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@H20Fidelity Can you tell me what size stock tips do you use with your GR07?
@H20Fidelity Can you tell me what size stock tips do you use with your GR07?
@H20Fidelity Thanks! I'm trying to figure out which size would fit me, I'm using Med. (blue) hybrid on my GR07, but can't get deeper insertion actually. Maybe I should order one pair small and one pair mid.
Have anyone had any experience with using these on the Shure SE535?
I've used them with my 846. You have to use the trick posted elsewhere putting the center plastic sleeve from one of your Comply tips or the Westone Star Tips first because the shaft is too small without it. It is a simple fix and works to put all the larger diameter tips on your Shure. The spinfits work just fine. Due to the longer shaft on the Shure you may find the insertion depth good for you or it may be too much. Depends on your ears. The spinfits don't like to be shoved up too far into your ear canal. At least that was my experience.
Could you link me to where I can find one of those Westone Star Tips? Oh, and does the foam comply tips work with the 535? Thanks!
In this case Ebay is you friend. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XWestone+Star+tips.TRS0&_nkw=Westone+Star+tips&ghostText=&_sacat=0
There are Comply tips made for your Shure. Just use their size chart on their web site. If you are just using the center post as I describe so that you can use spinfits then you want the T500 series any size SML will do for that as the post are all the same. You should have some Comply tips that came with your Shure. Just pick a size you would never use and take out the center posts. Place that on the Shure first then the spinfits will fit over that no problem.
Could you link me to where I can find one of those Westone Star Tips? Oh, and does the foam comply tips work with the 535? Thanks!
In this case Ebay is you friend. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XWestone+Star+tips.TRS0&_nkw=Westone+Star+tips&ghostText=&_sacat=0
There are Comply tips made for your Shure. Just use their size chart on their web site. If you are just using the center post as I describe so that you can use spinfits then you want the T100 series any size SML will do for that as the post are all the same. You should have some Comply tips that came with your Shure. Just pick a size you would never use and take out the center posts. Place that on the Shure first then the spinfits will fit over that no problem.
could you please give more explanation for Osty sibilance-control tips, could not Google any info about them, is there any different types?
Sure - it`s actually Ostry, not Osty. It was my typo above and I`ve fixed it.
They suddenly appeared here in Tokyo and nobody seems to know much about them. They are from Ostry, the chinese IEM maker, but as far as I know they are not included with their IEMs. They are marketed as sibilance-controlling tips, and come in three strengths, called OS100 (blue), OS200(red) and OS300(strongest, black). They look a lot like Spinfits (translucent white silicon with colored insert) but fit nothing like them. There`s no flexible joint, the sound tube is completely rigid -cannot collapse because there is a metal ring inside, and there is a metal mesh in there too. I bought all 9 variations (3 strengths x 3 sizes) I`ve been testing the M size OS200s all morning on both my Dunu DN2K and Fitear Parterre and the results are quite interesting, and kind of confusing.
First off, I am getting a perfect, effortless seal with both ears, with the M size. They don`t insert as far as Spinfits, but the quality of silicon is such that the seal, for me, is simply perfect.
Second, for some reason I am hearing a definite increase in detail. Assuming the metal mesh is there to block certain frequencies (associated with sibilance), I was expecting a loss of detail.
Third, with the Dunu DN2K, I am losing significant bass frequencies, the low end is rolling right off. I think this is due to the excellent seal and grip of the Ostry tip, its rigid nature, and the weight of the DN2K: The drivers are simply being held at an un-optimized angle by my outer ear canal shape. If I use my hands to change the angle, the bass returns as clear as ever. The DN2K do include all those little silicon add-ons to hold it in place, so I am sure I could align them perfectly, but it`s too much of PITA for me to do that, because the DN2K with Spinfits is perfection.
With the Parterre, there is no loss of bass, I assume because the rigid over-ear cable is holding the drivers where they need to be.
It is still very early stage of testing these; I will be taking them out today with both IEMs to do some shopping so it`ll put more real-world challenges on them.
They really are beautifully made. I didn`t think silicon tips could get more complex but Ostry managed to do it.