The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.

[twister6]

What a simple, yet brilliant design idea, swapping faceplates to customize your uni design. ... edit: as I was corrected, others have done similar So, I spent a few weeks with Fir Audio Electron 12 (E12) 12mm single-DD IEMs, and put together a detailed review for those who are interested.

... nvm, Erlkonig had replaceable faceplates

 

[tamtrum]

As someone who has spent quite a bit of his hard-earned money on three AüR sets thus far, I'm not gonna lie, I found this one funny.
Still, I have put all three in my Top 7. I understand how that might make me a suspect of unfair play.

I'll be the first to admit AüR's sales representative can be difficult to deal with at times, but their product's qualityrice ratio is unquestionably high.

Have you tried the CFA bonneville? It’s been regarded quite well here recently. Makes me believe it’s pretty high quality especially for the price. Worth a shot… maybe it’ll make you change your mind about audio

 

[MatW]

What a simple, yet brilliant design idea, swapping faceplates to customize your uni design. Not sure if anything similar has been done before, don't recall seeing it anywhere else. So, I spent a few weeks with Fir Audio Electron 12 (E12) 12mm single-DD IEMs, and put together a detailed review for those who are interested.

You recall the Erlkonig, surely?

I like this customization option, very nice. Thx for the review again.

 

[Auricon]

What a simple, yet brilliant design idea, swapping faceplates to customize your uni design. Not sure if anything similar has been done before, don't recall seeing it anywhere else. So, I spent a few weeks with Fir Audio Electron 12 (E12) 12mm single-DD IEMs, and put together a detailed review for those who are interested.

Another enjoyable read and review @twister6

Arrived with the same conclusion where ET OTL and EA Cleo II OCTA were my favorite pairings with E12. With stock cable, JVC SpiralDots++ were my favorite and added some nice bass impact, a touch more body mids and smoother treble. SpinFit Omni's were also another good pairing with stock cable.

 

[twister6]

You recall the Erlkonig, surely?

I like this customization option, very nice. Thx for the review again.

Oh, you are right!!!

 

[linux4ever]

What a simple, yet brilliant design idea, swapping faceplates to customize your uni design. Not sure if anything similar has been done before, don't recall seeing it anywhere else. So, I spent a few weeks with Fir Audio Electron 12 (E12) 12mm single-DD IEMs, and put together a detailed review for those who are interested.

... nvm, Erlkonig had replaceable faceplates

Didn't UE have some similar approach regarding customizable/swappable faceplates?

 

[RonaldS86]

Joking aside I took a chance buying these tips (Final E) as they get many good reviews and I already own some which give a fairly good sound and seal. Measured them and determined they were L so bought LL. When the package arrived they looked the same and I considered returning them but thought I'd try them not expecting to hear any difference. They are very slightly bigger giving the best seal yet, I can feel my skin pulling when I remove them. But for the difference in sound is the main reason I keep buying different tips as for about a year I have been disappointed with the iem's which cost a fair amount - thin sounding is a quick summary, often contemplating selling them. Now at long last I'm hearing them more as they were designed to sound.
The tips aren't perfect, the bore could be a little wider, but they were well worth buying and I've learnt a valuable lesson in taking more care with finding the right size tip and not dismissing the difference 0.8 of a mil can make.

Same with my eartips journey. I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee prefer a M size on every eartips I bought, but recently I bought the L size too together and on several eartips model, the L size does a better job and comfort

This would be a fun poll. The first IEM I bought which I considered "expensive" was the Monster Turbine Copper. I still remember one of the video reviews where the guy was beating the crap out of them, amazed by how rugged they were, as-if they didn't break as frequently or more often than other IEMs.

For me it 64A Tia Fourté. I jump straight to it from Shozy Neo CP
Same thing happened to my DAP as well. From Questyle QP1R to AK SPK
That's quite a big leap if I may say

 

[LFC_SL]

UE still offer swappable faceplates - UE's twist and lock system perhaps gives the sense of being more 'secure' (this is only speculation)

@waveSounds excellent post an photography. If I did not buy the SE846 back in 2014, I would not buy today as the IEM budget market is just so competitive

@RonaldS86 Deep River was my first J-Pop CD album some 15 years ago had no idea it was remastered in 2018 but can find no information on what was done...

 

[Rockwell75]

At some point in the last 2 days we hit 7 million views. Awesome milestone everyone!

 

[tjzurlaaa]

At some point in the last 2 days we hit 7 million views. Awesome milestone everyone!

 

[wolfstar76]

At some point in the last 2 days we hit 7 million views. Awesome milestone everyone!

Wow, where do you find the number of views?

 

[Rockwell75]

Wow, where do you find the number of views?

Next to the thread title in the portable section:



This is on my laptop though...not sure where to see it on a mobile device.

 

[wolfstar76]

Next to the thread title in the portable section:



This is on my laptop though...not sure where to see it on a mobile device.

Thanks, surprised that there are some higher viewed threads, and KZ thread?:

 

[RonaldS86]

Thanks, surprised that there are some higher viewed threads, and KZ thread?:

KZ impression thread has more views than watercoolers? Must be fun in there

 

[osocan]

Next to the thread title in the portable section:



This is on my laptop though...not sure where to see it on a mobile device.

Just rotate the mobile to landscape orientation