[Scubadevils]

I went through several before landing on a solution I'm very happy with, that being stock tips from a DUNU set. They are a firmer silicone, thicker/more rigid and with a deeper gap puts more distance from the IEM to ear canal - this allows me wear an L (edit - checked again, actually M) but without suction and I suspect that bit of a gap widens soundstage... its certainly the best I've heard them by a long way. Unfortunately DUNU don't sell them separately as yet, apparently you can't get via a support ticket but they do plan to sell at some point.

 

[Scubadevils]

As I'm only coming up to the end of my 2nd week with my M9, I'm allowed in this honeymoon phase to have posts of gushing praise

I was out walking this afternoon and it was a very pleasant spring day - sun shining and sufficiently mild to wear a light top and jeans. Had to debate best method to hook up the M9 and decided to run the cable under my top and into my Sony ZX507 in my jeans pocket - I used the clip to attach to the neck of my top. Barely knew it was there, so light and zero microphonics and during an almost 60 min walk, only had to push them in a fraction about 30 mins in. Any other IEM to date I've been quite frustrated and had to adjust cable positioning, fix in my ears etc, all of course to the detriment of my listening pleasure - in this case, I could simply soak up the incredible sound and enjoy my walk... no doubt with a smile on my face.

This is one of the many reasons why it has been so worth it to invest more in my IEMs. I actually ended the walk pondering whether my next set might be a backup M9!!!

 

[royiko]

As I'm only coming up to the end of my 2nd week with my M9, I'm allowed in this honeymoon phase to have posts of gushing praise

I was out walking this afternoon and it was a very pleasant spring day - sun shining and sufficiently mild to wear a light top and jeans. Had to debate best method to hook up the M9 and decided to run the cable under my top and into my Sony ZX507 in my jeans pocket - I used the clip to attach to the neck of my top. Barely knew it was there, so light and zero microphonics and during an almost 60 min walk, only had to push them in a fraction about 30 mins in. Any other IEM to date I've been quite frustrated and had to adjust cable positioning, fix in my ears etc, all of course to the detriment of my listening pleasure - in this case, I could simply soak up the incredible sound and enjoy my walk... no doubt with a smile on my face.

This is one of the many reasons why it has been so worth it to invest more in my IEMs. I actually ended the walk pondering whether my next set might be a backup M9!!!

I saw in your profile, you also get SA6. Would you like to briefly comparing these two sets? Thanks

 

[Scubadevils]

I saw in your profile, you also get SA6. Would you like to briefly comparing these two sets? Thanks

There was an in depth comparison done only a few posts back which I'd highly recommend reading. I will do at some point, just need a bit more time with both.

 

[ducnsh]

Hi guys, does anyone know how durable of M9 housing? (The matte and text). Can sweat damage it?

 

[surfgeorge]

I saw in your profile, you also get SA6. Would you like to briefly comparing these two sets? Thanks

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-ier-m9-impressions-thread.897604/post-16235673
You can rely on these statements. @Precogvision really knows what he's talking about.

 

[TheRealDz]

While headphones.com is technically a retail website, I find their reviews are well-written and pretty accurately describe gear that I also have had an opportunity to hear.

They highly respect the M9 (while the user doesn't seem to like it for his tastes) :

https://www.headphones.com/blogs/news/the-kilobuck-iem-shootout-what-s-the-best-iem-1000-can-buy

 

[surfgeorge]

The video to the written review linked above. Nice review and comparison! Even though it’s a pretty short video I think it describes the M9 better than any other YT review I have seen.

 

[Sonywalkmanuser]

Good comparison

 

[Quartzwald]

Agree with the video. I have the M9 because I'm not really a big IEM guy (prefer full-sized), but I still want good quality in most genres during the cases I use them. I only needed 1 good IEM, and I found the M9 to be the best all-rounder out of my choices while still being fairly reasonably priced.

 

[Stuff Jones]

I got a pair of these and am very much enjoying them. They are super cohesive and have less BA timbre than most BAs, which I appreciate.

One weird question. The cable jack came with the gold looking partially rubbed off, revealing silver color metal underneath. This was a new pair. Is that normal?

 

[brazy001]

I got a pair of these and am very much enjoying them. They are super cohesive and have less BA timbre than most BAs, which I appreciate.

One weird question. The cable jack came with the gold looking partially rubbed off, revealing silver color metal underneath. This was a new pair. Is that normal?

I noticed this too. Seems to happen with most cables in my experience but does 'take the shine' off the new gadget.

 

[Stuff Jones]

I noticed this too. Seems to happen with most cables in my experience but does 'take the shine' off the new gadget.

They came like that new, so I was concerned maybe I had gotten a used or counterfeit pair. The sound is too good to be counterfeit though, and they were plastic sealed.

I found these need a lot of juice to sound dynamic and not too soft. They are also very sensitive to tip choice. Wider bore tilts tonality towards the highs, narrow bore to the lows. Short and long tips have the same affect respectively. I've found that the include short tip hybrids are the best for me.

Once dialed in - correct eartips and enough juice - these do very little wrong for me. Well balanced, coherent and with less nasty BA timbre than anything else I've heard so far.

 

[Damz87]

I couldn’t resist the A2A sale price and bought another IER-M9

AUD $899 feels like a total steal for these brilliant IEM’s. Looking forward to hearing them again after many months!

 

[GiullianSN]

I couldn’t resist the A2A sale price and bought another IER-M9

AUD $899 feels like a total steal for these brilliant IEM’s. Looking forward to hearing them again after many months!

I saw that and almost jumped on it. Haha