I find I spend most of my time with the 13 or the 17 modules. 13 for when I want to go hyper-open/detailed, 17 for when I want lush/deep, or just more isolation for cafes and such. I think they should have packaged those two with the IEM instead of 15 and 20!
Another day in lockdown in the UK, at least I have fantastic views, plenty of space to do my once a day exercise and a awesome IEM to listen to my large music library.
Another day in lockdown in the UK, at least I have fantastic views, plenty of space to do my once a day exercise and a awesome IEM to listen to my large music library.
The Trio bore is relatively narrow. Wider than Shure/Westone but not that much wider. Its nowhere near 5mm.
I had to widen the stem using a metallic tool. The trick is to keep turning so that the platicky rubbery white material heats up a bit and stretches. If you do it gently the stem will widen without causing any damage to the structure of the tip. The trick is to be precise and patient. Dexterity is key.
For both, the 12t and 18t I MUCH prefer m15. I think the difference doesn’t show in the frequency response. The leaner and more spacious sound must have to do with less reverberations or something.
I can tell that sonically their is no difference but isolation wise there is. I can feel that 5 db to isolate much better in my noir vs my previous trio... I am very happy about !I can hear more music details and concentrate on nuances.
I think the lesser is your apex # then better stay at home for a more quiet listen, m20 great for outdoors, I also believe 64a adjust the tuning accordingly to the internal modules so it sound right.
A few days ago, I have written about the A18t and U18t difference. Looks like it is all about the insertion level of the APEX modules. If I insert the modules like the red earpiece, the treble is not extended like the U18t and it sounds pretty warm. But if I leave it sticking out a bit like the blue earpiece, it is pretty much what I heard during the demo of U18t. Seems to lose also a bit from the bass, though - becomes just like the universal version. I will test with the M20 module later today.
Has the canal for the module stripes to seat the rubber rings? If so, I encourage you to find the proper position of the module. Rubber rings would be damaged or deformed, and this will affect sealing and durability.
I can tell that sonically their is no difference but isolation wise there is. I can feel that 5 db to isolate much better in my noir vs my previous trio... I am very happy about !I can hear more music details and concentrate on nuances.
I think the lesser is your apex # then better stay at home for a more quiet listen, m20 great for outdoors, I also believe 64a adjust the tuning accordingly to the internal modules so it sound right.
It's weird, because initially at home I felt a very minimal difference. I then decided to plop the m20 into my left side, and the m15 into my right side. Lo and behold, there was a difference! Alas, not a huge one in terms of isolation, but to say there's no difference is a bit misleading. I also felt that the m15 had less occlusion.
I don't know why nobody has mentioned this, but if you want to reduce the sibilance on the trio, the most efficient way is to use EQ. That sibilance bothers me as well, but mostly on female vocals tracks.
Anyway, the trio has a treble spike at about 7.8k. if you only have basic eq, lower 8k by 3db, or by however much you feel makes sibilance taper off.
If you have a full eq (like the one in uapp) reduce 7.8k by 3db and a bandwidth (or Q) of about 5. This is my best estimation but I could be off, so if someone wants to chip in that would be fine.
Doing this will really reduce those nasty "SSS" sounds.
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