Hey, guys. I got my KEF M200s today. $50 if I recall properly.
Wow, right off the bat these sound great. It's still early, but so far I'd say the sound quality is at a level with other IEMs I own costing up to $300-$400. I'm quite pleasantly surprised, as I knew nothing about these IEMs before I saw the deal here and didn't know quite what to expect.
The thing is, though, they are a PITA to adjust and fit. Quite a hassle.
Instead ear guides made from thin, round memory wire, they use a flat, wide memory wire. Like a stiff ribbon.
The problem with these flat wires is that you have to get them shaped to the 3D contour of your ears for it to work. That means instead of making the more-or-less 2D adjustments needed with round memory wire, you actually need to make multiples subtle bends and twists in the stiff ribbon to mimic the 3D surface contour of your ear, while trying to get the nozzle position and angle situated properly for a good seal. Believe me, it's not easy. Very frustrating, actually.
And then the nozzle itself is quite huge. These won't fit everyone, even with the smallest tips.
Lucky for me, I always end up using the largest tips in the set, and that was the case here. Still, I struggled to get a good seal as the stiff ribbon guides would invariably pull them out of alignment. After some struggling with the memory ribbon, I got them positioned well enough to have a good seal, and the IEMs sound really good.
Frustratingly, they sound even better if I push on them with light pressure further into my ears. So these tips are alright for me, but not perfect. Hopefully, comply makes something that fits these.
So more than worth the deal price for these, but it's a hassle to get them set up if you can at all. They actually sound great if you can get the other stuff to work for you.