[Ocelitgol]

Can anyone give some impressions vs SE846? Compare to M7 and M9 as well?
I'm hoping to upgrade but not sure about isolation and comfort and sound signature

 

[CoryGillmore]

Is M7/M9 enjoyable/fun like the Z5 dynamically? Or too flat?

I can only speak on the M9, as it's the only one out of the IEMs you mentioned that I own, but YES. It's very fun. From what I understand, the M7 is the more neutral of the two IER models. The M9 has fun, deep amazing bass and a sparkly treble to boot. To say I love mine would be an understatement.

 

[Blackberry Jack]

Any comparisons of m9 vs Solaris or other TOTL iems in this price range?

 

[Sp12er3]

Still inception of its releases sadly, none seems to be in the hands of reviewers... can someone send @Currawong a pair~?

 

[Currawong]

Still inception of its releases sadly, none seems to be in the hands of reviewers... can someone send @Currawong a pair~?

I met the engineers last year. I need to sort something out.

 

[Feilong4]

I just got my IER-M7 today. Damn, these follow my preferred response for IEMs pretty well, being a bit of lift towards the sub-bass; flat throughout the midrange; and dipping around the lower treble and treble region. If I were to nitpick, there's just a tad bit too much mid-bass and upper treble energy for me but otherwise nothing bothersome.

I was searching for an upgrade to my ER3XR and these are pretty much just that. Warm, smooth, with a (IMO) natural timbre and tonality. I've briefly owned the Andromeda a while back and I can say I like the M7's a lot more, being smoother; no hissing (as far as I can detect); and better noise isolation. Problems I had with the Andromeda: hissing, moisture build-up on nozzle, too bright around 8-10 kHz, and relatively average noise isolation.

I'm not sure if this has been talked about yet but I don't really like the "little" storage case these come with. It opens and closes like a ring case since it has no zipper.

In any case, I'm really enjoying these so far.

 

[Ocelitgol]

I just got my IER-M7 today. Damn, these follow my preferred response for IEMs pretty well, being a bit of lift towards the sub-bass; flat throughout the midrange; and dipping around the lower treble and treble region. If I were to nitpick, there's just a tad bit too much mid-bass and upper treble energy for me but otherwise nothing bothersome.

I was searching for an upgrade to my ER3XR and these are pretty much just that. Warm, smooth, with a (IMO) natural timbre and tonality. I've briefly owned the Andromeda a while back and I can say I like the M7's a lot more, being smoother; no hissing (as far as I can detect); and better noise isolation. Problems I had with the Andromeda: hissing, moisture build-up on nozzle, too bright around 8-10 kHz, and relatively average noise isolation.

I'm not sure if this has been talked about yet but I don't really like the "little" storage case these come with. It opens and closes like a ring case since it has no zipper.

In any case, I'm really enjoying these so far.

Mind me asking why you didn't go for the M9 one?

 

[Feilong4]

Mind me asking why you didn't go for the M9 one?

Biggest factor for me is that I found these for a good price

Also, it seems from measurements that the M9 is brighter up top and I was afraid that I won't like that. I haven't heard the M9 to compare though.

 

[jmills8]

Biggest factor for me is that I found these for a good price

Also, it seems from measurements that the M9 is brighter up top and I was afraid that I won't like that. I haven't heard the M9 to compare though.

Guess you can buy the M9 next month and let us know.

 

[Feilong4]

Guess you can buy the M9 next month and let us know.

Or someone can send me a pair for comparison

I do have a MiniDSP EARS that I use to measure. Accuracy is questionable.

 

[Focux]

Biggest factor for me is that I found these for a good price

Also, it seems from measurements that the M9 is brighter up top and I was afraid that I won't like that. I haven't heard the M9 to compare though.

from memory, don't think that would be a problem..=)

 

[Ocelitgol]

Biggest factor for me is that I found these for a good price

Also, it seems from measurements that the M9 is brighter up top and I was afraid that I won't like that. I haven't heard the M9 to compare though.

hmm....i wonder if it's worth to upgrade from se846 to M7. I also felt Andro was a tad bit too bright for my ears and quite uncomfortable for small ears so I skipped them.
how is the isolation compare to shure/westone?

 

[Feilong4]

hmm....i wonder if it's worth to upgrade from se846 to M7. I also felt Andro was a tad bit too bright for my ears and quite uncomfortable for small ears so I skipped them.
how is the isolation compare to shure/westone?

I haven't tried a Shure or Westone IEM in years so I don't remember to be honest. I haven't heard the SE846.

Edit: When I go out and about tomorrow, I'll be able to really comment on its noise isolation.

Fitment with the M7 might be a little finicky. Initially, the earpieces touch my concha which was a bit uncomfortable. However, it seems like there are longer variants of each tip size that solves that problem for me. YMMV.

 

[CoryGillmore]

I haven't tried a Shure or Westone IEM in years so I don't remember to be honest. I haven't heard the SE846.

Fitment with the M7 might be a little finicky. Initially, the earpieces touch my concha which was a bit uncomfortable. However, it seems like the tips have longer variants of some tip sizes which solved that problem for me. YMMV.

For sure. It literally took me a month and two different 3rd party tips to figure out that I preferred the included Sony tips and to figure out how to insert them and position them in my ear. I've got it all figured out now though. I would write it out here exactly what I do but to be honest it's pointless. What works best for me most likely won't work best for you. I will say this though: you don't want to insert them in a way which causes them to have a suction effect upon removal. If you insert them in a way which causes an air tight seal, the soundstage, bass and details are most certainly suffering.

 

[bibit69]

Biggest factor for me is that I found these for a good price

Also, it seems from measurements that the M9 is brighter up top and I was afraid that I won't like that. I haven't heard the M9 to compare though.

Having both M7 and M9 for months and recently Z1R, M7 is now my most used. I listen about half of the time to classical and half to rock and other stuff. M9 has a little too much bass, and mids less presence. M7 tone is a beauty and can listen for many hours.