Ok...so I've been trying diffrent methods and this is the best for my ears at the moment.I would love to have the 2.5mm cable included, but is Sony and they need to push the 4,4mm standard. I bought an adaptor though.
I love the comfort and sound of the TC, the musicality and signature are top notch for me, but I still struggle to keep the good seal as it keep bouncing back. Without a good seal they sound really awful with no low end. So I keep going back to the silicone ones that are not as comfortable.
PS.: Interestingly the TC tips on my Andromeda S (larger bore than M9) filled like a glove in my ears and sound amazing too.
So, same as you, I find TC a lot more comfortable, sound better, and as better isolation than stock Hybrid. On the other hand, stock Hybrids seal a lot better and brings out the treble (TC brings out the bass) but isolation sucks and somehow it hurt/itch my ears after a few hours.
Finally, yesterday I tried out a method from another thread here - to add foam into the silicone. But original method uses comply foam (active series) that are too soft or porous and end up didn't do much for me. I love Shure olive and had a couple spares so I decore and put the top half of 2 olives to fit under stock Hybrids. Man....this works so well for me that I have to share it (after a whole night listening of course).
I've had the M9 for a month or two now so here's my limited experience with tips (source = ES100 or M0 or A&K Jr.; stock cable, FLAC files):
TC: more bass, comfortable, good isolation, a little bit roll off on treble, lose seal easily for me
Stock Hybrids: more treble, less bass (it was noticable), comfortable, easy deep insertion, seal well, isolation just ok, less....musical
Spinfits: noticably more highs (too much for me), good seal, comfortable, make them stick out of my ears, isolation suck
Comply TSx: lots more bass, lots more isolation, make it a lot darker, not my taste, sooooo comfortable (but I ain't gonna pay that much for tips in the long run)
Modded (below): more bass, more isolation (more than TC, a little bit less than Comply), I can only hear a tiny bit treble roll off (worth the trade to me), seal very well (so much that if you push too much there will be pressure build up). I need to spend a few more days with this but for now, I'm very happy with this.
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