[Chodi]

  I now have Spinfits from both Jaben and the Japanese version which arrived today. A physical test where I squeezed both and rolled them around my fingertips showed that the Japanese version have a much softer and more slippery silicone.
 
I attached the Japanese version to my Flares. I knew I had problems before I even played any music. The right ear did not feel as if it had sealed properly and playing music proved this. I fiddled around and finally found a balanced posotion but the bass was sadly lacking along with soundstage, clarity etc.
 
So I then attached them to my IE80s with a similar result. Playing the Asahinho version of Summertime Sadness, the sibilance was bad and bass was woolly and vague. The Valsalva manouevre didn't change the ear pressure in any way indicating a weak seal.
 
I then put the Jaben Spinfits on the IE80s and everything was fixed. The same went for the Flares.
 
What puzzles me is the huge difference between two sets of tips that are supposedly almost alike. I wonder, with the softer silicone, do I need one size larger with the Japanese Spinfits or are they so slippery that they won't seal in my ears.
 
What has astonished me is the massive difference made by a change in tips.
 
So now I spend a bit more money and investigate JVC Spiral Dots and maybe the Ortofon tips.
 
What a fascinating science this is....

You have motivated me to order a set from Jaben in Bangkok just to check the difference for myself. I also have a problem getting a full seal with the Japan version on some of my iem's. Small price to check it out. I've been using the JVC on some of my iem's and it is a reliable seal but they are a bit bass heavy and don't have the 3D soundstage of the Japan spinfits. Maybe the Jaben version are the answer? I will soon find out.

 

[holden4th]

I simply suspect that I needed a bigger size in the Spinfits. While the Jabens fit well they are not as comfortable as the Japanese version. One thing I did notice was that it was a lot harder to get the Japanese Spinfits onto my IE80s.

 

[Cagin]

:blink: lol how many variants isthere within the same nozzle category?!?
I got the ones from Dopaminer; white stem grey dome; and my favorite for the looks sold by EarWerkz, smoky dark dome with red stem.


Ps: I'm looking towards starting a collection of tips. Gonna add Ortofon at the London CanJam. Now to find a good source for JVC Spiral Dots.

 

[Gagarin]

lol how many variants isthere within the same nozzle category?!?
I got the ones from Dopaminer; white stem grey dome; and my favorite for the looks sold by EarWerkz, smoky dark dome with red stem.

Ps: I'm looking towards starting a collection of tips. Gonna add Ortofon at the London CanJam. Now to find a good source for JVC Spiral Dots.

 
There are no variants. Jaben's ones are not "genuine" spinfits.

 

[Howlin Fester]

Ps: I'm looking towards starting a collection of tips. Gonna add Ortofon at the London CanJam. Now to find a good source for JVC Spiral Dots.

Dopaminer told me he has Spiral Dots as well when I got my spin-fits.

 

[oldschool]

   
There are no variants. Jaben's ones are not "genuine" spinfits.

 
Clearly there are variants or more correctly, different versions, as the newer SpinFits actually rotate 360 degree while older versions didn't.

 

[vince741]

   
There are no variants. Jaben's ones are not "genuine" spinfits.

LOL

 

[holden4th]

The packaging on the Spinfits I got from Jaben suggest otherwise.

 

[Gagarin]

The packaging on the Spinfits I got from Jaben suggest otherwise.

Perhaps I was too quick to speak.
 
Every time I have purchased tips from Jaben (Sennheiser IE8 tips, sony tips, UE tips), they have not been genuine tips that are supplied with the earphones.
 
Apologies.

 

[Chodi]

   
Clearly there are variants or more correctly, different versions, as the newer SpinFits actually rotate 360 degree while older versions didn't.

Got mine from Japan less than 2 months ago and they do not rotate 360. If they made any change it must be very recent. I will be getting the Jaben version soon but I doubt they rotate 360. We shall see.

 

[SpringBiscuit]

Genuine or not, i believe it is depend on different batch and who they OEM to, all of them are from same factory anyway, maybe in the process of manufacturing, spec has been changed due to different requirement.

At this moment Jaben has the proper packaging (Latest), you can see first page first post, i have updated the package picture from Jaben FB page.

 

[jesusio]

Got a pair from Jaben the other day for my Nobles. They do not spin. One has already torn, waste of $20 for two pairs. Ah well.

 

[Dopaminer]

There is obviously some confusion about what Spinfits can and cannot do.  They are called `SPINfits`, and people have mentioned they `rotate 360 degrees` but in fact they are a single compound silicon structure made of two fused parts : the bell and the soundtube.  
 
The bell section does not rotate on the sound tube.  If you try to rotate it, it will rip.  
 
There is a flexible joint in the design which allows the bell section to bend towards 360 degrees, around the axis of the sound tube.  That is it.  
 
 
This has all been covered before, including this video : 
 

 
The flexibility seen in the first few seconds of this video is all you should expect.  Expecting more and complaining about it is illogical. 

 

[SpringBiscuit]

Yea, i would like to know what do you guys mean that it can't spin.

 

[oldschool]

Seems I am mistaken then. I was left with the impression that the white dome rotates on top of the coloured tube. Since mine doesn't, I thought there is now a revised version that actually does.
 
I guess it would've been more accurate if they said it flexes around the tube.