I have been on the hunt for a high end, highly portable, comfortable IEM. I have moved from the IE800s (man, that cable) to the SE846s (mids a touch rough, treble clarity/sparkle a little lacking for my tastes). The W60's have consistently provided the best comfort and sound signature among the high end universal IEMs I have tried in store, but twice a tip was left in my ear canal during removal. I found the tips would slide off pretty easily with just a gentle tug. The Shure SE846s, in comparison, require a lot of effort to work them off.
It happened to me a few times with the Shure 530s years ago when they were my main portable, but with others that I have used Klipsch X10s, JVC FX500s, IE800s, SE846s it has not ever been an issue. Perhaps my ear canals are build like Chinese finger traps, but considering the ease with which I could slide off the tips in the store demo models, I was expecting quite a bit of discussion on this topic in this thread. I did find one other complaint about it much earlier in the thread but am wondering if more people have had this happen to them. Perhaps the tips in the store were just old and stretched out.
Still, a few questions...
1. Any regular users have this experience, even just once or twice?
2. Has anyone come up with a foolproof work-around (I am thinking that wrapping a little medical tape around the nozzle)?
3. Are there tips that fit well with the W60s that are notoriously tight-fitting?
If the store demo is representative of what I would get, it is a deal-breaker for me, no question, but with the lack of success of with the others high end IEMs I have tried, I am willing to look a little closer to see if this is a really a problem.
Thanks in advance for any help!