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Recently, I upgraded my Fir Ne4 to Kr5. After US Fir Kit Tour, I felt Kr5 was my favorite, with better detail than Ne4.
Ne4 is all packed up for classified now, but I feel Ne4's high extension was even better than Kr5, and it may provide some uniqueness to me even though I have Kr5.
I like Bogdan's welcome letter. Almost a decade of experimentation.. Cutting edge.. It's the culmination of everything!
This letter is part of the reason why I stuck with the stock foam tip (Comply 500) for Ne4, as it was shipped with a foam tip installed to units. Kr5, on the contrary, did not come with any tip inserted with units. To realize high extension potentials, I experimented with silicon tips. Foam tips augment kinetic bass, or just bass, but the high extension is less.
On top of existing Azla Xelastec, Azla crystal, and JVC Spiral dot ++(spiral dot pro is the newest one), Amazon sent me Spinfit W1 and Azla Max. Azla Xelastec and crystal are excellent tip and match well with UM Mest2/Mext, but I felt their high extension is somewhat limited.
Acoustune AEX70, Symbio W, and Eartunes U tips are also incoming.
I felt Azla Max has a very slight veiled sensation, probably due to its integrated waxguard.
Spinfit W1 just clicked the moment I used it! I believe this is EE Gaea's stock tip and most recommended tip, as it preserves high FR energy. Indeed, the high FR performance was good. Though, SQ is also soft and never crosses that line for harshness. Moreover, it adds this special hue - I feel Spinfit W1 adds a little bit of tube hue that may be felt with very good amps. Timbre is soft and the staging is great. The Bass department is also very good. Now, all the rave reviews touting Kr5 as TOTL make sense to me. This is ONE silicon tip that succeeds both in the low-end and the high-end department. Also, Vocals are beautiful.
I also jumped on U12t from Classified, as
@Precogvision recommended it (No doubt). I haven't compared it with my U6t. While very good iem, I felt that U6t could not be on TOTL level SQ with various matches. Maybe due to a slight lack of detail?
(Anyway, Precogvision keeps U6t with him as well)
I LOVE 64 Audio's welcome letter from Vitaliy. It's just the best I've ever seen. I feel like U6t, (or other 64 IEM) should alway acompany with me in life through and through. HEAR. FEEL. CREATE.
Talking about welcome letters, I also like FAudio K.'s welcome letter that came with Dark Sky. No recipe; it is hard, but he did it! He made the perfect sound with this kit! This is why I re-visited FAudio stock vocal tip(M was too small for me. L size was good) and was finally satisfied with Dark Sky's stock 2.5mm cable and Sp2000ss match. I was considering FAudio Daylight or other cables due to this metallic hue that comes with Dark Sky stock cable. FAudio vocal tips, like W1 tip, add slight softness and organic feel.
Speaking about unboxing experiences, I felt the best and most luxurious experience was with Vision Ear's VE7.
I am trying to understand why. It could be due to the purple color that effused nobility. Maybe it was due to 'Eau de COLOGNE'.
Oh, also, Spinfit has something to say to you guys! (All this writing was really about Spinfit W1)
Fir Kr5 / Sp2000ss+pw 1960s 4.4 adapter, Erua Miro 4.4mm cable)(Spinfit W1 tip)
FAudio Dark Sky, stock 2.5mm cable, stock FAudio vocal tip