sound being forced through a small plastic tunnel. I wonder - is this adding to the treble hardness?
 
Are there any aftermarket non-foam tips that don't cover the bore at all? Comply tips leave things nice and open and the treble is well, well, well reduced (but not muffled).
 
EDIT: And as I ask that, I find a pack of generic tips in my parts drawer. Originally advertised as tips for my old TripleFi but they weren't close to fitting. Well, they fit wonderfully on the EX1000. I'll do some proper ABing when I'm rested!

 

[james444]

  Everything I read suggested shallow insertion is the only way to go.
 
I have a theory - all the tips that the EX1000 have very narrow sound holes relative to the bore of the IEM itself. A lot of the IEM's bore is covered in plastic, with the sound being forced through a small plastic tunnel. I wonder - is this adding to the treble hardness?

 
No, narrow bore tips actually help smooth out the treble harshness. From what I've read, the peaks are due to the perpendicular-mounted drivers, so bore / tips / insertion can only mitigate them. However, people happen to have different sensitivities when it comes to treble. And insertion depth can shift the resonant frequencies a bit, so for some (like myself) shallow insertion may do the trick, while others may find themselves preferring deeper insertion. It's definitely worth trying out different options to find out what works best for you.

 

[Clefebun]

Awesome earphone. I use the smallest ear tips provided. I use higher volume level than normal and they shine. Just like what everyone else says they sound out of your head. It's fantastic.

 

[thefitz]

   
No, narrow bore tips actually help smooth out the treble harshness. From what I've read, the peaks are due to the perpendicular-mounted drivers, so bore / tips / insertion can only mitigate them. However, people happen to have different sensitivities when it comes to treble. And insertion depth can shift the resonant frequencies a bit, so for some (like myself) shallow insertion may do the trick, while others may find themselves preferring deeper insertion. It's definitely worth trying out different options to find out what works best for you.

Yeah, I might have to admit that it's Comply or bust for me with these.

 

[chillaxing]

 
 
 

 
Bro do me a favor and listen to the detail in this track....it's mind boggling. They got one of those carnival spinners going on.
 
Death Row was all weeded out and they went Pink Floyd in the studio with crazy stuff you can't hear without the ex1000.
 
I put these up against anything.
Pimp to Pimp Playa to Playa these things will turn out much more expensive sets and send em on a hoe stroll

 
 
LOL, good ****!  I'm gonna go through the whole lp tonight.  Went through  "to pimp a butterfly" last night.
 
These things are banging, and now I know why you love them so much.  I couldn't get a good fit the first time owning them, but I blame myselft for that.  I had to many things to listen to at the time and didn't give these things enough love.
 
To put it in a few words about the 1000 for me, would be life like and accurate.  I can put down all the geek vocab but you guys know what I'm talking about .  Real instruments sounds like real instruments as if you heard them live.
 
 
Don't know if I'm fan-boying hard or its just the new "new car smell" but paired with the pha-3, its bliss.
 
 

 
What tips did you settle on?
 
Everything I read suggested shallow insertion is the only way to go.
 
I have a theory - all the tips that the EX1000 have very narrow sound holes relative to the bore of the IEM itself. A lot of the IEM's bore is covered in plastic, with the sound being forced through a small plastic tunnel. I wonder - is this adding to the treble hardness?
 
Are there any aftermarket non-foam tips that don't cover the bore at all? Comply tips leave things nice and open and the treble is well, well, well reduced (but not muffled).
 
EDIT: And as I ask that, I find a pack of generic tips in my parts drawer. Originally advertised as tips for my old TripleFi but they weren't close to fitting. Well, they fit wonderfully on the EX1000. I'll do some proper ABing when I'm rested!

 
 
With all the tips that I bought I ended up with some complys that I dindn't even buy.  It was from my set of U8's.  
 
I think I'm gonna get some small Aurisonic sureseals.  I don't like the idea that I'm gonna need to buy new complys every 3 months since they wear out quickly for me.
 
Like James444 said, there is no one way of wearing these things.  They are so tip and insertion dependant that you won't know which tips will work best for you until you try it.  for me, if I put in the iem and can hear the difference in bass when I push them in further, then its not a good seal yet.  But once you get it right, you will be rewarded.

 

[chillaxing]

edit: DP

 

[kms108]

I just ordered these from a chinese seller, EXK to MMXC, he only had one left, and closed it's listing in Taobao.
 
Not sure how good they are until I receive them.
 

 

[Hawaiibadboy]

  I just ordered these from a chinese seller, EXK to MMXC, he only had one left, and closed it's listing in Taobao.
 
Not sure how good they are until I receive them.
 

 
 
Those would be good to have around if something went wrong like my favorite cable maker retires
 
Let us know how those turn out.

 

[kms108]

  The EX1000 cable (the japan version for the EX1000) appears much durable than the EX600 cable. Two pairs of EX600 cables died in my hands while my EX1000 cable has been running strong for 2 yrs now, considering I never babysit it and I throw it in my pocket almost daily on the go. 

My ex600 cable last me over 5 years, still using it, using the EX1000 cables gives much more bass into the EX600, but using the EX1000 cable on the EX800, the bass sound muffed up.